Crime & Safety
Man Threatened To 'Shoot Up' Ledyard Woman's Home: Police
A man is facing charges that he threatened to shoot up a home where a woman and her child live, according to police.
LEDYARD, CT — A Norwich man is accused of threatening to "shoot up" a Ledyard woman's home, according to police.
Police received a call at 9:38 a.m. April 15 for a report of threatening with a gun at a Gales Ferry home.
The woman told police she had received a phone call from a man who said he was going to hurt the victim and her child. He said he would go to her home and "shoot it up."
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The victim identified the man on the phone as her ex-boyfriend and the child's father.
Police applied for a warrant for the man's arrest but were unable to locate him at the time.
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Norwich police made a motor vehicle stop Tuesday and identified the 31-year-old man.
He was taken into custody by Ledyard police and charged with first-degree threatening and disorderly conduct.
His bond was set at $50,000. He was scheduled to appear in court Wednesday.
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