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Della Rocco, Smith Cases Continued Through December

DEEP RIVER & CHESTER— The criminal cases against Charles “Chuck” Della Rocco, the unsuccessful Democratic nominee for first selectman in Chester, and Laura Smith, the wife of Deep River First Selectman Richard Smith, have been continued to next month after scheduled appearances Tuesday at Middlesex Superior Court in Middletown.

Della Rocco’s case, with charges of seond degree forgery and third degree larceny, has been continued to Dec. 23. The charge of first degree larceny against Laura Smith has been continued to Dec. 15.

Della Rocco, 41, was the unsuccessful Democratic challenger to Republican First Selectman Tom Marsh in the Nov. 3 Chester town election. Della Rocco was arrested by state police on Nov. 5 on charges related to the alleged illegal sale of a Ford pick up truck he borrowed earlier this year from neighbors Peter and Cheryl Lynch.

Smith, 46, was arrested and charged with first degree larceny on Nov. 4 for the alleged theft by embezzlement of $47,983 from accounts at the Liberty Bank branch on Main Street. Smith, who had been employed at the bank, is alleged to have taken funds from accounts controlled by Patricia Pytlik of Haddam Neck, the co-owner of an Old Savbrook car wash.

Della Rocco and Smith are each free on bond.

Posted by admin on Wednesday, November 25, 2009 at 4:44 pm 
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  • SereneSkeptic
    And a cheery happy thanksgiving to the staff of Local Online News. Don't know how we could all get through a day of thanksgiving without this non-update.
  • jaded
    Is it really just a coincidence that in the past two Chester 1st selectman elections, the Democratic candidate was arrested prior to the election and Tom Marsh won both times?
  • Chester Resident
    Oh, pul-EEEZE. Let's ask a rational question like why the Chester Dems can't come up with somebody better. I'm a registered Democrat, and after about 30 seconds of watching Della Rocco in the debate I was so appalled there was absolutely no way I could vote for him.
  • What?
    Chester Resident, I didn't see you up there. I give Mr. Della Rocco a lot of credit for standing up in front of all those people and talking about his own ideas. As for the arrest, I also believe that there might be something shaddy. When I read the Valley Courier's article a few things popped up. Ms. Lynch said that she lent Mr. Della Rocco the truck and then she said there was an agreement. So she which is it? Did she lend the truck to Mr. Della Rocco or did she have an agreement with him? And then the fact that the so called buyer of the truck refused to give a statement. And Mr. Della Rocco didn't give a statement. I'm to assume that Ms. Lynch's story is the right one. Oh wait...which story of Ms. Lynch should we take. The first one that she lent him the truck or the second one that she had an agreement. There is something not right. Jaded brings up a good point.
  • themanurepile
    There have been postings about Ms. Lynch that have been deleted. Why is that? Is Ms. Lynch worried that the truth about her will come out. That she is attempting to damage the life of a man who has done nothing wrong and that she in fact is the person who has. Like lying to the police. Read the warrant. Ms. Lynch stated that she told everyone that she had lent the truck to Mr. Dellarocco. And then later she reports that there was an agreement. This shows that the woman lied to the police. But I guess this will also get deleted. Why? Because they just want to hang Mr. Dellarocco because they didn't like him.
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