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471 North High St,:Ea t Haven CT 06512
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DAY INCIDENT DATE TIME DATE OF RPT [TIME OF RPT TYPE OF INCIDENi INCIDENT CD INVESTIGATING OFFICER BADGE NO
02/19/2009 17:37 Officer
0900002655 5 02/20/2009 16:49 DISORDERLY CONI UCT 5311 0295
Thru 02/19/200~ Cari, David
DIVISION DIVISION NO. REFERENCE DIVISION /,EFERENCE DIVIS\QII NO. CASE X-REFERENCE UNITID TYPIST DATE TYPED IMETYPED

Patrol 45 0295 02/20/2009 16:49

STREET NO. STREET NAME AND TYPE APARTMENT NO I LOCATION N ERSECTING STREET NAME AND TYPE STATUS TOWN CD
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00667 Main St East Haven Cleared by Arrest 044

STATUS CODE C=COMPLAINANT V=VICTIM A=ARRESTEE J=JUVENILE H=OTHER M=MISSING V=WITNESS O=OFFENDER D=DRIVER S=SUSPECT P=POLICE OFFICER T=TOT
!STATUS INAME SEX\RACEI D.O.B. I TELEPHONE lADERESS lop STATE & NO. ~
~ IMATUTE, WILFREDO R
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~L 06/26/1967 I HorTiJ (203) 468 ~19 E' ERGREEN PI Branford CT ~T 066803968 l
Ip ISpaulding, Dennis ~I I Bus I (203) 468 - 3820 Ig71 North High St East Haven CT I I
IA 0 !ManshiP, James ~ 12/18/1963 [JAObl (203) 444 - 9744 1~7 Mitchell Dr East Hartford CT ET 124334672 I
!ARRESTEE NAME !CHARGES ICAXI COUNTS i COURT DATE I BONg
ManShiP, James @3a-167a Iinterfering with police officer 0 1 l 03/04/2009 I ~
I @3a-182 IDisorderly Conduct 0 1 ~ I ~
On 2/19/09 at approximately 1737 hours, this said officer was assisting Ofc. Spaulding #1690 seize numerous registration license plates
from 667 Main Street (My Country Store), East Haven. (See Ofc. Spaulding's report 09-2650). While inside the store, this officer was
watching store owner, Wilfrido Matute (D.O.B. 6/26/67) take down numerous registration plates with a drill gun from a wall inside the
store. A short time later, this officer saw a white male subjectlater identified as James Manship (D.O.B. 12/18/63) enter the store. This
officer saw Manship approach a hispanic male employee inside the store and noticed that Manship was having a conversation with the
male subject and that the male subject was pointing his finger at police while speaking with Manship. At this time Ofc. Spaulding had
exited the store with a stack of license plates that were seized from the store and had secured the plates inside his police cruiser, which
was parked in the front parking lot of this store. Ofc. Spaulding reentered the store and had approached Manship, who had been
standing by the store's register area. This officer could not hear the conversation that Ofc. Spaulding was having with Manship but was
later advised after this incident by Ofc. Spaulding that he had verbally advised Manship to stay his distance from police while police were
investigated this incident inside the store and that Manship had been advised by Ofc. Spaulding in the past week to stay a safe distance
from police while police conducted motor vehicle stops.

While this officer was bending down to pick up license plates from the floor, this officer had turned around and noticed Manship walking

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471 North High St, East Haven CT 06512
(203) 4683820

CASE/INCIDENT REPORT
SUPPLEMENTARY D
Report #: 0900002655 - 00008450

CFS NO. DAY INCIDENT DATE TIME DATEOFRPT TIME OFRPl TYPE OF INCIDENT . INCIDENT CD INVESTIGATING OFFICER BADGE NO
02/1912009 17:37 Officer
0900002655 5 02/20/2009 16:49 DISORDERLY CONDUCT 5311 0295
Thru 02l19/200~ Cari, David
DIVISION DIVISION NO. REFERENCE DIVISION REFERENCE DIVISION NO. I\jASE X-REFERENCE UNITID TYPIST DATE TYPED IMETYPED

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00667 Main St East Haven Cleared by Arrest 044

towards this officer. This officer saw Manship withdraw an unknown shiny silver object out of his coat pocket and had cuffed the object
with his hands in order to conceal the item from police. This officer asked Manship what he was doing and verbally advised him to back
up from police. Manship stopped a short distance from this officer's position behind a store shelf and had fully extended his arms
forward and pointed his hands towards this officer while his hands were still cupped over a silver object. At this time this officer felt
unsafe with Manship being too close to myself and Ofc. Spaulding and did not know at this time what Manship was concealing with his
hands. This officer asked Manship again what he was doing and what he was concealing in his hands. Manship at this time still did not
answer this officer. For officer safety, this officer walked towards Manship and asked him if what he was holding was a video camera.
As this officer was approaching Manship, Manship stated that he was documenting what was taking place inside the store. Not knowing
if Manship was holding a camera or a possible weapon this officer asked Manship to show me what was in his hands. Manship did not
answer this officer and had held his arms high over his head so that this officer could not see what he was actually holding and then
bladed his body in a aggressive manner. Manship was taller then this officer and I could not tell what Manship's intentions were at this
time. This officer grabbed Manship's left arm with my hand and asked him to show me what he was holding. Once grabbing Manship's
arm this officer felt Manship tighten up his muscles in his arms and he immediately started to yell" I'm a priest and you cannot touch
me". Manship kept repeating this statement and was alarming other people inside the store. This officer advised Manship that he was
making a scene inside the store and advised him to let me see what he was holding or police would arrest him. Manship started to fight
with this officer and was turning his body and arms away from this officer while attempting to pass the object over to a nearby male
subject. Ofc. Spaulding at this time had grabbed the object from Manship's hands as he was attempting to give the item to the male
SUbject. At this time this officer advised Manship that he was being placed under arrest and advised him to place his arms behind his
back. Manship did not answer this officer and started to walk away from this officer while I was still holding onto his left arm. Manship
briefly struggled with this officer and refused to place his hands behind his back and this officer had to physically pull down Manship's
right arm behind his back in order to place him into hand cuffs. Once handcuffed, this officer double locked the hand cuffs and checked
them for fit.

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471 North High St, East Haven CT 06512
(203) 4683820

CASE/INCIDENT REPORT
SUPPLEMENTARY D
Report #: 0900002655 - 00008450

CFS NO. DAY INCIDENT DATE TIME DATE OF RPT ~IME OFRPT TYPE OF INCIDENT INCIDENT CD INVESTIGATING OFFICER BADGE NO
02/19/2009 17:37 Officer
0900002655 5 0212012009 16:49 DISORDERLY CONDUCT 5311 0295
Thru 02/19/20m Cari, David
DIVISION DIVISION NO. REFERENCE DIVISION REFERENCE DIVISION NO. CASE X-REFERENCE UNIT 10 TYPIST DATE TYPED IMETYPED

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00667 Main St East Haven Cleared by Arrest 044

Once secured, this officer saw that the item Ofc. Spaulding had taken from Manship was a very small silver Casio d~gital camera. This
officer had seized this camera as evidence and had secured the camera in my pocket at this time. This officer and Ofc. Spaulding had
escorted Manship out of the store and placed him inside of Ofc. Spaulding's police cruiser. This officer had radioed police headquarters
and advised them that I had a male arrestee at my current location. A short time later Sgt. Miller arrived on scene and was briefed on
this incident by this officer. Sgt. Miller had spoken with Manship on scene, who identified himself as a priest. Manship during the time of
the arrest was wearing a large over coat that concealed his priest attire. Manship explained to Sgt. Miller that he was doing an
investigation on behalf of St. Rose's church in New Haven because of recent complaints made by hispanic people who attend his
church. Manship accused the East Haven Police Department of racial profiling hispanic gender people who live and drive through East
Haven. Furthermore, Manship stated that he was working with people from Yale University and other organizations to help illegal
citizens protect their rights while living in the New Haven area. This officer placed the seized camera inside a plastic evidence bag and
secured the camera inside my police vehicle.

After being briefed, Sgt. Miller had transported Manship back to police headquarters were at police headquarters Ofe, Tracy had
processed, fingerprinted, photographed, and charged Manship for C.G.S. 53a-167a, Interfering with a police officer, and 53a-182,
Disorderly Conduct. Manship was later released on a WPTA and has a court appearance on 3/4/09.

At police headquarters this officer filled out and submitted a inventory of property seized without a search warrant form and submitted it
with this police report. The seized Casio camera was tagged as evidence and placed inside the EHPD evidence room.

(See Ofc. Spaulding police report CN#09-2650).

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02/19/2009 17:09 02/19/2009 19:41 STOLENILOST MARKER PLATE I 2413
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STREET NO. STREET NAME AND TYPE IAPARTMENTNO 1 LOCATION INTERSECTING STREET ~AME AND TYPE STATUS TOWN CD

00667 Main St East Haven I 044

STATUS CODE C=COMPLAINANT V=VICTIM A=ARRESTEE J=JUVENILE H=OTHER M=MISSING W=WITNESS O=OFFENDER D=DRIVER S=SUSPECT P=POLICE OFFICER T=TOT
[STATUS INAME ISEXIRACEI D.O.B. I TELEPHONE iADDRESS . u 10PSTATE & NO. I
p !My COUNTRY STORE 1==c=J I I fu7 MAIN ST East Haven CT l I
10S IMA TUTE, WILFREDO R I~ 06/26/1967 I Hom I (203) 468 - 8229 ~ EVERGREEN PI Branford CT ICT 066803968 ]

On above date and time, I observed what appeared to be dozens and dozens of Motor Vehicle license plates displayed the back wall of
My Country Grocery Store at 677 Main St. Upon entering the store, it appeared these plates were on display for resale. I noticed
approximately a dozen plates were "new" style Connecticut plates. Several plates on display had price stickers on them. I then
conducted DMV checks of a few of the plates that were displayed on the wall. The following plates that I ran were from Connecticut.
These plates were Cancelled and never returned to the Department of Motor Vehicle: 910SBX, 9CA936, and 5CC767. These plates
were seized under C.G.S. 14-12h(b)(1) and enforcement was later taken in violation of C.G.S. 14-112(f), Failure to return cancelled or
abandoned plates.

Also Connecticut plate Number 548XDT is still a valid plate, expiring on 10/21/10. The plate belongs to a Wilson Martinez D.O.B.
11/23/58.

Due to the amount of plates, these plates were seized and logged into the evidence room at EHPD.

In total 78 license plates were seized (13) Connecticut plates and (65) out-of-state plates.

The owner of the business Wilfrido Matute, stated he buys the plates in New York and is not selling them in his store. Matute would not
provide any further information regarding where he purchased the plates.

See DMV print-outs.

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DMV was contacted regarding this incident.

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prs NO. DAY INCIDENT DATE TIME DATE OF RPT TIME OF RPl TYPE OF INCIDENT INCIDENT CD INVESTIGATING OFFICER BADGE NO
02/19/2009 17:09 Officer
0900002650 5 02/19/2009 19:41 STOLENILOST MARKER PLATE 2413 1690
Spaulding, Dennis
DIVISION DIVISION NO. REFERENCE DIVISION REFERENCE DIVISION NO. ~ASE X-REFERENCE UNITID TYPIST DATE TYPED TIME TYPED

42 1690 02/19/2009 19:41

STREET NO. STREET NAME AND TYPE V'-PARTMENT NO 1 LOCATION INTERSECTING STREET NAME AND TYPE STATUS TOWN CD

00667 Main St East Haven 044

On 2/28/09 Wilrido Matute was issued an infraction for (4) counts of Failure to Return Cancelled or Abandoned Plates in Violation of
C.G.S. 14-112(f).

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471 North High St, East Haven CT 06512
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CFS NO. DAY INCIDENT DATE TIME DATE OF RPT TfME OF RPl TYPE OF INCIDENT INCIDENT CD INVESTIGATING OFFICER BADGE NO
02/1312009 18:42 Officer
0900002350 6 02/19/2009 18:01 MV ARREST 1 SUMMONS 5412 1690
Thru 02/13/200~ Spaulding, Dennis
DIVISION DIVISION NO. REFERENCE DIVISION REFERENCE DIVISION NO. CASE X-REFERENCE UNIT ID TYPIST DATE TYPED IMETYPED

42 1690 02/19/2009 18:01

STREET NO. STREET NAME AND TYPE APARTMENT NO 1 LOCATION INTERSECTING STREET NAME AND TYPE STATUS TOWN CD

00531 Main St East Haven - 044

STATUS CODE C=COMPLAINANT V=VICTIM A=ARRESTEE J=JUVENILE H=OTHER M=MISSING W=WITNESS O=OFFENDER D=DRIVER S=SUSPECT P=POLICE OFFICER T=TOT
!STATUS INAME ISEXIRACE! D.O.B. I TELEPHONE V"DDRESS lop STATE & NO. I
10 S !Manship, James I~ 12/18/1963 I Mob I (203) 444 - 9744 127 Mitchell Dr East Hartford CT FT 124334672 I
During the course of this motor vehicle stop an unknown white male, who was later identified as James Manship 0.0.8 12/18/63., pulled
up to this motor vehicle stop and approached my police cruiser. Manship was advised numerous times to back up, that he was interfering
with officer safety. Manship was standing behind the police cruiser, approximately 5-10 feet away. After advising Manship to back-up,
approximately 5 minutes later, Manship again walked up to the motor vehicle stop. Manship was again advised for his safety and mine,
that he needed to back up to a safe distance. Manship was apparently trying to video tape the motor vehicle stop and was advised that he
had to right to do so, but did not have the right to interfere with the motor vehicle stop. After asking me why he had to back-up and making
me explain myself, Manship did back up.

This incident was documented because on 2/19/09 Manship, was placed under arrest for a similar type incident in which he again
interfered with police. See EHPD case # 09-2655.

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