Three Arrested for Car Break-Ins in Fairfield

[Editor's Note: Arrest information is supplied by the Fairfield Police Department. It does not indicate convictions.]

Three Bridgeport men were arrested overnight in connection to a string of motor vehicle break-ins and thefts that occurred in the Second Street neighborhood early Wednesday, police said.

Police received a report of three black males quickly moving through the street from car to car, pulling on handles to see if any were unlocked, according to department spokesperson Sgt. Sue Lussier. The men had exited a four-door gray sedan, witnesses said. Officers were dispatched to the scene at approximately 2:30 a.m.

The men had left the scene but police determined they were traveling on Villa Avenue, according to the report, where officers initiated a motor vehicle stop. Police smelled a strong odor of marijuana, conducted a search, and found phone chargers and cords, flashlights, screwdrivers, and a scale, Lussier said.

After interviews with witnesses and the suspects, police found enough probable cause to arrest the men in connection to the reported break-ins. Each man was assigned a $2,500 bond and issued a Dec. 12 court date.

Arrested were:

• Jonathan DaSilva, 19, of Atlantic Street in Bridgeport. DaSilva was charged with two counts of burglary in the third degree; 20 counts of conspiracy to commit burglary in the third degree; possession of burglary tools; sixth-degree larceny; 20 counts of conspiracy to commit larceny in the sixth degree; criminal attempt to commit larceny in the sixth degree; possession of less than a half ounce of marijuana; and possession of drug paraphernalia with a half ounce.
• Nelson Hines, 20, of Olive Street in Bridgeport. Hines was charged with burglary in the third degree; 20 counts of conspiracy to commit burglary in the third degree; possession of burglary tools; larceny in the sixth degree; and 20 counts of conspiracy to commit larceny in the sixth degree.
• Kenny Wright, 21, Austin Street in Bridgeport. Wright was charged with five counts of burglary in the third degree; 20 counts of conspiracy to commit burglary in the third degree; possession of burglary tools; five counts of larceny in the sixth degree; and 20 counts of conspiracy to commit larceny in the sixth Degree.