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Police: Man Used Fake Names, Date of Births to Avoid Infractions
A Southington teenager is facing criminal charges after police said this week that he used fraudulent names and date of births in an effort to avoid receiving infractions for possession of alcohol by a minor.
The truth eventually comes out and for one Southington teenager, the truth led to criminal charges after police said he interfered with traffic stops by using false information in an effort to avoid receiving tickets for possession of alcohol by a minor.
Patrick Pepin, of 141 Oak St. in Southington, turned himself in to Southington police last week on warrants stemming from the allegations. He is facing charges including two counts of failure to respond to an infraction, two counts of criminal impersonation and two counts of interfering with an officer.
Pepin, 18, was arraigned in Bristol Superior Court last week, according to court records, and was released after posting bond.
Sgt. Jeffrey Dobratz said that on two different occasions in November 2012 and January 2013, Pepin lied to officers after being found in possession of alcohol in an effort to avoid getting into trouble.
When he failed to appear before the court on the charges, which are an infraction under state statutes, police and state officials researched the names and date of births he gave and realized that he had used fictional information to avoid the citations.
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