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WILTON, Conn. – A Norwalk woman was arrested after a witness saw her yelling at two children she was taking care of in a drugstore, said Wilton Police Lt. Donald Wakeman. 

Wakeman said Tammy Lindquist, 48, was also seen shoving a girl, 5, and boy, 2, into a car at the Wilton CVS on Old Ridgefield Road. The witness said Lindquist strangled one of the kids in the car, Wakeman said, but police found no signs of “physical harm” on the children when officers stopped the car leaving the parking lot.

Lindquist was taken into custody and the children were released into the care of one of their parents, Wakeman said. She is due to appear in court on Jan. 3, 2012.

Also on the police blotter:

  • Ridgefield resident Kathleen O’Brien was charged with the attempted theft of $210 worth of groceries from the Wilton Stop & Shop, Wilton police said. She is due in court Jan. 3.
  • A Westport man was charged with assault after another man's finger was sliced with a butcher's knife during an argument, said Wilton police, who gave the following account: George Llornes came to his daughter's house after she called him about a man knocking violently at her door. Llornes, brandishing the knife, argued with the 44-year-old Stamford man, who was cut while both were "waving their arms." Llornes posted the $2,500 bail and is scheduled to be in court on Dec. 30.
  • Anthony Brown, 23, of Bridgeport, was charged with the sexual assault of a 20-year-old woman at a residence on Branchbrook Road in Wilton, say Wilton police, who gave the following account: The accused and victim had been attending a party at the house, and she said he assaulted her while she was sleeping. She reported that he left as soon as she woke up. Brown was held on a $5,000 bond and went to court on Dec. 23.