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Alberto Lopez-Abreu, 18, and his accomplice, Jacob R. Guttierrez, 20, both of New York City, were arrested Friday, Dec. 7, after Greenwich Police were called to the Verizon Wireless store for a possible fraudulent activity, Greenwich Police said.
When officers arrived on the scene they found Lopez-Abreu had attempting to buy a $1,000 iPhone by using the personal identification of another person who had a Verizon Wireless account, police said.
Officers found the two sitting in a car in the parking lot and determined they had traveled to Greenwich to commit the crime.
During the investigation, officers found a green leafy substance in the vehicle which was suspected to be marijuana, as well as drug paraphernalia belonging to Guttierrez, police said.
Lopez-Abreu was charged with criminal attempt at larceny, conspiracy and identity theft. He is being held on $2,500 bail.
Guttierrez was charged with charged with conspiracy to commit larceny and conspiracy to commit identity theft. He is also being held on $2,500 bail.
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