NEWINGTON — Newington police officers arrested a 21-year-old Somers man Sept. 22 after a police dog detected narcotics in a vehicle that was subject to a statewide attempt to locate alert.
Officers on routine patrol in the area of Stoddard Avenue at approximately 9:01 p.m. observed a 2020 Dodge Challenger that was subject to an official attempt to locate message from the Connecticut State Police.
The vehicle was known to engage police officers from multiple agencies in pursuit.
Officers from the Newington Police Department, with assistance from West Hartford police, maintained active surveillance on the vehicle until an opportunity to safely stop it presented itself.
The vehicle was stopped in the area of Main Street and New Britain Avenue in West Hartford.
Newington K9 Officer Casasanta and his partner Ray were present on scene.
K9 Ray, who is trained in narcotics detection, indicated to Officer Casasanta that he detected the odor of narcotics coming from the vehicle.
During a subsequent search of the vehicle, officers located 3.9 grams of suspected methamphetamine and drug paraphernalia.
The operator initially identified himself only as “Ghost” to officers.
After being taken into custody and processed, his identity was confirmed to be Tanner Lee Flori, 21, of Somers.
Flori was charged with interfering with an officer, possession of a controlled substance, possession of drug paraphernalia and disobeying the signal of an officer.
Flori was released on a $5,000 non-surety bond and custody was turned over to the Connecticut State Police.
He is scheduled to appear at New Britain Superior Court on Oct. 6.
