Cops: Thief Who Stole Wedding Reception Envelopes Now Arrested

A thief seen on surveillance video making off with gift envelopes from a wedding reception last month has now been arrested, say Westport police, according to reports on NBC Connecticut and elsewhere.

NBC Connecticut gave this account of what happened, based on a Westport police announcement (an accusation not proven in court):

After a man ran off with a bird cage full of gift envelopes from the Oct. 10 reception at the Longshore Inn in Westport, police released a surveillance photos showing him (including the one attached to this article) and asked the public to help identify him.

Tips then started coming in. Police applied for and received an arrest warrant, then notified the suspect that it had been issued by a judge. He then turned himself in Friday at the police station.

Police said Frank A. Burnett, 30, of Mansfield, had been at a previous wedding reception as a guest days before, then came back to the Longshore Inn and loitered in the lobby, pretending to be a guest at the reception with the bird cage. Burnett was charged with fourth-degree larceny, posted a $2,000 bond and is scheduled to appear Nov. 17 in state Superior Court in Norwalk.

See NBC Connecticut for more details and their video report.