Crime & Safety

Hartford Man, 21, Arrested for Wilton Larceny Charge

Wilton Police officers drove to Hartford to execute an arrest warrant for a man wanted for Larceny at T.J. Maxx.

Corey Adbi-Aziz, 21, of 91 Barbour St., Apt. A3 in Hartford was arrested in Hartford by Wilton Police on Sept. 17, 2013. Adbi-Aziz was taken into custody and transported back to Wilton Police Department where he was processed and held overnight on a $40,000 bond. Adbi-Aziz had a court date of Sept. 18, 2013 in Norwalk Court. 

The original charges were Larceny in the 6th degree and Conspiracy to Commit Larceny in the 6th degree, which resulted from an incident in T.J. Maxx, where security spotted one or two people taking handbags, according to Wilton Police Captain John Lynch, who added that seven assorted women's Michael Kors handbags were taken.

A witness in the parking lot reported seeing Adbi-Azia and Tarrie Lewis, 32, of New Britain run from the store,  jump into an Explorer and head north on Rte. 7. The witness made note of the car's license plate number, according to Wilton Police.

Adbi-Azia and Lewis are also suspects in similar larcenies, according to Police who said that T.J. Maxx security were familiar with pair and that a review of store surveillance footage played a part in the Sept. 17, 2013  arrest. 


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