Suspect steals donations for library

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A lone, male suspect stole cash donations from the Prospect Library on July 28. FILE PHOTO
PROSPECT — State police are investigating the theft of cash donations from the Prospect Library.

According to a police report, a lone, male suspect stole a plastic jar containing cash donations from the library on the afternoon of July 28. The jar was sitting on a counter at the time of theft, the report stated.

The report didn’t state how much money was in the jar. Library Director Barbara Smith said the money was donations to the Friends of the Prospect Library to be used to buy materials for the library.

The suspect fled the scene in an older, medium-sized, tan or brown four door car, the report stated. According to police, the suspect drove off through the backyard of the library on the grass and headed north on Route 69.

The suspect was described as a white male, in his early 30s or late 20s, about 5 feet 7 inches tall, with a stocky build and short, light-colored hair. The suspect was wearing a yellow T-shirt and tan shorts at the time, police said.

Anyone with information on this case is asked to contact the Prospect State Trooper’s Office at (203) 758-6150.

The theft at the library was among a flurry of thefts reported over the past couple weeks in Prospect and Beacon Falls.

State police are investigating the theft of two licenses plates from a car parked at a Pine Meadow Lane home in Prospect over the night of July 19.

Also, on July 19 a Beacon Falls resident reported that $150 and hundreds of dollars worth of items, including an iPod, was stolen from his car, which was parked at his home on Bronson Drive.

On July 20, a Prospect resident reported someone had smashed the front side window of his car, which was parked at his home on Rosewood Drive, and stole some documents that were in the car.

According to police reports, two separate people staying at Paradigm Healthcare at 25 Royal Crest Drive in Prospect reported, July 25 and July 27 respectively, that small amounts of cash had been stolen from their rooms.

Police are also investigating the reported theft of items from a construction site on Oakwood Drive in Beacon Falls. The thefts were reported July 29.

As of press time the investigations into the incidents remained open.