Stamford home invaded twice in two months
STAMFORD — A Stamford judge on Monday raised the bond of a city man who police say tried to invade a North Stamford home early Christmas Day — the same home that had been invaded just prior to Thanksgiving.
Furthermore, police say they found a Porsche taken from the home in the first break-in parked nearby after the Friday incident, and a Porsche key on the suspect.
Judge Gary White on Monday raised the bond on Bartosz Kurpiecki, 30, from $ 1.5 million to $ 2 million. He also said the
Ravenglass Drive resident must undergo psychiatric evaluation.
Kurpiecki, who faces 11 other active cases in the courthouse, had been free after posting $260,000 worth of court appearance bonds. He was charged in relation to the Friday incident with criminal attempt at home invasion, criminal attempt at firstdegree burglary, possession of a facsimile firearm, assault on a police officer and other charges.
Kurpiecki most recently appeared in court in early November on charges that he caused a head-on collision while allegedly driving drunk on Long Ridge Road in September.
Mark Sherman, Kurpiecki’s criminal lawyer, said his firm has been hired to take over all of Kurpiecki’s criminal cases. Sherman would not comment on case details, but said that he will begin to review the state’s evidence immediately.
At the arraignment in Stamford court on Monday, Supervisory Assistant State’s Attorney Maureen Ornousky said the state is very concerned with Kurpiecki’s “escalating” behavior, naming him the “star suspect” in the invasion that occurred at the Stamford residence in November.
“This incident was extremely disturbing,” Ornousky said. “He was found on the property and geared up to burglarize the property. He had handcuffs and duct tape and a folding knife and other tools in a backpack. ... He is, your honor, a danger to the community.”
She said police are about to submit a warrant charging Kurpiecki with the home invasion at the residence a month ago.
Police say newly installed security cameras observed Kurpiecki trying to break into the residence on Echo Hill Drive at 2:45 a.m. Friday. The home was invaded on Nov. 22.
When police arrived, Kurpiecki ran into
the woods and was taken into custody after a brief struggle with arresting officers, police said. Inside a backpack Kurpiecki had with him, police said they found a BB gun that looked like a Glock semiautomatic pistol, handcuffs, a rubber mallet, screw drivers and the key to a Porsche among
other items, court records show.
Officers later located the Porsche stolen from the home on nearby Rockrimmon Road, Lt. Tom Scanlon said.
Officers then executed a search warrant at Kurpiecki’s home and found items related to the earlier home invasion, police said.
No pleas were made in the case. Kurpiecki is due back in court on January 14 and the case was moved to the Part A Docket where the most serious criminal cases are adjudicated.