Crime & Safety
Greenwich Man Charged with Chickahominy Burglary; Town Woman Faces DWI Charge
Information is supplied by Greenwich Police and does not indicate guilt or convictions.
A 33-year-old Greenwich man was arrested on burglary and larceny charges within hours of a theft of an X-box electronic game from an acquaintance.
According to Greenwich Police Capt. Mark Marino, the burglary and theft took place at a St. Roch Avenue residence, in the Chickahominy section of town, between 3 and 5 p.m., Aug. 15. Relatives of the resident obtained information implicating the suspect and police determined the game was sold to a pawn shop in Port Chester, NY. Police recovered the game, Marino said.
The suspect was identified as Sean M. Frangione, of 38 Alexander St., Greenwich, who was charged with 3rd-degree burglary and 6th-degree larceny. Frangione was released after posting $1,000 bond and scheduled to appear Aug. 22 in state Superior Court in Stamford.
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A water sprinkler workman accused of masturbating near the shed of a home where he was working has been arrested on a charge he failed to appear in court on the original charge.
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According to Greenwich Police who released the arrest information Tuesday, Luis E. Bautista-Contreras, 31, of 235 South Regent St., Port Chester, NY, was arrested Aug. 4 on a 2nd-degree failure to appear in court charge. He was released after posting $1,000 and was scheduled to appear Aug. 12 in state Superior Court in Stamford.
Originally, Greenwich Police at 1 p.m. April 7 and charged with public indecency and breach of peace. A Brynwood Lane owner reported Bautista-Contreras, was masturbating near a shed on the property. He was released on $500 bond and scheduled to appear April 15 in state Superior Court in Stamford., on the original charges.
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A Riverside woman was arrested on a driving while intoxicated charge Aug. 12 following a motor vehicle accident in the 300 block of Riverside Avenue.
According to a Greenwich Police report, Karen E. Collins, 49, of 55 Hidden Brook Rd., Riverside, also was charged with unsafe movement following the crash around 3:30 a.m. Friday. Collins is accused of having the odor of alcohol on her breath and person and failing sobriety tests. She was held in lieu of $250 bond and scheduled to appear Aug. 26 in state Superior Court in Stamford.
Police did not have further details of the accident.
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