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Crime & Safety

Tolland Police Blotter: Aug. 5 - Aug. 12

The following arrest reports, provided by Connecticut State Police Troop C in Tolland, are accurate as of Aug. 12, 2011. Items on this list reflect charges filed, not convictions.

Aug. 5 

Two Tolland residents were involved in an accident on Merrow Road. Gerald Cyr was turning onto Merrow Road from his driveway when Kenneth Dichtenmueller, traveling on Merrow Road, collided with Cyr’s car. The drivers were transported to St. Francis Hospital and Rockville Hospital for evaluation.

Aug. 7

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Police responded to a one-car accident on Interstate 84 in Vernon when Tolland resident Adriana Dino lost control of her vehicle, striking the guardrail on the highway’s center median. Dino was taken to Rockville Hospital for minor injuries.

Police responded to a one-car accident near Exit 67 on Interstate 84 in Tolland when a Waterbury resident skidded off the shoulder when trying to evade another car. No injuries were reported. The vehicle was towed from the scene.

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Aug. 8

A Tolland resident was involved in a two-car accident near Exit 69 on Interstate 84. A New Jersey resident slowed down for traffic on I-84 when Tracey Cabral, of Tolland, collided with the car from behind. No injuries were reported.

Police are investigating a report of vandalism on 33 Corrine Dr. in Tolland. The outside of the house was reportedly vandalized on July 28.

Kristin L. Bell, 23, of 75 Wells St., Manchester, was charged with evading, operating under the influence of alcohol or drugs and failure to drive at a reasonable distance. Police arrested Bell after responding to a reported accident on Interstate 84 in Tolland.

Aug. 10

David Smith, 37, of 22 Woodland St., Tolland, was charged with speeding, operating under the influence of alcohol or drugs and failure to drive right. Police stopped Smith after he was observed driving erratically on Goose Lane. 

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