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ANSONIA - At about 5:15 p.m. Saturday Ansonia Police received a complaint of an abduction of a female and her sixth-month old daughter on High Street.
The first officers on scene met the complainant who reported her sister, Galylea Perez, 22, and Galylea’s six-month-old daughter Eliana Perez were forced into a car by Joshua Lopez, 23, the father of Eliana, Lt. Patrick Lynch said in a release Sunday afternoon.
Lopez was driving a four-door silver Honda Accord with Massachusetts registration 2NCT89.
The complainant reported Lopez implied he had a gun but no weapon was displayed.
There was a current domestic violence no-contact court order out of New York City against Lopez involving Galylea.
The vehicle description as well as photos of the car and the parties involved were sent out to the surrounding towns and throughout the state.
Lynch said at about 7 p.m. the Shelton Police Department contacted Ansonia Police to report they had Perez in custody.
Galylea and Eliana were not on scene but had been picked up by another relative; they were both safe and unharmed. There was no weapon found on Perez or in his car at the time of his arrest.
Lopez was charged with Violation of a Protective Order and Breach of Peace Second Degree, he was held on a $100,000 bond to be arraigned Monday at Derby Superior Court.
The investigation into the reported abduction is ongoing.
The Ansonia Police Department strongly urges anyone who may be in a relationship where domestic violence is occurring to contact their local authorities.
Lopez was charged with Violation of a Protective Order and Breach of Peace Second Degree, he was held on a $100,000 bond to be arraigned Monday at Derby Superior Court.
The investigation into the reported abduction is ongoing.
The Ansonia Police Department strongly urges anyone who may be in a relationship where domestic violence is occurring to contact their local authorities.
Help is available 24 hours a day 7 days a week.
In the Valley, The Umbrella Center for Domestic Violence Services can be reached by phone at 203-736-9944, 203-789-8104 or 1-888-774-2900 or through the internet at https://bhcare.org/page/22595-The-Umbrella-Center-for-Domestic-Violence-Services- .
Statewide domestic violence assistance can be found at www.CTSafeConnect.org or call/text (888)774-2900.
This is a press release from Lt. Patrick Lynch.
This is a press release from Lt. Patrick Lynch.
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