Two cases of sexual assault of minors arrested

On Wednesday, June 26, detectives from the Norwalk Police Department Special Victims Unit, with assistance from the Monroe Police Department, located and arrested Joseph Mejia of Charlotte, North Carolina, at a residence in Monroe, Connecticut.

After months of investigation, an arrest warrant was issued against Mejia, charging him with fourth-degree sexual assault and two counts of endangering a child.

The investigation centered on a 2021 incident involving Mejia and a minor. Mejia was held on $500,000 bail and is scheduled to appear in court on July 10, 2024.

In May 2023, the Norwalk Police Department’s Special Victims Unit began investigating an incident in which a four-year-old child was reportedly sexually abused by Ricardo Cruz Cisneros.

This investigation culminated in an arrest warrant issued for Cruz Cisneros on July 1, 2024. In the early morning hours of July 2, 2024, Cruz Cisneros was observed driving in Norwalk and was subsequently taken into custody without incident.

Ricardo Cruz Cisneros, 27, of Norwalk, is charged with first-degree sexual assault and endangering a minor. He is being held on $750,000 bail and is scheduled to appear in court on July 16, 2024.

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