Crime & Safety
Milford Man Drove Away With Victim's Car: Police
The accused is facing larceny, robbery and threatening charges, police said.
MILFORD, CT — A Milford man, Eric Lapenna, 33, of Opal Street, is accused of threatening to hurt a woman that was driving him from an appointment, police said in a news release. On Nov. 12, police took custody of Lapenna in regard to an active arrest warrant.
Police said when the woman exited the vehicle, Lapenna then grabbed her purse, got in the driver’s seat and drove away in her vehicle in June 2020.
He is charged with third-degree robbery, second-degree threatening, third-degree larceny, and sixth-degree larceny. He was released after posting $20,000 bail and given a court date of Dec. 21.
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