Crime & Safety
Man Charged in Connection to Home Depot Shoplifting Ring
The suspect was identified by subjects who had been previously arrested for alleged thefts from Home Deport.
[Editor's note: Arrest information is supplied by the Fairfield Police Department. It does not indicate convictions.]
A Stratford man was charged with third-degree larceny Monday following an investigation into a series of thefts from Home Depot.
Detectives had been investigating what they believe is a shoplifting ring plaguing various Home Depots around the state. During interviews with previously arrested suspects, Nathan Legensky, 37, of Willow Avenue was identified as an additional suspect, police said.
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Investigators executed a search warrant for a storage unit that Legensky had rented and reportedly seized 20 items -- mostly power tools -- that had been reported stolen from Home Depot stores, including the Fairfield location.
Legensky was taken into custody Monday and held in lieu of a $150,000 bond. He is scheduled to appear in court on Feb. 12.
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