When 'Come In' Apparently Means 'Stay Out' If It's The Police

Just after midnight on March 12, Stratford police officers responded to a report of neighbors being loud at an apartment on 3712 Main Street.

Upon arrival, the front entry door was open and inside the entry was a set of stairs leading up to the third floor. And approximately half-way up the stairs, police could hear people being very loud on the third floor. 

Police got to the top of the stairs and knocked on the door and a female voice said, "Come in," according to the police report.

The female was identified as Bonnie Sockolosky, 26, who told police that it was her apartment. Officers observed several others in the apartment where there was alcohol clearly visable.

Police asked Sockolosky to shut down the party and to have everyone be quiet.

However, she took objection to that request, police said, becoming “very loud” and started “yelling” at officers to get out and saying that she did not invite them to come in.

Police said Sockolosky appeared to be intoxicated.

Sockolosky then called 911 from her cell phone and asked for the police to have the two responding police officers on the scene removed.

At that point, police placed Sockolosky under arrest and upon starting to put handcuffs on her, she pulled away and stated, “Oh no, I’m not getting arrested.”

She continued to pull away with one cuff on. However, officers did place the other cuff on and she was escorted out of the apartment with some difficulty, police said.

Sockolosky was still agitated when she was placed in the patrol car, telling officers she didn’t do anything wrong.

Police reported that while they were reading her rights to Sockolosky at headquarters, she took the form, filled it out and signed it. A short time later, she grabbed the form and tore it up.

Sockolosky was charged with disorderly conduct and resisting arrest and bond was set at $500 pending a court hearing on March 23.