Middlebury Police Find Drugs, Grow Room In Surprise Home Visits

Middlebury police, in cooperation with Naugatuck police, the Connecticut Department of Parole and the Connecticut Department of Probation, conducted several home visits Thursday and Friday resulting in five arrests.

“An operation similar to the one in Waterbury several weeks ago has now extended into the Suburbs,” Acting Middlebury Police Chief Richard Wildman said. “Subjects were visited to make sure they were in compliance with court orders, others were visited to make sure they were meeting probation requirements and more importantly living where they were reporting.”

Wildman said these operations are intended to make the community safer and “remind people on probation they must follow the rules.”

The force made two arrests Thursday evening: Russell Bridgman, 23, of Upper Whittemore Road, Middlebury, was issued infractions for possession of marijuana and possession of drug paraphernalia; and John Cannata, 23, of Tuttle Road in Woodbury, was arrested for Interfering with a police officer and possession of marijuana and given a court date in Waterbury on June 13.

At approximately 1 p.m. Friday afternoon, Middlebury police and CT Probation entered the home of Adrian Clack, 31, of Straits Turnpike, Middlebury, and discovered Clack hiding in a room designed to grow marijuana. The house was locked down and police obtained a search warrant for the residence with the assistance of the Connecticut State Police Western District Statewide Narcotic Task Force.

Clack was charged with violation of probation, interfering with a police officer, possession of drug paraphernalia and possession of cocaine and held on bonds totaling $100.000.

Clack was on probation for sale of hallucinogen narcotics.

Middlebury police also arrested two others at the residence for aiding Clack:

Kelly Girard, 39, who was staying in a camper in the rear of the residence was charged with hindering prosecution in the third degree and released on a $1,000 bond; and Jillian Grady, 33, of Straits Turnpike, Middlebury, for hindering prosecution in the third degree, as well as possession of drug paraphernalia and possession of cocaine. She was held on $10,000 bond pending arraignment.