Warrant: New Canaan Woman, 40, Charged with Assault of Public Safety Personnel

New Canaan Police on Aug. 21 arrested a local woman by warrant after she spit and hurled expletives at an officer during processing for a separate domestic incident in June, court records show. Brooke Noell, 40, of South Avenue was charged with assault of public safety personnel, a felony offense. At about 5:38 p.m. on June 6 (a Saturday), officers transported Noell to NCPD headquarters after she was found to be the aggressor in a domestic dispute, according to a police affidavit that forms the major part of an arrest warrant application signed Aug. 7 by a state Superior Court judge.

Warrant: New Canaan Man, 36, Punched Passerby on South Avenue

Police on Aug. 9 arrested a 36-year-old New Canaan man by warrant for punching a man walking on the South Avenue sidewalk in the stomach on a Wednesday night in April, court records show. At about 8:05 p.m. on April 16, police were dispatched to South Avenue and Maple Street on a report of an assault that occurred the night before, according to the affidavit of Officer Idelissa Lluveres that forms the major part of an arrest warrant application signed May 5 by a state Superior Court judge. 

Arriving, Lluveres and Sgt. George Caponera were flagged down by the girlfriend of the complainant, the affidavit said. “[The girlfriend] stated that while she and the complainant … were walking down the street, they saw an individual who had punched [the complainant] in the stomach the night earlier,” it said.

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Man, 60, Charged with DUI After Crash

Police on Aug. 7 arrested a 60-year-old Westport man and charged him with driving under the influence after a two-car crash. At about 11:42 p.m. on Aug. 6, a Thursday, officers responded to a crash at East Avenue and Route 123, according to a police report. There, police discovered that the man ran a red light at Silvermine Road and ended up striking a car that was traveling on Route 123, the report said.

DUI: Wrong-Way Driver Tests at Nearly Three Times Legal Limit

Police on Aug. 9 arrested a 21-year-old Bridgeport woman and charged her with driving under the influence. At about 11:30 p.m. that Sunday, an officer stopped the woman as she drove the wrong way down Elm Street, according to a police report. In a subsequent stop, the officer found signs of impairment in the driver, the report said. After administering field sobriety tests, police charged her with the misdemeanor offense, it said.

New Canaan Teen Charged After Fleeing Scene of Crash

Police on July 31 arrested an 18-year-old New Canaan man and charged him with evading responsibility following a car crash. At about 9:32 p.m. on July 30 (a Thursday), officers responded to the intersection of South Avenue and Bank Street on a report of a two-car crash where one vehicle left the scene, police said. Through an investigation, authorities learned that one car had stopped for a light while a second vehicle rear-ended it, causing damage and then making a U-turn and driving off, according to a police report. Police identified the evading vehicle through an investigation and charged the teen with the misdemeanor offense. He also was cited for following too closely. 

The teen was released after promising to appear Aug.