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Meriden Arrests: Dec. 30 to Jan. 11
The following police reports come from the public information officer. Individuals named here reflect charges filed, never a conviction.
Editor's note: A person's name was removed from this article because charges against them were not prosecuted.
Meriden Police report the following incidents:
Jan. 11
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SECOND-DEGREE SEXUAL ASSAUL, RISK OF INJURY — Danielle Potvin, 25, of Glen Hills Road
FAILURE TO APPEAR — Peter Dehnel, 26, of Oakridge Drive, New Haven
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FAILURE TO APPEAR — Brenda Perez, 24, of Camp Street
SUSPENDED LICENSE, STOP SIGN — Rafael Fountain, 32, of Bunker Avenue
Jan. 8
SUSPENDED LICENSE, SIGNAL — Eliah Techer, 19, of Hanover Road
EVADING, NO LICENSE — Yolanda Ojeda-Lopez, 26, of Grove Street
INTERFERING, THIRD-DEGREE ASSAULT, DISORDERLY, THREATENING — Raul Nieves, 44, of Andrew Street
SUSPENDED REGISTRATION — Xue Wei Zheng, Sherman Avenue
Jan. 6
SPEEDING, SUSPENDED LICENSE — Scott Shutt, 29, of Brentwood Drive, Wallingford
MISUSE MARKER, NO LICENSE, UNREGISTERED, NO INSURANCE, WINDOW TINT — Wilfredo Ortiz-Roque, 18, of Mill Street
TRAVELING FAST, SUSPENDED LICENSE — Mario Jenkins, 24, of Green Street
INTERFERING — Joseph Gorham, 49, of Old Town Road, Cheshire
Jan. 5
DISORDERLY — Mark Yaroshefski, 76, of Green Road
UNREGISTERED, INSUFFICIENT INSURANCE — Thaddeus Lahaye Jr., 51, of Greenway Place
DISORDERLY, THIRD-DEGREE ASSAULT — Richard Swan, 61, of Gravel Street
Jan. 3
STOP SIGN — Patrick A. Rainey, 60, of Mattabassett Drive
TRESPASS, PUBLIC DISTURBANCE — Brian N. Judge, 66, of Preston Avenue
POSSESSION MARIJUANA — Jonathan Hernandez, 18, of Park Street
THIRD-DEGREE LARCENY, THIRD-DEGREE FORGERY — Brandon Torres, 19, of Parker Avenue South
MISUSE OF PLATES, NO INSURANCE, NO LICENSE, UNREGISTERED CAR — Angel A. Diaz, 28, of Mill Street
VIOLATION PROTECTIVE ORDER — Ahmet R. Ekiz, 28 of Gianotti Court, Wallingford
TOO FAST FOR CONDITIONS — Luz Almodovar, 44, of Foster Street
STOP SIGN — Leonardo Navarrete-Catillejo, 24, of Tremond Street
POSSESSION STOLEN PLATE, MISUSE OF PLATES — Richard Roman, 28, of Griswold Street
MINIMUM DISTANCE — Susan T. Benedetto, 51, of Millard Street, Torrington
Dec. 31
FAILURE TO DRIVE RIGHT, DUI — Ramona Swain, Belden Street, New Britain
DISORDERLY — Priscilla Torres, Catlin Street
NO LICENSE, FAILURE TO RENEW REGISTRATION, NO MINIMUM INSURANCE, DISOBEY TRAFFIC SIGNAL — Adolfo Martinez-Reyes, Howe Street
NO LICENSE, FAILURE TO RENEW REGISTRATION, UNRETURNED PLATES — Paul Phillips, Graveine Avenue
DISOBEY SIGNAL, NO INSURANCE CARD — Jaqueline Mongillo, Harding Avenue, West Haven
FAILURE TO CARRY REGISTRATION, NO SEATBELT — Joel Rivera, Lewis Avenue
NO INSURANCE CARD, UNSAFE TIRES — Angel L. Rios-Diaz, Summer Street
NO LICENSE — Augusto Quilligana, Broad Street
THIRD-DEGREE INTIMIDATION BASED ON BIAS OR BIGOTRY, SECOND-DEGREE THREATENING — Daniel Blackert, Burr Street, East Haven
UNREGISTERED VEHICLE — Tawana Moore, 22, of Kent Court
NO LICENSE, UNREGISTERED, FAILURE TO OBEY STOP SIGN — Luis Orellana-Reyes, 20, of Grand Street, Hartford
Dec. 30
ASSAULT, STRANGULATION, THREATENING, CRIMINAL MISCHIEF, LARCENY, DISORDERLY CONDUCT — Enrique Gonzalez of Hall Avenue
SECOND-DEGREE TRESPASS, DISORDERLY CONDUCT — Otis Byrd, Grove Street
RED LIGHT, MARIJUANA POSSESSION — Stephen Branagan, Fourth Street
SIXTH-DEGREE LARCENY — Julio Camacho, Liberty Street
PUBLIC DISTURBANCE — Tory Keith, Colony Place
PUBLIC DISTURBANCE — Diego Garibay, 30, of Meetinghouse Ridge
PUBLI C DISTURBANCE — Rojas J. L. Mendez, 29, of Westwood Knoll
SECOND-DEGREE FAILURE TO APPEAR — Michael A. Smith, 19, of Meriden
FAILURE TO RIDE TO THE RIGHT — Miguel Ramos, 53, of Sherman Avenue
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