Irate Computer User Charged; Frisbee Joke Leads to Arrest; McDonald's Mishap; and More

Police Charge Irate Computer User

A Stratford woman who police said flew into a fury when UI workers unexpectedly shut off her power was arrested after she allegedly got in a fight with a police officer

The incident occurred Saturday, July 16,  around 1:30 p.m. on Stonybrook Road where a UI crew was transferring power lines to a new utility pole.

Police said June Harris, 65, of 34 Stonybrook Road, confronted the electric company workers and began screaming obscenities at them. A Stratford police officer who was working a private duty traffic control assignment ordered her to move back, because pieces of insulators and other equipment were falling around her, but Harris refused, according to the police report.

Instead of moving, police said Harris struck the officer and lunged at him, forcing him to grapple her to the ground. Additional officers were summoned and helped subdue her. During the incident, she and the officer both received minor injuries. The police report said Harris was in "a fit of absolute rage and hysteria."

Harris was transported to Bridgeport Hospital and then to Stratford police headquarters where she was charged with breach of peace in the second degree, interfering with a police officer and assaulting a police officer. She was released on $1,000 bond for a court appearance on July 27.

Cash Register Theft Leads to Arrest

Police charged a Stratford man with larceny in the fifth degree in connection with the suspected theft of a cash register containing $400 to $500 from Brown’s Marina.

Officers responded to the recreational boating equipment store at 638 Stratford Ave. on the afternoon of July 17. A witness provided a description of the suspect and his vehicle, plus his license plate number.

Police determined the suspect was Jacob Anthony Sanchez, 36, of 1601 Stratford Ave., whom they apprehended at his home. The police report said Sanchez has numerous past convictions for burglary, robbery, larceny and narcotics. The report also said a witness positively identified Sanchez as the suspect.

Sanchez was released on $5,000 bond for a court appearance on July 27.

Causing a Disturbance at Mickey D's

Stratford police arrested a Stamford man over the weekend after he allegedly caused a disturbance in the McDonald’s at 411 Barnum Avenue Cut-Off.

An officer responded to the restaurant at 4:49 p.m. on July 16, where employees said Brandon Bodrick, 21, of 13 Ivy St., Stamford, had become abusive and said if he had a gun he would return and shoot everyone in the restaurant. There was no evidence that Bodrick actually has a gun, the report said.

The incident allegedly started when Bodrick offered to sell perfume to some young women at the restaurant. He said the woman responded rudely and photographed his car’s license plate with a phone camera, the report said. He tried to complain to the restaurant manager, but the manager wasn’t there at the time, which reportedly made him irate.

Police said they advised Bodrick he could not solicit sales in Stratford without a peddler’s license. He was charged with threatening in the second degree and breach of peace in the second degree and released on $100 bond for a court appearance on July 27.

Fighting at Short Beach

A Naugatuck man who reportedly started a fight at Short Beach just after midnight on July 16 was arrested on multiple charges, including a court warrant.

Several officers were dispatched to Short Beach for a report of a fight. A man said it started when he made a joke about a woman’s unsuccessful attempt to catch a frisbee, the police report said. She and her male friends allegedly took offense and started fighting.

Police said the man said he called police when the group became belligerent. No charges were filed pertaining to the fight, but police arrested Anthony Moriello, 25, of 258 City Hill St., Naugatuck, when they learned there was a PRAWN warrant for him for failure to appear in the second degree.

Moriello was also charged with DUI and operating with a suspended license. He was released on a $500 bond for the warrant charge and ordered to appear in court on July 27.

Bad Check Charges

Police charged Hicham Chamarkhi, 43, of 102 Bassick Road, Trumbull, with larceny in the second degree and issuing a bad check for an alleged bad check issued to Mutual Security Credit, 6580 Main St., Stratford.

Chamarkhi was apprehended on July 14 by the Trumbull police and turned over to the Stratford police. He was released on $5,000 bond for a court appearance on July 22.

Protective Order Violation

A Stratford man was arrested on July 14 after police officers found him reportedly hiding in a basement of a house in violation of a protective order.

A police report said several officers responded to 562 King St., Stratford, after receiving a report that Andrew R. Jimenez, 22, of that address, was seen entering the residence. A court protective order prohibiting Jimenez from going to the house was issued earlier this year following several violent episodes, the police report said.

Police received permission to enter and search the residence and found Jimenez hiding in the basement, the report said. He was charged with violating a protective order and held on $10,000 bond for a court appearance on July 15 before a domestic violence magistrate.

Assault Charge Filed

A Stratford man was charged with assault in the third degree after a police officer on patrol at 4:17 p.m. on July 14 observed him chasing a woman on Barnum Avenue near Barnum Avenue Extension, according to a police report.

The woman said Gabriel Herrera, 31, of 41 Burritt Ave., Stratford, assaulted her after she refused to let him use her cell phone, the police report said.

Herrera was released on $500 bond for a court appearance on July 15.

Editor's note: Questions about this police report may be directed to jason.bagley@patch.com