Crime & Safety

Troop C Police Blotter: Arrests Ending Dec. 23

Arrests from around the region, including in Ellington and Somers.

Ellington

Dec. 19

Police in Ellington are investigating a report of several items missing from a home on Abbott Road in Ellington filed on Dec. 19. The case is under investigation.

Dec. 20

Glen Schmelter, 47, 24 Frog Hollow Road, Ellington, was charged with operating under the influence, operating with a refused license and a failure to have tail lamps after police pulled him over on Windsorville Road in Ellington Dec. 20. Schmelter is due in Rockville Superior Court on Jan. 7.

Dec. 21

Elizabeth A. McCartney, 22, 127 Kate Lane, Tolland, was charged with operating under the influence, evading responsibility and traveling unreasonably fast after police responded to a report of a suspicious person on Setting Sun Trail in Ellington on Dec. 21. McCartney was later located and charged in connection to a traffic accident on Snipsic Lake Road. McCartney was held on a $1,000 bond and is scheduled to appear in Rockville Superior Court on Jan. 6.

John T. Coleman, 38, 64 A Union St., Vernon, was charged with operating under the influence after police pulled him over on Route 30 in Ellington on Dec. 21. Coleman was held on a $500 bond and is scheduled to appear in Rockville Superior Court on Jan. 14.

Somers

Dec. 20

Kenneth M. Boice, 21, 10 Cindy Road, Ellington, was charged with second-degree criminal mischief, second-degree criminal trespass and disorderly conduct after police responded to a 911 call at 449 Billings Road on Dec. 20. According to the complaintant, Boice had entered their home and was being subdued by the homeowner. The investigation determined Boice had left a party at Cedar Knob Golf Course and proceeded to this residence on foot. Police said he appeared to be intoxicated and disoriented and it is believed to be an isolated incident. Boice is due in Rockville Superior Court on Jan. 6.

Dec. 21

Marijuana was discovered in Osborn Correctional Institute in Somers. Police are investigating the case.

Vernon

Dec. 21

Jessica Wysocki, 33, 352 Grieb Road, Wallingford, was charged with operating under the influence, reckless driving and a failure to carry a license after police pulled her over on the North Wilbur Cross Highway in Vernon on Dec. 21 at 2:29 a.m. Wysocki was held on a $500 bond and is due in Rockville Superior Court on Jan. 8.

Tolland

Dec. 22

Tony J. Juraska, 48, 99 Madison Ave. Ext., Meriden, was charged with a violation of probation on Dec. 22. Juraska was taken into custody from the Troop C barracks in Tolland and was due to appear in Derby Superior Court on Dec. 23.

Dimitrios Chatziliadis, 36, 800 West St., Apt. 1407, Braintree, Mass., was charged with operating under the influence, a failure to drive in the proper lane and possession of less than .5 ounces of cannabis after police pulled him over on Dec. 23 on the North Wilbur Cross Highway in Tolland. Chatziliadis was held on a $500 bond and is scheduled to appear in Rockville Superior Court on Jan. 14.

Willington

Dec. 22

Clifton B. Jefferson, 48, 183 North St., Windham, was charged with operating under the influence, a failure to drive in the proper lane and operating a motor vehicle with a refused license after police pulled him over on I-84 eastbound near Exit 70. Jefferson was held on a $5,000 bond and was scheduled to appear in Rockville Superior Court on Dec. 23.


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