For police reports

Meters Found

Police report that at about 2 pm on July 23, a black box that contained five metering devices was found near the intersection of South Main Street and Mile Hill Road. Police said that the owner of the meters may contact them at the police station to claim the items.

DUI Incident

Police report that they received a call informing them that a man was seen stumbling out of a vehicle after having parked it in a parking lot at a shopping center at 71 South Main Street, so they went there to investigate at about 7:15 pm on July 24.

Police said they charged motorist Timothy E. Gillespie, 55, of 9 Kelly Court with driving under the influence. After processing, police released Gillespie on $100 bail for an August 7 appearance in Danbury Superior Court.

Warrant

After learning that police held a warrant against him, Edward W. Cooper III, 32, of Brookfield went to the police station at about 6 pm on July 24 and was charged with six offenses stemming from a motor vehicle accident last October 18 near 187 South Main Street, police said.

Police said they charged Cooper with failure to drive to the right, distracted driving, driving a motor vehicle in Connecticut with an out-of-state vehicle registration beyond 60 days, driving a motor vehicle in Connecticut with a valid out-of-state license beyond 30 days, possession of less than one-half ounce of a cannabis-type substance, and possession of drug paraphernalia.

Police have said that Cooper was driving a 2002 Dodge Dakota pickup truck northward on South Main Street midday last October 18, when he swerved into oncoming traffic and collided head-on with southbound local motorist who was driving a 2007 Honda CRV SUV. Both drivers were transported to the hospital for treatment of injuries.

After processing on July 24, Cooper was released on a written promise to appear on August 7 in Danbury Superior Court, police said.

Chrysler Vs Nissan

Police report a two-vehicle accident in the parking lot at Newtown Shopping Village at 6 Queen Street about 1 pm on July 23.

In that incident, a 2008 Chrysler Town & Country minivan driven by Yesenia Rodriguez, 40, of 9 Longview Road collided with a 2012 Nissan Versa sedan driven by Elizabeth Jeltema, 62, of Wheaton, Ill., police said.

There were no injuries. Police took no enforcement.