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Man Charged In Larceny Of $68K Exercise Equipment, New Canaan Police Say
A 61-year-old man was charged after police in Fairfield County said he was involved in a larceny of exercise equipment worth more than $68,000.
Police received a report on Nov. 24, 2020, from an individual who said they paid $68,562.57 for exercise equipment and never received it, according to the New Canaan Police Department.
The victim said they made multiple attempts to get the equipment delivered, authorities said.
Investigators determined that Kevin Rourke, of Lawrenceville, Georgia, was involved in the larceny, police said.
Authorities said Rourke surrendered himse…
Man With Decades-Long History Of Burglaries Steals $25K From New Canaan Home, Police Say
More than a year after the crime took place, DNA left on a rubber glove at the scene of a burglarized Fairfield County home connected a man with a history of burglaries dating back to 1983 to the theft of $25,000, according to police.
The New Canaan home was reportedly broken into on March 25, 2019.
Ezra Hill of Stamford, 54, was arrested on a warrant on Monday, Sept. 1 and is currently incarcerated at Bridgeport Correctional Facility.
Hill was charged with the felonies of first-degree larceny and third-degree burglary, and will have his day in court on Friday, Oct. 16.
