Crime & Safety

Town Councilor Arrested, Charged With Breach of Peace

Councilor Mike France was seen slapping a 17-year-old in a church parking lot.

 

who is also the chair of the finance committee, was arrested Sunday and charged with third-degree breach of peace.

Ledyard police responded to a call to St. Luke’s Lutheran Church around 5:43 p.m. “for a reported disturbance,” according to the report.

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The report says, after arriving on scene officers learned that there was an argument that took place in the parking lot between a France and a juvenile. The juvenile reported being slapped across the face.

France, 50, of 17 Garden Drive, was charged with breach of peace in a domestic situation and given a Nov. 19 court date.

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