Two Warrants

Police said they arrested two men this week on assault charges in connection with a violent incident that occurred in July.

After learning that police held a warrant for his arrest, David DeAngelis, 25, of Waterbury went to the police station on the afternoon of September 26, and was charged with second-degree assault and with conspiracy to commit second-degree assault, police said.

Also, police said that on September 27, they arrested Samuel Calkins, 23, of Southbury on a warrant, charging him with second-degree assault, conspiracy to commit second-degree assault, and with first-degree unlawful restraint. 

The charges against the two men stem from a physical dispute which they had with an unidentified victim on July 24.

Police received a complaint about the incident on July 30, after which they investigated and sought court warrants for the arrests.

Second-degree assault and first-degree unlawful restraint are felonies.

After processing, police released DeAngelis on a written promise to appear in Danbury Superior Court for arraignment on October 12. Calkins was released on a written promise to appear in court on October 14.

Sideswipe

Police report a two-car sideswipe accident which occurred on South Main Street near its intersection with Ethan Allen Road about 12:40 pm on September 23.

Police said motorist Michael Yacovelli, 32, of Bridgeport was driving a 2002 Mitsubishi Galant sedan southward on South Main Street behind southbound motorist Timothy Duhancik, 54, of 55 Sugar Street, who was driving a 2005 Volvo S-60 sedan.

The Mitsubishi then attempted to pass the Volvo on the right, but sideswiped the Volvo, police said.

There were no injuries. Police said they issued Yacovelli an infraction for passing on the right and for making a restricted turn.

Three Vehicles

A three-vehicle accident occurred at the intersection of Main Street and Schoolhouse Hill Road about 11 am on September 23.

Police said motorist Stephanie Maker, 44, of 24 Park Lane, who was driving a 2007 Cadillac Escalade SUV, was waiting at a stop sign on Schoolhouse Hill Road at its intersection with Main Street.

At that time, motorist Dolores Allen, 79, of 70 Mt Pleasant Road, who was driving a 1993 Nissan coupe, was waiting on southbound Main Street to make to make a left turn onto Schoolhouse Hill Road, police said.

Also at that time, motorist Mary Tietjen, 61, of 65 Boggs Hill Road, who was driving a 2008 GMC Yukon SUV, was traveling northward on Main Street, police said.

The Nissan then attempted to make the left turn, but collided with the approaching GMC, after which the Nissan spun around and struck the Cadillac, police said.

The Newtown Volunteer Ambulance Corps transported Nissan passenger Gabriella Allen, 23, of 1 Taunton Lake Road to Danbury Hospital to be checked for injuries, police said.

Police said they issued Dolores Allen an infraction for failure to grant the right of way.

Items Stolen

Police said this week that sometime during the week preceding September 17, someone stole a large meat smoker, several statues, and a large number of ornamental white quartz rocks from the backyard of a residential property on Philo Curtis Road, near its intersection with Quail Hollow Lane.

Police ask anyone with knowledge of who took the items to contact them at the police station at 203-426-5841.

Warrant

After learning that police held a warrant for his arrest, Andrew Cabral, 23, of 168 Huntingtown Road turned himself in at the police station on September 27 and was charged with  third-degree criminal trespassing, police report.

The arrest stems from an incident that occurred in the Hundred Acres Road area on August 2. Cabral was released on $100 bail for an October 12 court appearance.

Church Hill Road

Police report a two-vehicle accent near 62 Church Hill Road at about 4 pm on September 27.

The incident involved a collision between a 2005 Saab 9-5 sedan driven by Jeffrey Stewart, 39, of Naugatuck, and a 2006 Toyota Matrix hatchback driven by Kathryn Spallone, 52, of Oakville, police said.

There were no injuries. Police said they verbally warned Stewart for failure to grant the right of way.

Rear-Ender

Police report a two-vehicle accident on southbound South Main Street at its northern intersection with Peck’s Lane about 5:50 pm on September 27.

Motorist Glenya Araujo, 24, of New Milford, who was driving a 2006 Toyota Highlander SUV southward on South Main Street, stopped for a noncontact vehicle up ahead which was making a left turn onto Peck’s Lane, after which the Toyota was struck from behind by southbound motorist Jessica Fitch, 26, of Hyde Park, N.Y., who was driving a 2006 Chevrolet Cobalt, police said.

There were no injuries. Fitch received an infraction for failure to drive a reasonable distance apart, police report.