South Windsor Man Charged In Connection With String Of Burglaries

SOUTH WINDSOR, CT — A Rimfield Drive resident was arrested late Wednesday morning in connection with a series of burglaries and attempted burglaries near his home over a 10-month period, according to South Windsor police.

Douglas Senerth, 31, was taken into custody just before noon on six active arrest warrants. He was charged with two counts of first-degree burglary, four counts of criminal attempt to commit first-degree burglary, fifth-degree larceny, sixth-degree larceny and three counts of criminal attempt to commit sixth-degree larceny.

Bail was set at $350,000, and he is slated to be arraigned Thursday in Rockville Superior Court.

A lengthy investigation linked Senerth to six residential burglaries or attempts from Nov. 2019 to Sept. 2020. DNA evidence, including DNA collected from a flashlight left at the scene of one of the burglaries, played an instrumental role in the investigation, Sgt. Mark Cleverdon said.

"All burglaries were in close proximity to Senerth's residence and investigators used home surveillance systems to observe Senerth at the scene of many of the burglaries," Cleverdon said in a written statement.

Senerth was located in Vernon by South Windsor investigators around 11:58 a.m. Wednesday, and was taken into custody without incident, Cleverdon said.

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