The following information was provided by the Connecticut State Police at Troop B. All suspects are considered innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.
Subaru hits utility pole
Kelly Whelan, 53, of Salisbury, was driving westbound on Route 44 in Salisbury in a 2010 Subaru on Monday, Sept. 28 at approximately 2 p.m. when the vehicle left the right side of the roadway and struck a utility pole. The Subaru was towed from the scene and Whelan was issued an infraction for traveling too fast for conditions. No injuries were reported.
Salisbury case arrest
On Tuesday, Sept. 29, at approximately 10 p.m. Troop B troopers were notified that Benjamin Sumner, 29, of North Canaan, was in the custody of the Winchester Police Department and he was subsequently placed in custody of Troop B, which held an active arrest warrant for him related to an incident in Salisbury on Aug. 24.
He was released from custody on a $10,000 cash surety bond and was scheduled to appear in Torrington Superior Court on charges of risk of injury to a child, physical threatening in the second degree and second-degree strangulation/suffocation.
The Lakeville Journal will publish the outcome of police charges. Send mail to P.O. Box 1688, Lakeville, CT 06039, Attn: Police Blotter, or send to editor@lakevillejournal.com
Bronwen Childs, at 13, with Monty.Provided
Veterinary assistant Ehren Melius examines Chloe, a Labrador retriever, at Copake Veterinary Hospital. Melius worked in animal welfare for nearly two decades before joining the practice.L. Tomaino
Baby is ready to go home after enjoying a visit to Rosie’s Grooming.Provided
