Crime & Safety

Cops: Woman Caused Scene At Bank With Child in Tow

The woman was arrested this week for the June incident, in which she allegedly threw trash at a bank window.

 

According to a report issued today by the Orange Police Department, an Ansonia woman was arrested Sunday on charges stemming from a June incident in which she caused a disturbance at the at 262 Boston Post Road while carrying a small child.

Police say Crystal Gontarz, 28, grew angry with bank tellers over an attempted transaction. They say she began yelling at employees, punching a door in the process. Employees order her out of the building. But on her way out, Gontarz allegedly picked up trash from the ground near the parking lot and hurled it at the bank's glass doors -- carrying a child with her the entire time.

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Gontarz was detained in Ansonia Sunday on an unrelated matter. She was brought to Orange Police Headquarters, where she was processed for a warrant dating back to the June 12 incident.

Gontarz was charged with Breach of Peace, Risk of Injury to a Minor and Littering. She was released on $1000 bail with a court date set for August 20.

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