Crime & Safety

Naugatuck Police Make Several Larceny, Burglary Arrests

Items stolen ranged from $10 to $1,000, police say.

 

A Waterbury man has been arrested for stealing a television, a Nintendo Wii and Wii accessories from a home in Naugatuck. Police said the items totaled more than $1,000.

Daniel Leroy, 23, of 224 Birchfield Drive, Waterbury, was arrested on an active arrest warrant and charged with third-degree burglary and fourth-degree larceny. He was released on a $2,500 non-surety bond and will be arraigned on Sept. 5 at Waterbury Superior Court. Police say the victim is an acquaintance of Leroy.

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A 20-year-old Naugatuck man was arrested after stealing an iPad from his former girlfriend and pushing her to the ground, police said.

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Christian Papp, of 145 Holly St., was arrested for the incident, which occurred in the parking lot of the Naugatuck Post Office around 6 p.m. Thursday.

The iPad was valued at $400. Papp was charged with third-degree robbery, sixth-degree larceny, third-degree assault and breach of peace. He was released on a $5,000 surety bond.

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A New Milford man was arrested for shoplifting from Walmart in Naugatuck Saturday night after he took merchandise totaling $34 from the store and then tried to return it using old receipts.

He was charged with sixth-degree larceny and was released on a $2,500 bond. He will be arraigned Aug. 29 at Waterbury Superior Court.

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Linda Johnson, 61, of Naugatuck, was charged with sixth-degree larceny for stealing keys and wallet that someone left behind at a register at Big Y World Class Market on Sunday. She was released on a $1,500 non-surety bond and will be arraigned Sept. 5 at Waterbury Superior Court.

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A 24-year-old Naugatuck man was charged with sixth-degree larceny after stealing Gillette Razors valued at $10.47 from Walmart in Naugatuck on Sunday, police said. He was released on a $1,500 non-surety bond and will be arraigned Sept. 5 at Waterbury Superior Court.

Note: An arrest does not equal a conviction. Those arrested are innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. 

 


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