The Wedding Smashers. Thieves Break Car Windows, Steal Cash, Purses during Wedding

Greenwich Police car

On July 16th around 6:00pm, thieves smashed in windows of a both Porsche and an Escalade in the parking lot of at Tamarack Country Club while a wedding was taking place.

“Both were newer cars, and had purses locked inside,” said Greenwich Police Lt. Kraig Gray, adding that purses and a few hundred dollars were stolen.

“It’s been a long time since there’s been a larceny where windows were smashed,” Gray said. “Typically the cars are unlocked,” he continued.

“People will root around in the cars looking for money to buy drugs. It’s like bait,” Gray continued, referring to leaving valuables inside a car.