Man Tried to Steal Back Dirt Bike Traded on Craigslist: Warrant

TOLLAND, CT — A Massachusetts man s facing a trio of charges for trying to steal back a dirt bike he traded with another motorcycle owner, state police said.

Christopher Levillee, 28, had been picked up in Massachusetts and was brought to Connecticut on May 1 to face third-degree burglary, third-degree larceny and third-degree criminal mischief charges, state police said in a report.

His case dates back to a Craigslist transaction in August, according to an arrest report.

Levillee responded to a Craigslist post and agrees to trade the dirt bike being offered for another one, according to an arrest warrant. The transaction was made, according to the warrant.

A short time later, the Tolland resident noticed that a shed on his property had been broken into and the dirt bike he had traded for was gone, according to an arrest warrant. The theft was traced to Levillee, according to an arrest warrant.

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