On Wednesday, July 7, at 11:09 p.m., on Bedford Road, Katonah, police pulled over Pedro Arias Mejia, 41, of Danbury, Connecticut, who was observed traveling north in the southbound lane.Â
Mr. Mejiaâs showed signs of intoxication, and there was a strong odor of alcohol, police said; he admitted to consuming beer. He was arrested and transported to county police headquarters in Mount Kisco for a blood alcohol test, which he failed; testing equipment was unavailable at Bedford police headquarters.
Mr. Mejia was charged with driving while intoxicated, processed and issued five tickets. He returns to Bedford Court July 21.Â
The following is based on official reports of the Bedford Police Department for July 5 through 11.Â
The announcement was first made at the city s Independence Day festival last weekend.
At the special city council meeting on Tuesday, Councilman Dave Shafer said that the Citizens Police Academy Alumni Association had a donation jar at a booth during the festival, which added $1,001 more dollars to the till.
Money is still coming in, he said.
Meanwhile, council listened to a presentation on the county-wide reevaluation of zoning, a project dubbed Z21.
Planning & Development Services of Kenton County Principal Zoning Official Krista Martin and Senior Planner Patrick Denbow presented the program which aims to reduce the current number of zones from 26 to 16.