Man charged with stealing cop radio

Tag : Radio Charger


A local man who allegedly stole apolice/emergency medical service radio was arrested yesterday afterhe tried to obtain a charger for the device, police said.

Craig Ayers, 53, of McGrath Court, was charged with fourth-degreelarceny and criminal mischief. He was released after posting a $5,000 bond pending arraignmentJuly 18 in Bridgeport Superior Court. According to police, the town's EMS chief complained that over theweekend a hand-held Motorola emergency radio used by police andEMTs — valued at $700 — was stolen.
Police later received a call from the owner of a local electronicsstore who reported that Ayers had inquired about getting a chargerfor the radio. Officers went to Ayers' home and his wife produced the stolenradio. Police said the marking identifying the radio as townequipment had been scraped off the front of the radio.
Ayers denied that he had stolen the radio, telling police he hadpurchased it from an unidentified man at The Dock shopping center,police said.