Incest Allegations, Injuries on School Road, Mailboxes Smashed

Incest allegations

8/12: Police said that a 14-year-old female alleged that a member of her family whom she lives with or had lived with, a 17-year-old male, had raped her three or four years ago. Police said that the victim alleged there were two cases of sexual intercourse when the accused was 14 and the girl was 11, and that the crimes occurred in a private residence.  The case started in early July, and last Friday, police charged the accused with two counts of sexual assault in the first degree, according to police. The accused was released to a parent and given a promise to appear in Stamford Juvenile Court.  

Warrant system brings in the accused

8/11: A Danbury man, Adelino Barata, 31, turned himself in after receiving a notification letter sent out by the Wilton Police Department informing him of an outstanding warrant for his arrest, police said. The warrant stemmed from an unspecified motor vehicle related incident which occurred in July 2008. Barata posted a $1,000 bond and was given a promise to appear in court, according to the report.

Police said that they use a PRAWN system, or Paperless Re-Arrest Warrant Network, which stores outstanding warrant information online. Every so often the police send out a number of form letters (about 40 were sent out in the last two months, police estimated) addressed to those with outstanding warrants.

Just reflecting

8/14: Police received a complaint from a homeowner of Moriarty Drive concerning a man standing next to a red car, staring at the homeowner’s residence from the top of the owner’s driveway.  Upon investigation, it turned out that the man was reflecting on his life when he used to live there, police said.

Gas rebate phone scam

8/14: Police received complaints about a suspicious phone call made to a Wilton resident seeking to obtain personal information via an alleged gas rebate scam.

Keep it down, adults

8/13: Police received two separate noise complaints on Nod Hill and King’s Highway; both complaints stemmed from rowdy adult parties. Police said they told them to keep it down.

Accident on school road with injuries

8/12:  Police said a 2004 Chevy Malibu driving eastbound on School Road near Middlebrook School was struck headlong by a 2002 Toyota Camry after the Camry failed to negotiate a turn and wandered over the double yellow line. The driver of the Camry, Matthew Rothman, 21, of Wilton, said he had been distracted but couldn’t remember from what, police said. The driver of the Chevy (in which the airbag had deployed), Kenneth Caine, 44, of Wilton, complained of neck and back pain and was transported to Norwalk Hospital; Rothman was also transported to Norwalk Hospital for unspecified injuries, police said. Rothman was issued an infraction for traveling too fast and failure to drive right, according to police. Police estimated that Rothman had been travelling 35-45 mph in a 25 mph zone.

Mailbox baseball?

8/13: Police received complaints of three five mailboxes damaged, three in the Spectacle Lane area and two in the Millstone Road area.

DUIs

8/10: Police pulled over a vehicle under “suspicious operation in a businesses area” near Wilton Acres and subsequently found that the driver, Christopher Bonner, 39, of Menlo Park, California, was under the influence of alcohol and/or drugs, according to the police report. Bonner posted a $2,5000 bond and was given a promise to appear in court after being charged with DUI and failure to carry a license, according to police.

Domestic

8/11: Police investigated a domestic violence incident which involved a married couple off of Pipers Hill Road, according to reports. Apparently, the two parties struck each other in the face, and the wife alleged that the husband had briefly placed his hands around the woman’s throat, according to police. Both were charged with disorderly conduct, and the husband was also charged with strangulation; both were given a promise to appear in court, according to the report