Man Who Held Baby While Driving Dirt Bike Arrested: North Branford PD

NORTH BRANFORD, CT — A 35-year-old man was arrested after he was spotted driving a dirt bike while holding a baby, the second such incident involving the man in recent weeks, according to the North Branford Police Department.

Timothy Sherrick, of the Northford section of town, was charged with risk of injury to a minor and released, police said in an announcement Friday

Officers responded to Northford following a report of a man, later identified as Sherrick, operating a dirt bike on the roadway while holding an 11-month-old baby, police said. Sherrick was subsequently taken into custody. Police did not specify when exactly the incident took place.

In early April, North Branford Police received numerous 911 calls reporting that a man was operating a dirt bike with a 9-month-old baby on the grounds of Northford Park, police said.

"During that incident, Mr. Sherrick fled from officers through the park, while still holding the child and into a wooded area owned by the Regional Water Authority after refusing to comply with commands," police said.

Sherrick was arrested in connection with that incident on a warrant that charged him with reckless endangerment, criminal trespass, interfering with an officer, and risk of injury to a minor, police noted.

In both cases the dirt bikes were seized, and they're being held pending the outcome of court proceedings, police added.

"The safety of our community — especially its most vulnerable members — remains our top priority," police said.

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