Officer Arrested, Placed On Leave

A New Haven patrol officer has been arrested on charges related to domestic violence and computer crime.

The police department announced that news in a release issued Tuesday.

The officer turned herself in on Tuesday for arrest on two separate but related” warrants, according to the release: one for second-degree harassment and third-degree criminal mischief related to family violence; the other for two counts of third-degree computer crimes.

The officer, who has been on the force since 2014, has been placed on administrative leave while both the criminal investgiation and a parallel” Internal Affairs investgation continue into the matter.

The warrants in both cases have been sealed, and no other information is publicly available.

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