Police on Wednesday evening cited a 14-year-old New Canaan girl following a family dispute.
At about 5:21 p.m. on Aug. 16, officers were dispatched to a Laurel Road home on a report of the dispute, and there spoke to the victim, according to a police report.
Following an investigation, the teen was issued a juvenile summons for disorderly conduct.
It isn’t clear whether or how the teen is related to the victim, what the dispute involved, whether anyone was threatened or physically injured or what prompted police to bring the charge—it’s classified as a misdemeanor under state law.
Police withheld further information, classifying the incident as a domestic matter.
A person is guilty of disorderly conduct in Connecticut “when, with intent to cause inconvenience, annoyance or alarm, or recklessly creating a risk thereof, such person: (1) Engages in fighting or in violent, tumultuous or threatening behavior; or (2) by offensive or disorderly conduct, annoys or interferes with another person; or (3) makes unreasonable noise; or (4) without lawful authority, disturbs any lawful assembly or meeting of persons; or (5) obstructs vehicular or pedestrian traffic; or (6) congregates with other persons in a public place and refuses to comply with a reasonable official request or order to disperse; or (7) commits simple trespass, as provided in section 53a-110a, and observes, in other than a casual or cursory manner, another person (A) without the knowledge or consent of such other person, (B) while such other person is inside a dwelling, as defined in section 53a-100, and not in plain view, and (C) under circumstances where such other person has a reasonable expectation of privacy.”
Criminal cases involving minors generally are referred to the Juvenile Matters Division of state Superior Court.