Stamford Man Allegedly Violated Protective Order: Darien Police

DARIEN, CT — A 26-year-old Stamford man was arrested on a charge of criminal violation of a protective order last week after hours at Woodland Park in Darien, after police said officers found him in a car with the person he is supposed to avoid.

Henoc B. Zaragoza-Alvarez, of Tresser Boulevard, was arrested at about 8:45 p.m. on July 26.

"Officers observed a suspicious vehicle at the West Avenue entrance to Woodland Park," wrote Darien police in a statement. "The park was closed and the chain was across the entrance. Officers asked the two occupants for identification, and questioned why they were at the park after hours. A routine check of Zaragoza-Alvarez’s information showed an active bench warrant for failure to appear out of [Connecticut State Police] Troop-G in Bridgeport. Also discovered was an active protective order forbidding Zaragoza-Alvarez to be in the company of the female occupant of the vehicle."

Zaragoza-Alvarez was placed under arrest, and the female occupant, who was the owner of the vehicle, "did not appear to be under the influence of any substance and drove the vehicle from the scene."

He was held in lieu of a $10,000 bond for the protective order violation, as well as the $500 bond for the bench warrant.

Zaragoza-Alvarez was scheduled to appear in Stamford Superior Court on July 27.

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