POSSESSION
Daniel Upchurch, 33, of Bridgeport was arrested Dec. 3 and charged with possession of more than four ounces of marijuana, possession of marijuana with intent to sell, interfering with an officer, reckless endangerment, engaging in a pursuit, not having insurance, failure to carry an insurance card, driving the wrong way in a rotary and traveling unreasonably fast. Police stopped his car after it was spotted driving faster than the posted speed limit on the Post Road. Police said Upchurch provided his license but could not provide an insurance card or registration and officers saw what appeared to be packaged marijuana in an open yellow bag on the floor in the rear seat. Upchurch and the passenger in the vehicle, Jake Riley, were asked to step out of the car, but Upchurch allegedly then drove away, disobeying the officer’s command. The vehicle was found soon after and pulled over. Police said officers found two small quart-sized resealable bags, but not the yellow bag officers initially saw. Police reports said the investigation determined the bag was thrown out the window onto Lockwood Avenue and that the total amount found was one pound and 8.2 ounces of marijuana. Riley, 33, of Bridgeport was charged with interfering with an officer, possession of more than four ounces of marijuana with intent to sell. Upchurch was released on a $10,000 bond and Riley was released on a $20,000 bond. They are due in court Dec. 10.
DUI
Stephen Pardo, 43, of 78 Northfield St. was arrested Dec. 4 and charged with driving under the influence, risk of injury to a minor and failure to carry a license. Police had been sent to Valley Drive on a possibly intoxicated driver after a call was received from a day care center saying he was driving erratically and might have a child in the car. The witness gave a description of the car and police responded to Pardo’s address. He was not there, but police reportedly saw Pardo drive up to the house, notice the marked police car and drive away. Police pursued Pardo and stopped the car on Deer Park Road at Skylark Road and he allegedly jumped out of the vehicle. When police told him to get back in the car several times Pardo reportedly had a confused look on his face and did not get back into the car until ordered several more times. Pardo allegedly failed field sobriety tests and arrested. He was released on a $50,000 bond and is due in court Dec. 12.
POSSESSION
Anthony Palmisano, 29, of 21 Gerry St. was arrested Dec. 4 for possession of marijuana under four ounces and possession of drug paraphernalia. Police alleged that Palmisano had drugs in plain view in his bedroom when he was arrested for four outstanding warrants. He was being held in lieu of a $6,500 cash bond on the drug charges. He was also charged with violation of probation, failure to appear in the first degree and two counts of second degree failure to appear. He is being held in lieu of $10,000, $2,000, $1,000 and $500 cash bonds and is due in court on all the counts Dec. 12.
FORGERY
Michael Williams, 22, of Bronx, N.Y. was arrested Dec. 4 and charged with second degree forgery, third degree identity theft, conspiracy to commit third degree larceny and criminal attempt to commit third degree larceny. Police responded to a report that Williams tried to cash a counterfeit check on Railroad Avenue at Citibank. Police met with a bank manager who had a photocopy of the $1,500 check and Williams’ ID with him. According to police, the company listed on the check said it had never heard of Williams and that he was not issued a check by them. Williams was released on a $1,000 cash bond and is due in court Dec. 11.
INDECENCY
David Anderson, 38, of Mount Vernon, N.Y. was arrested Dec. 4 and charged with public indecency. Wilton police took him into custody on a Greenwich warrant for allegedly exposing and touching himself in the central Greenwich area. He was being held in lieu of a $20,000 cash bond and is due in court Dec. 12.
DUI
Charles Smith, 54, of Milford was arrested Dec. 4 and charged with driving under the influence. Police had been sent to the parking lot at the post office at 29 Valley Drive after postal workers reported an intoxicated co-worker. Smith allegedly had bloodshot eyes, glassy eyes and smelled of alcohol and was attempting to drive his car. Smith reportedly failed field sobriety tests. He was released on a $250 cash bond and is due in court Dec. 12.
APPEAR
Ben Mosley III, 19, of Stamford was arrested Dec. 5 and charged with second degree failure to appear. Mosley reportedly turned himself in on an outstanding warrant. He had allegedly failed to appear in court Aug. 16 on a charge of possession of less than four ounces of controlled substance. Mosley was released on a $1,000 surety bond and is due in court Dec. 12.
THREATENING
A 37-year-old Greenwich man was arrested Dec. 5 and charged with disorderly conduct and threatening. Police responded to a report of domestic violence and investigators determined he pushed his wife and threatened to harm her and their baby if she left the house after the argument. The man was released on a $1,000 cash bond and is due in court Dec. 8.
DISORDERLY
William McGoldrick, 59, of 63 Indian Harbor Drive was arrested Dec. 6 and charged with disorderly conduct. Police responded to a report of a dispute between a landlord and her tenant. McGoldrick had allegedly grabbed his landlord’s shoulders and pushed her out of the house. He was released on a $1,000 surety bond and is due in court Dec. 15.
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