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Miguel J. Portela

Ex-Employee Charged With Stealing iPhones From Verizon Store In Fairfield Ex-Employee Charged With Stealing iPhones From Verizon Store In Fairfield
Ex-Employee Charged With Stealing iPhones From Verizon Store In Fairfield A Fairfield County man was arrested for allegedly stealing several iPhones from his former employee just hours after he fired. Miguel J. Portela, 40, of Bridgeport, was arrested on Thursday, March 12, after committing the crimes in Fairfield, said Fairfield Chief of police Christopher Lyddy. The arrest took place after Fairfield police responded to Verizon Wireless on Post Road for a report of larceny by a former employee, Lyddy said. Officers spoke to a store employee who reported Portela walked into the store around 5:50 p.m., entered the storage room and walked out of the store with sev…