2/14/2015 - NPD Facebook Post - Valentines Day Edition of TOO BAD Arrests
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In celebration of Valentines day.. I thought we would be romantic and share with you some love stories …you know, the gushy types that warm your hearts…stories of love and compassion …Real HALLMARK stuff…
… Yep, that’s what we WANTED to do, but… unfortunately …. we have none of those…..See, traditionally police department report racks are not rich in “love story” content to match what I just described…but what we ARE rich in are the love stories that deteriorated to the point that cupid laid down his bow and arrow …and instead considered using a taser …or some pepper spray…just to keep the once love birds apart long enough until the NPD arrived….
…So…In honor of Valentines Day, here is the “Too Bad – Valentines Day Edition” …Featuring … what else…Domestic Disputes!!!
…Now – lets keep in mind a couple of things…we are not at all down playing the seriousness of domestic disputes…They are extremely volatile and can be very destructive to everyone involved… Like all police departments, we deal with them on a frequent basis … This segment will display what officers see daily –incidents that usually start over something small and / or silly and escalate into behavior that cause one or both …and in some cases third and fourth persons to be arrested … and if all else is well…no one involved gets injured or worse….
…Okay – so – here we go….All of todays segments will be “love story” titled and names will be transformed into “love story” appropriate titles….speaking of which, here is our usual disclaimer; "All persons in these segments are innocent until proven guilty in a court of law and we reserve the right to change the names of those involved (if names are used at all) to protect the innocent" ...
“West Side Story”
On February 7, 2015 at about 1:22 AM …Officers M. Markette and Pucci were summoned by Cupid to respond to a domestic dispute on the west side of the Borough (…Hence the title…see what I did there…with the title…mixing it into the story…. …okay – okay, back to the event…)
…Upon their arrival, the officers spoke with “Juliette” (all subjects will have alias names…you saw the disclaimer at the beginning of this….just play along…) who stated she and her husband “Romeo” were arguing over filing their taxes (…if you ask me, doing taxes at 1 AM was just begging for problems…but - anyway …) when Romeo got angry with her and left their apartment Juliette stated Romeo came back about half an hour later and attempted to try and fall asleep ….on the couch mind you….Juliette stated Romeo did not want to talk to her about their argument…so Juliette told Romeo she would wait for him to be ready to talk and turned on the television…. (…Not to keep interrupting but…I see problems coming here…) Juliette stated this infuriated Romeo ….who then flipped the coffee table and they began to argue (…Told ya…) …Juliette stated she got very close to Romeo as they were arguing and he pushed her away … approximately three times… Juliette stated she then told Romeo " Don't hit your wife" …..and then smacked Romeo with an open left hand across the face…. Juliette said Romeo then raised his right hand in a fist like he was going to punch her…however Juliette stated he never hit her… Juliette stated this is when Romeo left the residence again and contacted the police…. While interviewing the two, officers observed signs of the dispute such as the flipped over coffee table and the items which were on top of it strewn across the floor of their residence…..
…Based on the above BOTH subjects were placed under arrest and transported to the Inn…booked into separate suites in the “Love Stinks” section….no word on if the taxes were subsequently filed together or separately …stay tuned…
“An Officer (well, really two Officers) and (not such) a Gentleman”
On February 4, 2015 at about 1:52 AM Officer O’Connor and Sgt. Hutt investigated a suspicious motor vehicle at the Naugatuck Motor Lodge…. A bystander told the officers that the the male in the suspicious vehicle had just been kicking a door to one of the rooms and yelling loudly… Officers spoke with the male driver ( ..we’ll call him Zack …as in Zack Mayo…”Offiicer and a gentlemen…) …Zack stated that he was having a disagreement with his girl friend (…She will be “Paula” …as in Paula Pokrifki….)….and that Paula would not let him into her room…. Zack stated that he was trying to drop off belongings…but that Paula would not cooperate with him….at which point he stated he began banging on the door….
…Officers went to the room in question and spoke with Paula and upon approaching the room noticed muddy footprints on the outside of the door….they also observed that the door frame was cracked ….and the door would not close all the way….(…THIS – is what the FBI call “A CLUE” ….) …Officers stated that Paula appeared to be disheveled and that she was very emotional…. They also noticed that she had a “bright red mark” on her left collar bone…. Paula advised the officers that Zack came to the motor lodge and became very angry when he arrived because her friend (we will call her “Lynette” ) was with her in the room….Paula stated that Zack sent her numerous threatening text message telling her to come out of the room….Paula stated that when she did not, Zach began kicking on the door and broke the frame… (Okay folks, not for anything…but when it escalates to this level – its time to call the police ….kicking the door enough to break the frame….its NOT going anywhere good from here….) …Paula advised that Zach had been kicking the door for so long that she went outside …(..Not a great decision…Just Call The Police!!...) …Paula stated that when she went out they began arguing….which then led to Zach pushing her and striking her on the collar bone with what she described was “an open hand” …Paula stated she told him to leave and that he went and sat in his car…this is when (Finally…) a bystander called the police….
…Zach was arrested and placed into a room at the NPD B&B with metal bars on the door…un-breakable by kicking…(I’ve seen it attempted many times…NEVER successfully…) … Paula was luckily not seriously injured….however the relationship appears to be in cardiac arrest… that’s probably a good thing….and the hotel is going to be replacing yet another door….and we hear they are considering utilizing our style doors….
“It Happened One Night” (….”In a Bar”…”They were all drunk”…)
On February 10, 2015 at about 9:00 PM Sergeant Norck along with Officers M. Markette, Kosky, Kehoss and Julian were all dispatched to The Polish American Club on Bridge Street for a possible assault in progress.
… Upon arrival of the officers, they met “Shapeley” and “Ellie” (as in “Ellie Andrews”..Hence the “it Happened One Night Theme”…Follow along will ya!!) …. Both parties were outside the bar screaming…..both parties appeared intoxicated and had the smell of an alcoholic beverage emitting from their breath….(that term NEVER gets old…) … While officers spoke with them, they could not help but note that both parties were slurring their words and were continually talking over one another…infact, the officers noted further that both parties had to be told multiple times to stop yelling and stop walking away from Officers...
…Shapely stated he was drinking in the bar then went to the bathroom…when he came back out from the bathroom and saw that Peter (as in Peter Warne…”it happened one night…again, keep up please…) was in the bar and had his wife “Ellie” in a choke hold. Shapely stated he went after Peter and it took four (4) men to take him down….(Unsure if he specified the “Four” and the “4” …or if the officer just documented it that way….) …Shapeley added to the officers that he intended then to then go back inside and "kick everyone's (Expletive … this is after all a LOVE story…) who was involved"….
…Officers then spoke with several witnesses who advised that Ellie and Shapeley were in the Polish American Club when a Neil young song came over the radio and another patron named “Mr Dykes” (…Yes Yes …ANOTHER Character….Don’t you read??) ...said that Neil was a communist …which Ellie didn't like….Ellie went into the bathroom and while she was gone, Shapeley started calling Mr. Dykes a piece of (Expletive…) and asking them to to go outside. Ellie said when she came out of the bathroom she joined in with yelling at Mr. Dykes….At that point the bartender told them to leave …however Ellie started to try and reach over Shapeley to attempt to hit Mr. Dykes ….at this point Peter was trying to get Ellie and Shapeley away from Mr. Dykes and out of the bar…The witnesses advised that Ellie was “yelling and being crazy the whole time”….
…The officers sorted out the details … and determined that Ellie and Shapeley needed a night away together at …you guessed it, The NPD B&B… They were whisked away draped in new “wrist jewelry” and booked into the inn just in time for the Neil Young anti -communism lecture …being featured on the history channel….
…PS – I know that technically this was not a domestic…how it did not develop into one is beyond me, but….How could I pass on such a great story featuring this very colorful couple!!...
Okay – That’s it, …hope you all enjoyed our “Too Bad Valentines Day Edition”… Remember – today is about love…caring…AND CANDY!!! … Have a great Valentines day …I sincerely hope you don’t need us today, but if you do…we will be here…