Crime & Safety

Stratford Town Employees Accused of Selling Drugs While on the Job

Todd Whitlock Jr., 37, and Patrick Ambrose, 38, were arrested Wednesday in culmination of a year-long police investigation.

After a year-long investigation, Stratford police have arrested two town employees for allegedly selling cocaine and prescription pills while on the job, according to the Connecticut Post.

Todd Whitlock Jr., 37, and Patrick Ambrose, 38, were each charged Wednesday with multiple counts of sale of narcotics and prescription drugs. They were both held in lieu of $50,000 bonds.

The Post reports that both men work for the town’s public works department and during the investigation they each sold drugs to police informants that were recorded by detectives.

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