Pair Busted In $15,000 Cell Phone Delivery Scheme: Greenwich PD

GREENWICH, CT — A pair of New Jersey men were arrested on second-degree larceny and conspiracy charges Tuesday after Greenwich police said the department was tipped off that the two had fraudulently obtained nearly $15,000 worth of cell phones and had them shipped to Greenwich addresses.

Arrested were Derick Dimson, 28, of Newark, NJ, and Julius Kelly, 40, of Hillside, NJ.

Greenwich police had obtained information that the two would pick up a package containing the illegally procured cell phones from an address on Red Coat Lane, and officers apprehended them there at about 2:30 p.m. Kelly had driven to the location, and Dimson hopped out of the vehicle to retrieve the package.

In addition to the cell phones from the Red Coat Lane stop, police found more illegally obtained cell phones in their vehicle.

Bail for Dimson and Kelly were set at $25,000 each, and both remained in custody. They are scheduled to appear in Stamford Superior Court on April 4.

Photo: Derick Dimson, left, and Julius Kelly. Photo credit: Greenwich Police Department