Crime & Safety
Groton Town Police Log: Oct. 25 to Nov. 7
The following information was supplied by the Groton Town Police Department. It does not indicate a conviction.

Oct. 25
Wayne A. Britt, Jr., 19, 233 Benham Road 12, Groton, 9:17 p.m., possession of alcohol by a minor, driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs, driving a motor vehicle when registration or license is refused/suspended; court date Nov. 8.
Oct. 29
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Christopher L. Walters, 36, 209 E. 25th St. 3A, New York, N.Y., 2:17 a.m., breach of peace, interfering with an officer: non-assaultive; court date Nov. 9.
Michael P. Orefice, 60, 11861 Cardeene Road, Agua Dulce, Calif., 2:17 a.m., interfering with an officer; court date Nov. 9.
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Oct. 31
Bryan J. Lynch, 21, 47 Hilltop Road, Mystic, 10:22 p.m., evading responsibility; court date Nov. 14.
Robert B. Ricker, 42, 154 Lower Barley Road, Lebanon, Maine, 7:38 p.m., driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs; court date Nov. 14.
Edward G. Nichols, 55, 27 Lemont Road, Groton, 10:02 p.m., driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs, failure to drive upon right, failure to keep plates readable; court date Nov. 14.
Troy Tuk Lee, 25, 19 Florida St., Groton, 9:55 p.m., unlawful discharge of a firearm, breach of peace, second-degree reckless endangerment; court date Nov. 14.
Alan M. Bronchuk, 30, 85 Grant Avenue, Portsmouth, N.H., 7:30 p.m., driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs, failure to drive a reasonable distance; court date Nov. 14.
Nov. 1
Yves F. Laforte, 26, 56 Georgia St., Groton, 11:32 p.m., driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs, disobeying signal of an officer, failure to drive a reasonable distance; court date Nov. 16.
Nov. 2
Justin E. Riffle, 25, 6 S 4th Avenue, Taftville, 7 p.m., sixth-degree larceny; court date Nov. 16.
Joseph E. Torres, 25, 239 Benham Road 15, Groton, 5:59 p.m., sixth-degree larceny: shoplifting (turned himself in on warrant); court date Nov. 16.
Jessica Worthen, 28, 239 Benham Road, 15, Groton, 5:31 p.m., sixth-degree larceny: shoplifting (turned herself in on warrant); court date Nov. 16.
Nov. 3
Richard S. Finnegan, 42, 88 Bloomingdale Road, Quaker Hill, 7:03 p.m., first-degree criminal trespassing; court date Nov. 16.
Robert D. Beilharz, 54, 207 Ohio Avenue, Groton, 8:30 p.m., breach of peace: threatening, second-degree threatening, criminal attempt at threatening, first-degree reckless endangerment: intimidating intended, second-degree assault; court date Nov. 5.
Nov. 4
Joel Ruiz, 32, 44 Courtland Drive, Groton, 7:45 p.m., second-degree strangulation, first-degree unlawful restraint, interfering with an emergency call, second degree assault of an elderly/blind/disabled/pregnant person; court date Nov. 5.
Nov. 6
Erika Santrock, 35, 136 South Road, Groton, 8:15 a.m., annoyance by dogs on highway, owning/harboring dog to create a nuisance, unlicensed dog/failure to buy license when impounded; court date Nov. 20.
Nov. 7
Shan R. Gamble, 22, 51 Jefferson Avenue C, New London, 11:30 a.m., second-degree failure to appear; court date Nov. 21.
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