The East Haddam Police and the Connecticut State Police, Troop K in Colchester report the following incidents:
LARCENY - On Jan. 22 at approximately 3:54 p.m., Sara Suscella, 31, of Nason Road, Higganum was arrested pursuant to a warrant, and charged with 2nd-Degree Larceny and Conspiracy to Commit 2nd-Degree Larceny. Suscella was held on a $20,000 bond and scheduled to appear at Norwich Superior Court on 1/23/15.
FAILURE TO OBEY A STOP SIGN AND FAILURE TO DRIVE UPON THE RIGHT - On Jan. 26 at approximately 12:16 a.m., Steven Urban, 48, of Bashan Road, East Haddam was traveling westbound on Mott Lane in Moodus, operating a 2012 Ford transit van. Police said that as Urban was approaching the intersection of Eli Chapman Road, he veered left, crossed the double-yellow center line, veered right and commenced into a clockwise yaw. While the vehicle was in a spin, the van left the roadway and collided with a stop sign. No injuries were reported, but the vehicle had to be towed as a result of disabling damages sustained in the accident. Urban was issued infractions for the above violations.
DRIVING UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF ALCOHOL AND/OR DRUGS AND MAKING A RESTRICTED TURN - On Jan. 29 at approximately 6:33 p.m., Eugene Harding, 41, of Leesville Road, Moodus was charged with the above violations. State Police received a report of a motor-vehicle accident on Neptune Avenue in Moodus, when a vehicle left the roadway and struck a utility pole. Harding reportedly failed the Standardized Field-Sobriety Tests and was taken into custody to Troop K. He was subsequently released on a $500 bond and given a court date of 2/18/15 at Middletown Superior Court.
DRIVING UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF ALCOHOL AND/OR DRUGS AND OPERATING AN UNREGISTERD MOTOR-VEHICLE - On Jan. 31 at approximately 4:16 a.m., Matthew Martell, 43, of Clark Hill Road, East Haddam had reportedly driven his vehicle into a snowbank at the Westchester Shopping Plaza in Westchester, at the intersection of Routes 149 & 16. Martell reportedly failed the Standardized Field-Sobriety Tests and was taken into custody to Troop K. He was later released on a $500 bond and scheduled to appear at Norwich Superior Court on 2/10/15.
MOTOR-VEHICLE VS. EMBANKMENT - On Jan. 31 at approximately 2:41 p.m., Tyler Gerber, 27, of Falls Road, Moodus was driving a 1993 Chevy K-3500 on Moodus-Leesville Road in the area of Johnsonville Road (Routes 149 & 151) in Moodus. Police said that Gerber swerved as he was attempting to negotiate a curve, striking an embankment. No injuries were reported.
MISSING OR STOLEN MEDICATION - On Feb 3 at approximately 3:10 p.m., East Haddam Police were dispatched to investigate a complaint at the Oak Grove Senior Housing Center, located on William F. Palmer Road in Moodus. A visiting caretaker reported that narcotic medication was discovered missing from their client's pill container(s). The case is under investigation, and anyone with possible information is asked to contact Corporal Karl Karabeinikoff at the East Haddam Resident Troopers' Office at 860-891-8201. If you would prefer to remain anonymous, you may leave a voice-mail on the (confidential) Crime Tip Line at 860-873-5013.
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I don’t think this guy has even slim hope of saving his future. This DUI charge is going to hit him hard financially as well as personally. I have seen cases where DUI completely destroyed lives emotionally and finically when I worked with a DUI attorney Los Angeles couple of years ago.
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