Suspicious Vehicle

After receiving multiple reports of a suspicious vehicle traveling slowly through the neighborhoods of Webster Place, Shut Road, and Brookwood Drive, Newtown police conducted surveillance on April 19 and then followed the Saturn coupe into Bethel, according to Bethel police.

Newtown police noticed that the driver, David Hawley, 58, of Waterbury had made a motor vehicle violation in Bethel, so they contacted Bethel police for assistance. Bethel police stopped the Saturn on Benedict Road to investigate.

Bethel police said they charged Hawley with failure to signal while making a turn and with possession of less than four ounces of marijuana.

Bethel police released Hawley on $500 bail for an April 27 appearance in Danbury Superior Court.

DUI Case

Police report they responded to the intersection of South Main Street, Meadowbrook Road, and Botsford Hill Road about 5:08 pm April 20 to investigate a report of a two-vehicle accident.

After investigating, police charged motorist Paula King, 47, of 23 Surrey Trail with driving under the influence and with failure to grant the right of way.

Police released King on $100 bail for a May 4 court appearance.

Library Theft

Police report they arrested a New York City woman on a warrant on 17 criminal charges on April 20, stemming from her having allegedly stolen a pocketbook last August at Booth Library and then having used the victim’s credit cards.

Police said they charged Deisha Bennett, 24, of Brooklyn with 17 offenses, including third-degree burglary, illegal use of a credit card, credit card theft, criminal attempt to commit sixth-degree larceny, conspiracy to commit credit card theft, conspiracy for the illegal use of a credit card, conspiracy to commit third-degree larceny, and conspiracy to commit sixth-degree larceny. Bennett was charged with multiple counts of some of those offenses.

Bennett was arraigned on the charges on April 20 in Danbury Superior Court, police said.

Bennett was being held on bail on April 21 at York Correctional Institution in Niantic for a May 18 court appearance. Bennett is facing many pending charges in five court jurisdictions in the state.