Concord Thief Racks Up More Theft, Drug Charges

A local man with a string of theft and other charges already under his belt is in more trouble with the law after numerous charges were issued against him during eight weeks.

Stefan R. Ingerson, 27, of Spruce Street in Concord, was arrested at 6:15 p.m. on Aug. 31, 2015, and charged with felony robbery, simple assault, resisting arrest or detention, felony possession of controlled drugs, possession of prescription drugs without a prescription, two felony counts of theft by unauthorized taking, three counts of felony receiving stolen property, three counts of felony theft by deception, felony habitual offender, and bench warrants. He was arrested again at 6:40 p.m. on Sept. 22, on a theft by unauthorized taking or transfer charge.

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According to numerous reports and court affidavits, Ingerson, who has been arrested numerous times during the last four years, began to get back into trouble in early July, after police were sent to Spruce Street after a neighbor tipped police off that while Igerson was not allowed to drive, he had been. Ingerson, the neighbor alleged, packed up a Volvo and appeared to be taking a trip somewhere, so the neighbor began recording Ingerson. He later, allegedly, got into the driver’s seat of the car and left the area, even though he’s a habitual offender.

The officer watched the neighbor’s recording of the alleged violation on July 3, 2015, and reportedly saw Ingerson get into the car and drive toward West Street.

About a month later, on Aug. 6, according to a court affidavit, the officer called Ingerson about the incident and he allegedly denied driving. When told that the officer had video, Ingerson reportedly stated that he just moved the car. When told there was video of him leaving the area in the Volvo, he reportedly had no comment.

A warrant was filed for his arrest on Aug. 25.

Union Street theft

On Aug. 11, 2015, an officer was sent to Union Street for a past tense burglary report.

A woman who was housesitting for the owner of the home alleged that Ingerson, who was hired to do work at the house, had allegedly stolen items.

The woman stated that she showed up at the home in late July and noticed that the side door was ajar. She said it wasn’t unusual since it was an old door that doesn’t always latch. When she entered the home though she found a flat screen television, Wii U, Xbox, and assorted games missing. The woman alleged that the previous day, Ingerson had been at the home doing work on a fence and was shown where the spare key was so he could access water in the basement for cement, according to the report.

The owner of the home also confirmed that Ingerson was hired for three days of work on July 27.

The officer reportedly found no sign of forced entry in the home. The woman was also able to locate the box for the Wii U and the officer grabbed the serial number from it. The officer also tried calling Ingerson, according to the report.

The next day, the owner of the home submitted a list of games that he owned. Family members also submitted information about silverware that was missing.

The officer checked the pawn slip database on Aug. 14, and allegedly found that Ingerson had sold several items to EZ Computer and iPhone Repair on Aug. 6. The serial number of the Wii U matched that of the one taken on Union Street, the officer alleged.

On Aug. 17, the officer spoke with an employee at the store who stated that Ingerson allegedly gave him “the impression that the items he was selling were his to sell,” according to a court affidavit. He was given $120 for the items.

The officer then visited Cash for Gold on Aug. 18, 2015, and found out that Ingerson had allegedly sold them silverware twice and received $427. Two days later, other family members ID’d the silverware that was hocked as theirs due to the initials of their great-grandmother and grandmother and design work on the silver.

The officer visited Spruce Street to try and find Ingerson but was told by a family member that he was kicked out two days before for allegedly having a heroin problem, according to the report.

A warrant was filed on Aug. 26.

Joe King theft

During the same time as the investigation was going on concerning the Union Street theft, another theft allegedly occurred downtown.

An officer was sent to Joe King’s on North Main Street to investigate a past tense theft involving a man from the night before who tried to return a $145 pair of ASICS GEL-Nimbus 15 sneakers.

The clerk told the man that he could not take the sneakers back without a receipt. About an hour later, the same guy, with different clothing on, came back to the store and tried to return the sneakers again. The employee became suspicious and checked and found that the last time the store had sold a pair of those sneakers was in 2014. The employee checked the store’s video surveillance and saw the man enter the store, go directly to the basement, and then, try the shoes on. Later, the man ducked behind some displays and had his previous sneakers on. After eyeing the video, mployees went down to the basement but couldn’t find the ASICS, according to the court affidavit.

After receiving screenshots, the officer shared them with other staffers and a detective stated that he thought it was Ingerson. The officer reached out to a family member who reportedly ID’d the man as Ingerson, according to the affidavit, which was filed on Sept. 14.

Ingerson was in the Merrimack County House of Corrections at the time he was arraigned on Sept. 23.

Heroin and DVDs

On Aug. 31, officers were sent the Walmart on Loudon Road for a report of a shoplifter who had assaulted an employee and left with stolen DVDs and a T-shirt.

Officers checked the area around the store while other reports began to filter in that the suspect had changed clothes and was now at the Steeplegate Mall outside of Olympia Sports.

Officers scoured the mall looking for the man and found him near the food court. The suspect reportedly resisted arrest but eventually cuffed. According to a court affidavit, the man matched the description of the man involved in the Walmart incident and allegedly had more than $300 worth of DVDs in his backpack.

The suspect, later identified as Ingerson, allegedly gave another first name to the officer. The reporting officer spoke to a family member who stated that the description didn’t match the name.

“If you have the skinny one, you have Stefan,” the family member reportedly told police.

A check of Ingerson yielded a bench warrant for nonappearance in court on Aug. 28, 2015, $500 cash bail, as well as other warrants. He also allegedly stole $137.94 worth of DVDs from FYE at the mall. A search of the backpack allegedly yielded heroin and a pill later identified as trazadone hydrochloride.

Another family member showed up at police headquarters to show police that he was who he was and that Ingerson had allegedly given police a false name.