Police: 2 charged after heroin found in car

A Greenwich woman and a Stamford man face drug charges after police smelled the odor of marijuana coming from the car in which they were sitting at the end of a Greenwich cul-de-sac, according to police.

Lauren A. Bria, 27, of 43 Gerry St., and Jeffrey A. Saunders, 29, of 195 Long Ridge Road, Stamford, were inside a stationary gray Acura TSX on Gerry Street on the night of Sept. 10 when investigators approached the vehicle, smelled marijuana, and ordered them out of the car, police said.

Police found Bria in possession of two wax folds containing a brown, powder-like substance, which later tested positive for heroin, police said. Bria also had a cut red straw with brown powdery residue on it, and a search of the car revealed a bundle of heroin in the center console, police said. She was charged with possession of narcotics and possession of drug paraphernalia.

Police found Saunders in possession of six Xanax pills and two wax folds containing a brown, powder-like substance, which later tested positive for heroin, police said.

Saunders was charged with possession of narcotics and possession of a controlled substance.

Police also found that Saunders had a warrant out of Darien, and he was charged with second-degree failure to appear.

Saunders and Bria each posted $250 cash bond for the drug-related charges. Saunders posted $1,000 bond for the failure-to-appear charge.

They are scheduled to appear in state Superior Court in Stamford Sept. 24.

- Bogdan W. Gurdak, 52, of 12 Ann St., was charged Sept. 11 with interfering with an officer, disorderly conduct and injury, risk or impairing morals.

Police said Gurdak was intoxicated and was having a verbal dispute with family members on the night of Sept. 11 when the incident escalated to the point where Gurdak struck a juvenile family member in the face and twisted his thumb, police said.

Gurdak was also not cooperative with officers at the scene and fought with them while they were arresting him, police said.

He was taken into custody after police stunned him with a stun gun. He was transported to the Greenwich Hospital emergency room for evaluation and then released.

Gurdak was issued $2,500 bond and was scheduled to appear in state Superior Court in Stamford Sept. 12.

- Britni Longo, 18, of 5 Seitz Lane, was charged Tuesday with second-degree breach of peace.

Longo was charged after she was involved in a verbal dispute with a female family member on the morning of Sept. 11, police said.

Longo was scheduled to appear in state Superior Court in Stamford Sept. 12.