Man in a Van, DWI, Family Disputes

Making a Big Thing Out of A Little Dust

 Mariusz Borowski, 33, of  Stratford, CT was arrested and charged with 2nd degree breach of peace and public indecency after a woman reported seeing him masturbating in a van in the parking lot of Stewart’s Market. 

According to police, the customer, a 42-year-old New Canaan resident, said she left the store at approximately 11:40 a.m.on March 11 and saw Borowski in a red van that was parked in the lot. When she realized what he was doing, she got into her car and called 911. Borowski was leaving the parking lot as police arrived. When they questioned him, he told them he was working on a local construction job and he was “getting dust off his pants,”  when the woman spotted him.  Borowski was fined $1,000 and is scheduled to appear in court on March 22.

Hit...and Run

Police responding to a report of an automobile accident on Smith Ridge Road near Smith Ridge Lane arrived to find a 2003 Acura hatchback with what police describe as “severe front end damage” come to rest on a stone wall. The car was unoccupied and both airbags had deployed. The car was facing south in the northbound lane.

“Witnesses told officers they had observed the operator flee the scene on foot,” Sgt. Carol Ogrinc said. “One witness observed the vehicle driving erratically  and passing vehicles on Smith Ridge Road.”

According to police, a witness said the driver, Phillippe B. Patricio, 26, of Scuppo Road in Danbury, lost control after attempting to pass a Ferrari.  The witness told police Patricio had been traveling southbound in the northbound lane before she saw him “crash head on” into the stone wall. She told police she saw him running from the scene.

Upon investigation, police detected the odor of alcohol coming from the unoccupied vehicle, and saw an unopened beer bottle in the car.

Officers searched the area, and Patricio was spotted in the woods. He responded to an officer’s call to stop, and he was charged with reckless driving, evading responsibility and operating under the influence. 

Patricio was taken to police headquarters, then transported to Norwalk Hospital after complaining of pain. He was returned to the New Canaan police department that same day. He did not post $2,500 bond and was scheduled to appear in court on March 14. 

Police said approximately $2,000 damage was done to the stone wall. 

Missing Box

A 53-year-old Benedict Hill Road resident told police a box containing “important personal documents” was taken from her home some time between March 8 at 3 p.m. and March 11 at 3:30 p.m.  According to police, the woman said the box was one of several boxes kept in a room. She had seen the box as recently as the morning of March 11, but at 3:30 p.m. she noticed it was missing and notified police. Police said there were no signs of forced entry, and no monetary value was assigned to the missing box.

Four Family Disputes

Police reported four separate incidents of family disputes between March 8 and March 12.

On March 8 at 8:32 p.m. police were called to a North Wilton Road residence after a verbal argument between a husband and wife escalated. According to police there was no physical altercation, but the wife, Ellen Needleman, 55, was arrested for disorderly conduct. She was released on a  promise to appear  in court on March 9.

Frederich K. Kammler, 47, was charged with disorderly conduct after police were called to his residence on Clapboard Hill Road at 12: 23 a.m. on the morning of March 11 following a verbal argument with his wife. Police said the argument escalated to some “shoving and grabbing.”  Kammler was released on a promise to appear and had a court date later that same day.

On March 12 at 10:26 a.m. police responded to a call about a family dispute at a New Canaan residence. According to police, a resident was charged with disorderly conduct and released on a promise to appear following a family dispute. He was scheduled to appear in court on March 14.

On the evening of March 13, a 31-year-old New Canaan resident turned himself in to police after a warrant was issued for his arrest following a family dispute. He was charged with disorderly conduct and 2nd degree threatening, after an argument with his wife escalated. His wife, who reported the incident at police headquarters on the morning of March 13, told police the argument began in the car the night before, while they were driving. According to police, the suspect made a physical threat in the car.  When they returned home the argument continued and pushing occurred. The complainant reported the incident to police the following morning.

[Editor's Note: Names in this article have been updated due to new information released by the Connecticut Department of Justice.]