Cops: Connecticut Burglar Gets Tripped Up By Stolen Sweatshirt And Its Vigilant Owner Share 
 
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 A Connecticut man already facing multiple burglary charges has been arrested on new criminal counts after he was spotted wearing a stolen sweatshirt in a mug shot photo, police report. 
 
 According to cops, a Glastonbury residence was burglarized in July 2014, but the probe of the crime was suspended after no leads were developed. 
 
 However, two months ago, the victimized homeowner contacted cops to report seeing a booking photo of Derek Benson, 30, who was arrested late last year in connection with a series of burglaries during which expensive golf equipment was stolen. 
 
 “In the photo, Benson was wearing the victim’s sweatshirt, which had been stolen during the burglary of his residence,” the Glastonbury Police Department reported. 
 
 The stolen gray sweatshirt contains the logo for Coco Libre, the “pure organic coconut water.” The victim, a police spokesperson said, works for Coco Libre. Benson is seen in the above mug shot wearing the purloined garment. 
 
 After being tipped by the homeowner, cops noted, “A subsequent investigation linked Benson to the burglary.” In addition to the sweatshirt, jewelry was stolen during last year’s burglary. 
 
 Benson was arrested last week on burglary, larceny, and criminal mischief counts. He remains locked up in lieu of $125,000 bond. ||||| SULLY DISTRICT STATION 
 
 LARCENIES: 
 
 5300 block of Sammie Kay Lane, property from vehicle 
 
 14900 block of Willard Road, property from residence 
 
 STOLEN VEHICLES: 
 
 None reported 
 
 MOUNT VERNON DISTRICT STATION 
 
 SHOOTING: 7900 block of Janna Lee Avenue, 4/6/17 around 5 p.m. Officers responded for a report of the sound of gun shots and a group of males getting into a car; one of them appeared to be injured. Officers located and stopped the car nearby. An investigation determined one of the occupants, an 18-year-old man, suffered an apparent gunshot wound, was taken to the hospital and treated for non-life-threatening injuries. Detectives are working to determine whether this was a random or isolated incident. The investigation continues. 
 
 LARCENIES: 
 
 3700 block of Austin Avenue, personal documents from vehicle 
 
 2300 block of Huntington Avenue, liquor from business 
 
 2300 block of Huntington Avenue, snacks and beverages from business 
 
 3200 block of Pheasant Court, medication from residence 
 
 6200 block of Telegraph Road, cigarettes and cash from vehicle 
 
 STOLEN VEHICLES: 
 
 None reported 
 
 MCLEAN DISTRICT STATION 
 
 LARCENIES: 
 
 2000 block of Chain Bridge Road, laptop computer and bag from business 
 
 2000 block of International Drive, merchandise from business 
 
 STOLEN VEHICLES: 
 
 None reported 
 
 MASON DISTRICT STATION 
 
 ROBBERY: 6200 block of Little River Turnpike (Advanced America), 4/6/17 around 6 p.m. Two men entered the business. One suspect was holding a gun and the other demanded money. They took an undisclosed amount of cash and fled in a vehicle waiting outside, possibly a black Honda sedan. The suspects were described as black, about 25 years old and 5 feet 5 inches tall. One was wearing a black letterman jacket with white sleeves, a white shirt and black pants. He was wearing gloves and his face was covered. The other suspect had a thin build and was wearing a black hoodie, black pants, gloves and his face was covered. The victims did not require medical attention. 
 
 LARCENIES: 
 
 6200 block of Seven Corners Center, backpacks from vehicle 
 
 3500 block of South Jefferson Street, merchandise from business 
 
 STOLEN VEHICLES: 
 
 None reported 
 
 RESTON DISTRICT STATION 
 
 BURGLARY/ARREST: 1600 block of Winterwood Place, 4/6/17, around 5:10 p.m. A resident reported that she found two males inside her garage. The suspects attempted to flee, but the victim detained one of them. No one was injured. An investigation determined the suspects had also burglarized another home. Richard Reyes, 19, of Herndon, was arrested and charged with two counts of burglary, two counts of grand larceny, possession of marijuana, and drunk in public. The other suspect was identified and the investigation is ongoing. 
 
 LARCENIES: 
 
 11900 block of Market Street, wallet from business 
 
 STOLEN VEHICLES: 
 
 None reported 
 
 FRANCONIA DISTRICT STATION 
 
 LARCENIES: 
 
 7500 block of Blanford Court, property from vehicle 
 
 6200 block of Edsall Road, wallet from business 
 
 STOLEN VEHICLES: 
 
 None reported 
 
 WEST SPRINGFIELD DISTRICT STATION 
 
 LARCENIES: 
 
 5200 block of Grinnell Street, cash and medication from residence 
 
 STOLEN VEHICLES: 
 
 None reported 
 
 FAIR OAKS DISTRICT STATION 
 
 ACCIDENTAL DISCHARGE: 11200 Waples Mill Road (National Firearm Museum), 4/6/17 around 3:30 p.m. An employee was participating in firearms training at the range. As he holstered his pistol, the firearm was accidentally discharged. The 46-year-old man suffered a minor wound to the lower body and was taken to the hospital for treatment. Officers consulted with the Commonwealth’s Attorney’s office; no charges are expected. 
 
 LARCENIES: 
 
 None reported 
 
 STOLEN VEHICLES: 
 
 None reported 
 
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 ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — A man allegedly burglarized $250,000 worth of jewelry from a Tanoan home last month, but police say he didn’t make his escape without leaving the vacationing homeowners something in return. 
 
 He took a Coca Cola out of their fridge, drank it, and left the can on the kitchen table with a note propped up against it. “Sorry,” it read. 
 
 Police were called to the home in September after the homeowner returned from vacation with his family and found his back sliding door was smashed. Their jewelry was gone. 
 
 The suspect also used their bathroom without flushing the toilet, police said. 
 
 Police swabbed the soda can and a flashlight left in the home to try to find DNA evidence from the offender. “(The detective) failed to collect any samples from the used toilet,” reads a criminal complaint filed in Metropolitan Court. 
 
 A few days later, the family found footprints and a sweatshirt behind their wall, leading away from the house and into a bordering field. 
 
 DNA collected from the Coca Cola can matched to a suspect, identified as 33-year-old Ramon Herrera. Herrera had sold jewelry to local pawn shops nine times shortly after the burglary. 
 
 He was charged with residential burglary and larceny over $20,000 and booked into the county jail.
– Derek Benson wore a sweatshirt that said "libre" ("freedom") on it for a 2014 mugshot, but he got quite the opposite after a man contacted police in Glastonbury, Conn., to report he had seen the mugshot and that Benson, 30, was wearing the victim's Coco Libre sweatshirt—which had been stolen from his residence in July 2014, the Smoking Gun reports. The victim works for the coconut water company, a police rep says. A "subsequent investigation" led to Benson's Sept. 16 arrest for that home burglary as well, a Glastonbury Police Department press release notes, and Benson was charged with burglary, larceny, criminal trespass, and criminal larceny, Fox Connecticut reports. (This suspected burglar didn't just take stuff with him—he left stuff behind.)