Police ID Burglary Suspect Found At State Building In Hartford: UPDATE

HARTFORD, CT — A Pennsylvania man is in custody after state police said he was found in the utility area near a State of Connecticut building Sunday.

According to Connecticut State Police Monday morning, Cristian Gonzalez, 43, of New Holland Road, Shillington, Pa., was charged with third-degree burglary; possession of burglary tools; second-degree criminal trespassing; and first-degree criminal mischief.

He was being held on a $50,000 bond and was expected to appear in Hartford Superior Court Monday, July 29.

Police said the incident started at about 5:11 p.m. Sunday, when state police at Troop H in Hartford were notified of an alarm activation in the state comptroller's building, 165 Capitol Ave., Hartford.

Upon arrival, troopers located the suspect "forcibly entering a utility area under a building via a metal grate."

Gonzalez was immediately taken into custody and transported to Troop H for processing, according to state police.

State and Hartford police conducted a search of the building and the perimeter was secured, with no additional suspects located, police said.

According to state police, the suspect is believed to have damaged various utility components in the building, resulting in "power outages and system failures" in the comptroller's building.

State police said no offices in the building were breached and 165 Capitol Ave. was "not a targeted incident."

"The intruder entered a subterranean high voltage electrical conduit area and did not gain access to the building itself," state police said in a statement.

"There is no threat to the public or the employees of the building at this time and the investigation of this event remains active and ongoing."

Anyone with information is asked to contact State Police Trooper Luis Ferrera at Troop H in Hartford at 860-534-1000.

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