MILFORD POLICE DEPARTMENT
430 BOSTON POST ROAD, MILFORD, CONNECTICUT
DAILY PRESS RELEASE FOR February 25, 2008
PREPARED BY: OFFICER Vaughan Dumas
THIS INFORMATION IS NOT INCLUSIVE OF RECENT EVENTS OR ARRESTS
CAUTION: USE OF THIS INFORMATION SHOULD BE AT YOUR DISCRETION, SOME NAMES AND ADDRESSES MAY NOT BE ACCURATE AT THE TIME OF THIS RELEASE.
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INCIDENT: drug violation
DATE: 02-24-08
TIME: 2210
REPORT #: 5166-08
officer: weymer
location: woodmont road / research drive
ARRESTEE: francine casey (41) 262 ocean avenue, west haven
CHARGE (S): possession of marijuana
possession of drug paraphernalia
BOND: pta court: 03-11-08
police stopped casey for a motor vehicle violation and subsequently found her in possession of marijuana and paraphernalia used to ingest it.
INCIDENT: warrant arrest
DATE: 02-23-08
TIME: 1750
REPORT #: 31367-06
officer: cortes
ARRESTEE: steven rogers (62) 60 knobb hill road, milford
CHARGE (S): failure to appear 2nd degree
BOND: $1,500 court: 03-11-08
rogers was arrested on september 26, 2006 on a warrant issued by the new haven housing court after a complaint filed by the milford health department for health code violations. rogers posted bond and failed to appear in court on December 11, 2007.
INCIDENT: trespassing
DATE: 02-23-08
TIME: 1550
REPORT #: 5034-08
officer: freeman
location: 1201 boston post road
ARRESTEE: debra willoughby (46) 192 winthrop avenue, new haven
CHARGE (S): criminal trespass 1st degree
BOND: pta court: 03-11-08
police received a complaint from mall security that willoughby was on mall property after previously being instructed not to return for one year following a november shoplifting arrest.
INCIDENT: warrant arrest
DATE: 02-22-08
TIME: 1904
REPORT #: 4837-08
officer: broderick
ARRESTEE: jose caporal (22) 541 strong street, east haven
CHARGE (S): criminal attempt assault 1st degree
criminal attempt threatening
BOND: $50,000 court: 02-25-08
police received a complaint that caporal was making threats to a former female companion who is pregnant with his child. according to the complaint, caporal attempted to pay a fellow employee to break into his former companion’s home, assaulting her in a manner that she would lose the unborn child. the third party employee reported this information and police conducted an investigation that led to a warrant being issued for caporal.
INCIDENT: stolen motor vehicle
DATE: 02-22-08
TIME: 1856
REPORT #: 4956-08
officer: o’keefe
location: kimberly diner, 459 boston post road
ARRESTEE: david banister (44) 863 quinnipiac avenue, new haven
CHARGE (S): larceny 1st degree
evading RESPONSIBLY
driving while intoxication
failure to drive right
failure to obey officer’s signal
operating a motor vehicle without a license
BOND: $10,000 court: 03-11-08
police received a complaint that a snow plow truck was stolen from the parking lot of the kimberly diner. police observed the vehicle east on the boston post road in the 1500 block. police attempted to stop the vehicle however the operator refused to pull over. the vehicle crossed into the town of orange and milford police stopped pursuing the vehicle. orange police attempted to stop the vehicle and the operator again refused to stop. west haven police took over the pursuit as the vehicle crossed into west haven.
the operator stopped the vehicle and fled on foot in the area of jeffery street.
milford and west haven k-9’s were used to track the operator and he was found hiding under a vehicle on knox street.
the operator, identified as banister was taken into custody.
banister was found to be driving while intoxicated and he refused to admit to an intoxilyzer test. banister is also accused of striking another vehicle when he exited the kimberly diner parking lot.
INCIDENT: theft from motor vehicle
DATE: 02-23-08
TIME: 0100
REPORT #: 4983-08
4989-08
officer: anderson
location: darina place
ARRESTEE: andrew wilhelm (18) 22 wentworth street, Milford
ARRESTEE: youthful offender (17) Milford
CHARGE (S): 2 counts of burglary 3rd degree
2 counts of LARCENY 6th degree
2 counts of CRIMINAL trespass 3rd degree
2 counts of conspiracy
BOND: pta court: 03-11-08
police received a complaint of two males acting SUSPICIOUSLY in the area of darina place. investigation led to the arrest of wilhelm and another 17 year old male who we accused of entering two vehicles and taking personal belongings from them.
liquor control violations
on February 23, 2008 milford police conducted a joint operation with liquor control, addressing possible violations of liquor licenses at two milford establishments. SUBSEQUENT that operation, police issued 4 infractions for smoking violations at the star café, 131 bridgeport avenue.
a liquor control agent also observed the bar tender serving an intoxicated individual and a hearing at the liquor commission is pending for the violation.
agents then went to alfa’s pizza where 3 infractions were issued for smoking violations and one 17 year old was found in possession of alcohol. a liquor commission hearing is also pending for alfa’s establishment as well.
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