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Crime & Safety

Disorderly Conduct, Criminal Mischief and Failure to Drive in the Established Lane

Haddam and Higganum area police activity reports.

 

The Haddam Resident Troopers' Office and the Connecticut State Police, Troop F in Westbrook report the following incidents:

DISORDERLY CONDUCT AND CRIMINAL MISCHIEF - On March 27th at approximately 9:13 p.m., Jacob Hartzell, 18, of 972 Killingworth Road, Higganum was arrested and charged with the above violations. Hartzell had reportedly been involved in a disturbance at his residence and had struck a mailbox on Pond Meadow Road in Killingworth with his vehicle. He was held on a $1,000 bond and was scheduled to appear at Middlesex Superior Court in Middletown on 3/28/12.

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DISORDERLY CONDUCT - On March 29th at approximately 8:16 p.m., Joseph Lane, 33, of 26 Killingworth Road, Higganum was arrested and charged with the above violation. Lane was taken into custody and processed at Troop F. He was later released on a $500 surety bond and scheduled to appear on 3/30/12 at Middlesex Superior Court in Middletown.

FAILURE TO DRIVE IN THE ESTABLISHED LANE - On April 1st at approximately 3:40 a.m., Lynsey Meeker, 21, of Maiden Lane, Durham was traveling southbound on Route 154 in Haddam in a 2004 Land-Rover Freelander. Meeker reportedly lost control of the vehicle and drove off the northbound side of the roadway, striking a wooden fence and some trees before the vehicle spun out, finally coming to rest on a resident's property. Meeker was transported to Hartford Hospital for evaluation, and was issued an infraction for failure to maintain the proper lane. The vehicle sustained heavy front-end damage and had to be towed from the scene.

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