Crime & Safety
Woman Charged With Stealing $4.8K in Electricity: Stratford Police
The woman is accused of defrauding the United Illuminating Company out of more than $4,800 worth of electricity, according to police.
STRATFORD, CT — A Stratford woman is accused of stealing more than $4,800 worth of electricity from United Illuminating Company by using fake identities and social security numbers, according to police.
Kimberly Lawton, 43, was arrested Feb. 27 on a warrant for “defrauding the United Illuminating Company of $4,823,” according to Capt. Frank Eannotti.
Eannotti said the arrest is the result of an investigation that started in October 2016.
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“Lawton allegedly used fake identities and social security numbers to obtain services from the UI and then did not pay the fees for the service,” Eannotti said in a press release.
She was arrested on charges of third-degree larceny, criminal impersonation and third-degree identity theft.
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Lawton was scheduled to appear in Bridgeport Superior Court on March 8.
Pictured: Kimberly Lawton, 43, of Stratford / via the Stratford Police Department
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