PD: Shelton Man Arrested After Stealing from Home Depot

A Shelton man was arrested after he allegedly stole more than $2,200 worth of items from the Home Depot on Monroe Turnpike.

Police in Bridgeport had been investigating Gregory Oppel, 29, of Shelton in a string of larcenies and obtained a warrant to track his vehicle via GPS, police said.

Bridgeport Police notified Trumbull Police that Oppel went to the Home Depot on Monroe Turnpike recently and then went to a Bridgeport pawn shop on Aug. 24.

Upon investigation it was determined that Oppel stole a drill, nail gun, faucet, drill set, chainsaws and a paint sprayer and pawned them for $740. The items were worth a total of $2,293.

Police reviewed surveillance and saw Oppel take the items and either toss them over the fence in the gardening center or put them through a hole, police said.

He then allegedly put the items in his vehicle and left. He was previously banned from Home Depot in May after he allegedly stole from the Derby location.

He was charged with third-degree larceny and first-degree criminal trespass.