Bag on Bridge

Police said they were called to investigate the presence of a bag that had been spotted lying atop a railroad bridge on Brennan Road, near Georges Hill Road, about 8 pm August 5.

Police said they found a blue and black duffel bag there, which contained both a sleeping bag and a pillow.

The owner may contact Officer Matthew Wood at the police station at 426-5841 to claim the item.

Alcohol Charge

After learning that police held a warrant for his arrest, a male teenager came to the police station on the night of August 5 and was arrested on a charge of allowing a minor to possess alcohol.

Police said the youth had allowed another younger youth to possess alcohol in a May 17 early morning incident at a Mile Hill Road South residence.

The boy whom police arrested is considered a youthful offender because he was either age 16 or age 17 when the incident occurred, and thus his identity is shielded by state law.

After processing the arrest, police released the boy on a written promise to appear August 22 in Danbury Youthful Offender Court.

DUI Warrant

Police said that after she was detained at the Derby Police Department on the afternoon of August 6, they went there to take into custody Diane L. Balkun, 20, of Ansonia, whom they wanted on a warrant in connection with a March 12 motor vehicle accident on Pole Bridge Road in Sandy Hook.

Police charged Balkun with driving under the influence and with failure to drive to the right.

In the March 12 accident, Balkun was driving a 2002 Ford Escape sport-utility vehicle northward on Pole Bridge Road, when the vehicle entered the southbound lane and then went off the left side of the road, striking a large tree head-on.

After processing the arrest, police released Balkun on $200 bail for an August 20 court appearance.

Minivan Vs SUV

About 4:45 pm August 5, a two-vehicle accident occurred on Lakeview Terrace, near its intersection with Lakeview Terrace Extension.

Police said motorist Frank Booth, 37, of 117 Huntingtown Road was driving a 1997 Chevrolet Venture minivan carrying five passengers westward, while motorist Timothy Gibbons, 38, of 15 Spring Street was driving a 2008 Chevrolet HHR sport-utility vehicle eastward.

The vehicles encountered each other on a curve and collided, police said. There were no injuries. Police took no enforcement.