Landlord Turns Off Victim's Heat, Hot Water: Naugatuck Police

NAUGATUCK, CT — A Naugatuck man, Glenn Wasilesky, 54, of Dunn Avenue, is accused of harassing his tenant by turning the heat and hot water off to their apartment, police said.

At 2:20 p.m. on Dec. 17, police were called to a Dunn Avenue home on a report of a landlord/tenant issue.

"Through further investigation, it was determined that the accused has been harassing his tenant by turning the heat and hot water off to the second floor apartment. The accused in retaliation, according to the victim and past incidents, does this when the victim leaves a window open when the heat is on at the second floor residence. The accused was advised that the tenant can open his window if he likes, on previous incidents, and the accused was advised, but the accused still continued to harass his tenants," Naugatuck Police said in a news release.

Wasilesky is charged with violation of home/office health requirements and second-degree harassment. He was released on a $1,000 bond and given a court date of Jan. 8.