The most common scenarios for risk of injury are when a couple gets into an argument and someone’s arrested for domestic violence and the children are around or near the argument, then the police will also charge risk of injury for the children being there. A person would be arrested immediately for risk of injury to a minor in Westport when the police arrive on the scene after they have been informed about it.
In a possible risk of injury situation, if during the Westport risk of injury DCF investigations, they find probable cause, they will make an arrest on the spot. If DCF finds that there is credible evidence that there has been child abuse, they will share that information with the police. If the police choose to go get a warrant for that situation, then the person will be arrested by warrant.