Larceny, Trespass Charges Filed Against Man Accused of Stealing Construction Tools

A man is facing third-degree larceny and third-degree criminal trespass charges in connection with the theft of $5,000 worth of construction tools earlier this year.

According to a Greenwich Police report, the tools were stolen from a work van at a construction site on Andrews Road on April 30. Police were notified of the theft when Benjamin Gottlieb, 23, of 6 Bishop Park Rd., Pound Ridge, NY, was stopped by Stamford Police on May 1. He was arrested for possession of heroin by Stamford Police who searched his vehicle and “found a large assortment of construction tools,” according to the report.

Greenwich Police investigated and were able to obtain an arrest warrant for Gottlieb who surrendered to officers on Nov. 12, according to the report.

He was released after posting $7,500 bond and is scheduled to appear Nov. 19 in state Superior Court in Stamford.

Photo: Benjamin Gottlieb. Credit: Greenwich Police.

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