Crime & Safety
Report: Middletown Man Stole iPhone, Sold it For $5 and Bottle of Wine
In 2004, the accused was convicted after stealing an item worth less than $250 in Hartford and sentenced to 30 days in jail.
A 52-year-old city man was arrested last week after police say he stole a fellow group home resident's smart phone and sold it for $5 and some alcohol, according to the report.
On July 16 at 8:30 p.m., Middletown Police were called to a house owned by Gilead Community Services, which offers home services for the mentally ill, on High Street about a stolen iPhone.
The report says two victims charged Robert W. Roach, 52, who resides at the home on High Street with taking it because he had done so in the past and had been around the phone the night before.
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Police say he soon admitted to selling if for $5 and a bottle of wine.
He was charged with sixth-degree larceny.
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According to the Connecticut Judicial website, Roach was convicted in June 2004 for sixth-degree larceny and sentenced to 30 days in jail.
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