PLYMOUTH, Conn. — A Bristol man was arrested and charged after breaking onto state property and attempting to steal copper materials, according to state police.
Nicholas Parent, 35, was charged with possession of burglary tools, criminal trespass in the third degree, criminal mischief in the first degree and larceny in the first degree.
On Wednesday at around 8:16 a.m., troopers were dispatched to the area of 297 North Street for an alarm activation at the Connecticut Telecommunications System (CTS) Radio Site 10 Tower.
When police arrived, they encountered Parent walking in a fenced-in area. A parent told police that he was a subcontractor for a telecommunications company, but he was unable to provide investigating Troopers with documentation verifying his employment or for the work assignment.
A Telecommunication Engineer for the State of Connecticut was subsequently requested to respond and perform an inspection of the site.
Police discovered burglary tools and it was determined that Parent had trespassed onto state property by using bolt cutters to gain entry and was attempting to take copper materials secured within the fenced-in area.
Police said Parent admitted to attempting to steal copper materials from the site. This resulted in an estimated $5,000 in damage to state property.
In December, a Massachusetts man impersonating a Connecticut Department of Transportation contractor was arrested he was found removing wires from streetlights in Manchester.
The wire was valued at $6 a foot and between 1,000 and 1,400 of wire in the truck, bringing the total value to between $6,000 and $8,000. DOT officials later said six poles and about $30,000 worth of materials missing or damaged.
Parent was later released on a $20,000 surety bond and is scheduled for arraignment at the New Britain Superior Court, on Jan. 24.
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