Construction Theft

By ANDY GOROSKO

Published: Aug 01, 2008 12:00 am

Construction Theft

Police are investigating the theft of several valuable items from a construction site at 1 Sugarloaf Road in Sandy Hook, which occurred sometime between 7:30 pm July 23 and 7:20 am July 24.

Stolen from the site were: an Emglo-brand dual-tank air compressor, a Kohlman-brand electrical generator, a RedMax-brand brush hog, and a RedMax-brand weed whacker, police report. Officer Domenic Costello is investigating the theft and asks anyone with information on the case known as #9708-10159 to contact the police tip line at 270-8888.

Tires/Rims Stolen

Sometime between July 18 and July 21, someone stole eight tires with rims attached from a Triumph-brand 53-foot-long commercial trailer that was parked at Rand-Whitney Container Newtown LLC at 1 Edmond Road, police report.

Police are investigating and ask anyone with information about the incident to contact Officer Liam Seabrook at 426-5841.

Vehicle Vandalized

Police learned on July 23 that someone had vandalized a vehicle parked at Hot Shots 2, a bar/restaurant at 130 Mt Pleasant Road (Route 6).

The vandal dragged a sharp object, such as a key, along the vehicleâs right side, damaging the vehicle, police said.

Officer Steven Borges is investigating and asks anyone with knowledge of the vandalism to contact him at 426-5841.

Exit 11 Incident

Police said they spotted motorist William Luciano, 22, of Waterbury take a left turn from the Exit 11 off-ramp of Interstate 84 onto westbound Wasserman Way about 7:15 am July 24, in violation of a traffic control signal, so they stopped Luciano to investigate.

Police charged Luciano with failure to obey a traffic control signal and with driving with a suspended license.

Luciano was released from custody on a written promise to appear August 7 in Danbury Superior Court.

DUI/Evading

Police report that on the morning of July 26, motorist Jason Swaim, 28, of 3 Charles Circle, Sandy Hook, who was driving a 2003 Acura RSX coupe, began to exit a parking space behind the Blue Colony Diner at 66 Church Hill Road.

While exiting the space, the Acura collided with an adjacent vacant parked 2000 Toyota Tundra pickup truck owned by a New Jersey man, damaging the truck, police said.Â

Swaim then drove away without stopping to check for damage, police report. A witness saw the incident occur, police said.

Police said they located Swaim at his residence, where they charged him with driving under the influence and with evading responsibility. Police released Swaim on $100 bail for arraignment on the charges August 7 in Danbury Superior Court.

Route 34 Incident

Newtown police report that at about 3:51 am July 27, motorist Kaitlan Gannon, 19, of New Fairfield was driving westward on Route 34, near its intersection with Old Mill Road, when her 2001 Saturn SL-1 sedan crossed the roadâs center lines and collided with an eastbound 1997 Pontiac Grand-Am sedan driven by Emilie Dumais-Arsenault, 24, of Quebec, Canada.

Gannon then left the scene of the accident, in which there were no injuries, according to police.

Fragments of Gannonâs Saturn were strewn on the roadway at the impact point, police said.

Newtown police said that Monroe police then located Gannon on Route 111 in Monroe, after which Monroe police stopped her, investigated, and charged her with driving under the influence and with failure to drive in the established lane.

Newtown police then charged Gannon with evading responsibility and with failure to keep to the right on a curve in connection with the collision on Route 34. Newtown police released Gannon on a written promise to appear August 12 in Danbury Superior Court.

Â Three Vehicles

Police report a three-vehicle accident about 4:10 pm July 26, near 71 South Main Street.

Northbound motorist Michael Buttery, 41, of 69 Alpine Drive, who was driving a 2008 Honda Civic sedan, stopped for traffic conditions, police said.

Northbound motorist Elizabeth Kachevsky, 40, of Danbury, who was driving a 2003 Toyota Corolla, then stopped behind the Honda, police said.

Northbound motorist Renate Lopatta, 56, of Bethel, who was driving a 2005 Audi A-4 sedan, then hit the rear end of the Toyota, pushing the Toyota into the rear end of the Honda, police said.

Michael Buttery and Honda passenger Kimberly Buttery, age 7, of the same address, were transported to Danbury Hospital to be checked for injuries, police said. Hook & Ladder firefighters went to the accident.

Police issued Lopatta an infraction ticket for failure to drive a reasonable distance apart.

Dodge Rollover

Motorist Michael Abbatiello, 17, of Monroe was driving a 2003 Dodge Intrepid northward on South Main Street, near Greenbriar Lane, about 3:10 pm July 19, in a heavy rain when he lost control of the auto, struck the northbound curb and then rolled over, coming to rest in a ditch, police said.

Abbatielo was not injured, police said. Police verbally warned him for traveling too fast for conditions.

Truck Hits Car

Motorist Vincent Lagano, 40, of New Milford, who was driving a 2001 Hyundai Elantra southward on South Main Street about 10:12 am July 25, stopped for traffic conditions at South Main Streetâs intersection with Prospect Drive, police said.

Southbound trucker Mark Retallick, 36, of Brookfield, who was driving a 2002 Freightliner, then struck the rear end of the Hyundai, police report.

There were no injuries. Police verbally warned Retallick for following too closely.

Off-Ramp

State police report a two-vehicle accident on eastbound Interstate 84âs Exit 9 off-ramp about 7:50 am July 29.

Motorist Carlos Machado, 64, of Danbury, who was driving a 1997 Ford Escort, was stopped and was waiting on the ramp, when the Ford was hit from behind by a commercial Chevrolet K-1500 pickup truck driven by Harold Trafton, 47, of Danbury, state police said.

There were no injuries. Trafton received a misdemeanor court summons for following too closely, failure to have automotive insurance, and failure to have a vehicle registration, state police said.

Credit Card

On July 28, police arrested Jessica Simonson, 18, of 6 Joan Drive on a warrant, charging her with theft of a credit card, illegal use of a credit card, and sixth-degree larceny.

Police said the charges stem from an investigation they made into a June 23 complaint regarding fraud.

Police said Simonson allegedly stole a credit card and then used it to buy about $90 worth of assorted merchandise at businesses.

Following processing, police released Simonson on a written promise to appear on August 12 for arraignment in Danbury Superior Court.

ATV Theft

Police report that sometime between 9 pm on July 30 and 6 am on July 31, someone stole a blue-and-white Yamaha-brand 450 all-terrain vehicle (ATV), which has a loud exhaust note, out of the back of a pickup truck that was parked at Newtown Exxon at 75 South Main Street.

The four-wheel ATV is valued at $7,000, police said.

Police ask anyone with information on who stole the ATV to contact Officer Steven Borges at the police station at 426-5841.

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