This week Greenwich Police released the arrest report of a Norwalk man who was charged with Illegal Operation of Motor Vehicle Under the Influence of Alcohol and/or Drugs and Possession of Controlled Substance 1st Offense on Dec 19.
Police said on that date around 11:00am they responded to King Street for the report of Rye Brook, NY officers who were with a stopped motor vehicle that had been seen operating erratically.
Police said that during their investigation the driver, Robert Thornton Haile, 45, of Rowayton section of Norwalk, was displaying signs of drug impairment. Within plain view, officers observed nitrous oxide cans within the vehicle. The accused agreed to submit to field sobriety tests, which he was unable to perform to standard.
During a search incident to arrest, officers found a small vial with a white powdery substance on Mr. Haile’s person. Testing of the substance later resulted in a presumptive positive for cocaine.
He was charged and released on a $1,000 bond pending a Stamford Superior Court appearance on Jan 2, 2026.
According to the CT Judicial Branch website, Haile also has multiple pending charges in Norwalk.
He was charged in Norwalk with Violating Restricted Substances Regs on Nov 25, 2025.
He was charged in Norwalk on Dec 29, 2025 with Illegal Operation of Motor Vehicle Under the Influence of Alcohol and/or Drugs and Possession of Controlled Substances, Violating Restricted Substances Regs, and Improper Parking/Highway/Traffic Hazard.
Back on August 18, 2025 Mr. Haile was arrested in Norwalk and charged with Illegal Reckless Driving, Operating/Parks Unregistered Motor Vehicle, Operating Motor Vehcile with Handheld Device/Txt, Failure to Drive in Proper Lane and Illegal Operation of Motor Vehicle Under the Influence of Alcohol and/or Drugs and Possession of Controlled Substances.
Mr. Haile is due back in Stamford Superior Court on Jan 26, 2026.
Photo: City of Rye, NY Police Dept
In a separate incident, City of Rye Police arrested Mr. Haile on the evening of Dec 22 around 5:25pm after an officer spotted a running vehicle stopped on the sidewalk of Forest Avenue, near the intersection of Beck Avenue (near Playland). Rye Police said Mr. Haile was initially unresponsive in the driver’s seat.
Robert Thornton Haile. City of Rye Police Department
During an inventory of Haile’s vehicle 27 canisters of Nitrous Oxide were recovered.
He was charged with driving while impaired by drugs, as well as traffic violations and was released on an appearance ticket returnable to the City of Rye Court on Jan 6, 2026.