Police Reports

Newtown Police Patrol Officer Maryhelen McCarthy displays a small amount of the unwanted prescription pills that members of the public discarded on Saturday, April 27, at a drug takeback event sponsored by the US Drug Enforcement Administration at the Newtown Police Department. The police station lobby at 3 Main Street contains a secure receptacle where unwanted prescription drugs may be discarded by the public seven days a week, 24 hours a day, no questions asked. — Bee Photo, Gorosko

A 2013 Toyota sedan lies on its passenger side on a wet Toddy Hill Road about 225 feet north of its intersection with Button Shop Road just after 3 pm on April 18. Police said motorist Aamir Waliyuddeenchu Kadeem, 23, of Stratford was driving the Toyota southward on a curving section of on Toddy Hill Road in rainy conditions, when the vehcile's transmission malfunctioned and Kadeem steered into the northbound lane to avoid striking a southbound vehicle in front of him, but lost control, drove off the left road shoulder, and then struck a large boulder on a slope, resulting in the auto rolling onto its side. There were no injuries. Police issued Kadeem a misdemeanor summons for failure to have automotive insurance and for traveling too fast for conditions.  (Bee Photo, Gorosko)

A one-vehicle accident that occurred during the evening rush on April 4 caused travel delays on Berkshire Road (Route 34) in the area between its interesctions wirh Sherman Street abd Old Mill Road. Police said motorist Raul Sopusa, 25, of Danbury was driving a 2011 Toyota RAV-4 SUV westared on Berkshire Road about 4:50 pm when he fell asleep at the wheel and then traveled off the left road shoulder, entered a wooded area and traveled for a distance until colliding head-on with a tree. The Newtown Volunteer Ambulance Corps transported Sousa to Danbury Hospital for treatment of possible injuries, police said. Sandy Hook Volunteer Fire & Rescue Company members responded to the call. Police sid they issued Sousa an infraction for failure to maintain the travel alnd and for driving without a license. (Bee Photo, Gorosko)