New London — Police said a letter carrier here was caught with three used glass crack pipes, cocaine and a pair of brass knuckles while he was delivering the mail under the influence earlier this year.
Police arrested Christopher Clark, 39, of 32 Walden Ave. in New London, on Jan. 2 following reports that he was not only operating his postal van recklessly but was delivering mail to the wrong addresses, acting strangely, and letting various letters “fall to the ground and blow away in the wind,” police reports show.
Police said they caught up with Clark on Elm Street, where he was delivering mail on foot, on the afternoon of Jan. 2. An officer watched Clark walk unsteadily, struggle to enter his van, make an illegal U-turn without signaling on Elm Street, and proceed to Lincoln Avenue, where he was stopped, police said. Clark exited the van and dropped mail envelopes onto the ground, and police said they noticed his pupils remained pinpoint, which can be a sign of drug use.