Crime & Safety

Police Report: Girlfriend Squeals on Thief Boyfriend in Oxford

Man who stole motorcycle caught after domestic dispute at home across from the Oxford Resident Trooper's Office, police report states.

A Meriden man learned a lesson the hard way about fighting with his girlfriend, according to a police report on file at the Oxford Resident Trooper's Office.

Samuel D. Lester, 37, of 186 Kensington Ave., was arrested for stealing a motorcycle after police went to an Oxford home where he had been with his girlfriend; police were responding to a report of a domestic disturbance, the report states.

While in the house at 426 Oxford Road, across from the Oxford Resident Trooper’s Office, the girlfriend told police about a stolen motorcycle that Lester had stored in the basement, police said.

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Police found that the 2008 Suzuki GSX 600 was reported stolen out of New Haven, police said.

Lester was charged with third-degree larceny by possession, disorderly conduct and second-degree threatening. He was released on separate bonds of $5,000 and $25,000. His next court date is Sept. 8 at Derby Superior Court. Lester has not yet entered a plea.

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