Middle School Alcohol

Newtown Middle School administrators conducted an investigation March 17 into a report of youths at the school being in possession of alcohol, police said. The administrators then found two 14-year-old girls possessing alcohol,  police said.

Police transported the two girls to the police station where each was arrested on a charge of illegal possession of alcohol by a minor, after which they were released from police custody for April 5 appearances in Danbury Juvenile Court. Because the youths are under 16, state law shields their identities from public disclosure.

High School Alcohol

Police report that on March 17 they charged a youth at Newtown High School with illegal possession of alcohol by a minor. The arrest stems from a March 5 incident at the school, police said.

After processing the arrest, police released the youth for an April 5 appearance in Danbury Juvenile Court. Because the person charged is under age 16, their identity is not disclosed by police.

Auto Vandalism

Sometime during the early morning hours of March 14, someone broke a rear window on a motor vehicle, which was parked in the driveway of a home on Taunton Lake Road, police report. Police are investigating and ask anyone with information on the identity of the vandal to contact them at 426-5841 or at 270-8888.

Hawleyville Deer

At about 11:30 am on March 13, motorist Ruth Hunt, 76, of 43 Bennetts Bridge Road was driving a 1996 Toyota Camry southward on Hawleyville Road, near Covered Bridge Road, when a deer ran into the street and collided with the auto, according to police. Hunt was not injured. Police took no enforcement.

Toyota Vs Guardrail

 Motorist Tatria Gooden, 22, of Waterbury was driving a 1993 Toyota Paseo coupe eastward on a snowy Schoolhouse Hill Road at about 5:15 pm March 16, when the vehicle slid off the right side of the road and struck some metal guardrailing near the Housatonic Railroad overpass, police said. Newtown Hook and Ladder firefighters responded.

The Newtown Volunteer Ambulance Corps transported Gooden to Danbury Hospital to be checked for pain, police said. Police said they issued Gooden a verbal warning.

Motorcycle Accident

Motorcyclist James Lee, 27, of Watertown was driving a 1998 Buell eastward on a curve on Berkshire Road, near its intersection with Zoar Road, at about 1:30 pm March 13, when Lee lost control of the motorcycle. The Buell went off the right side of the road and landed in a ditch, police said. Lee was not injured.

Police said they issued Lee an infraction ticket for making a restricted turn. Police also issued Lee written warnings for traveling too fast for conditions  and for failure to carry a vehicle registration.