Crime & Safety

Man Sells Trumbull Boss's Lexus Without Permission: PD

The man also allegedly pawned his boss's tools.

A West Haven man was arrested after he allegedly sold his boss’s Lexus after borrowing it, according to police.

On Feb. 24 a man came to Trumbull Police headquarters and said he let his employee borrow his Lexus, but he hadn’t returned it by the agreed upon date and wasn’t able to contact him, police said.

He also rented the employee an apartment in Meriden which was apparently vacant for a while.

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On Feb. 25 the mother of Dean Fedrici, 48, gave the victim a pawn receipt that showed tools in the Lexus were pawned for $200. The tools were later recovered.

Fedrici sold the vehicle for $600, police said. He turned himself in on April 29 and was charged with third and fourth-degree larceny.

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