WOODBURY, CT — A Waterbury man has been arrested in connection with a residential burglary that occurred in April.
On April 15 at approximately 12:04 p.m., Officer Defeo of the Woodbury Police Department was dispatched to a home on Bear Hill Road for a reported burglary and larceny.
The homeowner reported that an unknown individual had entered the dwelling overnight and stolen numerous power tools valued at over $4,000.
Through investigation, Woodbury officers identified Jason Thompson, 31, of Waterbury, as a suspect.
The Waterbury Police Department subsequently apprehended Thompson in connection with a separate burglary and larceny in that city.
Woodbury investigators provided Waterbury authorities with a detailed list of the items stolen from Bear Hill Road, resulting in the recovery of several pieces of the stolen property.
On May 29, Woodbury police served an arrest warrant on Thompson.
He was charged with burglary in the first degree and larceny in the third degree.
Thompson’s bond for the Woodbury charges was set at $25,000.
He was transported to the Waterbury Police Department to face additional separate charges, where he was processed and held on a combined $130,000 bond.
He is scheduled to appear in court at GA 4 in Waterbury on June 12.
The case remains active as investigators work to identify a second suspect and recover the remaining stolen property.
