House Sitter Accused of Stealing More Than $30,000 Worth of Items from Fairfield Resident

A Bridgeport man was arrested on a warrant Tuesday for allegedly stealing more than $30,000 worth of clothing and jewelry from a Fairfield home where he was house-sitting in August, according to the Fairfield Citizen.

The Citizen reports that Kenneth Mathews, 29, faces charges of first-degree larceny and conspiracy to commit first-degree larceny in connection with items that were missing from the home he was house-sitting at from Aug. 11 to Aug. 22.

Mathews told police he didn’t take anything from the house but a guest he invited over was responsible for the thefts, according to the Citizen. However, Mathews did turn over several items that belonged to the homeowner on two separate occasions.

Police told the Citizen that a warrant has been issued for the arrest a second suspect in the case.

Read the full story at the Fairfield Citizen here.