MONROE, Conn. — A 52-year-old Newtown woman appeared to be trying to hide a wine bottle under the center console of her white 2010 Honda Insight, while talking to officers during a traffic stop on Route 110 last Tuesday, according to police.
Police responding to multiple 911 calls about a white sedan swerving all over the roadway around 5:17 p.m., found the Honda on the side of the road, near Hillside Lane. Though she was parked, police said the car was in drive, the engine was running and her foot was on the brake.
The driver told officers she was heading home to Newtown, but police said she was going in the wrong direction, the report said.
Police said officers smelled the strong odor of an alcoholic beverage on her, she did not perform field sobriety tests to standard, and breath tests showed a blood alcohol level above the legal limit.
The woman was charged with DUI and released on 7 percent of her $500 bond for a Dec. 9 court date.
DUI on Cutlers Farm Road
A 60-year-old Monroe man was charged with DUI following a traffic stop on Cutlers Farm Road Wednesday night.
He was also charged with failure to drive in the proper lane and released on seven percent of his $500 bond for a Dec. 16 court date.
At approximately 11:05 p.m., an officer driving behind a Chrysler Town and Country saw the driver allegedly cross over the double yellow center line multiple times, before pulling the car over in the 200-block of Cutlers Farm Road, police said.
The officer noticed the driver’s eyes were bloodshot and glassy, while speaking to him, and that he was fumbling through his paperwork, police said, adding the driver admitted to having a few beers at a party earlier.
When officers asked him to step out of the vehicle, they could smell the odor of an alcoholic beverage on him, the report said, and he did not perform field sobriety tests to standard.
Later at headquarters, police said breath tests showed his blood alcohol level was above the legal limit.
SUV driven all over a yard
Someone in a dark SUV reportedly pulled into a driveway on Hattertown Road, drove over an approximately two-and-a-half-foot masonry wall on one side, went across the back of the property, onto the side yard and across the front lawn late Thursday night.
At 11:34 p.m. the homeowner called police asking if officers could check his property after his surveillance camera showed the SUV pull into the driveway and he could not tell if anyone got out of the vehicle.
Two vehicles in the driveway belonged with the address and police checked the house and outbuildings and could not see any open doors or windows, or any vandalism, according to the report.
Then the homeowner told officers he saw more of the video, which showed the SUV driving on his property. Police were unable to find the vehicle.
Domestic leads to a DUI
A 38-year-old Old Zoar man was charged in a domestic incident, as well as for a DUI, on Saturday evening.
At approximately 5:49 p.m., officers responding to the domestic were told the male party involved in the incident had left in a BMW SUV.
When officers spoke to the victim at the home, the man pulled into the driveway. Police said he spoke with a slurred speech and officers could smell the odor of an alcoholic beverage on him.
He was charged with third-degree assault and disorderly conduct for the domestic, was released after posting seven percent of the $5,000 bond and was scheduled to appear in court Monday.
At police headquarters, police said the man’s performance on field sobriety tests was not to standard and breath tests showed a blood alcohol level above the legal limit. For the DUI, he was released after posting seven percent of his $500 bond for a Dec. 16 court date.
Toy Drive
Monroe police officers’ annual Stuff the Gazebo toy drive will be held on the town green, 7 Fan Hill Road, this Saturday, Dec. 6, from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m.
The toys will be delivered to the children of families served by The Center for Family Justice, a nonprofit offering free and confidential services to victims of domestic violence, sexual assault and child abuse.
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