Woman Charged for Phony Prescription; Dancer Reports Robbery; and More

Woman Charged with Prescription Fraud

Stratford police arrested a woman Sunday when she allegedly attempted to use a stolen prescription pad to obtain prescription painkillers from a local pharmacy.

Police reports said officers responded to Walgreens, 1606 Barnum Ave., at 5:22 p.m. on Sept. 25 after a woman allegedly presented the pharmacist with a suspected phony prescription for Oxycodone.

Reports said the prescription was said to be from a doctor in New Haven, but the druggist allegedly discovered that the doctor had moved to California and the prescription pad had been reported stolen.

Police said the woman, Sonia Diaz, 32, of 309 Brooks St., Bridgeport, admitted she had found the prescription pad at a local shelter and wrote out the information on it herself.

Diaz was charged with illegally obtaining a prescription by fraud. She was released on $500 bond and scheduled for a court appearance on Oct. 7.

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Dancer Reports Robbery

An exotic dancer told police early Sunday morning that a man she was with had robbed her following an aborted romantic encounter, according to police reports.

Reports said Stratford police officers were dispatched to the Cumberland Farms on West Broad Street at 2:05 a.m. on Sept. 25 where the woman was allegedly found with several bruises and abrasions.

Police said the woman told them she accepted a ride home from a customer at Rumours Café, a gentleman's club on Barnum Avenue Cut-Off. According to reports and the woman's account, they parked at an unlit driveway at the Cumberland Farms, but the encounter ended with an argument, in which the woman said the man grabbed her purse and drove off.

The woman told police the passenger door was open and she tumbled out onto the pavement, losing her purse containing $230 in cash plus personal property, according to reports. Police said she was treated for minor injuries at the scene by Stratford EMS.

Police reported locating a man in an SUV that allegedly matched the description of the robbery suspect, but the woman did not identify him as the robber. The man allegedly told police he had been at Rumours earlier and the woman had tried to get him to go to another strip joint, reports said.

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No Turn Signal Leads to Charges

Stratford police said making a turn without using a turn signal led to charges for the driver of a car and his passenger Monday afternoon.

Stratford police said an officer pulled over a black Volkswagen Jetta after the driver allegedly turned into Walgreens on Barnum Avenue without signaling. A record check reportedly showed that the driver’s license was suspended.

The passenger, Ryan Tompkins, 22, of 153 Knowlton St., Stratford, was charged with possession of less than half an ounce of marijuana after he allegedly was found to have a small amount of the drug in a pill container.

The driver, Michael V. Backert, 40, of 94 Noble St., Stratford, was issued infractions for no turn signal, operating under suspension and failure to notify the Department of Motor Vehicles of a change of address.

Questions about this police report may be directed to jason.bagley@patch.com.