One Suspect Arrested as Car Larcenies in Greenwich Continue

An alert Pemberwick resident who spotted a man using a flashlight to peer into parked cars early Sunday called Greenwich Police who arrested the man on burglary-related charges.

However, police continued to receive reports of thefts from motor vehicles throughout the weekend.

It was at 5:34 a.m. Aug. 24 that police received a call from a resident who reported “a man in white short was using a flashlight to illuminate the interiors of parked cars” in the area of 104 Pemberwick Rd., according to a police report. After police saw a man attempting to open the passenger door of the car he was shining the flashlight into, officers arrested William B. Nelson, 21, of 55 Bowman Dr., Greenwich.

Nelson is accused of having six pair of sunglasses and more than $12 in change that he could not account for, according to the report. Nelson then admitted to officers he tried to break into three other locked cars, also on Pemberwick Road, according to the report.

Nelson was charged with third-degree burglary, sixth-degree larceny, possession of burglary tools and three counts of attempted third-degree burglary. He was released after posting $200 bond and assigned a Sept. 5 appearance date in state Superior Court in Stamford.

Throughout the weekend, continuing through Sunday evening, police received numerous reports of larcenies from motor vehicles, according to police records. While details were not immediately available, thefts were reported on:

Aug. 22: on South Hawthorne Street; a second was reported but the location was immediately available.

Aug. 24: on Mallard Drive, LeGrande Avenue, Connecticut Avenue, Cambridge Drive and Widgeon Way.