Tolland Legislative Contingent Staging Forum On 'Street Takeovers'

TOLLAND, CT — Tolland lawmakers this week are staging a forum to discuss a recent "street takeover" that took place in Tolland last month.

The street takeover took place May 21 between the Route 195-Fieldstone Commons intersection and the Tolland Green. See more about it and police likening it to a statewide problem here.

The public forum is scheduled for June 8 at 7 p.m.at Tolland Middle School. It will be hosted by State Rep. Tammy Nuccio (R-Tolland), State Rep. Tim Ackert (R-Coventry) and state Sen. Jeff Gordon (R-Tolland).

During the incident more than 100 people blocked an intersection, surrounded residents in their vehicles and caused extensive damage. Connecticut State Police will be in attendance to discuss the response to that incident, listen to the concerns of all residents and talk about what they are doing in its aftermath, the lawmakers said.

There is a Zoom Option:

• https://tinyurl.com/3ukr5kub
• Passcode: 482837
• Meeting ID: 824 6525 9911

One arrest has been made. On May 21, a 20-year-old Norwalk resident state police are calling a "ringleader" in the street-racing style street takeovers was released from custody Monday after posting a $250,000 bond at his arraignment in Manchester Superior Court.

Jefferson Duron is due back in court on June 29, judicial system records show. He has been charged with first-degree rioting, inciting to riot, first-degree reckless endangerment, reckless driving and two motor vehicle violations, records show.

In an arrest report issued after Duron was taken into custody Monday, state police said they had been working for several months to identify those involved in a series of "street racing" events around the state that have turned violent.