MONROE, CT — A 28-year-old Naugatuck man crashed his BMW at the intersection of Stanley and Judd roads early Monday morning, before a resident who heard it told officers he saw the driver running south on Hiram Hill as the front end of the vehicle burst into flames, according to police.
The resident had grabbed a fire extinguisher before running outside, but Stepney firefighters had to put out the fire, because the vehicle was soon engulfed in flames.
Officers responding to the call, which came in around 1:11 a.m., called in a K-9 to search for the driver and notified the Easton Police Department, because of the proximity to their town line. Police said the K-9 unit found the driver hiding in a drain culvert off the side of Judd Road.
Monroe Volunteer Emergency Medical Service personnel treated him for injuries and police said he was uncooperative with officers. He was charged with evading responsibility and failure to maintain the proper lane, and released on a promise to appear in court on Nov. 10.
During booking, police said EMS was called a second time to take the man to Bridgeport Hospital for further medical attention.
Fake I.D. used to withdraw cash
A 55-year-old Monroe woman told police someone cashed a check for $3,645, taking the money out of her M&T Bank account at a branch in Vermont.
Police said she filed a complaint with her local branch, because she was never in Vermont and her bank told her someone used a fake Connecticut driver’s license to perform the transaction. She also confirmed the signature was not hers, according to the report.
Police advised her to contact the three major credit bureaus and to monitor her financial accounts. The case is being investigated by the Monroe Police Detective Division and M&T Bank.
Driver may face deportation
A man, who was involved in a one-car-crash Thursday afternoon, had an outstanding administration warrant for removal from the country, issued by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security/Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
That is not in Monroe police officers’ jurisdiction, but the traffic stop is recorded in the system for federal law enforcement to see.
At approximately 4 p.m., police were called to the 700-block of Main Street, where a black 2009 Toyota Corolla in the shoulder of the south-bound lane had sustained disabling front-end damage. The driver only spoke Spanish, so a Spanish-speaking officer was included on the call.
Officers learned the license plate had been canceled and belonged on an Audi, and police said it was not immediately evident what the Toyota had struck. The driver was uncertain himself, so officers canvassed the area, but could not find what he had hit to damage the Corolla.
Police contacted law enforcement in Newtown and Trumbull, but there were no complaints of someone evading an accident in those towns.
The driver had no I.D. on him, so police ran a check on his name and date of birth and discovered the outstanding federal warrant.
Monroe’s officers issued infractions for driving without a license, driving an unregistered motor vehicle, misuse of license plates and driving without insurance.
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