Crime & Safety

Suspected Condom Thief Arrested on Drug Charges

The man is a suspect in the recent theft of $361 worth of condoms and other thefts around Fairfield.

A man who is suspected of recently stealing $361 worth of condoms from Walgreens was arrested on drug charges Saturday night, according to the Fairfield Citizen.

The Citizen reports Joseph Noreikis, 35, of Oakville, allegedly had heroin in a pants pocket during a traffic stop on Kings High East.

In addition to being a suspect in the condom caper, Noreikis is also suspected of recently stealing a leaf blower from a landscaper’s truck in town and was being held by Fairfield Police for State Police Troop C, who had an active warrant for his arrest for identity theft, according to the Citizen.

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