Mischievous Campfire, A Bad Check, and DUIs

Breach of peace

2/21:  A 43-year-old Bridgeport man was issued a misdemeanor charge for breach of peace in the second degree after her allegedly pushed his girlfriend to the ground after the two had been in a verbal altercation, police said. Police initially responded to the call, which happened off of Danbury Road at Zion Hill,  when a passerby reported that a man had tried to throw a woman into traffic, police said. However, after police interviewed the couple, it was determined there was no intent to throw the girlfriend into traffic, and that the man had simply  “shoved” her and did not mean for her to fall down, according to police. Police also said that the two were evicted from a bus after the male got into a dispute with the driver, and also that the two were sharing a pint of vodka. The man was given a promise to appear in court. 

Misdemeanor for fire starter

2/22: Police charged a juvenile and a youthful offender with misdemeanor charges after the two teens were caught having a bonfire in the woods right off of the Gilbert and Bennett School playing fields, according to police reports. Police said that one officer had a vantage point over the two and was able to view their path, while another officer went into the woods to investigate. The two youths fled, and the first officer intercepted them in the parking lot near Caraluzzi’s Market. Police also said they smelled alcohol on the youths, but did not find any hard evidence of drinking.

Police charged the youthful offender, described only as a 17-year-old male from Wilton, with third-degree criminal mischief,  simple trespassing, and offending a town ordinance restricting outdoor fires. The juvenile, simply described as a 16-year-old, was referred to the youth division for follow-up charges, according to police. 

Ring's End gets another bad check

2/25: Police arrested Carlos Pancheo, 38, of Soundview Road, Stamford, for the charge of issuing a bad check. Allegedly, the accused issued a check to Ring’s End Lumber in  October 2011 for the amount of $838 which never cleared, police said. Pancheo was issued a promise to appear in court and given a $1,000 bond, according to reports.

DUIs

2/24: Police pulled over a vehicle travelling on Rte 7 near School Road at 11:43 p.m. because the vehicle had been “weaving from lane to lane” according to police reports. Police said that the driver, Sean Moriarty, 48, of Rte. 35, South Salem, NY, was given a sobriety test and failed it. Police arrested the accused and held him on a $500 bond, according to police reports. 

2/26: Police said they pulled over a vehicle driven by Zachary King, 27, of South Street, Danbury, for “speeding and running a red light” on Rte. 7 near Cannon Road at around 1 a.m. Subsequently, police said that they found King to be intoxicated after failing field sobriety tests, according to police reports.

2/25: A vehicle crashed into a private residence’s stone wall off of Ridgefield Road, according to police reports. Upon subsequent inspection of the incident, police said that they found the driver, Robert Johnson, 68, of Danfred St., Danbury, to be intoxicated. Reports also say that Johnson had ran a stop sign on Drum Hill Road at the intersection of Ridgefield Road. Police charged the accused with DUI, failure to drive in an established lane, and failure to obey a stop sign; he was released on a promise to appear in court, according to the police report.