Police Blotter: K9 Cop Apprehends Alleged Intruder

The following arrests were recorded at the Connecticut State Police Station in Montville. An arrest does not constitute a conviction and all are innocent until proven guilty.

Jan. 28
At 10:10 p.m., police arrested Derong Wang, 48, and Sherry Xu, 46, both of 11 Queen Eleanor, Gales Ferry, and charged them both with breach of peace. They were given court dates of Jan. 30.

At 9:10 p.m., Ledyard Police arrested Nichole Mitchell, 25, of 97 Whalehead Road, Gales Ferry, on an active warrant.

Jan. 29
At 1:36 a.m., police arrested Joshua D. Lacy, 29, of 1562 Norwich-New London Turnpike, Uncasville, and charged him with traveling too fast for conditions and driving while under the influence of drugs and/or alcohol. He was assessed a $500 non-surety bond and given a Feb. 13 court date. The arrest came on Route 12 at King’s Highway in Ledyard, after a traffic stop.

Jan. 31
At 2:26 a.m., police received a call reporting an intruder in an occupied residence on Cider Mill Road. Ledyard Police and Connecticut State Police responded, according to the report, and “confirmed someone had smashed the basement sliding door” and gotten in.

A Connecticut State Trooper with a K-9 partner tracked the suspect, and found him hiding in thick brush against a retaining wall.

“The suspect refused to comply with lawful commands,” the report says, “and K9 Blaze was used to apprehend him.”

Police arrested John F. Daw Jr., 28, of 8 Barn Road, Ledyard, and charged him with carrying and sale of dangerous weapons, first-degree criminal mischief, interfering with an officer, disorderly conduct, attempting to commit a crime, and home invasion unarmed/burglary. He was assessed a $25,000 bond on the final charge, and given a Jan. 31 court date.

After Daw was taken into custody, the report says, police found brass knuckles in his possession. He was then taken to Backus Hospital “for injuries sustained from the K9 apprehension,” the report says.

It adds that it appeared that Daw was attempting to remove copper pipe from the basement of the home.