Man Charged With Burglary, Larceny In Woodbridge: Police

WOODBRIDGE, CT — A New Haven man is accused of trespassing and stealing items from Woodbridge residents, police said.

On June 25, 2018 at about 10:30 a.m. Woodbridge Police responded to the area of Manila Avenue after a resident reported a suspicious male on a bicycle looking into residents’ yards, police said. Upon checking the area Officers located Leonard Flynn, 57, of New Haven operating his bicycle on Bradley Road, police said. Flynn matched the resident’s description of the suspicious party and was found to have a vehicle battery attached to the rear of his bicycle, police said.

During the course of the Officers’ investigation it was determined that Flynn had an outstanding arrest warrant issued by the West Haven Police Department, police said. Prior to being transported by the investigating Officers, drug paraphernalia was located on Flynn’s person, police said.

Before being turned over to the West Haven Police Department Flynn was charged with possession of drug paraphernalia, police said. Later on June 25, a Woodbridge resident on Bradley Road reported that their vehicle was broken into and their vehicle’s battery was stolen, police said. The resident also had security camera footage capturing the incident, police said. The footage showed Flynn entering the property where the battery was stolen, police said.

He is charged with multiple burglary, larceny and trespassing charges.