Oil Thief Caught Siphoning From Popular CT Restaurant: Police

A New York man was caught stealing cooking oil from a local Connecticut restaurant in an early-morning escapade, police said.

A New York man was caught outside of a family-owned restaurant in Milford stealing cooking oil, police said.
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Sophie Grieser

09/06/2023 12:30 p.m.

The New Haven County incident happened on Wednesday, Aug. 30, in Milford, the city’s police department announced.

At approximately 3:50 a.m., Milford Police spotted a white tanker in the side parking lot of Lasse’s Restaurant, located at 611 Bridgeport Avenue.

Upon investigation, officers saw Westchester County resident Wilfredo Santiago, age 38, actively stealing oil from a vat off the side of the restaurant.

Santiago, a resident of Yonkers, reportedly admitted to the theft and was taken into custody.

Lasse’s, a family-owned restaurant in the area for nearly six decades, had reported to police that it had experienced several of these overnight oil larcenies, though it is unclear whether Santiago is connected to all of these reported incidents.

He was charged with:

Larceny
Criminal trespass
Operating a motor vehicle under suspension

Santiago is due in court on Wednesday, Sept. 27.

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