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Forgery Charge for Man, 37

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Police on Saturday arrested a 37-year-old Waterbury man and charged him with third-degree forgery and a number of motor vehicle-related violations. At about 4:52 p.m. on March 30, an officer on patrol spotted a car on South Avenue with temporary license plates that did not belong to the vehicle, according to a police report. During a subsequent stop, the officer identified the driver and established probable cause for the misdemeanor forgery charge. Under state law, a person is guilty of third-degree forgery if he or she “with intent to defraud, deceive or injure another, he falsely makes, completes or alters a written instrument, or issues or possesses any written instrument which he knows to be forged.”

The man also was cited for operating an unregistered motor vehicle, illegal operation of a motor vehicle without minimum insurance, driving without a license and falsifying a license. He was released after promising to appear April 12 in state Superior Court.

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Felony Risk of Injury Charge for New Canaan Man, 44

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Police last week arrested a 44-year-old New Canaan man and charged him with risk of injury to a child and three counts of disorderly conduct. At about 4:17 p.m. on March 25, officers responded to a Nursery Road home on a report of a dispute between the man and the victim, police said. They established probable cause and brought the felony risk of injury charge, as well as the misdemeanor disorderly conduct counts. The man was transported to police headquarters for processing. It isn’t clear whether the man is related to the victim or what prompted the charges.

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Police Investigate Vandalism at Bristow Park

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Police are investigating vandalism in a public park on the edge of downtown New Canaan. Several surfaces inside Bristow Park—a bird sanctuary that this year marks its centennial—were sprayed with paint, according to Lt. Marc DeFelice, public information officer at the New Canaan Police Department. The vandalism is located in two separate areas of Bristow, he said. Police had no suspects as of Tuesday evening. Officer Nicole Vartuli is investigating the matter, DeFelice said.

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NCPD To Add Three New Officers

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The New Canaan Police Department is adding three new officers to its ranks. Brian Buckley, 39, Austin Malizia, 33 and Carlos Prado, 25, will start recruit training April 5 at the Connecticut Police Academy’s 382nd training session in Meriden. The tentative graduation date for that class is during the first week of October, police said in a press release. Buckley, a married Bethel resident, graduated from New Milford High School and earned a bachelor’s degree from Le Moyne College, where he majored in history. 

Malizia, who is engaged, lives in Norwalk with his fiancée and their two children. He’s a New Canaan High School graduate who earned a bachelor’s degree in social work from Southern Connecticut State University.

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DUI Charge for Man, 27

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Police after midnight Friday arrested a 27-year-old Ridgefield man and charged him with driving under the influence. At about 12:40 a.m. on March 15, an officer stopped a car speeding on Old Stamford Road, according to a police report. During the stop, the officer smelled “the odor of intoxicants” coming from the car, the report said. After conducting field sobriety tests, police brought the misdemeanor DUI charge. The man was transported to police headquarters for booking.