Crime & Safety

Man Charged Twice in One Hour After a Southington Domestic Incident: Police

The man sent texts just minutes after being released, police said.

SOUTHINGTON, CT — A Berlin man double-dipped on his visits to the police station after a weekend domestic incident, Southington police said.

At 1:42 a.m. on Sunday, officers responded to 112 Alder Lane for a domestic dispute after a 911 call was disconnected, according to a news release.

When Police arrived, they arrested Christopher Sadowski, 29 of Berlin, according to a news release.

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About two minutes earlier, a woman had reported to police that Sadowski was knocking on her bedroom

window from outside the house and he was asked to leave, according to a news release.

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A short time later, the woman heard Sadowski inside the house so she took her cell phone and attempted to lock herself in a bathroom to call 911, police said.

As the woman was shutting the door, Sadowski allegedly stopped her from shutting the
door, grabbed the phone from the her and hung it up, according to a news release.

Sadowski allegedly told the woman she would "be sorry for calling the police" then he swore at her and left the residence, according to a news release.

Sadowski was charged with disorderly conduct and interfering with an emergency call, according to a news release.

Sadowski was then released on a $1,000 bond, police said.

About an hour after being released, Sadowski allegedly sent two text messages to the woman, therefore violating the conditions of his release.

Sadowski was later located at his residence in Berlin, taken into custody and charged with that crime, police said.

His bond was increased to $10,000, police said.

He appeared on court Monday and posted the collective $11,000 for both cases, according to court records. He is back in court on Dec. 7, records show.

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