Four Suspects Arrested in Southport for Alleged Mail Theft

Fairfield police reported that the incident happened on Friday morning on Pequot Road in Southport. UPDATE

Four men hailing from New York were taken into custody on larceny and associated charges Friday morning, subsequent to allegations made by Fairfield police claiming they had stolen mail from USPS blue boxes in Southport.



Officers located a vehicle with the engine running in front of the Spic & Span Market at 329 Pequot Road and noticed one occupant sleeping in the driver’s seat. In plain view, officers observed a large amount of open mail, rat traps with a sticky substance, and items used to retrieve mail from blue USPS collection boxes. Officers checked nearby collection boxes and observed that they also had a sticky substance applied on the inside, as well as a belt protruding from one box. The suspect found in the vehicle was taken into custody. Perimeters were established, and with the assistance of K9s, three additional suspects were apprehended.

RONI FRANCISCO-VALERIO, DOB 01/18/2002

53a-167a, INTERFERING WITH AN OFFICER

53a-48(53A-125b), CONSPIRACY TO COMMIT LARCENY 6TH DEGREE

53a-125b, LARCENY 6TH DEGREE

53a-106, POSSESSION OF BURGLARY TOOLS

LEWIS PITA-DELACRUS, DOB 11/05/2003

53a-125b, LARCENY 6TH DEGREE

53a-48(53a-125b), CONSPIRACY TO COMMIT LARCENY 6TH DEGREE

53a-167a, INTERFERING WITH AN OFFICER

JENDER ALEXANDER SANTOS-, DOB 07/03/2002

53a-125b, LARCENY 6th DEGREE

53a-48(53a-125b), CONSPIRACY TO COMMIT LARCENY 6TH DEGREE

ALEXANDER ESTEBAN-PEREZ, DOB 05/11/2005

53A-125b, LARCENY 6TH DEGREE

53a-48(53a-125b), CONSPIRACY TO COMMIT LARCENY 6TH

53a-167a, INTERFERING WITH AN OFFICER

$25,000 BOND. COURT DATE 11/03/2023. POSTAL INSPECTOR NOTIFIED AND ASSISTED.

GREAT WORK BY ALL OFFICERS AND DETECTIVES INVOLVED.