Man Charged In Norwalk Stew Leonard's Seafood Robbery: Report

Norwalk CT

10 June, 2022

2:07 PM

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NORWALK, CT — A Waterbury man is accused of threatening a security guard while stealing bags of seafood from Stew Leonard's in Norwalk earlier this year, The Norwalk Hour reports. According to the Norwalk Police Department's arrest log, Jeffrey Thomas, 32, was arrested Wednesday on first-degree robbery charges. The Norwalk Hour reports Thomas' arrest stems from a Feb. 27 incident at the store. His sister, Tara Stewart, 38, of Stratford, was arrested in connection to the same incident in late March. In an arrest summary sent to Patch back in March, Police Lt. Joseph Dinho said officers were called to the Westport Avenue store after receiving a report of a robbery. A security officer at the store told police a man and a woman were seen exiting the store carrying three bags of seafood, which the man began loading into a car. The officer followed the couple to the parking lot and asked twice to see the couple's receipt, however the man said his sister had it, according to Dinho. See also: Woman Charged In Seafood Robbery At Stew Leonard's: Norwalk PD When the security officer tried to remove the bags from the car, the man lifted his shirt and pulled out a black metal object that appeared to be a gun, Dinho said. The security officer then distanced himself from the car and the couple left the parking lot, Dinho said. No injuries were reported. Stewart was later arrested after police reviewed security footage of the incident, which showed the vehicle's license plate, Dinho said. According to The Norwalk Hour, Thomas said in an interview with police he did not have a gun and was reaching for a knife because "he probably got scared." Read the full story at The Norwalk Hour.