‘Highly Intoxicated’ Man Caught Burglarizing Homes in Clinton: Police

CLINTON, CT — A man who was found to be “highly intoxicated” is accused of burglarizing two Clinton homes during the early morning hours on Sunday, according to police.

At about 12:38 a.m. on Jan. 15, Clinton Police received a 911 call from a resident of Brush Hill Road, where the caller reported she had just been awoken by an unknown male intruder inside of her home.

The caller confronted the male and he fled the home prior to police arriving on scene, according to police.

“Police conducted a systematic canvass of the area with the assistance of the Guilford Police K9 unit, and tracked the suspect from the area of the initial burglary on Brush Hill Road, to an adjacent neighborhood located on Carriage Drive,” Sgt. Jeremiah Dunn said in a press release.

At approximately 1:45 a.m. Clinton Police received a second 911 call from a resident of Carriage Drive.

The caller told police that there was someone currently inside his home, in his basement/garage.

Officers that were already in the area arrived within seconds of the 911 call and located the suspect as he was exiting the home via a broken garage door window, according to Dunn.

“The individual had in his possession a large capacity carry bag which contained several containers/bottles of alcohol that he was attempting to steal from this residence,” Dunn said. “Officers confronted the suspect and took him into custody without incident.”

Samuel Schultz, 23, of Brush Hill Road in Clinton, was identified as the suspect and arrested.

Dunn said that Schultz was determined to be highly intoxicated at the time. Police also determined that Schultz was responsible for committing both reported burglaries, according to Dunn.

Schultz was charged with two counts of first-degree burglary, two counts of disorderly conduct, third-degree criminal mischief and sixth-degree larceny.

Schultz is currently being held on a $25,000 bond and is scheduled to appear in court in Middletown on Jan. 17.

Pictured: Samuel Schultz, 23, of Clinton / via the Clinton Police Department