Police Blotter

4/5

Jordan Cote, 24, of Bethel, was arrested at 12:37 a.m. on Birch Road and charged with failure to obey a stop sign, failure to drive right and operation while under the influence. Cote was given a series of field sobriety tests, which he failed. He was given an April 20 court date. Bond was set at $500.

4/6

Caitlin Yanavich, 22, of Willimantic, was arrested at 4:20 p.m. at UConn Police Headquarters and charged with giving a false statement to police and interfering with an officer. Yanavich turned herself in after learning of an active warrant for her arrest. The warrant stemmed from an incident on Feb. 5, when the UConn Police were investigating a robbery. It was determined that Yanavich gave a false statement to police, thus interfering with the investigation. She was given an April 14 court date. Bond was set at $1,500.

Jose Nebres, 42, of Willimantic, was arrested at 5:35 p.m. on North Eagleville Road and charged with disorderly conduct. Babbidge Library security called police to report a in the men's bathroom. After a brief investigation, officers identified the suspect as Nebres, who was later arrested without incident. Nebres was processed and released on a $500 bond for an April 21 court date.

4/7

Jonathan Teo, 22, of Singapore, was arrested at 12:18 a.m. in McMahon South dormitory and charged with possession of a controlled substance or less than four ounces of marijuana. Police were called to McMahon Hall for the smell of burnt marijuana, and after a brief investigation, determined that Teo was in possession of a rolled marijuana cigarette weighing .3 grams. He was given an April 14 court date. Bond was set at $500.

Usman Hashmi, 24, of Wethersfield, was arrested at 12:18 a.m. in McMahon South dormitory and charged with possession of a controlled substance or less than four ounces of marijuana. Police were called to McMahon Hall for the smell of burnt marijuana. After a brief investigation, it was determined that Hashmi was in possession of 2.1 grams of marijuana. He was given an April 14 court date. Bond was set at $500.

4/8

Adam Quagliano, 18, of Andover, was arrested at 10:09 p.m. at the Depot Campus and charged with trespassing and possession of a controlled substance or less than four ounces of marijuana. While performing a patrol check of the Knight Hospital at the Depot Campus, UConn Police found two vehicles parked in a grassy area. Shortly after, Quagliano and a group of individuals came out from inside the building, which is posted with signs that read "Keep Out." After a brief investigation, 5.9 grams of marijuana were found inside Quagliano's vehicle. He was given an April 21 court date. Bond was set at $1,000

4/10

Benjamin Miccinello, 20, of Branford, was arrested at 12:29 a.m. on North Eagleville Road and charged with driving the wrong way on a one way street and operation while under the influence. Miccinello was the operator of a motor vehicle which was seen driving the wrong way on LeDoyt Road. Officers suspected Miccinello to be under the influence of alcohol or drugs, at which time he was subjected to a series of field sobriety tests, which he failed. He was given an April 20 court date. Bond was set at $500.

Richard Coughlin, 23, of Willimantic, was arrested at 12:30 a.m. on Separatist Road, Storrs, and charged with failure to drive right and operation while under the influence. Officers stopped a vehicle operated by Coughlin on Separatist Road for failing to drive right of the center lane on Route 275. Coughlin appeared to be intoxicated and was subjected to a series of field sobriety tests, which he failed. Coughlin was also found to be in possession of a suspected controlled substance that was not in a labeled container. He was given an April 21 court date. Bond was set at $1,500.

Christopher Turchiano, 21, of New Fairfield, was arrested at 2:08 a.m. on North Eagleville Road and charged with traveling unreasonably fast and operation while under the influence. Turchiano was the operator of a motor vehicle which was stopped on North Eagleville Road after officers observed his vehicle traveling unreasonably fast. Officers suspected Turchiano to be intoxicated, at which time he was subjected to a series of field sobriety tests, which he failed. He was given an April 20 court date. Bond was set at $500.

Joshua Regan, 23, of Southington, was arrested at 10:41 p.m. on North Eagleville Road and charged with operation while under the influence. Regan was operating a vehicle that was stopped at a pre-announced sobriety checkpoint at the intersection of King Hill Road and North Eagleville Road. Officers believed that Regan might have been intoxicated. Regan took and failed a series of field sobriety tests, and was placed under arrest. He was given an April 20 court date. Bond was set at $500.

Carlos Bastos, 18, of North Grosvenordale, was arrested at 11:10 p.m. in Northwest Quad, near Batterson Hall, and charged with criminal mischief and breach of peace. Police responded to the area of Terry Hall after a report of a male attempting to break into the dormitories. After a brief investigation, it was determined that Bastos was throwing himself and a rock at a window, causing minor damage as he attempted to gain access. He was given an April 21 court date. Bond was set at $2,000.

Nariandat Roopnarine, 21, of East Hartford, was arrested at 11:52 p.m. on North Eagleville Road and charged with operation while under the influence. Roopnarine was operating a vehicle that was stopped at a pre-announced sobriety checkpoint at the intersection of King Hill Road and North Eagleville Road. Officers believed that Roopnarine may have been under the influence of alcohol or drugs. He was subjected to a series of field sobriety tests, which he failed. He was given an April 20 court date. Bond was set at $500.

4/11

Patrick Kania, 19, of Columbia, was arrested at 12:51 a.m. on Birch Road and charged with failure to obey a stop sign, failure to drive right and operation while under the influence. Police observed a vehicle fail to stop at a stop sign and fail to drive to the right of the center of the road way. Officers stopped the vehicle and, after speaking with the operator, suspected he was driving while under the influence. Kania was given a series of field sobriety tests, which he failed. He was given an April 20 court date. Bond was set at $500.

Justin Neumann, 29, of Coventry, was arrested at 1:56 a.m. on Hillside Road and charged with failure to have headlights lit and operation while under the influence. An officer on a DUI patrol stopped Neumann for a motor vehicle violation. Neumann was suspected of being under the influence of alcohol. He took and failed a series of field sobriety tests. He was given an April 20 court date. Bond was set at $500.

Efrain Colon, 20, of Hartford, was arrested at 2:33 a.m. on Glenbrook Road and charged with failure to have stop lamps and operation while under the influence. Police stopped a vehicle operated by Colon that had a brake light out. Police suspected Colon of operating under the influence of alcohol and was subjected to a series of field sobriety tests, which he failed. He was given an April 20 court date. Bond was set at $500.