Attempted Home Invasion; Beating With a Tire Iron

Attempted Home Invasion

A 70-year-old Haddam man was arrested on numerous charges last week after police say he attempted to break into a Chester home, fled the scene on a bicycle and then fought with police when they tried to arrest him.

Stefan Spiak, of 1179 Saybrook Road, Haddam, was charged April 5 in Chester with home invasion/unarmed burglary, third-degree burglary, manufacture or possession of burglar’s tools, third-degree criminal trespass and interfering with a police officer, police said.

According to police,  a homeowner on Denlar Drive in Chester called the resident trooper’s office after she heard a noise at a door at her home and saw a man trying to enter. She was able to keep the man out of her home by pushing against the door and then saw the man riding away on a bicycle.

She then called police and when they responded they saw a man on a bicycle nearby, police said. Police ordered the man off the bicycle, but he refused and then resisted arrest, police said.

No one was injured in the incident, police said.  

Tire Iron Incident 

A Wallingford woman and an East Haven man were each arrested and charged following an altercation on Meeting House Hill Road in Haddam on April 8.

Sarah Sakowitz, 19, of Wallingford, was charged with breach of peace and third-degree assault after police said she struck a man, Robert Redente, 30, of East Haven, with a  tire iron.

Redente was taken to Middlesex Hospital with cuts and bruises. He was also charged by police with possession of drug paraphernalia.