MERIDEN, Conn. (WTIC Radio)—The Meriden and Berlin Police Departments worked together in responding to a home invasion incident involving a man who cut off his monitoring bracelet and a frightened woman who hid in a closet.
At about 2:30 a.m. Wednesday, Berlin police contacted the Meriden Police Department to perform a welfare check on a woman living in the city.
Authorities in Berlin reached out to Meriden officers after they learned that Colin McBriarty, 31, of Berlin had cut off his monitoring bracelet.
According to officials, McBriarty was required to wear the monitoring bracelet due to numerous violent domestic incidents involving a female Meriden resident. The woman had six protective court orders against McBriarty at the time of the incident on Wednesday, officials said.
When Meriden officers arrived at the woman's residence, police said they saw a screen missing from one of the windows and heard a loud crash inside the home.
After seeing a man stick his head out of an upstairs window, officers said they tried to speak with him to get him outside safely but he did not comply.
At this time, the woman called authorities to report McBriarty's entry and that she was hiding in a closet within the home. She told police she feared for her life, officials said.
With that information, Meriden officers forced entry into the home and eventually found McBriarty barricaded in the laundry room with the dryer blocking the door, police said.
Officers were able to convince McBriarty to leave the room after a few minutes. They took him into custody without incident.
After getting checked at a local hospital, McBriarty was taken to the police department where he was charged with Home Invasion, Breach of Peace, Interfering with Police Officers, Criminal Mischief (2nd Degree), Failure to Submit to Fingerprints and six counts of Violation of a Protective Order.
McBriarty was held on a $250,000 bond, police said, and he appeared in court later Wednesday morning.
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