Middletown Resident Wanted In North Branford Theft Case Captured In Massachusetts: PD

NORTH BRANFORD, CT — A Middletown man wanted in connection with a local theft case against a senior citizen was captured Thursday.

Christopher Mansi, 37, was taken into custody in Springfield, Mass., where he was held as a fugitive from justice on an extraditable warrant issued by North Branford police.

Mansi is charged with fifth-degree larceny, second-degree identity theft, and criminal impersonation, police said.

Police Chief James Lovelace said Mansi is accused of stealing money from a local senior citizen’s bank account, including criminal impersonation of the senior to obtain the funds.

Mansi is being held on a $25,000 bond, and he is due to be arraigned in Superior Court in New Haven on Friday.

Police said there are five outstanding warrants pending against Mansi from law enforcement agencies around Connecticut.

“The North Branford Police Department has zero tolerance for crimes against our seniors,” Lovelace said. “We will exhaust every legal means and resource available to investigate these offenses and hold offenders accountable under the law. You can run, but you can’t hide.”

According to police, they secured an extraditable warrant and tracked the suspect across state lines in multiple states across the country.