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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 963-0000.
Dec. 27
William Stolicker, 27, Chassey Street, Putnam; breach of peace, third-degree threatening, second-degree harassment.
Dec. 28
Melissa Peabody, 34, Roosevelt Street, Putnam; operating under the influence, operating an unregistered motor vehicle, failure to drive right.
Nicolas Kindler, 26, Bolles Street, Putnam; creating a public disturbance.
Dec. 29
Craig Barrett, 25, Brandy Hill Road, Thompson; operating under the influence, red light violation, illegal u-turn.
Christopher Collette, 21, Dewey Street, Putnam; failure to drive in proper lane, distracted driving.
Joseph Dufresne, 49, W. Main Street, Baltic; violation of protective order, sixth-degree larceny, interfering with police. His arrest happened after Putnam police were called with a report of a protective order violation. The victim told police he may have had a knife and had barricaded himself in the garage. K-9 Officer Brian Castle and his K-9 Partner Ammo searched the garage and found Dufresne hiding in a crawl space, according to Putnam Police.