Hartford Man Charged in 12 Newington Burglaries

A Hartford man charged with breaking into storage units at an apartment building in Windsor has been arrested in connection with several similar break-ins in Newington.

James Epps, 47, was arrested on Tuesday and charged in connection with 12-storage unit break-ins in January at the Colonial Manor and Stonegate apartment complexes on Willard Avenue in Newington.

He has been charged with 11 counts of third-degree burglary, six counts of third-degree criminal mischief, four counts of sixth-degree larceny and one count of fifth-degree larceny.

Epps has been detained on $60,000 in court-set bonds and is scheduled to be arraigned in New Britain Superior Court on Sept. 29.

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