Crime & Safety
Hamden Man Facing Charges After Allegedly Violating Protective Order
A judge issued the order Monday, he allegedly violated it Tuesday.
A Hamden man is facing a judge today after he was arrested on charges he violated a protective order one day after it was issued.
The protective order was issued Monday barring Gerald Lawrence, 32, of 49 Blacey St., from having contact with an ex-girlfriend, police spokesman Capt. Ronald Smith said.
Lawrence was arrested Sunday and charged with disorderly conduct, according to the state's Judicial Website look-up.
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At about 6 a.m. Tuesday, Lawrence forcibly entered his ex-girlfriend's Dennis Circle home, Smith said,
"He then allegedly walked into her bathroom," Smith said. "She was able to convince him to leave."
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A short time after that, Officers Mark Sheppard and Nick Lovett arrested Lawrence, Smith said. He was charged with second-degree burglary and criminal violation of a protective order.
Lawrence was held in lieu of $150,000 bond and is scheduled to be arraigned in Meriden Superior Court today.
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