Woman Steals Packages from Shelton Homes, Gets Busted an Hour Later: Cops

SHELTON, CT — A 33-year-old Waterbury woman was arrested on larceny and narcotics charges Thursday afternoon after she allegedly stole packages from the porches of five different homes in Shelton, according to police.

Witnesses at Aspetuck Village in Shelton saw the woman, Andrea Guliuzza, swipe the packages - which had been delivered by UPS - and drive off. They were able to give police a description of the car and the license.

"Approximately 45 minutes after the initial call, police located the vehicle traveling northbound on Route 8," Shelton police wrote in a Facebook post. "The vehicle was stopped on Route 8 north in the area of exit 16. Police noticed several packages in plain view."

Officers found 12 separate packages in the vehicle, 10 of which were from five different Shelton addresses and two were from addresses in Waterbury. Additionally, Police also located drug paraphernalia in the vehicle.

Guliuzza was held in lieu of a $5,000 bond and is scheduled to be arraigned in Derby Superior Court on Friday.

Shelton police offer the following tips when you have packages delivered:

• Request delivery to the store itself and pick up the item there.
• Have the package delivered to their work address or to the courier's pickup station rather than their home.
• Schedule delivery for a day that they know they will be home or a relative or friend will be home.
• Require a signature upon receipt for deliveries.

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