Greenwich Selectman Drew Marzullo was arrested and faces a misdemeanor Larceny charge for an incident stemming back to Aug 26 at a shopping mall in Clinton, CT. According to police in Clinton, the alleged theft involved $486 in merchandise from a Skechers store, and $184 in merchandise from J. Crew.
On learning of the pending charges against Greenwich Selectman Drew Marzullo, the Executive Committee of the Greenwich Democratic Town Committee met on Friday, September 22 and released the following statement:
We are saddened to learn of the charges against Selectman Drew Marzullo. No one on the Executive Committee of the Greenwich Democratic Town Committee had knowledge of the incident prior to learning about it from the press reports published Thursday night, September 21.
Regardless of Drew’s guilt or innocence in the alleged incident, the Executive Committee is disappointed that he did not communicate to any member of Executive Committee about this concerning situation.
The Executive Committee understands that Drew is taking the weekend to consider his options.
Per Connecticut statute, decisions about remaining on the ballot once nominated are solely at the discretion of the candidate.
During this time we are respecting his privacy.
The Greenwich Democratic Town Committee (GDTC) is the official organization in the Town of Greenwich, CT representing the Democratic Party. It is responsible for endorsing Democrats to serve elected and appointed positions Greenwich. The GDTC consists of approximately 85 members and associates who serve two-year terms representing the 12 voting districts of Greenwich. The Committee helps to get Democrats representing Greenwich elected to state and local office, influences Town priorities and policy, builds awareness of the causes, policies and values for which Democrats stand and works to expand the base of registered Greenwich Democrats.