Police arrested a 21-year-old man connected to a break-in at a Derby home that happened while the homeowner was sleeping and several other burglaries in Derby and Ansonia, police said.
Davon Miller, 21, had items in his possession stolen from a Hickory Road home in Derby during a break-in while the homeowner was sleeping and a car break-in reported on Hillcrest Road in Derby on Wednesday, police said. Derby police responded to that address at about 5:15 a.m. that day.
Then Derby and Ansonia police responded to Sunset Drive in Derby at 6 a.m. after receiving a report of a man seen running through backyards in the area, police said.
Police detained the suspect after finding him standing on a deck at a Derby home near Sunset Drive, identifying him as Miller, Derby and Ansonia police said.
Ansonia and Derby police worked together to investigate the incidents. They also located stolen property, linking Miller to a rash of overnight burglaries in the two towns, also taking into consideration the manner in which the burglaries occurred, police said. Officers also linked him to two other attempted house burglaries on Sunset Drive, police said. Miller was not able to get inside those two homes, police said.
Derby and Ansonia police obtained a search and seizure warrant, enabling them to search Miller's Hodge Avenue home in Ansonia, police said. Police found evidence linking Miller to two previous overnight burglaries on Clark Street Extension in Derby that happened while the residents were home on Aug. 23, as well as another on Paugassett Road Aug. 27.
Police charged Miller with first-degree burglary, third-degree burglary, two counts of attempted first-degree burglary and sixth-degree larceny.
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Police held Miller in custody on an $85,000 bond and he was scheduled to appear in court on Thursday.
Derby police said they plan on applying for arrest warrants for first-degree burglary in the Clark Street Extension and Paugassett Road burglaries. Ansonia police continue to investigate.
Ansonia police said they will be interviewing victims and asking them whether they can identify any of the seized items. They advise resdients to close and lock windows and doors and be vigilant about any suspicious activity observed in the neighborhood. Police ask that any suspicious activity be reported to the Ansonia Police Department at 203-735-1885.
