Forgery Arrests, Bike Thefts, Disorderly Conduct Arrests

The following arrest and investigations information was supplied by the Fairfield Police Department. It does not indicate convictions.

Forgery arrests

Two New York women were arrested on second-degree forgery charges late afternoon Tuesday after using fraudulent driver’s licenses to try to purchase a Rolex watch.

According to police, the manager at Lenox Jewelers, 2379 Black Rock Turnpike, reported that Andrea Wooten, 32, of Rosedale, NY, and Yvonne Gala, 22, of Brooklyn, NY, came into the store around 4:30 p.m. and presented I.D. in order to see a Rolex watch, valued at $18,700. The women said the watch was going to be a gift and that relatives were going to chip in to help purchase it. Twenty minutes earlier, the manager had received a call from an employee at Lux, Bond and Green jewelers, in Westport, alerting him that two black females had just attempted to use false identification to make a purchase. The descriptions of the women given by the Westport retailer matched that of the two women at Lenox and the Lenox manager alerted police.

Officers on the scene discovered Gala with a Massachusetts driver’s license with her photo but a different identity. Wooten had a New Jersey driver’s license with her own photo but a different identity as well. The fake I.D.’s and an American Express card were seized and the women were taken to police headquarters, where they were released on a promise to appear in court July 29.

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Bike thefts

A bike was stolen from the YMCA and another from Fairfield Café hours apart on Tuesday.

According to police, the first theft was reported around 1 p.m. An employee of Fairfield Café, at 770 Commerce Drive, said he had parked his dark blue, 10-speed sport Schwinn by a back loading dock and, when he returned 45 minutes later, it was gone and had been replaced with another bike. The complainant’s bike is valued at $300. The bike that was left in its place is an aluminum-frame 26” LaJolla bike. The value of the second bike was unknown.

The second theft incident was logged around 9 p.m. when a man reported that his lime green Diamondback mountain bike, valued at $300, had been taken from the bike rack at the front of the YMCA, 841 Old Post Road. The bike was unlocked and the man had only been inside for about 10 minutes.

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Couple’s fight leads to their arrest

Jennifer and Ralf Shockey were arrested late evening Tuesday after a fight that turned physical led to disorderly conduct charges.

According to police, the couple, who reside at 31 Smedley Road, began to argue when he would not give her the keys to her car. He told police that she was on mental health medication and had been drinking and did not want her to drive. The argument turned physical and each struck the other. Mr. Shockey then called 911 as she left the house on foot. Mrs. Shockey was located walking on Fairview Road. The couple was arrested and a court date of July 20 was set.

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Attempt to use stolen credit card thwarted

The manager of the 7-Eleven at 257 Reef Road reported early Wednesday that a customer tried to use a stolen credit card to purchase several pre-paid VISA cards.

According to police, at around 5:30 a.m., a customer attempted to use a People’s Bank Mastercard, stolen from a Shelton resident, to purchase two $200 and five $25 pre-paid VISA cards. When the manager quizzed him about the account number, the man, described as a tall, slender white male wearing a baseball hat, got nervous and left the store. He got into a gray pickup and sped off. The incident is under investigation.

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Protective order violation

A former Fairfield man was arrested Wednesday morning after his ex-girlfriend reported receiving 23 calls from him from various numbers.

According to police, the woman, a Dalewood Avenue resident, maintained a list of the call times and numbers. These reach-outs on his part violated the terms of a protective order that was rendered against him July 7. The man, John Fitzsimmons, 56, of no known current address, has a history of 16 previous arrests. A court date was not available.

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Warrant arrest on burglary

A Meriden man was arrested in Cheshire Wednesday morning on a warrant related to a home burglary in Fairfield in early September 2008.

According to police, Kyle Mackey, 26, was arrested on charges of first-degree larceny and third-degree burglary with regard to a Sept. 2, 2008 burglary at 145 Springhouse Road. At that time, the homeowner reported the theft of such items as a piggybank, video camera and watch, totaling $10,960 in value.

A $1,000 bond and court date of August 2 has been issued.

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Suspicious furniture movers

A Toilsome Hill woman reported to police Tuesday evening that people were emptying her elderly neighbor’s house of its furniture. The neighbor is currently in the hospital.

According to police, at around 9:30 p.m., the neighbor saw the woman’s aide, a car and a Home Depot truck in the driveway at 617 Toilsome Hill Road, and that the aide was removing furniture from the home. The neighbor spoke to the aide, asking about the homeowner’s condition. The aide told her that the homeowner is in I.C.U. and would be moved to an assisted living facility. The aide added that she was doing her job of getting the furniture out of the house. Police are investigating.