Driver, 33, Charged with Drug Possession, Motor Vehicle Violations

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A 33-year-old man who drove through a flashing red light on the Post Road and Sedgewick Avenue at 2 a.m., Sunday, Feb. 5, was stopped by police, who later arrested him on drug possession charges, larceny and several motor vehicle violations, police said. Darien police described what happened with this account (including accusations not proven in court):

Thomas Schmidt Jr. of East Main Street in Branford was driving a blue 2001 Jeep Grand Cherokee north on Sedgewick Avenue when he failed to stop for the light at the corner of Sedgewick and the Post Road. A check of the Jeep’s license plate showed that it had been reported stolen in New Haven. A police officer stopped the Jeep on Mansfield Avenue near Roland Drive.