NORWICH – The Norwich Police Department apprehended two men Wednesday in separate cases – both allegedly stalked and committed violent crimes against women.
Jason Doliver, 27, of 10 Northrup Ave., Norwich, was charged with two felonies and four lesser crimes for allegedly chasing a woman across the city of Norwich, in a vehicle pursuit that police say included Doliver ramming the victim’s vehicle with his own and taking her cell phone in order to keep her from calling 911.
“All in defiance of a court order of protection forbidding him from having contact with the victim,” said First Assistant District Attorney Stephen M. Dunshee.
Doliver appeared in Norwich City court at Thursday morning before Judge James Downey for his felony hearing.
Doliver’s defense attorney Steven Natoli said the alleged victim had a prior relationship with his client and that they had a child together. Natoli also said the alleged victim in the case had given his client permission to contact her in denial of the court order.
“She might of said it was OK, but I’ll tell you right out of the box it’s not OK, not unless you hear it from this bench,” said Downey, who issued another order of protection requiring Doliver to stay away from the victim and any children they had together.
Doliver rolled his eyes at the decision, and Downey noted it to the court.
“Don’t be rolling your eyes acting like you’re a victim here. You’re not a victim. You are a defendant in a very serious case,” he said threatening to deny the $2,500 cash bail.
“If you violate this order of protection, you will not get bail in this case, period,” said the judge.
Sgt. Gard Turner was working the Norwich Police Department’s front desk when they become notified of a suspicious argument in the NBT parking lot.
The incident began Wednesday morning when police received an strange cell phone call. At around 8:20 a.m., a call came into the 911 call center without a caller on the line. However, dispatchers could overhear what sounded like a heated argument. In the minutes following, they received additional calls from concerned citizens who said they were witnessing a violent argument in the NBT parking lot between a man and a woman.
Later, the victim told police Doliver grabbed the cell phone from her as she was calling 911 for help. The call did in fact get connected, but the victim said she was not aware if it had or not. After arguing with Doliver, the woman told police he agreed to return the victim’s phone and that’s when she decided to leave, said Turner.
“The PD had patrols respond to the scene, but were unable to locate the subjects when they arrived at NBT,” said Turner. Witnesses who saw the incident take place told police the woman had her SUV rammed by Doliver’s pick-up truck as she attempted to flee the scene. Turner said over $2,100 worth of damage was done to the woman’s vehicle.
After leaving the NBT parking lot, Doliver continued to follow the woman in his pick up as she headed south on South Broad Street, said police.
The chase continued for a few minutes, even after the victim turned her SUV around in the Quickway parking lot and began heading back towards the City of Norwich. The victim said at this point she had decided to drive to the Norwich Police Department and even attempted to signal police cruisers as she passed them near NBT. However, police were already on the lookout for the two vehicles.
