Crime & Safety

OMG PD: Week Ending Oct. 2, 2011

A look at some remarkable police cases from Connecticut.

The Case: , drug violations and various motor vehicle infractions, according to Vernon police.

The OMG PD Twist: Laurie Orletski was pulled over after several emergency calls were phoned into Vernon police by witnesses who saw her Jeep crash into a fire hydrant, road sign, and continue down the road before crashing into a utility pole, pinning the Jeep with its wheels still in motion when police arrived on the scene, police said.

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The Case: A Coventry woman was charged with three counts of first-degree .

The OMG PD Twist: Nicolina McLean phoned in the threats in an attempt to hide financial troubles from her husband, according to the Associated Press. McLean had hoped the establishments would close before her husband, who had recently discovered the couple's dire financial status, visited the locations to sort out their money problems, the Associated Press reported.

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The Case: An Avon man was charged with risk of injury to a child after .

The OMG PD Twist: West Hartford police were tipped off by WFSB anchor Dennis House who pulled into the store's parking lot and was alerted by a woman parked nearby Geoffrey Ringer's SUV, police said.

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The Case: A Stamford man was arrested and charged with second-degree assault, according to Stamford police.

The OMG PD Twist: Lugens Telsaint was apprehended by Stamford police after allegedly , police said. The victim, who reported the incident, was transported to the hospital with a head wound, but was soon released, according to police.


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