Shelton police arrested a 48-year-old man Thursday and charged him with a burglary at Rita's Italian Ice.
Officers responded to a burglary alarm at the store at 783 River Road around 3:30 a.m. on Thursday. They found the front door lock damaged and a safe missing from inside.
According to police, surveillance video showed the suspected burglar driving a dark BMW 3 series car. A short time later, Stratford police stopped the car with Steven Carloto driving.
Carloto had coin rolls from Rita's and burglar tools in the car, according to police.
He was charged with third-degree burglary, fourth-degree larceny, criminal mischief and possession of burglary tools.
