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Cops: Suspect at court tried to sell GPS to owner
VERNON, Conn. (AP) - Police say a Connecticut man who appeared at a courthouse to answer a larceny charge broke into several cars in front of the building, took a GPS unit and inadvertently tried to sell it to its owner.
Police say the arrest of 50-year-old Thomas Peno on Wednesday was his 40th.
When he tried to sell the GPS to its owner, an argument ensued, and a bystander called police. He has been taken into custody by judicial marshals.
Peno was being held on $25,000 bail and is to be arraigned Thursday on charge of burglary, larceny and breach of peace. A court clerk says Peno is not yet represented by a lawyer.
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Information from: The Hartford Courant, http://www.courant.com
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