Crime & Safety
Southbury Police Officer Suspended After Second Misdemeanor
Anton Tchorzyk, a Southbury Police Officer, was suspended Tuesday.
UPDATE 5 p.m.: With comments from first selectman Bill Davis
According to first selectman Bill Davis, a Southbury police officer was suspended with pay Tuesday following his second arrest in two months.
Middlebury police reports confirm officer Anton Tchorzyk, 45, was arrested Tuesday for disorderly conduct, a misdemeanor.
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According to court records, Tchorzyk — who lives in Watertown and has been on the force for nine years — was arrested for breach of peace and harassment in January. Both are misdemeanor charges.
According to Davis, after the first arrest, Tchorzyk was suspended without pay for eight weeks and completed a family violence program before coming back to work in March.
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According to the Department of Public Safety, Tchorzyk was awarded a Lifesaving Medal in April 2006 after disarming a knife-wielding man.
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