Arrest After Copper Stolen from Woodbridge Home

Woodbridge police have arrested a 55-year-old Hamden man, charging him with a November burglary in which a Rimmon Road home received extensive water damage after many copper pipes were cut and removed from it.

A washing machine and other items were also stolen from the home. Detectives had forensic evidence at the scene linking the Hamden man with the crime, police said.

Working with Hamden police, Woodbridge police on Monday arrested Lee Chenault, 55, of Butler Street in Hamden. He was charged with third-degree burglary, third-degree larceny and first-degree criminal mischief.

Chenault was held overnight after he failed to make $20,000 bond. He was arraigned Tuesday in state Superior Court in New Haven.