Police Blotter 7.21 to 8.17

July 21

Michael W. Sutcliffe, 26, of Willington, was arrested at 11:57 p.m. on Middle Turnpike and charged with possession of narcotics. Sutcliffe was the passenger in a vehicle stopped on Middle Turnpike. Sutcliffe was arrested on an active arrest warrant stemming from an incident on July 13, 2012, where he was found to be in possession of 2 grams of Heroin. His bond was posted at $7,000.

July 22

Leon Brown, 53, of Willimantic, was arrested at 2:30 p.m. on Tower Road and charged with burglary in the third degree, credit card theft, illegal use of a credit card and larceny in the fifth degree. Brown was taken into custody on an outstanding warrant stemming from an incident on May 9, 2012, where it was determined that Brown was responsible for unlawfully being in a residence, stealing $900 and possessing and using a credit card that did not belong to him. His bond was posted at $4,000 and his court date was on July 31.

July 25

Robert T. Cardin, 19, of Glastonbury, was arrested at 6:00 p.m. at the UConn Police Department and charged with criminal mischief in the third degree. Cardin was arrested at the UConn Police Department for a warrant stemming from an incident on April 18, 2012 where he vandalized three UConn box trucks. His bond was posted at $250 and his court date was on August 7.

July 26

Mate Magyar, 23, of Mansfield, was arrested at 11:40 p.m. at the UConn Police Department and charged with criminal mischief in the second degree. Magyar turned himself in to UConn Police Headquarters after learning of an outstanding warrant issued for his arrest. The warrant stemmed from an incident on May 9. His bond was posted at $300 and his court date was on August 7.

July 30

Kevin J. Ziegler, 22, of Willimantic, was arrested at 9:40 a.m. and charged with failing to appear in the first degree. Ziegler was arrested for failing to appear in court, having missed his scheduled court date on July 24, 2012. The original charges were burglary in the third degree and larceny in the sixth degree from an incident reported to police on March 5, 2012. His bond was posted at $10,000 and his court date was on July 30.

August 1

Sahrish Makhdoom, 21, of Southington, was arrested at 1:37 p.m. at the UConn Police Department and charged with failure to appear in the second degree. Makhdoom turned herself in to UConn Police after learning of an active warrant for her arrest. The warrant stemmed from an incident that occurred on May 5, 2012, where Makhdoom was stopped for a motor vehicle violation and it was learned that she was driving with a suspended license. She then failed to appear for her July 23 court date. Her bond was posted at $100 and her court date was on August 14.

Jaymine A. Patel, 20, of Branford, was arrested at 12:53 p.m. at the UConn Co-Op and charged with larceny in the sixth degree. Patel was observed by Co-Op loss prevention staff taking several jewelry type items worth $82.92 and then attempting to leave without paying for them. Her bond was posted at $500 and her court date was on August 14.

Eriene M. Teneglia, 23, of East Lyme, was arrested at 3:45 p.m. at the UConn Police Department and charged with failure to appear in the second degree. Tenaglia turned herself in to the UConn Police Department for an active warrant for her arrest. The arrest stemmed from an incident where Tenaglia failed to appear in court on July 17 for charges of possessing less than four ounces of marijuana and use of drug paraphernalia. Her bond was posted at $1,000 and her court date was on August 14.

August 2

Brian W. Novack, 20, of Trumbull, was arrested at 9:55 a.m. at the UConn Police Department and charged with breach of peace in the second degree and criminal mischief in the first degree. Novack turned himself in after learning of an active warrant for his arrest. The warrant stemmed from an incident on May 28, 2012 where police concluded that Novack caused damage to a car by kicking, punching and jumping on it. His bond was posted at $400 and his court date was on August 14.

August 13

Edwin Gonzalez, 18, of Willimantic, was arrested at 4:46 a.m. at Hillside Road and charged with interfering with an officer and larceny in the fourth degree. Gonzalez was seen by police, within a group of people, pushing a moped on the roadway. Upon seeing police, Gonzalez dropped the moped and fled the scene. Police located Gonzalez and it was determined that Gonzalez was stealing the moped. His bond was posted at $5,000.

Joshua Serrano, 19, of Stratford, was arrested at 4:46 a.m. at Y Lot and charged with interfering with an officer and larceny in the fourth degree. Serrano was seen by police, within a group of people, pushing a moped on the roadway. Upon seeing police, Serrano dropped the moped and fled the scene. Police located Serrano and it was determined that Serrano was stealing the moped. His bond was posted at $5,000 and his court date was on August 13.

August 17

Matthew B. Eastman, 23, of East Hartford, was arrested at 12:59 a.m. on North Eagleville Road and charged with failure to obey a control signal and driving under the influence. Police stopped Eastman’s car for a motor vehicle violation. Police suspected Eastman of being under the influence and Eastman was subjected to a series of sobriety tests, which he failed. His bond was posted at $500 and his court date was on August 27.

Henry O. Melifonwu, 18, of South Grafton, MA, was arrested at 5:02 p.m. at the UConn Co-Op and charged with larceny in the sixth degree. Police responded to a complaint from the UConn Co-Op that the loss prevention staff was detaining a subject for stealing some items. Melifonwu was identified as responsible for taking the items, which consisted of earphones and an iPhone cover worth a total of $154.90. His bond was posted at $1,000 and his court date was on August 28.