Sedan Vs Minivan

About 6:43 pm January 9, motorist Dianne Bartus-Calder, 49, of Brookfield was driving a 2001 Mercury Villager minivan southward near 71 South Main Street, when she slowed for a line of stopped traffic, according to police.

Southbound motorist David Raslavsky, 35, of Danbury, who was driving a 2000 Honda Accord sedan, then struck the Mercury from behind, police said.

There were no injuries. Police verbally warned Raslavsky for following too closely.

Warrant Served

On the night of January 11, police charged Stanley Siebert, 65, of 7 Parmalee Hill Road on a warrant at his home.

Police arrested Siebert on charges of second-degree failure to appear in court, driving an unregistered vehicle, driving without automotive insurance, and misuse of marker plates.

The motor vehicle charges stem from an incident last October 13, when police observed a vehicle driven by Siebert in the parking lot at Newtown Shopping Village on Queen Street, on which they ran a computer-based records check. After Siebert drove away from the shopping center, police stopped him on Wendover Road and lodged the motor vehicle charges.

Police said that Siebert had failed to make a scheduled appearance in Danbury Superior Court on December 8, so a rearrest warrant was issued by the court against Siebert.

On January 11, police released Siebert after he posted $500 bail for a January 26 court appearance.

Evading Responsibility

After learning that police held a warrant for his arrest, Herman Vogel, 61, of 11 Lyrical Lane turned himself over to police at the police station on the afternoon of January 12, and was charged with evading responsibility.

Police said the charge stems from a motor vehicle accident last October 20, near 81 Great Ring Road.

In that early morning incident, Vogel who was driving a 2006 Chrysler PT Cruiser northward on Great Ring Road, near its intersection with Sand Hill Road, failed to negotiate a curve in the road and smashed into some metal guardrailing, police have said.

After processing, police released Vogel on a written promise to appear in court on January 25.

Dog Charges

After learning that police held a warrant for her arrest, Leslie Caplan, 37, of 35 West Street turned herself over to police at the police station on the morning of January 12, and was charged with failure to respond to an infraction, allowing a dog to roam, and failure to comply with dog ownership requirements.

Police said the rearrest warrant stems from Caplan not having responded to an infraction ticket that was issued to her November 6 in connection with a dog incident.

After she posted $167 bail, police released Caplan for a January 30 court appearance.

Statuary Stolen

Sometime between December 23 and January 6, someone stole a piece of garden statuary from the property at 68 Dodgingtown Road (Route 302) in Dodgingtown.

Police described the statue as a bronze piece in which a muscular male is holding up a globe-style weathervane. The statue is worth more than $250.

Police ask anyone with information about the theft to contact them at 426-5841.

DUI Charge

Police report they saw motorist Christina Feola, 21, of 115 Currituck Road driving erratically in the area of Mile Hill Road, South Main Street, and Main Street about 3 am January 13, so they stopped her to investigate.

After conducting field sobriety tests, police charged Feola with driving under the influence, making a restricted turn, and with two travel lane violations.

Following processing, Feola was released on $100 bail for a January 30 court appearance.

Two Accidents

Police report that a local youth was involved in two separate motor vehicle accidents in Sandy Hook on January 12.

About 2:12 pm, motorist Andrew Russell, 17, of 10 Loveland Drive, who was driving a 1997 Ford F-150 pickup truck northward on Washington Avenue, slowed for traffic conditions, and was then struck from behind by motorist Catrina Morgan, 17, of 9 Mt Pleasant Terrace, who was driving a 1991 Chrysler Imperial, according to police.

There were no injuries. Morgan received a written warning for following too closely.

Several hours later, at about 6:32 pm, motorist Laura Koscomb, 16, of 58 Osborne Hill Road, who was driving a Saab 9-3 sedan westward near 100 Church Hill Road, stopped for traffic conditions, and was struck from behind by Russell, who was then driving a 2000 Ford Mustang, police said.

There were no injuries. Russell received a written warning for failure to keep a reasonable distance apart.

Pickup Vs Deer

Motorist Wallace Loman, 60, of Orange was driving a 1998 Ford Ranger pickup truck eastward on Berkshire Road (Route 34) about 4:45 pm January 11, when he encountered a deer that had entered the road, police said. The truck and deer collided. Loman was not injured, police said.

I-84 Crash

State police said motorist Carlos Diaz, 45, of 6 Blakeslee Drive was driving a 2003 Mazda Protégé westward on Interstate 84, west of the Exit 10 interchange, about 8:15 am January 9, when traffic on the highway slowed.

Diaz then veered to the left and lost control of the auto, colliding with the median guardrail, state police said.

Diaz was not injured. State police said Diaz failed to drive in the established lane.

Hawleyville Collision

Motorist Maria Horta, 51, of Brookfield was driving a 2001 Honda Civic sedan northward near 26 Hawleyville Road about 11:30 pm January 6, police said. A deer then ran onto the road, after which it collided with the auto, police said. The deer died. Horta was not injured. Police took no enforcement.

Moving Violations

About 6 pm January 17, police spotted motorist Juliana Revoredo, 33, of Danbury driving a vehicle with a defective headlamp on South Main Street, so they stopped her to investigate.

Police charged Revoredo with failure to have a functioning headlamp, driving with a suspended vehicle registration, and driving without a license.

After she posted $100 bail, police released Revoredo for a January 31 court appearance.

Riverside Road

About 2:30 pm January 16, motorist Cyril Dennerlein, 76, of Nunnawauk Road, who was driving a 2001 Subaru station wagon, was exiting a driveway on Riverside Road, as motorist Jill Gonski, 33, of Chipmunk Trail was driving a 2002 Nissan station wagon eastward on Riverside Road, police said.

The two vehicles collided. There were no injuries. Police verbally warned Dennerlein for failure to grant the right of way.