Warrant Arrest For New Canaan Woman: Police

NEW CANAAN, CT — A 43-year-old New Canaan woman was arrested on a "PRAWN" warrant on June 3 on a charge of second-degree failure to appear for allegedly not going to court to answer several misdemeanor motor vehicle charges, according to police.

Vanessa W. Martin, of Silvermine Road, was apprehended in her home at about 7:25 p.m.

Police said the warrant was issued because Martin allegedly failed to show up to answer charges stemming from a February 2017 motor vehicle stop for which she was charged with:

• Operating a motor vehicle while under suspension
• Misuse of marker plates
• Failure to display a turn signal

According to the Connecticut Criminal Justice Information System, PRAWN warrants (Paperless Arrest Warrant Network) are described, in part, as follows:

PRAWN was created in response to 2000 legislation that authorized the court to enter warrants for criminal defendants who fail to appear for court in a central computer system. The system was implemented in all municipal police departments in August, 2005, and all state police units in March, 2007. It was reprogrammed to accommodate other types of court warrants and arrest orders.

Martin was released after posting a $495 bond and is scheduled to appear in Norwalk Superior Court on June 13.

Photo: Vanessa Martin. Photo credit: New Canaan Police Department