Crime & Safety
Two Stratford Men Arrested for Drug Possession
The following arrest information was provided by the Norwalk Police Department. It does not indicate convictions.
Norwalk Police arrested two Stratford men for drug possession on Thursday, one of whom had an outstanding warrant on them.
According to the police report, officers on patrol on Monroe Street saw Robert Vega, 19, of 780 White Street in Stratford, whom they had recognized. After seeing him get into a friend's vehicle, the police officers pulled it over. As officers approached the passenger's side of the vehicle, they observed Vega trying to get out and ordered him to stay in the car. The officers noticed Vega had his hands in his pockets and requested that he keep them in plain view.
Police officers confirmed that Vega had an outstanding warrant out on him for an alleged domestic dispute on Dec. 4. at his mother's home on Mulvoy Street. When officers were handcuffing Vega, they observed a strong odor of marijuana. They called for the K-9 unit and the German Sheppard, Ranier, allegedly led officers to four bags of a green, leafy substance in the car which tested positive for marijuana. Officers had the vehicle towed.
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According to police officials, the driver of the vehicle, Evin Burgos, 19, of 8 Lockwood Avenue, had $274 in his possession. The money was in two wads of cash in different pockets. When asked by the officers why he had two wads of cash, Burgos, according to the police report, said one of the them was "stripper money." Police said Burgos had a green, leafy substance in his possession, which tested positive for marijuana.
In Vega's incident at his mother's home on Dec. 4, he allegedly pushed his mother against the wall and threw her cell phone on the ground after she tried to all 911. The report stated that officers noticed broken glass on the floor of her home.
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Police arrested Vega and charged him with:
- Third-degree assault
- Interference with 911 call
- Disorderly conduct
- Possession marijuana less than four ounces
- Sale, possession within distance of school
- Conspiracy
Bond was set and $12,500. Vega has a court date on Jan. 20.
Burgos was charged him with:
- Illegal possession near school
- Illegal manufacture, distribution, sale prescription
- Conspiracy
- Possession marijuana less than four ounces
Bond was set at $7,500. Burgos has a court date on Jan. 20.
