Police on Saturday night arrested a 56-year-old New Canaan man after investigating why someone at his home had phoned 9-1-1 and then hung up.
At about 6:56 p.m. on Feb. 18, officers got word of the call, made from a residence on Oak Street, according to a police report.
Police contacted the residents there and, as a result of an investigation, charged the man with disorderly conduct.
It isn’t clear what prompted the misdemeanor charge, whether or how the arrested man is related to the victim, whether he is accused of interfering with the 9-1-1 call or whether the dispute that led to his arrest was verbal, physical or both. Police withheld further information, classifying the incident as a domestic matter.
Under state law, disorderly conduct occurs when (a) A person acts 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.
The man was release after promising to appear Feb. 21 in state Superior Court in Norwalk.