Stamford Man Accused Of Stealing Copper Plumbing From Garages: PD

STAMFORD, CT — A 34-year-old Stamford man was arrested this week on a warrant charging him with fifth- and sixth-degree larceny in connection with the theft of copper plumbing fixtures from the Yankee Doodle and North Water Street parking garages in Norwalk, according to police.

Johnathan Williamson was arrested Wednesday at Stamford Superior Court; Norwalk police said he was already in custody at the time of his arrest on similar charges.

Williamson was arrested by Stamford police on Aug. 1 and charged with first-degree larceny, Stamford police said.

Williamson was operating a white U-Haul van when he was arrested, which he was using to transport "a sizable amount" of copper pipe, fire department connector (FDC) caps and backflow irrigation devices to a local Stamford scrapyard where he would sell items for the metal value, police noted at the time.

The thefts in Norwalk occurred on July 18 and 22; detectives processed both crime scenes and obtained video footage from the surrounding areas, which led to police identifying Williamson as the suspect.

Williamson is being held in lieu of bail of $70,000, and is scheduled to appear in court on Oct. 25.

— By Patch Editor Alfred Branch