MONROE. CT — A red 2017 GMC Sierra was reported stolen from a resident on Hammertown Road early Sunday morning, and police say the thieves may have used it to get to Georges Lane, where a wallet from stolen from an unlocked 2021 Subaru Forester.
“The two locations are less-than-two miles from each other,” Lt. Kevin McKellick said Monday, adding the Georges Lane resident described the truck used by the thieves as a dark colored pickup truck.
Video from a garage camera captured the theft of the GMC Sierra from the driveway on Hammertown Road at 3 a.m., police said.
The victim, a 52-year-old man, told officers he had left his truck unlocked with the keys inside. Video showed suspects checking car handles, before entering the unlocked truck. The theft was discovered at 8:55 a.m.
Officers were called to Georges Lane around 3:22 a.m. on a report of three suspicious people traveling in a dark colored pickup truck in the neighborhood, getting out of the truck and checking door handles of vehicles.
The wallet taken from the unlocked 2021 Subaru Forester contained gift cards, credit cards, a bank card, cash, a driver’s license and a health insurance card, according to the report.
The thefts are being investigated by the Monroe Police Department’s Detective Division.
Not his boss
A 60-year-old Monroe man was working at his home office on Aug. 19 when he received an email from someone posing as the boss of his law firm.
The “boss” asked him for his cellphone number and texted him, telling him to go to the nearest grocery store to buy $1,500 worth of Sephora gift cards. When he questioned the odd request, his “boss” told him it was for clients. The man bought the cards, took a photo of the serial numbers and texted it.
After he sent it, the number was blocked and he realized he had been scammed, police said.
Lt. Kevin McKellick advises residents not to take pictures of serial numbers of gift cards and send it to someone.
The incident is under investigation.
Domestic incident
A 21-year-old man was arrested on a warrant charging him with disorderly conduct and third-degree assault after his father told officers his son punched him in the face during an argument in his home on Fan Hill Road on Aug. 21.
The incident was reported at 11:18 a.m. and police later found the son in Shelton.
He was held on $5,000 bond, then served another warrant charging him with failure to appear in court for a larceny case from March. That carried a $35,000 bond. His new court date was Aug. 22.
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