#Westport CT–On 02/07/2018 at approximately midnight, a motor vehicle stop was conducted on Jesup Road in front of the Gillespie Center. The vehicle did not have an illuminated rear marker plate and was found to have an expired registration. The operator was also unable to provide proof of valid insurance. The operator advised the officer she worked at the Gillespie Center and identified herself as the victim. She was issued a misdemeanor summons for those charges in that name.

The victim was later made aware of the stop and summons and contacted the Westport Police Department on 06/16/2018. The victim claimed she was not in Westport on the night of the incident and advised that Tonya Brown had used her personal information at the time of her arrest in Westport. Investigators learned Tonya Brown was employed by the Gillespie Center on the date of the incident and was due to work at midnight. Brown was reportedly late to work that evening and the stop was witnessed by a third party inside the building. Investigators also learned the vehicle used in February belonged to a friend of Brown and at the time of the motor vehicle stop, Brown’s driver’s license was suspended. An arrest warrant application was submitted for Brown and later approved.

On 08/17/2018, Brown turned herself in at police headquarters on the active arrest warrant. She was charged with 53a-130 Criminal Impersonation, 53a-167a Interfering with an Officer: Non-Assaultive, 14-215 Illegal Operation of Motor Vehicle Under Suspension, 14- 213b Insurance Coverage Fails Minimum Requirements, 14-12(a)* Operate/Tow Unregistered Motor Vehicle and 14-96c Improper Rear/Marker Lamps.

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