Drug Needle Found in Driver's Shoe, Disorderly Conduct, Assault, Breach of Peace and Motor-Vehicle Rollover through 9-11-13

The East Haddam Police and the Connecticut State Police, Troop K in Colchester report the following incidents:

MOTOR-VEHICLE ACCIDENT - On August 30 at approximately 4:58 p.m., Paula Smith, 40, of Moodus-Leesville Road, Moodus was traveling northbound on William F. Palmer Road in Moodus, operating a 2008 Toyota RAV-4, and was stopped at a stop sign at the intersection at (Route 149) Falls Road. Donald Richards, 56, of Wilcox Hill Road, Portland approached from behind in a 2005 Subaru Impreza. Police said that as Richards attempted to make a right-hand turn onto Falls Road, he struck Smith during the passing maneuver. There were no injuries reported to either drivers or their passengers and both vehicles were able to be driven from the accident scene. Police issued Richards an infraction for passing on the right.

POSSESSION OF DRUG PARAPHERNALIA - On Sept. 1 at approximately 1:51 a.m., police received a report of a motor-vehicle operating erratically on Route 149 in Moodus. Police observed the vehicle traveling 55 in a posted 40 mile-per-hour zone, and initiated a motor-vehicle stop. During the subsequent investigation, the officer discovered that the driver, Taylor Bauer, 21, of Eli Chapman Road, Moodus had a hypodermic needle in his right shoe. Bauer was arrested and charged with possession of drug paraphernalia, taken into custody and processed at Troop K. He was later released on a $500 bond and scheduled to appear at Middletown Superior Court on 9/18/13.

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An arrest or infraction does not indicate a conviction, and all individuals listed in these reports are considered innocent unless proven guilty in a court of law.