Crime & Safety

Milford Store Cashier Arrested for Alleged Scam w/ Fake Customer

Man and alleged accomplice face larceny charges.

A man who worked as a cashier at the Milford Lowes was charged Tuesday for an alleged scam at the Old Gate Lane store.

Brian Leyerzapf, 48 of Prindle Hill Road in West Haven, is accused of ringing up items for an acquaintance without actually charging him for those items.

Police said Leyerzapf and his alleged accomplice, the supposed customer, stole about $3,000 worth of merchandise from the store during July 2013.

The items included landscaping equipment, patio furniture and a portable generator, among other home improvement items, police said.

Leyerzapf was being held Tuesday morning in lieu of $10,000 bond on charges of third-degree larceny and conspiracy to commit third-degree larceny.

Facing those same charges is 39-year-old Daniel Donahue, the alleged accomplice.

Police said they charged Donahue in December after a search warrant on his Campbell Avenue home in West Haven recovered the items stolen over the summer.

Arrest information supplied by the Milford Police Department. It does not indicate convictions. 


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