POLICE BLOTTER: Drunken Driving and Risk of Injury Arrests

DUI and Traffic Charges

On Jan. 13 at 11:40 p.m., officers responded to Route 34 eastbound regarding a pair of motor vehicle accidents involving one car.

Upon arrival, officers learned that Elizabeth Parsons, 23, of 107 Olivia St., Derby,  had been driving on Route 34 when she first rear-ended another vehicle, then drove away, only to drive off the road and into a ditch farther down Route 34.

According to police, Parsons refused to partake in any sobriety tests, and was subsequently taken into custody and charged with driving while under the influence of alcohol or drugs, evading responsibility of a motor vehicle accident, following too close, failure to maintan a proper lane, failure to carry a driver's license and driving a vehicle while under suspension.

She was released on a promise to appear in court Jan. 27.

Risk of Injury

Officers were dispatched to the Chuck E. Cheese restaurant, 82 Boston Post Road, for a disturbance on Jan. 12 at 9:03 p.m.

Upon arrival, officers learned that a birthday party was being held for a two-year old girl by her father. The child’s mother and a friend also attended the party, but got into an argument with the father’s girlfriend.

Police said Bianka LaBranche, 18, of 162 Griffen Ave., Bridgeport, and Rennesiha Coleman, 21, of 67 Concord St., Bridgeport, physically attacked the girlfriend in the parking lot.

During the course of the altercation, LaBranche, the mother of the birthday child, pushed her daughter to the ground in order to get at the victim of the assault, and Coleman, the second arrestee, helped LaBranche assault the victim in front of the child, leading to some of the charges.

Both LaBranche and Coleman were charged with third-degree assault, second-degree breach of peace and risk of injury to a minor.

Each was released on a promise to appear in court Jan. 25.