MONROE, Conn. — Police made several arrests for domestic violence incidents throughout the week. Those who may be the victim of domestic abuse can reach out to The Center for Family Justice, which provides free and confidential services.
On Sunday, officers responded to a domestic disturbance on Dogwood Road just after 4 p.m., in which a man allegedly pulled a pistol from his holster and pointed it at his wife during an argument. The woman reportedly became frightened, ran away and called police.
Police said the 73-year-old husband did not listen to officers’ commands and was swinging his arms around, before being detained and that a pat down of his undergarments uncovered a registered pistol on his right hip.
He was charged with threatening in the first degree, reckless endangerment and disorderly conduct. Bond was set at $25,000, the gun was seized as evidence and he voluntarily surrendered the remaining firearms in his house, police said. Court was closed on Monday because of the blizzard, so he was scheduled to appear on Tuesday.
As a condition of the release, he was not to return to the residence or make any contact with his wife. However, on Monday afternoon, the victim called police to report that her husband texted her and, after she did not respond, allegedly parked outside their home.
He reportedly left the scene before officers arrived, but the ensuing investigation led to an arrest warrant. It was signed by a judge Tuesday morning and police arrested the man at court for two violations of the conditions of release (the text message and showing up at the house).
He was held on $100,000 bond and detectives took him to court for his arraignment on Wednesday.
In a separate incident a 25-year-old Bridgeport man turned himself in on a warrant Wednesday charging him with strangulation, breach of peace, third-degree assault and second-degree harassment. He was released on $25,000 bond and was scheduled to be arraigned Thursday.
On December 28, 2025, officers responded to a complaint on Williams Road from a woman who told them she was attacked by a friend.
Police said she and the Bridgeport man were having an ongoing argument, primarily over text message, and that he came to her home after she started ignoring him.
To avoid a commotion at the house, police said she agreed to take him back home. When they started driving, he allegedly began screaming at her and, when she wouldn’t respond to him, he threatened her, police said, adding the victim told officers he struck her in the face, grabbed her by the hair, ripping it out of her head, and allegedly grabbed her around the throat.
She was evaluated by the Monroe Volunteer Emergency Medical Service, but refused transportation to a hospital, according to police.
Police said the Bridgeport man denied the victim’s version of events and refused to come to the police station to discuss the matter further, so officers applied for a warrant.
On Wednesday night, police responded to a domestic in progress on Elm Street just before 10 p.m.
An adult child told police she heard screaming and yelling for help during an argument between her mother and stepfather. When she went upstairs, she found both on the floor of the kitchen.
She told officers her stepfather was on top of her mother, hitting her in the face with a closed fist, so she pushed him off of her mother and called the police.
The victim told officers her husband threw her to the floor during an argument and punched her several times, according to the report. Police said officers observed scratch marks and red discoloration near victim’s left eye.
The husband refused to answer any questions related to the investigation and was placed under arrest, according to police. He was charged with disorderly conduct and third-degree assault and released on seven percent of his $2,500 bond for a Feb. 26 court date.
Crash at Route 110 and Wheeler Road
Police found a 61-year-old Oxford man to be at fault for a two-vehicle-crash in the intersection of Route 110 and Wheeler Road Tuesday afternoon.
He was driving north on Wheeler Road in his 2025 Nissan Kicks at approximately 3:13 p.m., before coming to a stop sign at the intersection with Route 110. He told police he stopped, then tried to continue on Wheeler because he thought cars traveling on 110 had stop signs too, according to the report.
But it is not a four-way-stop and his Nissan collided with a 2024 GMC Savana heading east on Route 110.
The Oxford driver was evaluated by Monroe Volunteer Emergency Medical Service personnel at the scene, but declined further medical treatment, police said, adding the other driver, a 25-year-old Monroe man, did not claim to have any injuries.
Though the Oxford man stopped at the stop sign, police said driver’s are also required to yield to other vehicles in the intersection. As a result, he was issued an infraction for failure to obey a stop sign.
Crash at 110 and Moose Hill Road
Police responded to a two-vehicle-crash at the intersection of Route 110 and Moose Hill Road on Feb. 18.
At approximately 11:12 a.m., a 37-year-old Georgia woman headed south on Moose Hill Road in her 2018 Volkswagen Golf stopped at a stop sign at the intersection of Route 110, then continued through the intersection where she was struck on the passenger side of her vehicle by a 2021 Chevy Equinox.
The driver of the Chevy, a 25-year-old Shelton woman, told officers she was heading east on Route 110, stopped for the stop sign at Moose Hill Road, proceeded through the intersection and struck the Volkswagen.
The Chevy had a dash cam inside and, based on the video, officers determined the Georgia woman was at fault for failing to grant the right-of-way at an intersection and gave her a verbal warning.
Both drivers were evaluated by EMS, but refused further medical attention and both vehicles were towed due to disabling damage.
Blizzard causes crash
An ambulance transporting a patient slid off Autumn Drive and struck a tree near Crescent Place amid heavy snow last Sunday night as a blizzard hit the region. A second ambulance soon arrived to take the patient to a hospital.
The accident occurred at approximately 7:54 p.m. South bound traffic on Main Street (Route 25) was temporarily shutdown, before being reopened at 8:35 p.m.
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