Crime & Safety

Police Blotter: Man Had Brass Knuckles, Knives, Pot

The Naugatuck Police Department also arrests two girls whom they say stole more than $750 worth of DVDs from Walmart.

 

Police arrested two out-of-town men whom they said were pulled over on Oct. 13 at the Exit 26 off-ramp of Route 8 and found to be in possession of drugs.

Vincenzo Chiaravalloti, 35, of 1845 Meriden Road, Wolcott, was found in possession of 58 Xanax pills, 65 Alprazolam pills, a device used to crush pills and a blue plastic straw used to snort crushed pills, police said.

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Rakip Gengis, 36, of 31 Coral Drive, Waterbury, was found in possession of a glass smoking pipe, two Xanax pills and one Alprozolam pill, police said.

They were both charged with possession of drug paraphernalia and possession of a controlled substance, and Chiaravalloti was also charged with possession with intent to sell. They are scheduled to be arraigned on Wednesday, Oct. 23, at Waterbury Superior Court.

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Linda Rodrigues, 21, of 14 Visconti Drive, Naugatuck, was charged with driving under the influence after being pulled over on Maple Hill Road on Oct. 19, police said. She was released on a $500 non-surety bond.

Shawn LaRowe, 19, of 15 Seth Den Road, Naugatuck, was charged with carrying a dangerous weapon after he was found in possession of two knives with blade lengths of nine inches and six inches after police stopped him when they received a complaint of a suspicious person on Highland Avenue near Walnut Street on Oct. 20, police said. He was released on a $5,000 non-surety bond and will be arraigned on Oct. 31 at Waterbury Superior Court.

John Carboni, 19, of 151 Andrew Ave., Naugatuck, was charged with two counts of weapons in a motor vehicle and possession of less than four ounces of marijuana after a traffic stop on the Exit 26 off-ramp from Route 8 South on Oct. 20. He was found in possession of a fixed blade knife, brass knuckles, a folding knife and .71 ounces of marijuana, police said. He was released on a $2,000 surety bond and given a court date of Oct. 31 at Waterbury Superior Court.

Michael Stamant, 32, of 68 White oak Ave., Plainville, was charged with driving under the influence after being pulled over for driving in the wrong direction on Route 8 South at 2 a.m. on Oct. 21, police said. He was released on a $5,000 surety bond and was given a court date of Nov. 1 at Waterbury Superior Court.

Ayda Garcia, 45, of 56 Brookside Ave., Naugatuck, was charged with driving under the influence after police pulled him over on North Church Street at 2:47 a.m. on Oct. 21, police said. He was released on a $500 non-surety bond was given a court date of Nov. 1 at Waterbury Superior Court.

Patrick Occhino, 29, of 190 North Main St., Naugatuck, was charged with fourt-degree criminal mischief for scratching letters into a traffic box on the corner of Old Firehouse Road and Maple Street, police said. He was released on a $2,500 non-surety bond, to be arraigned Oct. 31 at Waterbury Superior Court.

Shayne Blake, 25, of 91 Morris St., Naugatuck, was charged with possession of less than four ounces of marijuana after police pulled him over at 12:50 a.m. on Prospect Street. Police said he was in possession of 1.03 ounces of marijuana. He was released on a $1,000 non-surety bond and will be arraigned on Nov. 1 at Waterbury Superior Court.

Chelsea Hitzler, 19, of 47 East Hill Road, Oxford, and Allyson Quinn, 20, of 29 Farrel St., Seymour, were charged by the Naugatuck Police Department after stealing $763.88 worth of DVDs from the electronics department at Walmart, police said. They were released on written promises to appear and are scheduled to be arraigned on Wednesday, Oct. 24, at Waterbury Superior Court.

Roger Pratt, 24, of 139 Lewis St., Naugatuck, was charged with second-degree criminal mischief and criminal attempt at criminal trespass after he attempted to break into a home on Horton Hill Road, police said. He was released on a $1,000 non-surety bond and will be arraigned on Wednesday, Oct. 24, at Waterbury Superior Court.

Antonio Jackson, 36, of 162 Oak St., Waterbury, was cahrged with sixth-degree larceny, interfering with an officer and possession of drug paraphernalia after he stole $379.43 worth of merchandise, including Enfamil formula, razors and cordless razors from CVS on Bridge Street, police said. When police arrived, he ran and officers found him in possession of a glass pipe used to smoke narcotics, police said.

He was released on a $1,000 surety bond and scheduled to be arraigned on Wednesday, Oct. 24, at Waterbury Superior Court.

Donna Cossette, 56, of 115 Thunderbird Lane, Naugatuck, was charged with failure to respond to an infraction.

Dwight McKinney, 46, of 44 Lewis Street, Naugatuck, was charged with evading responsibility after striking a parked vehicle inside the parking lot at the Mobil on South Main Street. John Hine, 28, of 212 Westmount Drive, Waterbury, was charged with failure to respond to an infraction.

Angel Garcia, 18, of 153 Rubber Ave., Naugtuck, was charged with possession of narcotics and carrying and sale of dangerous weapons after police said an officer saw two him show two other males a silver knife and a bag containing white-colored pills, which turned out to be eight Fluoxentine pills, which are used to treat depression and anxiety, police said. He has been released from custody and is scheduled to be arrianged Thursday at Waterbury Superior Court.

Kimberly Morin, 39, of Park Place, Winsted, was charged with sixth-degree larceny and possession of paraphernalia. The report was not completed.

The above information was provided by the Naugatuck Police Department. Where arrests are mentioned, they do not necessarily equate to a conviction. All of those arrested are innocent unless proven guilty in a court of law. 


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