A Winsted police officer has been arrested three times in the past three months for separate incidents. For the third time, Torrington police officer, Rob Hebert, 33, has been accused of getting violent or out of control...From previous entry:
[CT] Winsted Officer Herbert arrested again, different woman - A Winsted police officer free on a $250,000 bond for allegedly threatening his wife was arrested over the weekend after arguing with another woman...
Police Officer Arrested For Third Time
Officer On Unpaid Leave, Pending Disciplinary Hearings
WFSB
February 19, 2008
[Excerpts] A Winsted police officer has been arrested three times in the past three months for separate incidents. For the third time, Torrington police officer, Rob Hebert, 33, has been accused of getting violent or out of control... Officials said the first incident took place in November, when Hebert was charged with carrying a dangerous weapon and breach of peace stemming from threats he made against his wife... Hebert was involved in two incidents during the month of January. One incident occurred at a Walgreens in Torrington, where Hebert is accused of creating a disturbance by trying to approach and talk with the soon to be ex-husband of his new girlfriend, 36-year-old Dawn Kiesel... Channel 3 Eyewitness New reporter Len Besthoff reported that some of the investigation has to do with incidents involving Hebert's actions in Torrington, while another portion of the investigation is related to Hebert's employment in Winsted. Kiesel talked with Eyewitnees News. She said all of Hebert's arrests have been blown way of out proportion... He was previously employed as an officer in Brookfield. Police said they have taken Hebert's service weapon and badge...
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Republican-American
February 18, 2008
A Winsted police officer free on a $250,000 bond for allegedly threatening his wife was arrested over the weekend after arguing with another woman. Robert Hebert, 33, of Terryville, was arraigned in Waterbury Superior Court Monday on charges of second-degree reckless endangerment and breach of peace. He was arrested Friday afternoon after a verbal dispute with 36-year-old Dawn Kiesel, of 187 Lovers Lane. Torrington police said they were called by neighbors around 4:20 p.m. An argument escalated when Hebert tried to leave and Kiesel grabbed the steering wheel of his car, police said. Hebert continued driving for a short distance, dragging her alongside the vehicle. She wasn't seriously hurt and was not taken to a hospital, police said. Police found Hebert, of 23 Fairview Ave. in Terryville, in the basement of Kiesel's home. He was released on a $2,500 nonsurety bond, police Lt. Michael Emanuel said. Kiesel was charged with breach of peace and released. Her case is pending in Bantam Superior Court.
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Winsted cop faces more trouble - Breach of peace added to domestic violence charges
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By Brigitte Ruthman
March 1, 2008
WATERBURY - Winsted police officer Robert Hebert was arraigned on breach of peace charges in Waterbury Superior Court Thursday, where three criminal cases against him are pending.
The 33-year-old Plymouth man was free on $252,500 bond on domestic violence charges when Torrington police arrested him earlier this month for an incident that occurred in January at the Walgreens Pharmacy on East Elm St. in Torrington.
James Kiesel told police he was approached in the parking lot by Hebert, who was dating Kiesel's wife Dawn, according to the arrest warrant released Thursday. The Kiesels were divorcing and met regularly at Walgreens to transfer their children.
Hebert was upset over a letter Kiesel sent to the Winsted Police Department complaining about Hebert's behavior, Kiesel said in a statement.
"I told Hebert to go away because my children were on their way," Kiesel said. "He wouldn't leave my car."
After a brief verbal tussle, Hebert walked away with Dawn Kiesel. As the two walked to their car, James Kiesel waved and said "good night girls," or "bye ladies," according to court documents. The remark prompted Hebert to spin around and hurl expletives at Kiesel, who said the outburst frightened his children, the warrant said. Kiesel sought safety in the Torrington Police Department parking lot across the street.
In a statement, Hebert said he sought out Kiesel to encourage him to retract his complaint to the Winsted Police Department. Hebert said the complaint was "full of lies and inconsistencies."
Hebert remains on unpaid administrative leave pending an internal investigation.
He was hired in 2006 after serving as a Brookfield police officer .
Hebert faces domestic violence charges in connection with a previous encounter with Dawn Kiesel. He also faces criminal charges, including carrying a dangerous weapon, second-degree reckless endangerment and breach of peace, stemming from threats police said he made against his wife...
Hebert is due to appear on his combined cases March 7 in Waterbury.
March 04, 2008
Dear Cloud writer, I sent you several emails in order to speak with you off this blog but you never responded. Should I cease my attempts at getting my side of this story out, As I near the end of my probation and prepare to re-enter the workforce, I would like to get some things out in the open, such as memory incorrect items that were written in the above blog entries. I should cease communication with you, please let me know and I will respect your wishes. Best wishes.
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Mr. Hebert, you wrote me last on January 2nd and I wrote you back on January 3rd. Looking at the emails in my inbox I ask myself do I want to deal with someone who would like to publicly represent themself as ignored when they were not? I don't think it's a good idea and will decline your offer for that reason.
ReplyDeleteI do appreciate your tone and civility in your correspondence.
My wish for you is no more legal trouble.
Looking over the above comments I see items that really should come down. In your case - hopefully all behind you now - I think it's best to stop the chatter and stick to what's in the paper. The anonymous info is unneeded and unsubstantiated. It casts a bad light on both you and the victim. So I will remove those now.
After deleting those messages I realize most likely they were all written by one person trying to blast both parties.
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ReplyDelete[CT] Officer Hebert, now fired, arrested a 4th time in less than a year
Winsted policeman’s career appears over
ReplyDeleteBY JIM MOORE AND BRIGITTE RUTHMAN
REPUBLICAN-AMERICAN
WINSTED — Robert J. Hebert’s career as a local police officer appears to be all but over.
Hebert, 33, pleaded guilty last week in Waterbury Superior Court to a pair of misdemeanor charges stemming from domestic disputes in Torrington. He was sentenced to a total of one year in prison, with the sentence suspended pending completion of two years of probation during which he cannot carry a gun or other weapons. Hebert, who appeared in court Thursday and Friday, was also ordered to undergo psychological and substance abuse evaluations and enroll in a therapy program geared toward domestic violence offenders.
“I don’t see how he can continue in his employment,” Interim Town Manager Bruce H. Gresczyk said Monday. “This is a significant event. I can’t leave things the way they are.” Messages left with Hebert’s criminal defense attorney were not returned Monday. Police Chief Nicholas Guerriero said an internal investigation of
Hebert has been completed and a report will be forwarded this week to the Civil Service Commission, which has hiring and firing authority. Hebert, who lives in Plymouth, is entitled to a hearing before termination.
Guerriero declined to comment on the findings, which were launched before Hebert’s first arrest in November. Hebert, whose gross wages were $50,511, including overtime, in 2007, has been on unpaid leave since last fall.
Torrington police said in November that staff at Charlotte Hungerford Hospital in Torrington recovered three knives from Hebert after they heard him make threats against his wife, Lisa Killiany, an employee of the Litchfield Superior Court Family Relations Division.
Hebert has been ordered to have no contact with Killiany during his probation.
Torrington police arrested Hebert again Jan. 25 following an altercation at the Lover’s Lane home of Dawn Kiesel. Neighbors called to report a domestic dispute, which escalated when Hebert tried to leave and Kiesel grabbed the steering wheel of his vehicle and was dragged a short distance. Kiesel was not injured.
Charges of second degree reckless endangerment and breach of peace are still pending in that case, which has been referred to family relations. Hebert was ordered not to “threaten, harass or assault” Dawn Kiesel, or her husband, James, during the term of his probation. Hebert is due to return to court April 25 and remains free on $2,500 bond.
Hebert was arrested a third time by Torrington police Feb. 16 on a warrant stemming from a confrontation between Hebert and Dawn and James Kiesel, which took place Jan. 24 across the street from city police headquarters.
Hebert was hired by the town in early 2006.
(Message edited by dickiedorite On 03/11/2008 06:26:09)
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ReplyDeleteand more inappropriatness;
Winsted manager wants officer fired
BY JIM MOORE
REPUBLICAN-AMERICAN
WINSTED — Town Manager Bruce H. Gresczyk said Sunday he is recommending that an oft-arrested local police officer be fired.
Patrolman Robert J. Hebert, hired by the town in 2006, was already on unpaid leave when he was first arrested in Torrington in November on charges stemming from alleged threats against his estranged wife, who is an employee of the Litchfield Superior Court Family Relations Division.
Hebert, 33, pleaded guilty in Waterbury Superior Court earlier this month to a misdemeanor charge in that case, along with another guilty plea in another case stemming from an arrest by Torrington police in January.
Hebert was given a oneyear suspended sentence, and two years of probation, during which he is forbidden to possess weapons and is required to enter a counseling program for domestic violence offenders. “We’re moving forward,” Gresczyk said. “There should be a hearing for him a week from tomorrow by the Civil Service Commission. The recommendation from me to civil service is that he be terminated.”
Hebert still faces misdemeanor charges stemming from another arrest in Torrington last month which followed an altercation between Hebert, a woman who he has been romantically linked to, and her husband that took place across the street from city police headquarters.