Connecticut State Police arrested a man accused of entering a Lyme home armed with a hammer and robbing the female resident of her cell phone.
Police said that around 2:45 p.m. Thursday troopers responded to a reported home invasion. The victim told police a man armed with a hammer came into her home, shoved her over and stole her cell phone. The suspect also stole money from the victim’s purse. She was not hurt and was able to provide police with a description of the suspect.
A 2003 GMC Sierra was found parked nearby. The car was registered to 39-year-old Christopher Levesque, of Gales Ferry, who matched the description the victim had given police.
A short time later an off-duty Old Lyme police officer saw a man matching the suspect’s description on Town Woods Road. The suspect, identified as Levesque, was found with the victim’s cell phone and money.
Levesque was arrested and charged with home invasion, first-degree robbery, first-degree burglary, third-degree larceny and disorderly conduct. He was held on a $250,000 bond and is due in court Friday.
