Suspected Serial Burglar Arrested in Shelton: Police

SHELTON, CT — A 48-year-old Bridgeport man was arrested on burglary and larceny charges Thursday after he allegedly broke into Rita's Italian Ice on River Road in Shelton and stole the safe, according to police.

Steven Carloto was charged him with Burglary 3rd degree, Larceny 4th degree, Criminal Mischief 2nd degree, and Possession of Burglar tools.

Shelton police said that he is a suspect in other commercial burglaries in the city and surrounding towns, and as such, more arrests are expected in the future.

According to police, patrol officers responded to a burglar alarm at the business at about 3:30 a.m. on Thursday and discovered the shop's front door lock damaged and the safe missing from the business.

"The surveillance video showed the burglar driving a dark BMW 3 series," police wrote in a statement. "Later that day the Stratford Police Department stopped said vehicle and Carloto was arrested on an unrelated arrested warrant. Carloto had coin rolls from Rita’s and burglar tools in the vehicle at the time."

Carloto was held in lieu of a $100,000 bond and was scheduled to be arraigned in court Thursday.

Photo: Steven Carloto. Photo credit: Shelton Police Department