#Bridgeport, CT – Dec. 30, 2013 – Two Bridgeport men faces burglary-related charges after police responded to a reported burglary in progress at an East Main Street business.
Officers Michael Davila, Carlos Pabon, Ean Smith and other officers responded to the Nob Hill Deli & Grocery, on East Main Street, on an anonymous report of a break in this morning at 4:32 a.m. Police set up a perimeter and during a search of the building found burglary tools strewn about the basement. They also found a hole cut in the floor of the first-floor business, which was used to gain access. In the business, police found the cash register drawer on the floor and items thrown about.
Meanwhile, police in the basement located two suspects hiding and took them into custody.
Jeffrey Meijas, 20, and John Rivera, 18, both were charged with conspiracy to commit second-degree burglary, second-degree burglary, criminal trespass, criminal mischief, sixth-degree larceny and possession of burglary tools.
Among the items recovered in the basement were a handsaw, two hack saws, flashlights, a sledgehammer, pry bar, electric drill, a propane torch and masks.
They were each held on $25,000 bond.
