David Fazzina Jr, Erika Wellern charged with possession of heroin and drug paraphernalia because police found evidence of heroin use.

A pair who police said tore gutters off local buildings, including a church, to sell as scrap metal were arrested Thursday after a foot chase and a scuffle.Officers attempting to serve a warrant at Erika Weller's Nutmeg Avenue home for an unrelated crime on Thursday encountered Weller, David Fazzina Jr., and a van loaded with copper and aluminum, including the gutters.The metal was from local buildings, including houses, businesses and St. Adalbert's Church, police said. Police said they arrested Weller after a brief struggle and Fazzina after a foot chase.Both Weller, who turns 20 today, and Fazzina, 38, of Connecticut Boulevard in East Hartford were charged with third-degree larceny, third-degree criminal mischief and interfering with police. They also were charged with possession of heroin and drug paraphernalia because police found evidence of heroin use.They are expected to be arraigned in Superior Court in Enfield today.

Jose Aguirre was charged with possession of narcotics with intent to sell

Jose Aguirre, 31, of Hartford, had been involved in the disturbance; however the weapons violation proved false.
Police said they located Aguirre at a Windsor Locks convenience store at 3:24 a.m. and found him in possession of 37.9 grams of heroin packaged for sale in 90 individual packets.
Aguirre was charged with possession of narcotics with intent to sell, possession of a narcotic substance, and sale within 1,500 feet of a school. The arrest occurred nearby to a Spring Street nursery school.
Aguirre was released after posting a $50,000 surety bond and is due in Enfield Superior Court on Feb. 19.