Crime & Safety
Police Blotter: Shot Fired, Possession of Weapons in Vehicle
The information above was provided by the Newtown Police Department. Neither arrests nor charges indicate a conviction, and neither means that a person is guilty of what police allege.
On July 27, at about 9:45 p.m., James Collier, 30, of Smoke Rise Ridge, Newtown, was charged with Disorderly Conduct, Illegal Discharge of a Weapon and two counts of Weapons in a Vehicle. An investigation by Newtown Police found that Collier had fired a shot into the ground outside of his home, and then left the area. Police found Collier on Westover Road in possession of a gun and two additional weapons.
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Collier was given a tentative court date of July 30, and was held on a $50,000 bond.
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