Seymour cop ‘removed’ from post after alleged domestic dispute

SEYMOUR >> Police confirmed Wednesday that one of their own has “been removed” from her job following an arrest by Ansonia police earlier this month in an alleged domestic dispute.

During Wednesday’s Board of Police Commissioners meeting, Police Chief Michael Metzler briefly mentioned during his monthly report that a Seymour officer had “been removed” from their duties on the force, but gave no further details.

A police source familiar with the incident said Officer Meredith Shook, on the force since 2003, was arrested by Ansonia police following a March 10 incident, allegedly a domestic dispute between Shook and a male acquaintance that occurred in Ansonia.

Deputy Police Chief Paul Satkowski, following the meeting, confirmed that Shook has been out of work since the incident, and “has been utilizing personal and vacation days” during her time off of the job.

Satkowski said Shook is slated to appear in court next month.

Shook has received several awards for her work with the Seymour Police Department, and previously served as the Seymour school district’s school resource officer, providing school security in addition to working with troubled students, handling in-school complaints of bullying and teaching anger management classes, among other duties.

Shook’s attorney, Daniel Esposito, of Hamden, is confident Shook will be cleared of the charges.

“Ms. Shook’s summons had no nexus to her employment; it was a private, interpersonal matter and will continue to be handled as such,” said Esposito. “She has been, and will continue to be, cooperative with the investigative process and we are optimistic that she will ultimately be exonerated.”