Police last week arrested a 30-year-old New Canaan man who is accused of pushing his girlfriend to the ground and trying to throw his father off of a porch.
The son is accused of grabbing his 52-year-old father by the shirt at the latter’s East Avenue apartment, ripping it and throwing him to the floor, according to a police report.
Responding to a 9-1-1 call at the residence at 11:21 a.m. on Dec. 31, police learned that the father had told his son some time earlier to move out of the apartment, the report said.
The girlfriend, 26, who witnessed the fight between father and son, told police that her boyfriend had lost his temper and also thrown her to the ground and punched a wall several times. She had red marks on her neck and the father had minor lacerations on his right arm as well as several marks on his chest, back and neck, the report said.
The son already is facing drug, larceny and failure to appear charges stemming from May, August and November 2013 arrests, according to records on file with the Connecticut Judicial Branch.
Police found him on Burtis Avenue and charged him with two counts of third-degree assault, disorderly conduct, second-degree breach of peace and third-degree criminal mischief.
He was held on $10,000 bond and scheduled to appear Jan. 2 in state Superior Court in Norwalk.
The New Canaan Domestic Violence Partnership has operated in New Canaan for more than 10 years. It’s part of the Domestic Violence Crisis Center which, its website says, is “dedicated to the task of helping you and your children find ways to live your lives in peace, without the threat of violence, intimidation or abuse.” The DVCC can be reached 24 hours per day at 888-774-2900.