Arresting News

In sad news out of Oxford, Jackson's Cove Park was closed this week following a dog mauling during which four larger dogs reportedly attacked and killed a smaller one. The larger dogs were said to be Newfoundlands and the smaller a Labrador Retriever. Read more here: http://patch.com/A-k8dt

It was a real zoo in Middlebury over the last week, as police reported seven different animal-related incidents. They also responded to a domestic dispute during which one party bounced a basketball "off the other's face." Read more here: http://patch.com/A-kBXk

You never know who is watching in Monroe, apparently. In one incident, a Monroe man was arrested for allegedly violating a restraing order against him when his ex-wife's neighbor reported him to police for driving around her home and parking in driveways on either side of her residence. A separate incident saw a shoplifter get caught by an eye in the sky, as surveillance footage led to her arrest. Read more here: http://patch.com/A-k9QQ

It was some not-so-high times for a few Bethel residents this past week when a couple was arrested for alleged marijuana cultivation. Among other things, the couple was charged with possession of marijuana with intent to distribute, possession within 1,500 feet of a school and cultivation. Read more here: http://patch.com/A-k9ph