Suffield Man Among UConn Larceny Suspects Caught on eBay

STORRS, CT - University of Connecticut police have arrested three men - including one from Suffield - for a series of thefts at several campus buildings.

The arrests are part of an investigation into several larceny complaints at Beach Hall, the Torrey Life Sciences Building, the Pathobio Building and the Family Studies Building, UConn police said.

UConn staff members and police noticed some of the items for sale on eBay and traced the account to Dylan Bonanno, 20, of 45 Middlesex Ave, Edison, NJ. He and two others were in possession of 22 stolen items that included office supplies, lab equipment and 20 textbooks, according to an arrest report.

The value of the items was estimated to be $13,700, UConn police said.

Bonanno was charged with two counts of fifth-degree larceny, four counts of sixth-degree larceny, two counts of third-degree larceny and a single count of fourth-degree larceny as well as conspiracy to commit the larcenies, according to an arrest report.

His bond was set at $25,000 and he is due in court on June 29, UConn police said.

The Suffield man was identified by UConn police as 19-year-old Zachary Galica, of 15 King Fisher Lane. He was charged with three counts of third-degree larceny and 14 counts of various conspiracies to commit larceny, according to an arrest report.

He is also due in court on June 29. No bond amount was included on an arrest report.

Robert Lepre, 20, of 88 Dalehill Drive, East Greenwich, RI, was charged with two counts of third-degree larceny, one count of fourth-degree larceny, two counts of fifth-degree larceny and four counts of sixth-degree larceny along with nine counts of conspiracy charges.

He has a court date of June 29 with a $25,000 bond, UConn police said.

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