Norwalk Police Take Sexual Assault Suspect Into Custody After Multi-State Investigation
On April 18, 2024, The Norwalk Police Department’s Special Victims Unit was notified by the Putnam County (New York) Sheriff’s Office that their agency had recently arrested Francisco Javier Gomez for an attempted sexual assault of a 13-year-old. During Putnam County’s investigation, evidence obtained through court-authorized search warrants indicated that Gomez may have committed similar offenses within the City of Norwalk. Norwalk Police Special Victims Unit Detective English assumed the investigation and worked closely with investigators from the Putnam County Sheriff’s Office, the Stamford Superior Court State’s Attorney’s Office, and federal partners from the United States Attorney’s Office and the Department of Homeland Security. Following an extensive, months-long investigation that included the execution of multiple search warrants, detectives developed probable…
