Argument Over Cleared Parking Space Leads to Arrest

An argument over a cleared parking space lead one man to swing a shovel at another man and the arrest of the shovel-wielding resident, according to Greenwich Police.

The argument occurred Thursday afternoon at 555 Old Post Road #3. Police charged Moses Montanez, 60, of 453 Old Post Road #3, with breach of peace and second-degree reckless endangerment. He was released after posting $250 bond and is scheduled to appear Friday in state Superior Court in Stamford.

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A Greenwich teen was arrested on a sixth-degree larceny charge in connection with the theft of a six-pack of Ensure liquid supplement from the CVS drugstore in Cos Cob.

The unidentified teen was seen by the store manager placing the drinks – valued at $8.69 – into his backpack at about 3 p.m. Monday and leaving the store. The suspect was stopped by police outside the store and had the six-pack in his possession, according to a Greenwich Police report.

He was released on a promise to appear Feb. 16 in state Superior Court in Stamford.

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A Pemberwick Road woman was arrested on a warrant Monday afternoon charging her with second-degree failure to appear in court.

Kimberly Pedoya, 26, who gave an address of 265 Pemberwick Road, was arrested for failing to appear in court Dec. 21 for unspecified charges lodged when she was arrested Aug 30. She was released after posting $350 bond and is scheduled to appear Feb. 7 in state Superior Court in Stamford.

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A Greenwich woman, who police were seeking because they had an arrest warrant for her on charges she failed to appear in court in connection with a May 2007 assault case, is facing a charge of interfering with police.

According to a Greenwich Police report, Maria A. Hernandez, 36, of 42 Henry St., was stopped while driving a car on Henry Street at about 8:20 p.m. Tuesday and lied about her identity. Bond on the interfering charge was set at $5,000.

Hernandez also was charged with second-degree failure to appear in court on charges of third-degree assault and first-degree reckless endangerment stemming from a May 17, 2007 incident.  She was unable to post the $75,000 bond set on the failure to appear charge and is being held for a Feb. 8 appearance in state Superior Court in Stamford.

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Tito Jaramillo, 20, of 4 Ivy St., Greenwich, was arrested on a warrant charging him with third-degree assault and breach of peace.

Details of the incident were not provided by police who charged him after he surrendered at police headquarters at 11:05 a.m. Tuesday. He was released after posting $2,500 bond and scheduled to appear Feb. 9 in state Superior Court in Stamford.

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A Locust Street woman was arrested on a charge of operating a motor vehicle with a suspended license after Greenwich Police stopped her for a motor vehicle violation on Greenwich Avenue shortly after 5 p.m. Tuesday.

Details on why she was stopped were not provided by police. She was after posting $250 bond and scheduled to appear Feb. 17 in state Superior Court in Stamford.

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The Greenwich Fire Department spent nearly 6 1/2 hours at the Middle School of the Brunswick School on King Street Tuesday because a minor chimney fire.

According to Deputy Fire Marshal Sean McDonald, firefighters were called to the school at 7:40 a.m. and found the smouldering fire contained the chimney. He said firefighters were hampered by the snow and ice close to the building and had to wait for front-end loaders to remove the mounds so they could move a ladder truck to the building.

"It was a non-event but time-consuming. It was just smouldering and wasn't going anywhere," McDonald said. Crews left the scene at 2:22 p.m.

A school spokeswoman said there wasn't any fire and the issue was a boiler. Students were moved to a gymnasium and after "everything checked out fine, the boys safely back to the Middle School and classes resumed."