DUI Arrest

Police report they stopped motorist Tony Aleixo, 20, of North Charleston, S.C., for driving erratically on South Main Street at about 2 am August 27.

After investigating, police arrested Aleixo on charges of driving under the influence, failure to drive to the right, following too closely, driving without a license, and driving an unregistered vehicle.

After arrest processing, police released Aleixo on $195 bail for a September 12 court appearance.

DUI Charge

Police said they received a cellular telephone call reporting the presence of an apparently intoxicated motorist about 5:18 pm August 28, so they responded to investigate.

Police said they stopped motorist Martina Esposito, 47, of 109 High Rock Road, who had been driving on Mile Hill Road, and performed field sobriety testing, after which they charged her with driving under the influence and with a right-of-way violation. After she posted $100 bail, police released her for a September 12 court appearance.

Swimming Pool

Sometime between 5 pm on August 22, and 7:15 am on August 23, someone hurled a large rock into an in-ground swimming pool at 38 Bennetts Bridge Road in Sandy Hook, police report. Also, three other large rocks were left near the pool.

Police are investigating the vandalism and ask anyone with information on the crime to contact them at 426-5841.

 

Traffic Signal

About 2:50 pm August 27, police observed motorist Jesse Hill, 22, of Brookfield making a prohibited right turn on a red traffic signal from Queen Street onto Church Hill Road, so they stopped him to investigate.

Police charged Hill with making an illegal right turn on red and also with driving while under suspension.

After arrest processing, police released Hill on a written promise to appear in court on September 19.

Toddy Hill Crash

While traveling southward near 15 Toddy Hill Road on August 27, motorist Edward Diniz, 21, of Danbury, who was driving a 1988 Ford Mustang, lost control of the vehicle on the wet roadway and started to slide, crossed the road’s centerline and then collided with a northbound 1995 Lincoln Town Car driven by Juliann Laplocca, 71, of Sarasota, Fla., police said.

 There were no injuries. Police issued Diniz an infraction ticket on charges of driving too fast for conditions and making a restricted turn.

Dodge Vs Honda

During rainy conditions about 6 pm August 27, motorist Vello Linask, 32, of 195 Riverside Road, who was driving a 1996 Dodge Stratus sedan westward on Church Hill Road, slid into the rear end of a stopped westbound 2004 Honda Pilot driven by Lauren Weiss, 37, of Westfield, N.J., police report.

Vello Linask and Dodge passenger Hailey Linask, 10, of the same address, were transported to Danbury Hospital to be checked for pain complaints, according to police. Vello Linask received an infraction ticket for following too closely.