Ellington and Somers Arrests Include Harassment, Criminal Violation of a Restraining Order

July 3

The Connecticut State Police are investigating the theft of an orange colored Aries rototiller from a home on Pioneer Heights in Somers. The rototiller was taken sometime between 7:30 a.m. on July 2 and 11 a.m. on July 3. Anyone with information regarding this investigation should contact Trooper O’Brien at 860-896-3200.

A vehicle was traveling east on Amy Lane in Ellington and approximately 100 yards east of Pinnacele Road, the vehicle traveled off the south roadway edge, getting stuck in a ditch. The vehicle was towed from the scene but there were no injuries reported in this motor vehicle accident. The operator, Zyta K. Szczepanski, 36, of 7 William St. in Agawam, subsequently failed a standard field sobriety test and was found to be operating under the influence of alcohol and was subsequently arrested.

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July 5

Jose Ramos, 24, of 498 High St. in Middletown, was taken into custody by Middletown police and subsequently transported to Troop C in Tolland for an active arrest warrant issued by Rockville Superior Court, stemming from an investigation of a violation of a restraining order complaint in Somers. Ramos was charged with second-degree harassment and nine counts of criminal violation of a restraining order and is being held on a $75,000 cash bond. He was scheduled to appear on July 6.