Police on Monday night arrested a 47-year-old New Canaan woman who already is facing a number of assault and other domestic charges.
At about 10:34 p.m. on Jan. 22, officers responded to a Lakeview Avenue residential development on a report of a possible protective order violation, police said.
There, officers interviewed the victim and then located and found the woman, according to a police report.
Following an investigation, the woman was charged with third-degree assault, violation of a protective order—a felony offense—and disorderly conduct.
According to Connecticut Judicial Branch records, the woman also faces the following charges from NCPD from recent past offenses:
- Third-degree assault and disorderly conduct (September)
- Risk of injury to a child, disorderly conduct and violation of a protective order (October)
- Violation of a criminal protective order (November)
- Violation of a protective order, third-degree assault and disorderly conduct (December).
- first-degree criminal trespass and two counts of second-degree violation of conditions of release
Police transported the woman to headquarters for processing. She was held on $100,000 bond and scheduled to appear Jan. 23 in state Superior Court.
Police withheld details of the new charges, saying it’s a domestic matter.
A person is guilty of third-degree assault, according to state law, when “with intent to cause physical injury to another person, he causes such injury to such person or to a third person” or “recklessly causes serious physical injury to another person or “with criminal negligence, he causes physical injury to another person by means of a deadly weapon, a dangerous instrument or an electronic defense weapon,” among other reasons.
The Domestic Violence Crisis Center in Stamford provides services, support and education for the prevention and elimination of domestic violence. Its 24-hour hotline is 888-774-2900. To reach DVCC offices during regular business hours, the number is 203-588-9100. Services are free and confidential, multilingual and multicultural. Here’s a podcast with the organization’s executive director.