Police Blotter: Jan. 4—10

The following information was provided by the Darien Police Department:

Saturday, Jan. 9

FALSE REPORT OF INCIDENT: Patricia Castaneda, 19, of Stamford was charged with falsely reporting an incident in the 1st degree and misuse of the 911 system. Stamford police contacted Darien police after receiving a 911 call in which a woman reported an adult male was having sex with a minor in a red Pontiac in Darien. The location of the vehicle was described by the caller as parked behind a bank near I-95. She said she was walking by and observed the incident. She also indicated the license plates of the car did not belong on that car. Darien police were checking Goodwives Shopping Center and observed a red Pontiac parked behind a restaurant. The owner of the vehicle was found inside the restaurant, where he works. He admitted that the plates did belong on another vehicle but said the sexual incident was not true. He said the report may have been filed by his ex-girlfriend; she had been calling the restaurant trying to get him in trouble with his manager. The manager confirmed that the restaurant had been receiving such calls.

Stamford and Darien Police questioned Castaneda at her residence in Stamford, where police say she gave conflicting stories. She denied stating a sexual crime was occurring when she called 911. Castaneda posted $2500 bond and has a court date of Jan. 19.

BURGLARY: A motor vehicle burglary was reported from a 2009 Chevy Silverado parked on Plymouth Road around 8:10 a.m. The owner of the vehicle said he parked the car at 7:30 p.m. on Jan. 8. When he returned to the car the next day around 7:45 a.m., the front passenger door was open. The contents of the vehicle had been rifled through but nothing was taken.

DWI: Shauna Ladwig, 31, of Stamford was charged with DWI, failure to obey a stop sign and failure to drive right around 12:10 a.m. She was traveling southbound on Hoyt Street and allegedly ran a stop sign at the intersection of Hoyt and Middlesex Road. According to police reports, she traveled over the double yellow line several times on Middlesex Road and was pulled over in the area of Denhurst Place. She failed a field sobriety test. Ladwig posted $250 bond and has a court date of Jan. 19.

Sunday, Jan. 10

DISORDERLY CONDUCT: A 20-year old female Darien resident was charged with disorderly conduct in a domestic violence incident involving her father. The incident occurred around 7:45 p.m. in the area of Birch Road. She allegedly struck him in the right side of the face. She was released on a promise to appear and went to court on Jan. 11.

DISORDERLY CONDUCT: A 38-year old Stamford man was charged with disorderly conduct and risk of injury to a minor around 7:38 a.m. The incident occurred at the Avalon apartments. He allegedly kicked his wife in the behind, which left slight bruising. She was carrying their four-year old son when he kicked her. He posted $500 bond and went to court on Jan. 11.