Moving Violations

Police report that they spotted motorist Thomas Cantillo, 42, of Orange speaking on a handheld cellphone while driving a vehicle westward on Wasserman Way about 9:05 am on December 13, so they stopped him to investigate.

Police said they charged Cantillo with illegal use of a handheld cellphone while driving and with driving with a suspended license.

Police said they released Cantillo on $100 bail for a December 23 court appearance.

Truck Vs Flagpole

At about 11:23 am on December 13, motorist Samuel Debartolo, 58, of Huron, Ohio, who was driving a 2011 Chevrolet Silverado pickup truck, was attempting to make a left turn from westbound Church Hill Road onto southbound Main Street, police said.

In attempting to make that turn, the truck struck the Main Street flagpole, police said.

Police said Debartolo told them that he did not see the flagpole due to sun glare. There were no injuries. Police said they issued Debartolo a written warning for making a restricted turn.

Tractor-Trailer

Police report that tractor-trailer truck driver Shane Thomas Allen, 23, of Casa Grande, Ariz., was attempting to make a left turn from eastbound Mt Pleasant Road onto northbound Hawleyville Road about 3:48 pm on December 12, when the truck’s trailer struck a state traffic sign that was posted on a road median at the intersection, damaging the sign and the trailer.

There were no injuries. Police said they verbally warned Allen for failure to drive to the right.