Crime & Safety

Naugatuck Police Blotter: April 4-5

Police make a pair of DUI arrests, a man is charged with forging three checks and another person allegedly becomes angry in a hospital waiting room.

The following list of arrests was provided by the public information officer at the . An arrest does not constitute a conviction and the charges are allegations until proven otherwise in a court of law.

MAN CHARGED WITH FORGING CHECKS
Michael Jones, 48, 162 Flat Bush Ave., Hartford, was charged with third-degree forgery, fourth-degree larceny and a conspiracy to commit both third-degree forgery and fourth-degree larceny after police took him into custody on April 4 at 7:41 p.m. Police accuse Jones of fraudulently cashing three checks in the amount of $900 each from the business account of A Better Way Auto. Jones was held on a $7,500 surety bond and was scheduled to appear in Waterbury Superior Court on April 5.

WOMAN CHARGED WITH DUI
Cynthia Dicera, 56, 116 White Deer Rocks Road, Woodbury, was charged with driving under the influence and a failure to drive at the proper speed after police responded to a report of an erratic driver on Route 63. Dicera was released on a $500 surety bond and is scheduled to appear in Waterbury Superior Court on April 18.

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MAN CHARGED WITH INTERFERING
Scott Ivan, 49, 156 Fairview St., Naugatuck, was charged with interfering with an officer on April 4. No further information was available.

MAN CHARGED IN DISPUTE AT HOSPITAL
Nicholas Tsacoyannis, 52, 200 Allerton Road, Naugatuck, was charged with first-degree criminal trespass, interfering with an emergency call and a breach of peace after police responded to St. Mary’s Walk-In Center at 3:55 p.m. on April 4 for a report of a person refusing to leave. Police said Tsacoyannis caused a disturbance in the waiting area when the office required a fee to examine his daughter, police said. When someone in the office attempted to call police, Tsacoyannis hung up the phone. He was released on a bond and is scheduled to appear in Waterbury Superior Court on April 18.

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MAN CHARGED WITH DUI
Donald Cardinal, 54, 284 Church St., Naugatuck, was charged with driving under the influence and making an improper turn after police pulled him over on Church Street at 1:13 a.m. on April 5. Cardinal was held on a $2,500 surety bond and was scheduled to appear in Waterbury Superior Court on April 5.


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