Police on Sunday afternoon arrested a 19-year-old New Canaan man and charged him with violation of a protective order.
James Patrick Fahey. Photo courtesy of the New Canaan Police Department
It was the latest in a string of charges, including for felony offenses, brought against James Patrick Fahey of Hillcrest Road.
At about 4:12 p.m. on Sept. 3, New Canaan police were notified by authorities in Darien that a woman appeared to be in distress inside a vehicle near the town line at Talmadge Hill Road, according to a police report.
A witness had seen the woman yelling for help and phoned Darien police, the report said.
Responding, New Canaan officers found the vehicle in the upper lot at Talmadge Hill Train Station, it said.
After speaking to both Fahey and the woman, officers determined that she did not appear to be in immediate distress, police said.
However, a computer check revealed that a protective order had been put in place that prohibited contact between Fahey and the woman in the car, the report said.
According to Connecticut Judicial Branch records, Fahey has been arrested multiple times in recent years. On Dec. 8, 2016, New Canaan police arrested him for third-degree assault and disorderly conduct—charges to which he has not yet pleaded. On April 21, local police arrested him again and charged him with violation of a protective order, a felony charge, as well as second-degree harassment, disorderly conduct, third-degree assault and second-degree unlawful restraint. He also has not yet entered pleas for those offenses.
It isn’t clear whether or how Fahey is related to the female victim involved in the most recent arrest, what prompted the protective order or what are its terms. Police withheld further evidence, saying the matter is domestic in nature.
Police released Fahey on $20,000 bond and scheduled him to appear Sept. 5 in state Superior Court in Norwalk.
There’s seems to be a notable increase of incidences at Talmadge Hill’s commuter parking lots, requiring Police intervention. How is the town and the police force addressing the issues for the commuting public? Recognizing that the station is not central to the village, and is continuously neglected for being ‘out of sight, out of mind’, it still represents a significant gateway to our town, and a place that Commuters should be able to expect safe passage.