A Wilton student was arrested at New Canaan High School for creating a disturbance during SATs at New Canaan High School, police said.
New Canaan police were called to the high school at 12:20 p.m. on June 2 after a Wilton teen became belligerent after the proctor asked him to stop smoking his electronic cigarette in the classroom, said Ogrinc.
The boy made comments, swore at the proctor, used profanities and threw a pencil at the proctor when he was asked to leave, said Ogrinc.
The boy was charged with second-degree breach of peace and is scheduled to appear in court in Norwalk on June 6, police said.
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Police are investigating the theft of $805 worth of copper downspouts and gutter from a Thayer Drive residency, police said.
A 47-year-old male complainant reported to police at 8:58 p.m. on May 30 that seven, 10-foot copper downspouts and connectors were missing, said Sgt. Carol Ogrinc.
The complainant said that his family left the house at 8:15 a.m. and his children noticed the missing copper when they got home at 2:30 p.m., police said.
The home is currently having work done on it, said Ogrinc.
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Police are investigating the theft of a debit card from a Parade Hill Road resident, police said.
A 19-year-old woman reported to police on May 31 at 3:38 p.m. that a $272.15 was charged to an old debit card of hers on Walmart’s online store. Another charge of $1 was charged to the card at a Sunoco in Darien, said Ogrinc.
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A Bridgeport man was arrested for allegedly driving under the influence of marijuana, police said.
Orville Pottinger, 49, was pulled over on Main Street Road near Woodland Road for allegedly passing in a no-pass zone, police said. The officer who responded as back-up reported that the initial officer detected the smell of marijuana on Pottinger, who allegedly stated he’d been smoking in the vehicle, said Ogrinc.
The vehicle was searched and nothing was found, police said.
The initial officer determined that Pottinger was under the influence of marijuana and arrested Pottinger, police said. He was charged with failure to use a seatbelt, driving under the influence and passing in a no-passing zone.
Pottinger was released on $250 bond and he is scheduled to appear in court on June 13.
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My untrained eye sees that Creating a Public Disturbance, CGS 53a-181a, is a violation or infraction, with a fine of $103.00. This charge was not mentioned in Patch’s news so it looks like the teen was not charged with this offense. Breach of the Peace in the Second Degree, CGS 53a-181 is a Class B misdemeanor with up to 6 months in jail and $1,000 fine, or both. This charge was leveled, however, according to Patch. The two statutes share some language but not all and the penalties and legal processes differ. The Town of New Canaan is sending a clear message that this is a strict law and order town always, and super strict when it wants to be. The youth should be especially careful. Forget the senior prank.
I guess being a child of the 60's has conditioned me to question authority when warranted. . Asking why the police would arrest a mother of 4 or why they would hand cuff a senior citizen who left his dogs in the car longer than he should have, to me are valid questions. Both results seem like over the top responses for the type of community that we live in.
As for Georgey. How old is He??? If his is 60+ then his is FOR SURE a Senior !! GLEN
The Patch seems to delight in reporting every dubious traffic infraction by our citizens but never seems to publish court outcomes that possibly would exonerate the alleged perpetrators. Case in point are the numerous bogus claims of cars passing by empty school busses while parked in front of schools waiting for students to board. If the bus driver keeps his door open waiting for students to eventually board, the on-board camera kicks in and records any car innocently passing by. Later the film is reviewed and car licenses are submitted to the police with reports of "eye-witness" infractions, despite no students really boarding at the time. And these fines are doubled because the infraction is in a school zone and double once again if the car goes by two parked busses. ($1500 ticket). Our police know the claims are bogus, but they got to write the tickets to appease the DOT. A complete sham.