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Two Charged in Richmond Hill Domestic Incident

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Police arrested a New Canaan woman, 43, and Alna, Maine man, 45, following a domestic incident on Richmond Hill Road last week. At about 12:46 a.m. on May 12 (a Tuesday), officers were dispatched to a home on Richmond Hill Road on a report by the victim that an individual would not leave the house, police said. Following an investigation, authorities charged the man and woman with the misdemeanor offense, according to a police report. They both promised to appear the same day in state Superior Court. Police withheld details of the conflict, saying it’s a domestic matter. 

Under state law, people are guilty of disorderly conduct if they “with intent to cause inconvenience, annoyance or alarm, or recklessly creating a risk … [e]ngages in … threatening behavior; or … annoys or interferes with another person,” among other reasons.

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Warrant Details New Canaan Man’s Domestic Violence

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New Canaan Police on April 28 arrested a 34-year-old Forest Street man by warrant after his ex-girlfriend detailed months of violent abuse, providing text message screenshots as proof. The victim came to police headquarters on the afternoon of March 24, saying she’d been in a dating relationship with the man that ended in November. 

She “reported that since January of 2024, there have been multiple incidents in which [her ex-boyfriend] assaulted and threatened her in New Canaan,” according to an arrest warrant application obtained by NewCanaanite.com. According to NCPD Officer Michael Schnell’s affidavit, which forms the basis of the application, signed April 23 by state Superior Court Judge Alex Hernandez, those incidents include: 

Man struck victim five to six times with the back of his hand, causing a black eye and swollen lip;
Man punched victim in the back and repeatedly pulled her hair, causing back bruises;
Man held a pocket knife to victim and struck her in the chest with a metal container used for holding mairjuana;
Man bit victim and slapped her across the face; 
Man punched victim in the arm and back; 
Man smashed victim’s phone; 
Man threatened victim with a belt and struck her on the arm; 
Man pulled victim’s hair and struck her multiple times;
Man pulled victim’s hair, punched her in the arm and dragged her to his bed. The victim “screened ‘High-Danger’ on the Lethality Assessment Program,” police said in the arrest warrant application. Schnell referred to a protocol established by state law.

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Man, 49, Charged with Violation of a Protective Order

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New Canaan Police on April 23 arrested a 49-year-old Norwalk man by warrant and charged him with violation of a protective order. He’s accused of contacting a woman in New Canaan, as well as their child, in violation of a court-issued order, according to an arrest warrant application obtained by NewCanaanite.com. Officer Clinton Jarvis noted in his arrest warrant application that the man has been arrested four times prior by NCPD, the last three of which were for violating protective orders with the victim. She notified police at about 10:04 p.m. on Feb. 25, saying he was calling and texting her, according to the arrest warrant application, signed by state Superior Court judge Bruce Hudock.

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Warrant: Woman, 37, Stole a Sweater and Two Dresses from Togs 

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New Canaan Police on April 21 arrested a 37-year-old Darien woman by warrant following a larceny investigation. On March 16 (a Sunday), officers were dispatched to Togs on South Avenue on a report of a theft from the store, according to an arrest warrant application obtained by NewCanaanite.com. There, an employee told police that at about 5:30 p.m. the prior day “the suspect came into the store and tried on eight different articles of clothing,” according to the police affidavit, written by Officer Austin Malizia. The suspect then “came up to her [the Togs employee] and explained that one of the dresses was ripped,” which it was, the affidavit said. The suspect left the store about 20 minutes later and when the employee started closing up soon after, “she noticed that a dress was missing,” the arrest warrant application said.

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Evading Charge After Crash on Main Street

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Police at about 11 p.m. on April 18 (a Friday) arrested 31-year-old Bridgeport man and charged him with evading responsibility. At about 10:34 p.m. that night, officers responded to the area of Main Street at Harrison Avenue on a report of a car crash, police said. There, officers found that a vehicle had struck a mailbox and two cars parked in a driveway, according to a police report. They found the evading vehicle with heavy front-end damage about a half-mile away, at Woodland Road and Orchard Lane, the report said. The driver was found nearby on Elm Place, it said.