Warrant

After learning that police held a warrant for his arrest, a male youth went to the police station on the afternoon of March 5 and was charged with failure to respond to an infraction and with illegal possession of alcohol by a minor on private property, police said.

The arrest stems from an incident last July 16 in the Tamarack Road area in which police investigated a complaint about a loud party and then issued ten teenagers infraction tickets for illegal alcohol possession.

Of the ten youths who were issued the $136 infraction tickets, two of those youths were under age 18. State law shields the identities of people under age 18 who are charged with such offenses, and thus police did not disclose the identity of the boy whom they charged on a warrant on March 5.

Police released the boy on $136 bail for a March 14 court appearance.

Berkshire Crash

Police report an accident involving three vehicles near 39 Berkshire Road at about 12:34 pm on February 26.

In that incident, a 2005 Ford Focus driven by Heather Richman, 23, of New Milford was waiting in traffic in the westbound lane of Berkshire Road, police said.

A westbound 2005 Chrysler Town & Country minivan driven by Louise Ruscoe, 51, of Danbury was waiting behind the Ford, police said.

A westbound 2002 Honda Odyssey minivan driven by Laura Nowacki, 45, of 50 Bennetts Bridge Road then struck the rear end of the Chrysler, pushing the Chrysler into the rear end of the Ford, police said.

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

GMC Pickup

A one-vehicle accident occurred on Palestine Road about 1:45 am February 27, according to police.

Police said motorist Kurt Koloniaris, 20, of 7 Pebble Road told them that that he was driving a 2006 GMC K-2500 pickup truck eastward on an icy Palestine Road, when a deer entered the street. Police said Koloniaris told them that the GMC then spun off the road’s westbound shoulder and struck a tree.

Koloniaris was not injured. Police said they issued him an infraction for traveling too fast for conditions.

Intersection Collision

At about 2:45 pm on February 27, motorist Lynn Kovack, 44, of 6 Appleblossom Lane was driving a 2001 Nissan Sentra sedan southward on Elm Drive, police said.

At that time, motorist Elizabeth Portnoy, 25, of 14 Winding Brook Road, who was driving a 2002 BMW 325-XI sedan, was waiting at a stop sign on westbound Country Club Road, police said.

The BMW then attempted to turn left to enter southbound Elm Drive, but collided with the Nissan, police said.

There were no injuries. Police said they issued Portnoy a written warning for failure to grant the right of way.

Weapons Violations

Police report that while they were assisting bail enforcement agents in serving arrest warrants at 350 South Main Street late on the morning of March 5, they learned that Robert Cosenza, 32, of East Haven was in possession of a firearm and a set of brass knuckles.

Police then arrested Cosenza on charges of carrying a pistol without a permit and carrying a dangerous weapon. Police said they held Cosenza on $20,000 bail for a March 7 court arraignment on the two felonies.

After his arraignment, Cosenza was released on $5,000 bail for a March 21 court appearance.

Brooklyn Man

Police report that they stopped motorist Elvis Pena, 28, of Brooklyn, N.Y., to investigate at about 7:30 pm on March 6 on Hawleyville Road, near the Exit 9 interchange of Interstate 84.

Police then charged Pena with driving with an obstructed marker plate and with driving with a suspended license.

Pena was released on a written promise to appear in court on March 23, police said.

Three Vehicles

A three-vehicle accident occurred near 33 Berkshire Road about 3:20 pm March 6.

Eastbound motorist Dorothy Bartlett, 68, of Sandy Hook, who was driving a 2004 Honda Civic, stopped her vehicle in traffic on Berkshire Road, police said.

An eastbound 1996 Chrysler Town & Country minivan driven by Jeanne Abric, 50, of 87 Berkshire Road then stopped behind the Honda, police said.

Eastbound motorist Emmett White, 17, of 60 Castle Meadow Road, who was driving a 2001 Volvo XC-70 station wagon, then struck the rear end of Chrysler, pushing the Chrysler into the rear end of the Honda, police said.

Abric was transported to Danbury Hospital for treatment of injuries, police said. White received a written warning for following too closely, according to police.

Drummers Lane

Police said that motorist Kimberly Francesco, 26, of 7 Drummers Lane was driving a 2003 Audi A-6 sedan on that street about 5 pm on March 6 and then stopped in order to use an automotive navigation device.

Francesco started to drive again before looking at the road and struck motorist Kathleen Schott, 75, of 18 Glover Avenue, who was driving a 2010 Toyota Corolla sedan, police said.

There were no injuries. Police said they issued Francesco a motor vehicle infraction.

Wasserman Way

Police report a two-vehicle accident about 12:24 pm on March 5 on Wasserman Way, near the Exit 11 interchange for Interstate 84.

Motorist Sean Heath, 33, of 68 Marlin Road was driving a 2010 Hyundai Genesis sedan westward and then stopped for traffic conditions, after which the Hyundai was struck from behind by westbound motorist Bruce Benedict, 53, of Monroe, who was driving a 2004 Chevrolet Tahoe SUV, police said.

There were no injuries. Benedict received an infraction for following too closely, police said.

Berkshire Accident

At about 7:38 am on February 28, motorist Kristin McSpedon, 32, of 50 Berkshire Road, who was driving a 2003 Toyota Corolla, was pulling out of the driveway at that address to head westward on Berkshire Road, as motorist Jessica Worthington, 20, of Danbury was driving a 2001 Volkswagen Passat sedan eastward on Berkshire Road, police said.

The two vehicles collided. There were no injuries. Police said they issued McSpedon a written warning for failure to grant the right of way.

Sugar Street

Motorist Matthew Taylor, 22, of 8 White Oak Farm Road was driving a 2006 Jeep Liberty SUV eastward on Sugar Street, near Baldwin Road, about 7 pm March 5, when a deer ran onto the road, colliding with the vehicle. Taylor was not injured. Police took no enforcement.

Four MV Charges

Police report they stopped motorist Kimberly Gontarz, 42, of East Haven on Church Hill Road, near its intersection with Wendover Road, about 5:47 pm on March 8, because the vehicle that she was driving did not have a front marker plate.

After investigating, police charged Gontarz with failure to display a front marker plate, misuse of a marker plate, driving an unregistered vehicle, and failure to have automotive insurance.

Police said they released Gontarz on a written promise to appear in court on March 22.

Florida Man

Police report that after learning that they held a warrant for his arrest, Travis Nelson, 31, of Ocala, Fla., went to the police station on March 8 and was charged with third-degree assault.

Police said their arrest of Nelson follows an investigation into a complaint about an incident that occurred last November.

Police released Nelson on $5,000 bail for a March 18 court appearance.