Police arrested a 48-year-old New Canaan man at 1:07 a.m. on Oct. 29 and charged him with driving under the influence.
He failed field sobriety tests after police stopped him for drifting over the double yellow line while traveling east on East Avenue near Route 123, according to a police report. On stopping the car, officers could smell alcohol on the motorist’s breath.
In addition to the DUI charge, he was cited for failure to drive right and failure to carry his license.
He was released on $250 bond and scheduled to appear Nov. 12 in state Superior Court in Norwalk.
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Police arrested a 24-year-old Norwalk man at 8:06 p.m. on Oct. 29 and charged him with third-degree assault and second-degree breach of peace.
A verbal argument with his girlfriend turned physical while the pair was parked near Mill Pond, according to police. He’s accused of shutting the glove box on her thumb and pushing her to the ground.
He was released on $1,000 bond and scheduled to appear Oct. 30 in state Superior Court in Norwalk.
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Police cited a 34-year-old Stratford woman for possession of less than .5 ounces of marijuana following a minor traffic accident on Main Street in which she was not at fault.
The woman was traveling southbound in 1993 Honda when a car cut in front of her to make a left onto Woodland Road. She struck the vehicle and then both her own car and the one that cut her off—operated by a 21-year-old Norwalk man—were rear-ended. (Each of those second motorists later would be issued a verbal warning for following too closely.) No one was injured in the accident.
During a subsequent investigation, police smelled marijuana in the Stratford woman’s car and found a small amount inside, police said.