A 14-year New Haven cop turned himself in for arrest Tuesday morning following an investigation into a domestic violence complaint.
He’s been charged with risk of injury to a minor, assault in the third degree and threatening in the first degree. He has surrendered his gun and has been placed on administrative duty, according to police spokesman Officer Dave Hartman.
On Friday, a woman filed a domestic violence complaint against the 47-year-old officer, a Dixwell beat cop, Hartman said. After an investigation over the weekend, police secured a warrant for the officer, who turned himself in on Tuesday at 10:45 a.m. at police headquarters.
“The department followed through immediately with the investigation,” Chief Dean Esserman said. “We hold our Officers to high standards and take such complaints seriously — as we would when investigating similar complaints involving civilians.”
The officer has cooperated with the investigation and surrendered his duty weapon in compliance with a domestic violence court order, Hartman said.
He posted a $10,000 bond and was released. He is due to appear in court on Wednesday.
Why are they withholding the cop's name? Arrests are public records. Did the reporter not find out this information?
[Editor's note: We withhold the names of people accused of a crime unless we get their side, or they're public figures, or if there's a pressing public need to know the name. Often there are grey area calls. This was one of them.]