Westport Man Accused Of Threatening, Stealing Mail From Neighbor: PD

WESTPORT, CT — A 57-year-old Westport man was arrested on a warrant on charges of threatening, breach of peace and larceny after police said stole mail from and threatened his neighbor, according to authorities.

James Doyle surrendered to Westport police on Wednesday, and was charged with:

• Sixth-degree criminal attempt to commit larceny
• Second-degree breach of peace
• Second-degree threatening

Westport police started investigating the case on March 20, when a complainant reported some of their mail had been stolen, and their neighbor was engaged in "threatening activities."

"The investigating officer is familiar with Mr. Doyle as he has had numerous interactions with the Westport Police," wrote Lt. Eric Woods in a statement. "The complainant had suspected mail theft from her front porch and suspected Mr. Doyle was responsible, so she installed surveillance cameras. The surveillance cameras confirmed her suspicion and captured Mr. Doyle allegedly throwing mail under her car on the evening of March 19th, 2023. The complainant further reported that on another date prior to the mail theft, Mr. Doyle was on his back porch and made threatening comments to the complainant."

Doyle was held in lieu of bail of $50,000, and he was scheduled to be arraigned in Stamford Superior Court on Wednesday.