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Father, Son Stole Items From Fairfield County Landscaping Company Numerous Times, Police Say
The father of a man who had already been arrested for allegedly breaking into a commercial company and stealing items has turned himself in to police.
Robert L. Petro, 81, of Waterbury, was arrested on Tuesday, Dec. 29, after the series of alleged thefts that took place at a landscaping business in Wilton in 2019, said Wilton Police Lt. Gregg Phillipson.
According to Phillipson, Petro, and his son, Michael Petro, 47, of Wolcott, would enter the property of the landscaping business and steal equipment such as leaf blowers, chain saws, and more.
The younger Petro was arrested several months …
Arrest Made In Burglaries of Fairfield County Landscaping Company
A 47-year-old man was nabbed in connection with two burglaries over the span of two years at the same landscaping business.
Michael Petro, 47, of Wolcott, was arrested on Friday, Oct. 25, for allegedly robbing a Wilton landscaping company in 2018, and again in 2019, said Wilton Police Lt. Robert Kluk.
The first burglary took place on Oct. 25, 2018, at the Glen Gate Landscaping company that involved the theft of $2,300 of landscaping equipment from a vehicle, Kluk said.
Police were again called to the same landscaping company in May, for a report of another burglary from a bo…
