Community Corner
Meriden Arrests: Jan. 4-7
The following police reports come from the public information officer. Individuals named here reflect charges filed, never a conviction.

Meriden Police report the following incidents:
Jan. 7
UNREGISTERED — Brittany Dufresne, 25, of Orient Street
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CELL PHONE WHILE DRIVING — Matthew Romano, 34, of Hilltop Road, Cheshire
REASONABLE DISTANCE — Mohammed Ansari, 52, of Westwood Knoll
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UNREGISTERED, UNLIT TAIL LAMPS — Lee Providence, 56, of East Main Street
SUSPENDED LICENSE — Noe Vargus, 47, of Colony Place
DISORDERLY, SECOND-DEGREE THREATENING, FIRST-DEGREE CRIMINAL TRESPASS — Stephanie Cardona, 27, of Crown Street
14 COUNTS FIRST-DEGREE FORGERY AND FIFTH-DEGREE FORGERY — John Bendo, 62, of Schupp Road, Hamden
SECOND-DEGREE HARASSMENT, SECOND-DEGREE THREATENING — Robert D. Tedder, 32, of Prospect Avenue, Hartford
Jan. 6
PROBATION VIOLATION — Leroy W. Hunter Jr., 24, of Catlin Street
SIXTH-DEGREE LARCENY, THIRD-DEGREE FORGERY — Patricia B. Dobie, 40, of Essex Court
ROAMING DOG — Jaqueline Curry, 46, of West Main Street
UNREGISTERED CAR, NO INSURANCE — Antonio Sousa, 54, of Parker Avenue South
Jan. 5
SUSPENDED REGISTRATION, NO INSURANCE — Danielle L. Hyman, 25, of Veteran Street
PUBLIC DISTURBANCE — Shannon M. Blackstone, 27, of Whiting Lane, West Hartford, and Williard Homer Jr., 30, of Birdsey Avenue
FIRST-DEGREE UNLAWFUL RESTRAINT, THIRD-DEGREE ASSAULT, BREACH OF
PEACE, INTERFERING WITH POLICE — Jason M. Thomas, 39, of Warren Street
Jan. 4
DISORDERLY CONDUCT — Allen Tomonia, 66, of Willow Street
BREACH OF PEACE, CRIMINAL MISCHIEF — Matthew Rivera, 25, of New Hanover Avenue
INTERFERING, CRIMINAL IMPERSONATION, FAILURE TO APPEAR — Christophre Durant, 26, of Franklin Street
NO LICENSE — Andrew Erwin, 50, of Catlin Street
NOT CARRYING LICENSE — Julizza Pelarosa-Mella, 36, of St. Casimer Drive
FOLLOWING TOO CLOSE — Jessica Tuttle, 25, of Byron Road
SUSPEND LICENSE — Martin Dowejko, 35, of Willow Street
SECOND-DEGREE HARASSMENT, NARCOTICS POSSESSION — Brett E. Waller, 49, of Stoddard Drive
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