Crime & Safety

Trumbull Merchandise Exchange Leads to Arrest

Multiple larceny and drug arrests in this week's police blotter.

The following arrest information was supplied by the . It does not indicate convictions. All suspects are expected to appear in Bridgeport Superior Court.

Lost, Found and Arrested

A Bridgeport woaman's shopping trip took her to earlier this week.

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Mireilys Diaz, 23, of Noble Avenue, is charged with two counts of sixth-degree larceny. Police said she took items from the lost and found box at J.C. Penney in the Westfield Trumbull Mall on Dec. 30 and exchanged them, using the money to buy more merchandise.

Her bond was set at $5,000.

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Also at the mall, a man and woman who had been banned were nabbed with seven pairs of American Eagle jeans worth about $312.

Danielle Nicole Ginise, 22, of West Haven, and Antwaun Rovel Roach-Baptiste, 23, of Milford, are each charged with possession of drug paraphernalia, first-degree criminal trespass and sixth-degree larceny.

Police said the two had taken the pants from the store and ran, setting off the alarm. They were stopped before they could exit and the jeans were returned to the store, police said.

Roach-Baptiste's bond was set at $5,000.

Arrested After the Superbowl

A Bronx, N.Y., man is accused of throwing a cellphone at his female companion after coming home from watching the Superbowl.

Balwant Ibaran, 44, is charged with disorderly conduct and violation of a protective order.

Police responded to a 911 call that was disconnected. He allegedly called 911 on c a cell phone and threw it at her during an argument, police said. Under a protective order, Ibaran was barred from assaulting or abusing the woman, according to police.

His bond was at $10,000.

Then, Kim David Larkin, 51, of Church Hill Road, Trumbull, was charged with disorderly conduct and third-degree assault following an argument with a woman.

Police said the dispute started when the woman got into his car and wanted to go to work with him. But he forcefully removed her from the vehicle, hurting her hand, according to police.

He then started driving to work but never showed up. Police later found him at home.

His bond was set at $10,000.

Motorist Found With Drugs, Jewelry and Cash

Christopher Michael Plavnicky, 23, of Primrose Drive, Trumbull, is charged with failure to keep drugs in their original container, possession of drug paraphernalia and possession of a controlled substance.

Police said he was stopped at on Jog Hill Road near Oldfield Road. He admitted having OxyContin, and officers found cash and jewelry in the car, police said. The items were photographed and seized.

His bond was set at $200.

For questions about this blotter, email the Trumbull Patch Editor at aaron.leo@patch.com.

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