Teen Bus Riders Charged with Disorderly Conduct; Police Make Shoplifting Arrests

Teens Face Disorderly Conduct Charges

Stratford police arrested four teenagers from Bridgeport this week after their alleged unruly behavior caused their bus driver to take them to the police station.

Police reports did not say why the teens were on the bus owned by WE Transportation LLC when the incident occurred on the afternoon of Sept. 7. Police also did not name them because they are all under age 18.

The bus was transporting the teenagers southbound on the Wilbur Cross Parkway at the route 34 exit when they reportedly began throwing balls of paper at each other. Police reports said they stopped for a few minutes when the bus driver and an aide ordered them to, but then started again as the bus approached the Sikorsky Bridge.

The driver reportedly pulled off the highway and headed south on Main Street, stopping to ask a police patrol officer for directions to the police station.

At the station, the four teenagers were charged with disorderly conduct and later released in the custody of their parents.

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Police Arrest Alleged Shoplifters

Four people were charged with sixth-degree larceny as a result of recent reported shoplifting attempts.

Store employees complained that a man stole two 30-packs of beer and four packages of bathroom tissues from the Big Y store on Hawley Lane on Sept. 3.

Police tracked down the alleged thief, Guilford Boyd Jr., 52, of 90 Clarendon St., Stratford, and took him into custody. He was released on a promise to appear for a court appearance on Sept. 14.

Store security personnel at the Walmart on Barnum Avenue Cut-Off, on Sept. 7, allegedly caught two women concealing merchandise and attempting to leave the store without paying for it, according to police reports.

Ruth Ortiz, 23, of 76 Sixth St., Bridgeport, allegedly tried to steal health and beauty items totalling $24.60, and Christine Andreu, 22, of 1071 Pembroke St., Bridgeport, allegedly tried to steal children’s items worth $87.44. Both were held on $250 bond and scheduled for court appearances on Sept. 16.

Walmart security also detained Yazmin Hechavarria, 24, of 507 Park St., Bridgeport, on Sept. 6, when she allegedly tried to leave the store without paying for merchandise. Police said Hechavarria was also wanted on two court-issued PRAWN warrants, one for the Waterbury police and the other for the Bridgeport police.

She was charged with sixth-degree larceny and the two warrants and held on $2,495 bond for a court appearance on Sept. 16.

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