Police Blotter: Couple Accused of Leaving 5-Year-Old Home Alone

RISK OF INJURY TO A CHILD
A Naugatuck couple was charged with risk of injury to a child after police said they left a 5-year-old child at home unattended.

Diana Tackie, 36, and Ezekiel Alamu, 38, of 26 Wisteria Drive, were taken into custody on May 18 after police investigated a complaint lodged by school officials.

Police said Tackie left at 7 a.m. to go to Bridgeport for a court appearance, and had called her home on the way. Police said Tackie’s 10-year-old was home, but had to leave for school, and that the 5-year-old would be home alone. When the 10-year-old told her school officials to call home about an early dismissal, the 5-year-old picked up the phone and informed them no one was home, police said.

Meanwhile, Alamu was late for work in New York City and had left earlier when the children were sleeping. Tackie works a night shift, police said.

After police arrested both parents, they were each released on $5,000 non-surety bonds and were due in Waterbury Superior Court on May 19.

Police said the Department of Children and Families was notified.

BREACH OF PEACE
Shirley Dematteo, 57, 16 Fox Drive, Seymour, was charged with breach of peace after police said she got into an argument at a local store on April 2 where she kneed and pushed another person. Dematteo was released on a promise to appear in Waterbury Superior Court on May 25.

VIOLATION OF PROBATION
Luis Martinez, 29, 86 Ash Road, Naugatuck, was charged with violation of probation on May 17 after police said he was taken into custody from his home. Martinez was released on a $25,000 surety bond and is scheduled to appear in Waterbury Superior Court on May 25.

BREACH OF PEACE
Two female Naugatuck juveniles were charged with breach of peace after police said they both got into arguments in the café at Naugatuck High School and had to be restrained by teachers and security. Both were released on promises to appear in Waterbury Juvenile Court on May 25.

BREACH OF PEACE
Joseph Gould, 31, 16 Hoadley St., Naugatuck, was charged with breach of peace after police said he was involved in a domestic dispute with his children’s mother on May 18. Gould was released on a $500 non-surety bond and is scheduled to appear in Waterbury Superior Court on May 19.

BREACH OF PEACE
Michelle Young, 26, 19 High Road, Naugatuck, was charged with breach of peace on May 18 after police said she was involved in a domestic dispute with her children’s father. Young was scheduled to appear in Waterbury Superior Court on May 19. No bond information was available.

DRIVING AN UNREGISTERED CAR
Evandro Freire, 37, 234 North Main St., Naugatuck, was charged with driving an unregistered car, driving with a suspended license, a failure to obey a front registration plate and having a defective windshield on May 18 after police pulled him over at the Route 8 on Exit 27 on-ramp. Freire was released on a $1,500 non-surety bond. No court date was provided.

VIOLATION OF A PROTECTIVE ORDER
Daryl Grant, 30, 23 High St., Seymour, was charged with criminal violation of a protective order and a failure to wear a safety belt after police stopped Grant on May 18 at 4:53 p.m. Grant was held on a $1,500 surety bond. No court information was available. 

SUSPENDED REGISTRATION
Christopher McCarthy, 25, 121 King St., Bristol, was charged with driving with a suspended registration, having a defective windshield, a failure to display a front plate and a failure to carry a license on May 18 after police pulled him over on May 18 at 7:35 p.m. McCarthy was released on a promise to appear in Waterbury Superior Court on May 26. 

THREATENING
Donna Taylor, 51, 61 Oak St., Naugatuck, was charged with disorderly conduct, second-degree threatening and first-degree reckless endangerment after police investigated an incident on May 18 at 10:36 p.m. Taylor was released on a $5,000 non-surety bond and was scheduled to appear in Waterbury Superior Court on May 19.

 DUI
Angel Velez Jr., 28, 28 Elk Ave., Waterbury, was charged with driving under the influence, improper use of a high beam, a failure to drive upon the right and a failure to keep right of a curve after police pulled him over on New Haven Road on May 19. Velez was released on a $500 non-surety bond and is scheduled to appear in Waterbury Superior Court on June 2.