Enfield police report details incident one week before 12‑year‑old girl's death

A report obtained by NBC Connecticut Investigates shows Enfield police responded to an incident at a convenience store on March 11, one week before a 12-year-old girl was found dead in her home. The report is redacted, so it does not name the parties involved.

NBC Connecticut Investigates received the document in response to a request for information about an early‑morning call believed to be connected to the ongoing investigation.

According to the report, officers were called to Mobil gas station on Elm Street at 2:38 a.m. for a shoplifting report. The person involved was described as a female about 5 feet tall wearing a pink hoodie. An officer spotted a person matching that description walking westbound on Elm St. and pulled over to speak with her.

The officer noted the girl was holding an energy drink, and when asked if she knew why the officer stopped her, she reportedly told him it was because she stole the drink. The report says the officer asked why she was outside at such a late hour. She responded that she, “wanted to have fun.”

The report says the officer pointed out she was about half a mile from her home and walking the wrong direction.

The officer gave her a ride home and found the front door open.

The report says the girl went inside and got her mother, who was described in the report as surprised and confused. The mother told police her daughter had never done anything like this before.

The officer wrote that he completed a referral to the Department of Children and Families (DCF).

NBC Connecticut Investigates reached out to DCF to determine whether the agency had any prior involvement with the family of the 12-year-old who was found dead in her bedroom. A DCF spokesperson declined to comment. The agency has confirmed it is investigating her death, as well as allegations of sexual abuse connected to the case.

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