BERLIN, CT — Police are seeking three suspects in connection with an organized retail theft operation targeting a Harbor Freight store.
Lukasz Rejch, 36, of Connecticut, Barbara Tattersall, 62, of Connecticut, and Paul J. Demanuele, 36, of Connecticut, are wanted on felony arrest warrants charging them with larceny third degree and organized retail theft.
The charges stem from an investigation into thefts of welders from the Harbor Freight store in Berlin.
Hugo Mariera Esquilin was previously arrested by Berlin police for a theft on Nov. 20 and for an active arrest warrant involving 14 prior thefts at the store.
Esquilin was charged with larceny second degree and organized retail theft.
Police identified Rejch, Tattersall and Demanuele as accomplices during the ongoing investigation.
Rejch and Tattersall each have court-set bonds of $50,000, while Demanuele has a $25,000 bond.
Anyone with information about the whereabouts of the three suspects is asked to contact Officer Peggy Kennedy at (860) 828-7080.
