Multiple Charges

Police report they arrested a Sandy Hook man on May 28 on a warrant, charging him with four offenses in connection with a January 26 incident.

Newtown police said they received a call from Milford police informing them that they had in custody Frank Edwards, 53, of 27 Yogananda Street, for whom Newtown police held an arrest warrant. Milford police had stopped Edwards there for an alleged motor vehicle violation.

Edwards was transported to the Newtown police station where Newtown police charged him with making a false statement, evading responsibility, failure to have automotive insurance, and driving an unregistered vehicle.

Police allege that at about 9:36 pm on January 26, Edwards was riding an all-terrain vehicle (ATV) when he struck a ground-mounted electrical utilities box near 43 Bennetts Bridge Road. The box is owned by Eversource, the electric utility company formerly known as the Connecticut Light & Power Company.

The impact resulted in a power outage, police said. Edwards allegedly left the scene after the crash, police said.

After arrest processing on May 28, police released Edwards on $100 bail for a June 9 appearance in Danbury Superior Court.

Warrant

Police report that they stopped motorist Leisa Vladimiroff, 50, of Brookfield at Budd Drive on May 28 to investigate and then learned that there was an outstanding warrant pending against her by the Brookfield Police Department,

The charge then lodged against Vladimiroff was failure to respond to an infraction in connection with a November 2012 incident in Brookfield, police said. Vladimiroff was released on $75 bail for a June 9 court appearance, police said.

Toddy Hill Road

At about 6 am on May 29, motorist Michael Blythe, 27, of Monroe was driving a 2012 Honda Civic coupe northward near 128 Toddy Hill Road, when he crossed over the road’s center line and then struck a utility pole positioned along the southbound road shoulder, police said.

Blythe received a minor injury, but declined medical attention, police said.

Police said they issued Blythe a written warning for traveling too fast for conditions and for failure to maintain the travel lane.

DUI Charge

Police report that they stopped motorist Steve Carloto, 20, of Bridgeport, who was driving a 2003 Ford F-150 pickup tuck, on the night of May 29 at the Exit 11 interchange of Interstate 84 to investigate.

Police said they charged Carloto with driving under the influence, driving with a suspended license, and misuse of marker plates.

After processing, Carloto was released on $500 bail for a June 9 appearance in Danbury Superior Court, police said.

Mazda Crash

State police said motorist Erin McKinney, 33, of Danbury was driving a 2005 Mazda 3 auto on eastbound Interstate 84’s Exit 10 off-ramp at about 12:04 pm on May 31, when the auto struck a metal beam.

There were no injuries. State police said they warned McKinney for traveling too fast for conditions.

Pickup Vs Bus

State police said that driver Harry Foust, 56, of 11 Avalon Way, who was driving a 2013 Bluebird school bus owned by All-Star Transportation LLC of Waterbury, at about 12:30 pm on May 26 stopped for a red traffic signal at the end of the Exit 11 off-ramp for Interstate 84.

Motorist Isidro Santos, 51, of Danbury, who was driving a 2007 Honda Ridgeline pickup truck, then rolled forward on the ramp and struck the rear end of the bus, state police said.

There were no injuries. State police said they verbally warned Santos for failure to drive a reasonable distance apart.

Warrant

Newtown police report that on May 29, Ridgefield police detained Theresa James, 48, of Danbury, for whom Newtown police had a warrant listing one count of second-degree failure to appear in court.

That warrant had been issued on April 16, 2014, in connection with James’s failure to appear in Danbury Superior Court on a sixth-degree larceny charge stemming from a May 13, 2013, larceny incident in Newtown, according to police.

James was arraigned in court on the failure to appear charge. She has pleaded not guilty to the failure to appear charge and to the larceny charge. She is scheduled to return to court on June 8.

DUI Incident

Police report they stopped motorist Jorge Manuel Chuquimarca-Guaman, 45, of Danbury at about 7:48 pm on June 1 near 71 South Main Street to investigate.

Police said they charged him with driving under the influence, failure to obey a traffic control signal, failure to drive to the right, making a restricted turn, and driving without a license.

After arrest processing, police released Chuquimarca-Guaman on $250 bail for a June 17 court appearance.

Two Warrants

After learning that police held warrants for his arrest, David Cunningham, 30, of Danbury turned himself over to police at the police station on the morning of June 1 and was charged with two counts second-degree failure to appear in court, police said.

Those charges stemmed from incidents in April and June of 2014 involving thefts, police said.

After processing on June 1, police released Cunningham on $2,600 bail for a June 17 appearance in Danbury Superior Court.

Three Warrants

 After learning that police held three warrants for her arrest, at about 6 pm on June 1, Kathleen McKinney, 49, of 5 Pomperaug Road turned herself over to police at the police station and was charged with three counts of second-degree failure to appear in court, police said.

The charges stem from McKinney’s failure to appear in March on various pending charges in courts at Bantam, Hartford, and Meriden, police said.

After processing, police released McKinney on an aggregate bail of $8,000 for appearances on June 23, June 24, and June 25 in courts at Bantam, Hartford, and Meriden, respectively.

Rollover Crash

Police said that motorist Mindy Kovack, 29, of 26 Maplewood Trail, was driving a 2006 Ford Explorer SUV northward on Glen Road, when she lost control of the vehicle at about 6 pm on May 30, after which the SUV struck a wall along the right road shoulder at 68 Glen Road.

The vehicle then rolled onto its driver’s side, police said.

Police said that Kovack and an infant passenger in the vehicle were transported to Danbury Hospital for medical evaluations. The accident is under investigation, police said.