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DARIEN, Conn. ? A White Plains man has been arrested in connection with a string of car burglaries that took place in 2009 in Darien.
Dwayne Wilkinson, 30, was charged with 22 counts of third-degree burglary, four counts of fourth-degree larceny, two counts of fifth-degree larceny and six counts of sixth-degree larceny.
The burglaries occurred the night of Aug. 13, 2009, when 22 cars were broken into and $4,160 worth of personal property was taken, police said. Working with the New York State Police and the New York Department of Motor Vehicles, Darien police identified a car suspected of being used in the burglaries. The car’s ownership records were traced, and police said they determined that although Wilkinson did not own the car, he was in possession of it at the time of the burglaries.
Police said Wilkinson was interviewed and confessed to the crimes. A warrant was issued for his arrest and Darien police took him into custody while he was being held at the Federal Correctional Institution in Ashland, Pa., on an unrelated charge. He was taken to Darien on Tuesday, Nov. 27, where he was processed and held without bond. He appeared in court on Nov. 28.
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