Man Arrested After Nearly 14-Hour Standoff With Police: North Haven PD

NORTH HAVEN, CT — A man was being held in lieu of a $5 million bond after being arrested in connection with the nearly 14-hour standoff with police earlier this week.

Police said Robert Mazurek, 50, of North Haven, was arraigned in court Wednesday and charged with five counts of criminal attempt to commit first-degree assault, five counts of criminal attempt to commit assault on police / public safety, illegal discharge of a firearm, first-degree threatening with a firearm, first-degree reckless endangerment, and second-degree breach of peace.

Police responded around 8 p.m. on Aug. 19 to a Cloudland Road home on the report of shots fired.

Arriving officers found spent casings in a driveway and tried to talk with Mazurek, who was inside the garage, according to police.

Police said Mazurek was “uncooperative and barricaded himself in the residence.”

Police advised residents in the area to “shelter in place” due to the situation

“For everyone’s safety, the decision was made to utilize the south central regional SWAT team to mitigate the situation,” police previously said in a post on Facebook. “During the course of the evening and overnight hours the occupant fired several rounds outside of his home and at SWAT personnel, some of which returned fire.”

Police said a surrender was negotiated around 9:45 a.m. on Tuesday and Mazurek was taken into custody.

No injuries were reported, according to police.

Police said the investigation is continuing, and additional charges may be sought.