Burglary, Drug Charges Lodged Against Greenwich Teens

Greenwich Police photos: from left, Jack J. Portu, Kyle Zeta and Sean Thomalen.

A trio of 18- and 19-year-old Greenwich boys is facing a number of drug and burglary charges after they were discovered inside a western Greenwich home by a caretaker.

It was about 9:14 a.m. Dec. 11 when the caretaker found the trio inside the home and called police. The trio fled and ignored police orders to stop, leading to a foot pursuit from the home on West View Street. Officers caught the suspects in the area of 196 Byram Rd., according to a police report.

Police Lt. Kraig Gray said officers found “brownies that were individually wrapped” that “tested positive for TCH, the chemical found in hashish and marijuana.” Gray said that police also confiscated a bottle of Wild Turkey bourbon from the suspects.

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Each of the suspects was charged with third-degree burglary, interfering with police, illegal possession of marijuana, illegal manufacture of narcotics and operating a drug factory.

The teens were identified as Kyle J. Zeta, 18, of 171 1/2 Henry St., Jack J. Portu, 18, of 10 The Avenue, and Sean M. Thomalen, 19, of 26 Armstrong Ct. Portu was charged with possession of drug paraphernalia and second-degree forgery. Portu was found to have a fake Illinois state driver’s license.

Bond was set at $5,000 each. Thomalen was able to post bond, Gray said. All three were issued Dec. 18 court dates.