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EASTERN CONNECTICUT / POLICE LOGS

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Police Logs — October 20, 2026

Arrest entries grouped by town. Verified court-case links appear where available.

Arrests and charges are allegations, not convictions. These listings include agency releases and clearly labeled newspaper compilations. The heading is the log edition or release date; individual arrests and covered periods may be earlier.

East Lyme

  • Anthony E. Sharples, 22, of Waterford, CT — Charged October 14 with controlled-substance possession and criminal possession of a firearm, ammunition or electronic defense weapon.

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Ellington

  • Jeremiah Raymond Chopus, 44, of Norwich, CT — October 17: driving under the influence, a lane violation, disorderly conduct, and third-degree assault following an incident on Pinney Street.

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Groton Town

  • Mark M. Hill, 60, of Killingworth, CT — Charged October 14 with driving without minimum insurance, driving with a suspended registration and evading responsibility.

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Mansfield

  • John Perrault, 41, of Windham, CT — October 12: fifth-degree larceny and interfering with police in connection with an incident at Camp Mansfield.

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Putnam

  • Christopher N. Cedeno, 40, of Putnam, CT — Charged October 15 with DUI.

  • Emily M. Champagne, 46, of Putnam, CT — Charged October 16 with interfering with an officer and third-degree assault

  • Arthur R. Scott, 36, of Putnam, CT — Charged October 11 with risk of injury to a child, second-degree breach of peace, second-degree threatening and second-degree reckless endangerment.

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Stafford

  • Robert Kinel, 58, hometown not provided — October 15: first-degree reckless endangerment, driving an unregistered vehicle, failure to use a required ignition device, driving under the influence, improper use of a plate, failure to carry minimum insurance, and driving while under suspension related to alcohol, charged by warrant in connection with a December crash in Mansfield.

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Stonington

  • Richard A. Dussault, 62, of North Stonington, CT — Charged October 18 with evading responsibility and driving without a license

  • Yadira Rios, 45, of no certain address — Charged October 17 with controlled-substance possession, illegal taking of a payment card, third-degree identity theft and fifth-degree larceny.

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Tolland

  • John Farrar, 63, of Lisbon, CT — October 13: first-degree larceny, first-degree computer crimes, and second-degree money laundering, charged by warrant in connection with an embezzlement investigation involving a local concrete company.

  • Blake Cardona, 37, hometown not provided — October 14: third-degree burglary, third-degree criminal trespass, and sixth-degree larceny, charged by warrant in connection with an incident on Crystal Lake Road.

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Union

  • Dian Taglieri, 75, of Woodstock, CT — October 18: evading responsibility, driving under the influence, and a lane violation after state police located a vehicle stopped on Buckley Highway.

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Vernon

  • Jason Daggett, 47, of Ellington, CT — October 15: probation violation in connection with an incident on Hartford Turnpike.

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