Hawleyvlle Road

Police report a two-vehicle accident on northbound Hawleyville Road, near the on-ramp for eastbound Interstate 84, about 1:30 am January 14. Motorist Tina Aucella, 38, of Southbury, who was driving a 1999 Acura 3.2-TL, drove into the rear end of a 1997 Infiniti I-30 driven by Dulce Roy, 40, of Waterbury, police said. There were no injuries. Aucella received an infraction ticket for following too closely.

Warrant

On January 17, police arrested Christina Datin, 25, of 14 Johnny Appleseed Drive, charging her with second degree failure to appear in court and with third degree assault. The assault charge stems from a 2005 case, police said. Datin was scheduled to appear in Danbury Superior Court.

Mailbox

Sometime between 3 pm January 17 and 7:15 am January 18, someone caused $250 worth of damage to a mailbox positioned at 47 Platts Hill Road, police report. Police are investigating.

Icy Road

Motorist Caitlin Williams, 38, of 13 Sturges Road, who was driving a 2002 Subaru Impreza northward near 33 Mt Pleasant Road about 10:15 pm January 18, encountered an icy area, lost control, went across the road and struck a utility pole, police said. Williams was not injured. Police verbally warned her for traveling too fast for conditions.

Police Car Accident

Police report a three-vehicle accident involving a town police vehicle about 6:30 pm January 16 on eastbound Church Hill Road, at its intersection with the Exit 10 eastbound I-84 ramps.

Police said that police officer Andrew Stinson, 29, was stopped a red traffic signal in a marked 2003 Ford Crown Victoria police car, which carried Baro, the police department’s police dog.

Eastbound motorist H.B. Mahalingaiah, 58, of Southbury, who was driving a 2000 Honda Accord, then hit the rear end of the police car, police said.

After that initial impact, eastbound motorist Vera Cherepinsky, 28, of 7 Cobblers Mill Road, who was driving a 2002 Chrysler Sebring, struck the rear end of the Honda, pushing the Honda into the rear end of the police car, police said. There were no injuries.

Police issued Mahalingaiah an infraction ticket for following too closely. Police gave Cherepinsky a written warning for following too closely.