Crime & Safety
Berlin Police Logs: Dec.1, 2025 - Dec. 31, 2025
All information is provided by the Berlin Police Department. Charges are allegations, not convictions.

BERLIN, CT — Here are the arrest logs for Dec. 1, 2025 - Dec. 31, 2025, as provided by the Berlin Police Department.
All charges are allegations, not convictions.
Dec. 2, 2025
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Bianca Lia Varon, 27, of Dixwell Avenue, Hamden, ws charged with violation of rules requiring a rear-facing seat for child under 2, operating an unregistered motor vehicle, improper use of marker/license/registration, illegal operation of a motor vehicle without minimum insurance, reckless driving, illegal operation of a motor vehicle under the influence of alcohol/drugs, operating under the influence with a child under 18 as a passenger, operating a motor vehicle without a license, and risk of injury to a child at 8:33 p.m. She was to appear in court Dec. 3.
Douglas Anthony Ferraguto, 34, of Kensington Road, Berlin, was charged with traveling too fast for conditions and evading responsibility at 11:06 a.m. He was to appear in court Dec. 10.
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Dec. 3, 2025
Nicholas John Volo, 44, of Catherine Drive, Meriden, was charged with second-degree failure to appear in court at 2:15 a.m. He was to appear in court Dec. 3.
Christopher Scaplen, 41, of Flanders Road, East Hampton, was charged with sixth-degree larceny at 10:35 a.m. He was to appear in court Dec. 3.
Dec. 4, 2025
Robert Anthony Johnson, 19, of Haig Avenue, Bristol, was charged with engaging police in pursuit at 4:27 p.m. He was to appear in court Dec. 19.
Dec. 5, 2025
Zen Saleem, 32, of Hawks Landing, East Berlin, was charged with criminal violation of a restraining order at 12:30 a.m. He was to appear in court Dec. 5.
Dec. 7, 2025
Juliet Rose Caponigro, 25, of Middletown Road, Berlin, was charged with interfering with an officer/resisting arrest and assault of a public safety officer at 4:07 p.m. She was to appear in court Dec. 8.
Dec. 8, 2025
Bulaon Hawkins, 31, of Whalley Avenue, New Haven, was charged with violation of probation and second-degree failure to appear in court at 7:25 a.m. He was to appear in court Dec. 8.
Dec. 10, 2025
Isaac Shaquille Graves, 30, of West Main Street, Meriden, was charged with first-degree failure to appear in court at 6:59 p.m. He was to appear in court Dec. 11.
John Frederick Flynn, 55, of Hartland Terrace, Berlin, was charged with disobeying the signal of an officer, engaging police in pursuit, illegal operation of a motor vehicle under the influence of alcohol/drugs, and failure to drive in the proper lane at 6 p.m. He was to appear in court Dec. 18.
Dec. 12, 2025
Andrea Marie Carravaca, 43, of Churchill Drive, Newington, was charged with illegal operation of a motor vehicle under the influence of alcohol/drugs at 1:15 p.m. She was to appear in court Dec. 23.
Dec. 13, 2025
William Robert Gomes, 20, of Longview Drive, Berlin, was charged with illegal operation of a motor vehicle under the influence of alcohol/drugs, failure to take a sobriety test, and failure to drive in the proper lane at 2:47 a.m. He was to appear in court Dec. 23.
Patricia Alessandra, 60, of Hart Street, Berlin, was charged with disorderly conduct at 3:35 p.m. She was to appear in court Dec. 15.
Dec. 17, 2025
Sarah Anne Paonessa, 28, of Chamberlain Highway, Berlin, was charged with three counts of violation of probation at 1:30 p.m. She was to appear in court Jan. 9, 2026.
Dec. 20, 2025
Matthew O'Connor, 32, of Hunting Hill Road, Woodbridge, was charged with first-degree burglary, larceny of a motor vehicle, and spending more than $500 on a revoked payment card at 4:45 a.m. He was to appear in court Dec. 22.
Efrain Junior Justiano Santiago, 26, of Foster Street, Meriden, was charged with transporting a child between 2-5 without a proper car seat, operating an unregistered motor vehicle, improper use of marker/license/registration, illegal operation of a motor vehicle under suspension, reckless driving, engaging police in pursuit, failure to ensure a private motor vehicle, risk of injury to a child, criminal attempt at assault of a public safety officer, and criminal attempt at second-degree assault at 10:17 p.m. He was to appear in court Dec. 22.
Robert Ernest Cotten, 32, of Shawnee Road, East Hartford, was charged with first-degree burglary, larceny of a motor vehicle, and first-degree reckless endangerment at 4:45 a.m. He was to appear in court Dec. 22.
Dec. 22, 2025
Adam J. Serafin, 50, of Grove Hill Street, Berlin, was charged with violation of probation and second-degree failure to appear in court at 11:46 p.m. He was to appear in court Dec. 23.
Dec. 23, 2025
James Shumpert, 44, of Gale Avenue, Meriden, was charged with operating an unregistered motor vehicle, improper use of a marker/license/registration, illegal operation of a motor vehicle under suspension, failure to ensure a private motor vehicle, and second-degree failure to appear in court at 12:10 p.m. He was to appear in court Jan. 6, 2026.
Dec. 24, 2025
Zen Saleem, 32, of Hawks Landing, East Berlin, was charged with first-degree failure to appear in court at 7:46 a.m. He was to appear in court Dec. 24.
Dec. 28, 2025
Andre D. Summers, 31, of Brook Street, New Britain, was charged with larceny of a motor vehicle at 6:30 p.m. He was to appear in court Jan. 12, 2026.
Dec. 29, 2025
Christopher Sadowski, 38, of Partridge Lane, Berlin, was charged with first-degree failure to appear in court at 3 p.m. He was to appear in court Dec. 30.
Gregory Newcity, 30, of Willard Avenue, Newington, was charged with second-degree failure to appear in court and violation of probation at 7:15 p.m. He was to appear in court Dec. 30.
Edward W. Doll, 54, of Quinnipiac Avenue, New Haven, was charged with illegal operation of a motor vehicle under the influence of alcohol/drugs, driving the wrong way on a one-way street, operating a motor vehicle without a license, possession of a controlled substance, and drinking while driving at 4:15 a.m. He was to appear in court Jan. 9, 2026.
Dec. 31, 2025
Matthew Spencer, 38, of Main Street, Berlin, was charged with third-degree assault and second-degree failure to appear in court at 4:07 p.m. He was to appear in court Jan. 9, 2026.
Danea A. Carragher, 41, of Main Street, Berlin, was charged with second-degree failure to appear in court at 4:06 p.m. She was to appear in court Jan. 9, 2026.
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