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Risk of Injury to a Minor, Making a False Statement, Disorderly Conduct, Assault, DUI, Fraudulent Use of an ATM and Failure to Appear in Court through 12-30-13


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

DISORDERLY CONDUCT - On Dec. 24 at approximately 8:06 p.m., Kirk Walker, 61, of East Haddam-Colchester Turnpike, East Haddam was arrested and charged with the above violation. Walker was released on a $1,000 bond and scheduled to appear at Middletown Superior Court on 12/26/13.

DRIVING UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF ALCOHOL AND/OR DRUGS AND FAILURE TO DRIVE UPON THE RIGHT - On Dec. 24, Francesca Quaranta, 46, of Main Street, Middletown was traveling southbound along Route 151 in East Haddam in a 2012 Chevy Cruze. Police said that Quaranta lost control of the vehicle, drove off the left side of the road and struck a fence and cement building. No injuries were reported, and the driver refused medical evaluation. After a subsequent investigation, police determined that Quaranta was intoxicated. She was taken into custody and processed at Troop K, then later released on a $500 bond. Quaranta was given a court date of 1/15/13.

ASSAULT AND DISORDERLY CONDUCT - On Dec. 27 at approximately 11:30 p.m., Allison Cavanagh, 47, of Gage Street, Bennington, Vermont was arrested and charged with 3rd-degree assault and disorderly conduct. Cavanagh was released on a $500 bond and scheduled to appear at Middletown Superior Court on 12/30/13.

DISORDERLY CONDUCT - On Dec. 28 at approximately midnight, Charles Batease, 46, of Falls Road, Moodus was arrested and charged with the above violation. Batease was released on a $500 bond and given a court date of 12/30/13 at Middletown Superior Court.

RISK OF INJURY TO A MINOR AND MAKING A FALSE STATEMENT - On Dec. 28 at approximately 8:10 a.m., Elyse Dobrinski, 31, of Mount Parnassus Road, East Haddam was arrested, pursuant to a warrant, after a State Police investigation into the living conditions at Dobrinski's place of residence. Dobrinski was released on a $2,500 bond and is scheduled to appear next at Middletown Superior Court on 2/13/14.

* For more police activity reports, please visit The (East Haddam) Neighborhood Watch Report at:

http://easthaddamneighborhoodwatchreport.blogspot.com/2014/01/risk-of-injury-to-minor-making-false.h...

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.

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