GUILFORD -- Police arrested a Bridgeport man on his way home from breaking and entering a Guilford computer data firm where he caused more than $10,000 in damage to computer equipment.
In the early morning hours of Sunday, Jan. 26, Leonard Mastri, 42, of Bridgeport, was arrested and charged with third-degree burglary, first-degree criminal mischief, possession of burglary tools, violation of a protective order, and first-degree computer crime. The computer crime statute involves cases where a minimum of $10,000 in damage has been caused to computers. Mastri was arraigned on Jan. 27 in New Haven.
Mastri was caught after his vehicle was stopped on I-95 by Connecticut State Police. Guilford police had alerted troopers regarding Mastri's vehicle. Mastri was turned over to Guilford police.
The break-in, at Data USA Inc., 521 Village Walk, was reported at 2:27 a.m on Jan. 26. According to Guilford police, a resident in a neighboring Village Walk unit heard suspicious noise coming from the business and called police. Police were given a description of Mastri's vehicle leaving the scene.
Mastri caused significant damage to computer equipment at the business. Mastri and the business owner were married but are separated. No one was in the business when the burglary and resulting damage occurred.
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Police Catch Burglar
Man Damages Data Firm Computers
February 7, 2003 By PAM JOHNSON
GUILFORD -- Police arrested a Bridgeport man on his way home from breaking and entering a Guilford computer data firm where he caused more than $10,000 in damage to computer equipment.
In the early morning hours of Sunday, Jan. 26, Leonard Mastri, 42, of Bridgeport, was arrested and charged with third-degree burglary, first-degree criminal mischief, possession of burglary tools, violation of a protective order, and first-degree computer crime. The computer crime statute involves cases where a minimum of $10,000 in damage has been caused to computers. Mastri was arraigned on Jan. 27 in New Haven.
Mastri was caught after his vehicle was stopped on I-95 by Connecticut State Police. Guilford police had alerted troopers regarding Mastri's vehicle. Mastri was turned over to Guilford police.
The break-in, at Data USA Inc., 521 Village Walk, was reported at 2:27 a.m on Jan. 26. According to Guilford police, a resident in a neighboring Village Walk unit heard suspicious noise coming from the business and called police. Police were given a description of Mastri's vehicle leaving the scene.
Mastri caused significant damage to computer equipment at the business. Mastri and the business owner were married but are separated. No one was in the business when the burglary and resulting damage occurred.
Signed
-RealityPolice (it's no fun, but SOMEONE has to do it!)