Connecticut
Connecticut woman arrested on U.S. 31 near Argos for OWI, endangerment and possession – WTCA
A woman from Connecticut was arrested on Friday evening, December 29th by Plymouth Police.
At about 2:45 in the afternoon, the Marshall County Dispatch Center received multiple calls about an erratic vehicle traveling southbound on U.S. 31 near the interchange for Veterans Parkway.
An officer from the Argos Police Department located the suspect vehicle and conducted a traffic stop near U.S. 31 and 18th Roads. Marshall County deputies and Indiana State Police troopers also responded and assisted in the investigation.
During the investigation, it was determined that the driver of the vehicle, 56-year-old Claudette J. Whaples was intoxicated and in possession of drug paraphernalia.
Whaples was arrested and lodged in the Marshall County Jail for operating while intoxicated – endangering, operating while intoxicated with a BAC of 0.15% or more, and possession of paraphernalia. She was held on a $1,500 cash bond.
Readers are reminded that charging information supported by an affidavit of probable cause is merely an allegation that a crime has been committed and that there is only probable cause to believe a crime has been committed. They are presumed innocent throughout the proceedings and are entitled to be represented by counsel and entitled to a trial by jury at which the State is obligated to provide proof beyond a reasonable doubt before a judgment of guilt may be made.
Three Rocky Hill firefighters were honored Monday night for their part in a rescue on the Connecticut River in March.
Emergency crews responded to Ferry Park in Rocky Hill on March 23 in response to a report of a vehicle in the river.
When they arrived, they found a woman in a Jeep about 35 feet out from the riverbank.
Crews broke a window and pulled the woman to safety after about 10 minutes, according to fire officials.
The woman sustained non-life-threatening injuries.
Monday evening, Captain William Kelly, Captain Roberto Leone, and Lt. Travis Gerace-Hicks were awarded the fire department’s valor award for their rescue efforts.
ROCKY HILL — A man from South Carolina is facing charges after cutting down light poles along the highway in Rocky Hill, Connecticut State Police said.
Lamont Carlson Tucker, 62, of Myrtle Beach, is charged with first-degree criminal mischief and fourth-degree larceny, police said.
Police said troopers responded to reports of “an individual cutting light poles” around 5 a.m. Saturday.
Tucker was released on a $3,000 bond and is scheduled to appear at state Superior Court in New Britain June 12, police said.
The North Haven Police Department is continuing to investigate after a male was shot while riding a moped on Sunday night.
According to police, a 20-year-old male was shot in the area of Whitney Avenue near the Hamden town line.
The victim sustained non-life-threatening serious injuries and was transported to the hospital.
No other information has been released.
Police are continuing to investigate, and say that there will be a heavy police presence in the area of Whitney Avenue and Skiff Street.
Anyone with information is asked to contact the North Haven Police Department.
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