Crime & Safety
Stratford Man Accused Of Stealing $19K From Bank In Westport: PD
The suspect is accused of stealing the money from the HSBC Bank on Elm Street in Westport where he worked.
WESTPORT, CT — A 24-year-old Stratford man was arrested on a warrant charging him with second-degree larceny in connection with the theft of just over $19,000 from the HSBC Bank on Elm Street in Westport, according to police.
Bryan Ochoa-Flores worked for the bank before being fired last year. Earlier this month, a member of the bank's security division alerted Westport police accusing the former employee of stealing the money.
"In interviews conducted with security investigators from HSBC, Bryan Ochoa-Flores
detailed the ways in which he had reversed the internal accounting of two customer cash
withdrawals as well as how he had periodically skimmed cash from the bank’s vault," wrote Wstport police in a statement. "In a subsequent interview with [Westport police] detectives, Ochoa-Flores reportedly admitted to stealing an estimated $15,000 to $19,000.00 in funds from the bank in order to pay for his personal expenses."
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Ochoa-Flores was taken into custody on Jan. 10 and charged. He was released after posting a $19,000 non-surety bond, and is scheduled to be arraigned at Norwalk Superior Court on Jan. 16.
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