The following charges were listed in the Putnam Police Department logs.  The people charged are innocent until proven guilty in court. The Town Crier will publish dispositions of cases at the request of the accused. The dispositions must be accompanied by the proper documentation. The Putnam Police Department confidential Tip Line is 860-963-0000.
March 14
Nicholas Jon Holmes, 43, South Main Street, Putnam; third-degree criminal mischief.
Christopher Michael Laprey, 48, Myers Street, Putnam; fifth-degree larceny.
March 16
Jesse Dean Rickets, 41, Pomfret Street, Putnam; operate/parks unregistered motor vehicle, falsify marker/license registration, illegal operation of motor vehicle without minimum insurance counts, use of drug paraphernalia
March 17
Benjamin Kenneth Beasley, 43, West Thompson Road, Putnam; disorderly conduct third-degree assault.
March 18
George Michael Lombard, 46, Barber Street, Putnam; cruelty to animals, disorderly conduct.

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A Nod to Spring
Lenten Rose may be a bit on the nodding side, but it's still a beautiful sign of spring --- and usually Easter. Linda Lemmon photo.

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Accident at intersection
PUTNAM — A juvenile was issued a warning for failure to grant right of way at an intersection after an accident at the intersection of School and Mechanics streets, according to the Putnam Police Department.
Police officers, Putnam EMS and the Putnam Fire Department responded. 
Police said a 2005 Ford Five Hundred traveling east on School Street, operated by a 17 year old juvenile from Thompson, failed to grant the right of way to oncoming traffic when making a left turn from School Street onto Mechanic Street and struck a 2017 Ford Focus operated by Edward Hemphill, 56,  of Woodstock. 
Both vehicles sustained disabling damage and were towed.  Both occupants of the Ford Focus were transported to DKH by Putnam EMS for evaluation. 
The juvenile reported they were uninjured and was issued a Warning for Failure to Grant right of way at an intersection.

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