Crime & Safety
Police Reports: Warrant Arrest, Shattered Glass, Forensics
A routine traffic complaint leads to an arrest, a vandalism is reported, and a Monroe forensics expert makes an assist.
Traffic complaint leads to arrest
A report of an erratic driver on Main Street Sunday morning led to the arrest of a Bears Hill Road man on a Torrington warrant.
A 1998 Dodge 1500 pick-up truck fitting the description pulled into a parking lot at 435 Main Street at 10:28 a.m. and police approached the driver and learned of the warrant.
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Robert Pixley, 29, was charged with failure to appear in court on a narcotics possession charge. He was arrested and turned over to Torrington police.
Window smashed
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The driver's side window of a '98 Lexus was smashed, according to a Friday report.
Police said the car was vandalized sometime between 8 a.m. and 2 p.m. when it was parked in a lot at 246 Main St.
Forensic assistance
Monroe Police Det. Michael Chaves, who is a computer forensic investigator, was asked by the State's Attorney's Office to determine content on a cell phone Friday.
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