vernon road fire affidavit

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L_ _ ___ _ ________ ARREST WARRANT APPLICATION STATE OF CONNECTICUT JD-C R-64b Rev. 10-04 C.G.S . § 54-2a SUPERIOR COURT ProBk. Sec. 36-1. 36-2. 36-3 www.jud.ct.gov AGENCY NAME AGENCY NO. Southington Police Department 2009-1721 NAME AND RESIDENCE (Town) OF ACCUSED COURT TO BE HELD AT (Town) GA NO. POTREPKA, Andrew - 1275 Mount Vernon Road, Southington CT Bristol 17 APPLICATION FOR ARREST WARRANT TO: A Judge of the Superior Court The undersigned hereby applies for a warrant for , resi2f the above-named accused on the basis of the facts set forth in the: . AFFI?AVIT BELOW. ATTACHED. -r=-=---=,..."..,..,..,..,...,-=-=-=-=:-::-::c-:-:--:::,.,-=-.,..,."".=c=,.,-- DATE AND SIGNATURE . The undersigned affiant, being duly sworn, deposes and says : 1. The affiant, Detective Jay Suski, being duly sworn, does depose and state that I am a member of the Southington Police Department and have been a police officer for approximately eighteen (18) years prior to this date .. At all time mentioned herein, was acting as a member of said department. The following facts and circumstances are stated from personal knowledge and observations, as well as information received from other police officers acting in their official capacity, and from official police reports and statements made by prudent and credible witnesses. 2. · On December 6, 2008 at 2:48 am, the Southington Police and Fire Departments were dispatched to 1188 Mount Vernon Road (an older style home and color white) on a car fire. Upon arrival by police and firefighters, a brown 2007 Nissan Altima (CT registration 380-WHC) was found fully engulfed in flames and parked dangerously close to the home. The occupants {)fthe home, Sherri Ouellette-Owen and her teenage son, Thomas McKay, were safely out of the home. The fire was extinguished by firefighters which placed them in substantial risk of bodily arm .. The 2007 Nissan Altima was completely destroyed by the fire. Further, due to the close proximity of the fire to the home, the flames and heat from the fire caused one of the home's windows to shatter. Also, a portion of the home's siding and shutters started to melt. Ms. Oullette stated she parked her vehicle in the driveway at approximately 5:00 pm the evening prior; the vehicle had been parked and unoccupied for nine (9) hours. She suspected the fire was intentionally I it because a 12 pack of soda she had in the vehicle's trunk had been moved to the driver side floor. Ms. Ouellette stated the value of her vehicle at the time of the fire was $16,900.00. The value of other personal property destroyed in the fire was an additional $700.00. At the time of the incident, the origin and cause of the fire was unknown so no further investigation was conducted. (This is page 1 of a 4 page Affidavit.) DATE AND DATE SIGNATURE SUBSCRIBED AND SWORN TO BEFORE ME ON (Date) ., Notary Public) JURAT The foregoing Application for an arrest warrant, and affidavit(s) attacli d to said Application, having been submitted to and considered by the undersigned, the undersigned finds from said affidavit(s) that there is probable cause to believe that an offense has been committed and that the accused committed it and, therefore, that probable cause exists for the issuance of a warrant for the arrest of the above-named accused. DATE AND SIGNATURE

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Page 1: Vernon Road Fire Affidavit

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ARREST WARRANT APPLICATION STATE OF CONNECTICUT

JD-C R-64b Rev 10-04 CGS sect 54-2a SUPERIOR COURT Pro Bk Sec 36-1 36-2 36-3 wwwjudctgov

AGENCY NAME AGENCY NO

Southington Police Department 2009-1721 NAME AND RESIDENCE (Town) OF ACCUSED COURT TO BE HELD AT (Town) GA NO

POTREPKA Andrew - 1275 Mount Vernon Road Southington CT Bristol 17

APPLICATION FOR ARREST WARRANT

TO A Judge of the Superior Court

The undersigned hereby applies for a warrant for resi2f the above-named accused on the basis of the facts

set forth in the ~ AFFIAVIT BELOW ~FFIDAVIT(S) ATTACHED

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The undersigned affiant being duly sworn deposes and says

1 The affiant Detective Jay Suski being duly sworn does depose and state that I am a member of the Southington Police Department and have been a police officer for approximately eighteen (18) years prior to this date At all time mentioned herein was acting as a member of said department The following facts and circumstances are stated from personal knowledge and observations as well as information received from other police officers acting in their official capacity and from official police reports and statements made by prudent and credible witnesses

2 middot On December 6 2008 at 248 am the Southington Police and Fire Departments were dispatched to 1188 Mount Vernon Road (an older style home and color white) on a car fire Upon arrival by police and firefighters a brown 2007 Nissan Altima (CT registration 380-WHC) was found fully engulfed in flames and parked dangerously close to the home The occupants )fthe home Sherri Ouellette-Owen and her teenage son Thomas McKay were safely out of the home The fire was extinguished by firefighters which placed them in substantial risk of bodily arm The 2007 Nissan Altima was completely destroyed by the fire Further due to the close proximity of the fire to the home the flames and heat from the fire caused one of the homes windows to shatter Also a portion of the homes siding and shutters started to melt Ms Oullette stated she parked her vehicle in the driveway at approximately 500 pm the evening prior the vehicle had been parked and unoccupied for nine (9) hours She suspected the fire was intentionally Iit because a 12 pack of soda she had in the vehicles trunk had been moved to the driver side floor Ms Ouellette stated the value of her vehicle at the time of the fire was $1690000 The value of other personal property destroyed in the fire was an additional $70000 At the time of the incident the origin and cause of the fire was unknown so no further investigation was conducted

(This is page 1 of a 4 page Affidavit)

DATE AND DATE

SIGNATURE

SUBSCRIBED AND SWORN TO BEFORE ME ON (Date) Notary Public) JURAT

The foregoing Application for an arrest warrant and affidavit(s) attacli d to said Application having been submitted to and considered by the undersigned the undersigned finds from said affidavit(s) that there is probable cause to believe that an offense has been committed and that the accused committed it and therefore that probable cause exists for the issuance of a warrant for the arrest of the above-named accused

DATE AND SIGNATURE

ARREST WARRANT AFFIDAVIT STATE OF CONNECTICUTINSTRUCTIONS CONTINUATION PAGE The jurat is to be completed for each page of the affidavit SUPERIOR COURT JD-CR-64a Rev 10-04 The prosecutorial official and judgejudge trial referee are to dateCGS sect 54-2a Pro Bk Sec 36-1 36-2 36-3 and sign or initial each page to indicate that they have reviewed it

NAME AND RESIDENCE (Town) OF ACCUSED COURT TO BE HELD AT (Town) GA NO

POTREPKA Andrew -1275 Mount Vernon Road Southington CT Bristol 17

AFFIDAVIT

The undersigned affiant being duly sworn deposes and says

3 On January 242009 between the hours of 4 17 am and 220 pm the Southington Police Department received numerous reports of overnight vandal isms vehicle break-in thefts and four car fires which all occurred in a small residential neighborhood in and around Mount Vernon Road West Center Street Extension Vernondale Drive and Vernondale Court This neighbtlfhbpd is within walking distance to 1188 MougLY-ernon Road and the fires appeared similar to the one started cit this property on December 62008 All ofthese recent incidents appeared to be committed by the saine person or group of persons In all of these incidents police responded to investigate but middot middot the persons responsible were not located Further investigation by the members of the Southington Police Department Detective Division determined five (5) individuals were responsible including Andrew Potrepka (dob 1281991) and Nicholas Scarpati (dob 3101991) Arrest warrants are pending for these two individuals at the time of the signing of this affidavit

4 During the investigation of the above mentioned incidents Andrew Potrepka and Nicholas Scarpati confessed and provided sworn statements to being responsible for starting the car fire at 1188 Mount Vernon Road on December 62008

5 Lieutenant Shanley and I interviewed Andrew Potrepka on February 182009 A portion of his sworn statement reads While we were talking Detective Suski asked me about a car fire that happened December 6 2008 in a driveway on Mt Vernon Road I lit this car on fire too The car was parked in the driveway to a small white house with a for sale sign in the yard I think a kid by the name of Tom McKay either lives or lived there at one point I wasnt targeting him though That night I was with Nick Scarpati and we were walking on Mt Vernon Road I first lit some bushes on fire with a lighter and a can of bug spray that we had found Nick found some paper to use near a mailbox and he put it in the bushes so a fire would start We then walked down the road and found the car in the driveway It was gold and was a small sedan Nick and I were going through the car Inside there was a bunch of paper which I lit in the front seat A fire started burning I popped the trunk and found some CDs and laundry detergent I opened the detergent and poured it over the front seats Nick found a cardboard case of soda and put it in the front seat He also put a blanket or towel across the seats Both Nick and I placed these things on the fire to keep it burning We then took off towards my house When I last saw the car it was pretty engulfed We heard the sirens so we looked back from my house There was a bunch of trees in the way so we could only see the flashing lights from the fire engines and how high the fire got

6 On February 232009 at 300 pm Nicholas Scarpati came to police HQ for an interview He admitted to being involved in the car fire at 1188 Mount Vernon Road Scarpati provided a sworn statement which states the following When I got home from school today my mom told me she spoke with Detective Suski about the case

(This is page 2 of a 4 page Affidavit)

DATE AND SIGNATURE

-1- 3 ~ ~ Notary Public)

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ARREST WARRANT AFFIDAVIT STATE OF CONNECTICUTINSTRUCTIONS CONTINUATION PAGE The jurat is to be completed for each page of the affidavit SUPERIOR COURT JD-CR-64a Rev 10-04 The prosecutorial official and judgejudge trial referee are to dateCGS sect 54-2a Pro Bk Sec 36-1 36-2 36-3 and sign or initial each page to indicate that they have reviewed it

NAME AND RESIDENCE (Town) OF ACCUSED COURT TO BE HELD AT (Town) GANO

POTREPKA Andrew -1275 Mount Vernon Road Southington CT Bristol

AFFIDAVIT - CONTINUED

he was working on He told my mom that he wanted to talk with me again My mom said Detective Suski would be coming over tomorrow at 300 pm but I wanted to handle the situation now I didnt want to have to wait until tomorrow so I called Detective Suski and then drove myself to the police station

6a He further stated When I arriveltt~Mhe police station Detective Suski told meh~had talked with Andrew Potrepka about another car fire that happ~n~d in Southington a few houses down frorri-khere he lives I was with Andrew the night he started this fire It was a night in December I remember this because it was the night before UCONN played Pitt in college football I slept over Andrews house that night and the two of us went out in the night doing pranks We moved some flags on houses moved a yard bench from one house to another and moved some lawn ornaments around We didnt go through any other cars or damage any property

6b Scarpati continued At one point during our walk around the neighborhood Andrew stopped at a house where there were woods on the right side of the street going towards Andrews house I was across the street from him looking for a place to put the flag Andrew asked me to give him a newspaper that was in a mailbox where I was I removed the paper from the newspaper mailbox and tossed it to him I was still on the other side of the road from Andrew The next thing I see is some bushes on fire where Andrew was standing He was just watching thefire I then went over to him and asked him why he did that Andrew didnt say anything The fire went out relatively quickly so we kept walking back towards Andrews house on Mount Vernon Road A car was coming so we ducked out of sight I walked down a lawn and lied down on my stomach so no one could see me and I couldnt see where Andrew was I was on the opposite side of the road from Andrew I stayed down for a few minutes When I got up I saw Andrew inside of a car in a driveway across the street The house was old and white and had a short driveway with a slight incline The car was small like a four door sedan I called Andrew and he poked his head out of the driver side door He then walked toward me and we met more near me in the road He looked back at the car and then at me and murmured something like It went out Andrew then walked back to the car and opened the driver side door I was right behind him questioning why he was doing this He was in the glove box searching for something He found either a napkin or stack of papers and started them on fire with a lighter he had The papers or napkins were burning on the passenger seat Then there was a blanket on the seat already so that caught on fire too At that point the fire was spreading rapidly so I told Andrew we needed to get out of there The fire from there just spread Andrew told me he left the door open so there would be enough oxygen so the fire could breathe We both then went back across the street to where I ducked out of sight from the passing car We are both belly down on the grass where I was previously I was trying to ask Andrew why he did this All he kept doing was staring at the fire burning We walked back to Andrews house and were in his basement before the fire department got there We could see the fire from outside his basement and heard the sirens Andrew started talking about some CDs hed taken from this car One of them was from the artist Santana He said this was the same CD that was stolen from his mothers minivan a few months ago

(This is page 3 of a 4 page Affidavit)

DATE AND SIGNATURE

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ARREST WARRANT AFFIDAVIT STATE OF CONNECTICUTINSTRUCTIONS CONTINUATION PAGE SUPERIOR COURT The jurat is to be completed for each page of the affidavit JD-CR-64a Rev 10-04 The prosecutorial official and judgeJudge trial referee are to date CGS sect 54-2a Pro Bk Sec 36-1 36-2 36-3 and sign or initial each page to indicate that they have reviewed it

NAME AND RESIDENCE (Town) OF ACCUSED COURT TO BE HELD AT (Town) GA NO

POTREPKA Andrew - 1275 Mount Vernon Road Southington CT Bristol

AFFIDAVIT - CONTINUED

7 Based upon all the facts and circumstances surrounding this investigation this affiant has probable cause to believe the accused Andrew Potrepka (date of birth 11281991) did commit the following violations of the Connecticut General Statutes within the Town of Southington on December 62008 Arson in the First Degree 53a-lll Conspiracy 53a-48 (Arson in the First Degree 53a-lll) Burglary in the Third Degree 53a-103

-jfpnspiracy 53a-48 (Burglary in the Third Dtwe 53a-l 03) Criminal Mischief in the First~g~gree 53a-115 Conspiracy 53a-48 (Criminal Mischief in the Pirst- Degree 53a-115) Larceny in the Sixth Degree 53a-125b

Conspiracy 53a-48 (Larceny in the Sixth Degree 53a-125b) Therefore it is requested an arrest warrant be issued

(This is page 4 of a 4 page Affidavit)

DATE AND SIGNATURE

SIGNED (Affiani)

jIIltiiPI~aqt~Hrli1t1J1 Notary Public)

Southington Police Department 2009middot1464 NAME AND RESIDENCE (Town) OF ACCUSED COURT TO BE HELD AT (Town) GANO

POTREPKA Andrew -1275 Mount Vernon Road Southington CT Bristol 17

APPLICATION FOR ARREST WARRANT

TO A Judge of the Superior Court

The undersigned hereby applies for a warrant for t S of the above-named accused on the basis of the facts

set folth inthe ~ FFI AVIT BELOW

DATE AND middot SIGNATURE

AFFIDAVIT

The undersigned affiant being duly sworn deposes and says

1_ The affiant) Detective Jay Suski being duly sworn does depose and state that I am a member of the Southington Police Department and have been a police officer for approximately eighteen (18) years prior to this date_ At all time mentioned herein was acting as a member of said department The following facts and circumstances are stated from personal knowledge and observations as well as information received from other police officers acting in their official capacity and from official police reports and statements made by prudent and credible witnesses_

2_ On January 24 2009 between the hours of 4 17 am and 220 pm the Southington Police Department received numerous reports of overnight vandal isms vehicle break-in thefts and four car fires which all occurred in a small residential neighborhood in and around Mount Vernon Road West Center Street Extension Vernondale Drive and Vernondale Court_ All of these incidents appeared to be committed by the same person or group of persons_ In all of these incidents police responded to investigate but the persons responsible were not located_ Further investigation by the members of the Southington Police Department Detective Division determined the following five (5) individuals were responsible Andrew Potrepka (dob 1I281991) Nicholas Scarpati (dob 3101991)

_and _ The owmg detail each incident and subsequent follow up investigation_ ~

3_ On January 24 2009 at 4 17 am Officer Cassada responded to 1045 West Center Street on a larceny from a motor vehicle in progress_ The complainant Taylor Crofton told police she was walking her boyfriend Chandler Hartford out to his car when she saw two people across the street and two people going through stuff inside Hartfords car that was parked in the driveway Crofton turned the outside light on and her father Kevin Crofton

(This is page 1 of a 11 page Affidavit)

DATE AND SIGNATURE

Notary Public) JURAT 3-l-d9

DATE

SUBSCRIBED AND SWORN TO BEFORE ME ON (Date)

ARREST WARRANT APPLICATION STATE OF CONNECTICUT

JD-CR-64b Rev 10-04 CGS sect 54-2a SUPERIQR COURT Pr Bk Sec 36-1 36-2 36-3 wwwjudctgov

AGENCY NAME

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SUPPORTING AFFIDAVITS SEALED

DYES D NO

AGENCY NO

The foregoing Application for an arrest warrant and affidavit(s attached to said Application having been submitted to and considered by the undersigned the undersigned finds from said affidavit(s that there is probable cause to believe that an offense has been committed and that the accused committed it and therefore that probable cause exists for the issuance of a warrant for the arrest of the above-named accused

DATE AND SIGNATURE

ARREST WARRANT AFFIDAVIT STATE OF CONNECTICUT INSTRUCTIONS CONTINUATION PAGE The jurat is to be completed for each page of the affidavit SUPERIOR COURT JD-CR-64a Rev 10-04 The prosecutorial official and judgejudge trial referee are to date CGS sect 54-2a Pr Bk Sec 36-1 36-2 36-3 and sign or initial each page to indicate that they have reviewed it

NAME AND RESIDENCE (Town) OF ACCUSED COURT TO BE HELD AT (Town) GANO

POTREPKA Andrew - 1275 Mount Vernon Road Southington CT Bristol 17

AFFIDAVIT

The undersigned affiant being duly sworn deposes and says

yelled causing them all to run from the area Hartford said nothing was missing from his 2002 Mitsubishi Kevin Crofton said it appeared the suspects also went through his Honda but nothing was taken Officers checked the area for the suspects with negative results

~~ it_ bull ff~ 4 At 430 am Sergeant Dobratz was searching the area for sU5pec~~s and found several items placed across the ~ roadway in the area of117 Vemondale Drive The items consisted of a decorative wrought iron snowman two (2) wrought iron flower planters a watering can and two (2) snow shovels The homeowner at 117 Vemondale Drive David Stackpole confinned the items were his and also checked his vehicle that was parked in a temporary carport in his driveway Nothing was missing but there was a tear in the carport material near the zipper

5 At 630 am Officer Lowery and members of the Southington Fire Department responded to 17 Vemondale Court on a fully engaged car fire with flames rising well above the height of the vehicle The reporting person Joyce Cichowski of 14 Vemondale Court stated at about 645 am she looked out her front window and saw a fire on the rear passenger side of her neighbors car She alerted her husband Francis Cichowski who ran across the street to notify the homeowner The 2007 Subaru Legacy (CT registration FREYERJ) which is owned by Jeffrey Freyer had been parked in the driveway approximately 35 feet away from the home The vehicles interior and exterior were completely destroyed by the fire as was the Thule roof mounted carrier The fire was extinguished by firefighters who as a result were subjected to a substantial risk of bodily injury As part of the investigative efforts Detective Eddie Rodriguez from the Connecticut State Police Office of the State Fire Marshal responded to the scene to assist with the investigation to detennine the origin and cause of the fire Based on the investigation by Detective Rodriguez and Southington Fire investigators (Southington Assistant Chief Russell Wisner Captain Inspector Neil Cassarella and Inspector Harold Ballard) the origin of the fire was detennined to be the right rear passenger side of the Thule roof top carrier box that was mounted on the vehicle This investigative team eliminated all naturalaccidental possible ignitionheat sources that could have started the fire that the vehicle fire was of human hands and intentionally set According to the property owner Jeffrey Fryer the value of the vehicle and its contents which were destroyed by the fire are estimated at $2390275 There was also fire damage to the driveway and mailbox which cleaning and replacement was estimated at $402738

6 At 745 am while investigating the car fire complaint Officer Lowery was approached by Heather McDonough of III Vemondale Drive who reported her vehicle was set on fire during the night The 2001 Dodge Durango (CT registration 542-HVY) was parked in the driveway approximately five (5) feet from the home The interior of the vehicle sustained heavy fire damage As part of the investigative efforts Detective Eddie Rodriguez from the Connecticut State Police Office of the State Fire Marshal responded to the scene to assist with the investigation to detennine the origin and cause of the fire Based on the investigation by Detective Rodriguez and Southington

(This is page 2 of a 11 page Affidavit)

Notary Pubfic)

ARREST WARRANT AFFIDAVIT STATE OF CONNECTICUT INSTRUCTIONS CONTINUATION PAGE The jurat is to be completed for each page of the affidavit SUPERIOR COURT JD-CR-64a Rev 10-04 The prosecutorial official and judgejudge trial referee are to dateCGS sect 54-2a Pro Bk Sec 36-1 36-2 36-3 and sign or initial each page to indicate that they have reviewed it

NAME AND RESIDENCE (Town) OF ACCUSED COURT TO BE HELD AT (Town) GA NO

POTREPKA Andrew -1275 Mount Vernon Road Southington CT Bristol 17

AFFIDAVIT - CONTINUED

Fire investigators (Southington Assistant Chief Russell Wisner Captain Inspector Neil Cassarella and Inspector Harold Ballard) the origin of the fire was determined to be the rear passenger floor area rear passenger seat and console This investigative team eliminated all naturalaccidental possible ignition and heat sources that could have started the fire that the vehicle fire was of human hands and intentionally set McDonough told Officer Lowery she parked her DUl(1)lgo in the driveway on January 23 2009 at 1000 pm Officer noticed there were piles of snow inside the vehide Also two (2) drinking glasses were takel from a cardboard case from the vehicles rear hatch area These glasses were later found strewn about the neighborhood According to the property owner Heather McDonough the value of the vehicle and its contents which were destroyed by the fire are estimated at $1000000

7 At 1047 am while investigating the car fire complaints Officer Lowery was approached by another person Geraldine Boucher of 147 Vernondale Drive who reported someone tried to start the inside of her car on fire during the night While Boucher s 2006 Chevrolet Malibu (CT registration EV-428) was parked in the driveway overnight someone entered it and lit some newspaper on the front passenger seat There was also a small bum mark on the steering column under the ignition As part of the investigative efforts Detective Eddie Rodriguez from the Connecticut State Police Office of the State Fire Marshal responded to the scene to assist with the investigation to determine the origin and cause of the fire Based on the investigation by Detective Rodriguez and Southington Fire investigators (Southington Assistant Chief Russell Wisner Captain Inspector Neil Cassarella and Inspector Harold Ballard) the origin of the fire was determined to be sections of newspaper located on the front passenger seat and on the carpet floor area located on the driver side This investigative team eliminated all naturalaccidental possible ignition and heat sources that could have started the fire that the vehicle fire was of human hands and intentionally set Boucher also reported several unknown music CDs were taken and a Bluetooth type headset valued at $6000 According to the property owner Geraldine Boucher the value of the vehicle and its contents which were destroyed by the fire are estimated at $50000

8 At 11 07 am Officer Lowery was advised of another attempt at a car fire at 1190 West Center Street Don Hagstrom reported that sometime during the night someone entered his 1997 GMC Sierra pickup truck color green (CT registration 6C5172) and ignited his eyeglass cover which was in the center console The eyeglass cover was burnt and the fire did not spread any further As part of the investigative efforts Detective Eddie Rodriguez from the Connecticut State Police Office of the State Fire Marshal responded to the scene to assist with the investigation to determine the origin and cause of the fire Based on the investigation by Detective Rodriguez and Southington Fire investigators (Southington Assistant Chief Russell Wisner Captain Inspector Neil Cassarella and Inspector Harold Ballard) the origin of the fire was determined to be an eyeglass case located on the center storage area on the dash console This investigative team eliminated all naturalaccidental possible ignition and heat sources that could have started the fire the vehicle fire was of human hands and intentionally

(This is page 3 of a 11 page Affidavit)

DATE AND SIGNATURE

ARREST WARRANT AFFIDAVIT STATE OF CONNECTICUTINSTRUCTIONS CONTINUATION PAGE The jurat is to be completed for each page of the affidavit SUPERIOR COURT JD-CR-64a Rev 10-04 The prosecutorial official and judgeljudge trial referee are to dateCGS sect 54-2a Pr Bk Sec 36-1 36-2 36-3 and sign or initial each page to indicate that they have reviewed it

NAME AND RESIDENCE (Town) OF ACCUSED COURT TO BE HELD AT (Town) GA NO

POTREPKA Andrew - 1275 Mount Vernon Road Southington CT Bristol H

AFFIDAVIT - CONTINUED

set Hagstrom further reported that someone removed several cinder blocks from the bed of his truck and placed them across West Center Street There was no damage to the vehicle

9 At 1115am Robert Dellavecchia of 10 Vernondale Drive reported that sometime during the night someone H entered two vehicles that werepa[J~~d in his driveway and removed items These items were found in his yard 4t Dellavecchia stated someone entered his unlocked 2008 Ford Edge and removedxStyrofoam to-go container and middot

a pair of Steve Madden sunglassesmiddot Both items were found nearby the vmiddotehicle Someone also entered his unlocked 1989 Chevrolet pickup truck and removed a plastic Gatorade bottle a plastic quart bottle of motor oil and a bungee cord All of these items were found in the snow a short distance from the pickup truck

10 At II 16 am Gail Verderame of 1103 West Center Street reported her outdoor wooden benchchair was found in Robert Dellavecchias driveway across the street at 10 Verderame Drive The benchchair was not damaged but placed in a location where there was a danger to it being damaged That morning Dellavecchia saw the bench chair and knew it belonged to Verderame but was unsure how it got there

II At 1 35 pm Officer Schneider was dispatched to 1093 West Center Street on a theft from a motor vehicle The victim Lenora LaForge learned of the vandal isms and thefts in the area so she checked her 2000 Chevrolet Malibu that was parked and unlocked in her driveway LaForge discovered a Comcast Digital Cable DVR box and modem was stolen from the back seat (On February 122009 at 843 am the resident at 1085 West Center Street Maryann Adams found a Motorola Dual Tuner DVR an Arris cable modem and a pair of Swift 7x50 binoculars on her neighborS front lawn Officer Wilk responded and recovered these items for identification)

12 At I 36 pm Officer Schneider responded to 1085 West Center Street on a report of a motor vehicle theft that occurred overnight The victim Mark Adams stated he went out to his 2006 Chevrolet Trailblazer and found the glove box open Someone had rummaged through the center console and a plastic cup filled with coins was left on the driver seat Adams stated nothing appeared missing from his vehicle

13 At 2 20 pm Officer Vose responded to 24 Verderame Court on a larceny from a motor vehicle complaint The victim Lewis Schassler stated sometime overnight her two vehicles were entered and items were stolen Schasslers 2003 Ford Taurus was parked and unlocked in his driveway and a Kenwood Here-2-Everywhere Satellite Radio was taken A second Kenwood Here-2-Everywhere Satellite Radio was taken from his 2007 Dodge Caravan while it too was parked and unlocked in the driveway The model number for both radios is KTCshyH2EC and the serial numbers are 003415586056 and 004478379912

(This is page 4 of a 11 page Affidavit)

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ARREST WARRANT AFFIDAVIT STATE OF CONNECTICUT INSTRUCTIONS CONTINUATION PAGE The jurat is to be completed for each page of the affidavit SUPERIOR COURT JD-CR-64a Rev 10-04 The prosecutorial official and judgejudge trial referee are to date CGS sect 54-2a Pr Bk Sec 36-1 36-2 36-3 and sign or initial each page to indicate that they have reviewed it

NAME AND RESIDENCE (Town) OF ACCUSED COURT TO BE HELD AT (Town) GA NO

POTREPKA Andrew - 1275 Mount Vernon Road Southington CT Bristol

AFFIDAVIT - CONTINUED

14 That during the on-scene investigation members of the Southington Police Department Patrol Division processed the incident scenes with photographs sketch maps and collecting evidence Several items of evidentiary value were located and seized within the area where the aforementioned incidents took place Among the items seized were the following one (1) pair of Steve Madden eyeglasses one (1) white Styrofoam food

~nmiddot ~ container 320z plastic Gatorade bottle f1illstic quart bottle of Penzoil motor oil (all similar to those reported stolen ii W 1 by Robert Dellavecchia as described in paiagraph 9) two (2) clear drinking glasses (similarto those reported

stolen by Heather McDonough as described in paragraph 6) two (2) Kenwood Satellite Radios model KTCshyH2EC with serial numbers 003415586056 and 004478379912 (both radios positively identified as the ones reported stolen by Lewis Schassler in paragraph 13)

15 The investigation was turned over to the Detective Division for follow up and this affiant was assigned all the cases The following infonnation was obtained during the course of this affiants investigation On January 26 2009 I spoke with Dean Boucher of 1191 Mt Vernon Road He stated over the weekend someone removed a flag from his property and placed it next door Boucher further stated there were several footprints found that lead to his home These footprints come up a wooded access road in the rear of his property I traveled to this area and located the footprints Boucher was speaking of These shoe impressions were similar as the ones located at the crime scenes I followed these shoe impressions into the woods behind 1191 Mt Vernon Road all the way to the neighborhood of Deerbrooke Circle The shoe impressions were found to have originated entering the property of 73 Deerbrooke Circle They continue to a shed at the rear of this property enter the woods and end at 1191 Mt Vernon Road

16 A reward with the Connecticut Arson Tip-Hotline was set up and on 21309 Lt Michael Shanley and Detective Eddie Rodriguez of the Connecticut State Police Fire Marshals Office met with an individual who claimed to have knowledge of who committed the acts in this neighborhood This individual who wished to remain anonymous provided details on the incidents that wo~ been known by investigators or persons involved The anonymous person stated Andrew Potrepka_ and Nick Scarpati were the kids responsible for the acts of vandal isms thefts and car fires All are seniors at the Southington High School and play football together

17 On February 172009 at approximately 1230 pm Lt Shanley and I arrived at 65 Hidden Hills Drive the home of Nicholas Scarpati We were met by his mother Beth Scarpati who stated her son was not at home but she phoned him and he arrived a few minutes later During our interview with Nicholas Scarpati he admitted being with a group of other teenswho were responsible for the thefts vandalisms and car fires Nicholas Scarpati

A few weeks back I was with some friends Andrew Potre]pkl bullbullbull

(This is page 5 of a 11 page Affidavit)

then provided a sworn statement to this affiant in the presence of his mother According to Scarpatis statement

DATE AND SIGNATURE

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ARREST WARRANT AFFIDAVIT STATE OF CONNECTICUTINSTRUCTIONS CONTINUATION PAGE SUPERIOR COURT The jurat is to be completed for each page of the affidavit JD-CR-64a Rev 10-04 The prosecutorial official and judgejudge trial referee are to date CGS sect 54-2a ProBk Sec 36-1 36-2 36-3 and sign or initial each page to indicate that they have reviewed it

NAME AND RESIDENCE (Town) OF ACCUSED COURT TO BE HELD AT (Town) GANO

POTREPKA Andrew -1275 Mount Vernon Road Southington CT Bristol

AFFIDAVIT - CONTINUED

We were all sleeping at Andrew Potrepkas house on Mt Vernon Road We were all hanging out in the basement playing video games Sometime after midnight some of us decided to go out Andrew said he wanted an adventure It was me AndrewanltWlt We took a left out ofAndrews house on Mt Vernon Road The

first thing we did was switched flags on two houses Actually it was who did this to a house on Mt Vernon Ift~wl While we were walking around AndreW-~fld started going into cars and takingtliings bulland I didfl~ tJike what Andrew andD were doing sOWe just hung back and didnt get involved in thk Wejust

stayed with them while walking aroulid the neighborhood At one point while in a neighborhood Andrew started a car on fire I was standing in the streetwith- and There was a car on fire in a driveway and Andrew was jogging away from the car towards us We asked Andrew what had just happened did he start that car on fire Andrew said yes I started to panic and wanted to put the fire out so me andwent back to this car to try to put it out Andrew was very mad that we were putting the fire out he just stood in the road and didnt help us I remember the car was an SUV and possibly a Dodge Durango It was dark color I believe we put the fire out with snow I was very unfamiliar with the neighborhood I think it was a big loop Andrew wanted to start more fires but the rest of us just wanted to go back to his house Andrew kept going into more cars At one of the houses someone came out and started [yelling at] us He yelled at us so we took off running and ended up back at Andrew s house

18 On February 172009 at approximately 400 pm Lieutenant Shanley and I arrived at the home of amp S We were met by his mother who stated her son was not at home but she phoned him and he arrived a few minutes later During our interview with bull he admitted being with the group of other teens who were responsible for the thefts vandal isms and car fires then provided a sworn statement to this affiant in the presence of his mother According tc Ss statement About three weeks ago 5

1 was hanging Qut with my friend Andrew Potrepka at his house 1 was with some other friends as well Nick Scarpati and It was a weekend night and we were all sleeping at Andrews house that night Andrew lives on Mt Vernon Road Sometime after midnight close to 200 am all of us went out for a walk because we were bored We took a left out of his house At this house on Mt Vernon Road I took a flag off a tree and moved it to a snow bank (I remember that was also at Andrews house but he stayed and didnt go out with us) We all then walked down West Center to the Vernondale Drive area While on Vernondale Drive Andrew~and_started going into cars They werent stealing anything but would remove items and throw them around the neighborhood I never went into any of these cars I might have opened a car door to see if it was locked but never actually went inside 1 remember opening the door to a Subaru and saw a Bluetooth headset but didnt take it At one point Andrew went off by himself I saw Andrew about a hundred feet away from me He Was inside the driver side door to a mid-size SUV that was parked in the driveway A few seconds later 1 saw flames inside this SUV and Andrew was running back towards usbull Q and I were shocked that Andrew started a car on fire All of us then ran to the car to try to put the fire out

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I was shoving handfuls of snow on the fire a bull was helping me and all the others joined too We were able to put the fire out but it took a lot of snow Before this fire Andrew started another fire inside a car This fire was much smaller Andrew was leaning in the driv~ side door and I remember seeing flames from inside Andrew closed the door and the fire went out I dont remember what kind of~afiit was but it was still in the Vernondale Drive ~at~l We continued walking around and endedtlipJUtanother house where a Mitsubishi was pa[~eampin the drivewaY someofthe guys were going through the threeparked cars while I stood in the driveway Aguyeame

out of the house and startled us so we took off and went back to Andrews house

19 On February 172009 at approximately 600 pm Lieutenant Shanley and I arrived at 1 a the home of bull 2 We were met by 7 smother Kathy_ who advised her son to cooperate with the investigation During our interview with _ he admitted being with the group of other teens who were responsible for the thefts vandal isms and car fires ~hen provided a sworn statement to this affiant in the presence of his mother According to a statement A couple of weeks ago on a Friday night I stayed overnight at my neighbor Andrew Potrepkas house There were a few other of our friends that also stayed over the house that night They were Nick Scarpati and Someone had brought beer over to Andrews house While we hung out in the cellar some of the guys present did drink some of the beer At some point after midnight Andrew Potrepka decided he wanted to go out At that point I left Andrews house along with Andrew and Kenny stayed behind at Andrews house We walked down Mt Vernon Road towards the ski area We then walked up West Center Street Extension and onto Vernondale Drive While we were in this area we did some prank stuff by switching some flags around At one point all five of us took some blocks out of the back of a pickup truck and placed them across the road We also took some of these blocks from a pile that was stacked next to this truck During the course of this night I did open up the door to one car and looked inside of it I did not take anything out of this car and I dont remember what type of car it was As we were walking down the road that night I was with UR nd- Andrew Potrepka got a bit separated from us as he was going through different cars At one point I saw Andrew Potrepka inside of a car on Vernondale Drive As Andrew began to walk away from this car I saw what appeared to be a fire inside of this car~nd I had words with Andrew as he walked back towards us about the fire in this car _and I then went up to this car actually it was a smaller SUV We opened the door and began to throw snow into this SUV and onto the fire until it was out Shortly after this as we continued to walk Andrew was going through a car parked in a driveway on West Center Extension As he was going through this car I was standing in the roadway Some guy came out of a house and yelled something to us At this point we began to head back to Andrew Potrepkas house As we were walking we did see the police from a distance away To my knowledge none of the other guys or myself took anything out of a car and kept it Andrew told me that he had lit a box of tissue that he found inside of the car and that was what caused the fire

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POTREPKA Andrew 1275 Mount Vernon Road Southington CT Bristol 17

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20 On February 182009 at II 40 am Lieutenant Shanley and I arrived at 1275 Mount Vernon Road the home of Andrew Potrepka He was advised of the ongoing investigation and stated he would cooperate He was asked to come to the police station to give a statement Andrew stated he didnt have a car or a ride Lieutenant Shanley and I offered to drive him to the police station and then drive him home He was told he wasnt under arrest and that his coopetlfitiot1 and statement was voluntary He agreed~nd understood Potrepka was seated in thefrCiJrtmiddot middot seat of Lieutenant ~hanJeys unmarked police vehicle and he wasdtiven to police headquarters He was broughfh- into the Detective Division interview room He was asked if he wanted anything to drink Andrew asked for water and he was given two cups During the interview Andrew was given bathroom and water breaks According to his statement About three or so weeks ago I was hanging out at my house with several friends There was me~ Nick Scarpati and_ Some of them were going to sleep over in my basement and my parents were in bed It was pretty late maybe arouncl330am or

so We had been drinking beer that we bought from a package store in Hartford where they dont card Most of us had gone out before We would do prank stuff and go through cars in the neighborhood We had done this on Mt middot Vernon Road and also in the Deerbrooke Circle neighborhood Some of the things we would do were minor We put a trampoline in the middle of the road we moved an inflatable turkey during Thanksgiving time It was this sort of funny stuff nothing harmful After a few times we went out it got more serious We started going through cars and taking things I wasnt into stealing anything of value but I have taken spare change and lottery tickets before My other friends would look for GPS units or things they could sell

20a Andrew Potrepka continued On the night of the fires it was me _~an~ We took a left out of my house and then walked down West Center Street Extension The first thing I remember was seeing a green truck on West Center Street with concrete blocks in the bed bull and I took out some of the concrete blocks and placed them across West Center Street I went into this green truck and found a lighter I used this I ighter to light something that was in the console of the truck A little flame started and I thought it would be funny if the owner saw smoke in his car when he went out to his truck in the morning The flame went out and we all moved on There was another car across the street parked in a driveway on the comer of West Center Street and Vernondale Drive It was a Chevrolet Malibu I went into this car and remember seeing a coffee cup and a newspaper Detective Suski showed me some pictures of this car and I remember it I must have started a fire in this car because no one else was starting fires but I dont have a specific recollection of this one

20b He further stated Next we turned down Vernondale Drive and I saw a Dodge Durango Some of the other kids might have gone into cars along the way I opened the drivers side door and started going through the interior We only go into unlocked cars the Durango happened to be unlocked Inside there was a baby seat in the back a tissue box in the center console and a blanket near the tissue box I used that same lighter to light the tissue box on fire The flame got big all the sudden and the blanket was lit I was standing back watching the

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flames while all my friends threw snow and ice on the fire to put it out The fire went out but there was a lot of smoke From there we moved on down the road to Vernondale Court I remember seeing a smaller sedan parked in a driveway on Vernondale Court I opened one of the car doors and saw a tissue box in the center console I used the lighter to light the tissues on fire The paper was flaming but died down in the box so I left I thought the fire was out My oJwr-friends had already moved on down Vern~~e Drive they were looking through w- )

other cars

20c Andrew Potrepka said From there we walked further down West Center Street to another house with several cars in the driveway I was in one car and~was in another one with someone else I remember looking at the stuff inside the car and seeing a paycheck addressed to one of my friends Chandler Hartford At that point I realized what I was doing was wrong and wanted to get out of there I told Eric to shut those doors and was yelling at him Thats when the owner of the house came out and said Get the fuck out of here The police are already on their way All of us took off running through properties on West Center Street to Vernondale Drive and then to Vernondale Court We entered the woods behind Vernonda Ie Court and came out in the Deerbrooke Circle neighborhoods I was in the street and my friends ended up behind a shed on someones property on Deerbrooke Circle I met up with them behind this shed and we all walked through the woods along a creek back to Mt Vernon Road and back to my house We all talked about what we had done and tol~ what happened We all eventually fell asleep in my basement and got up the next morning

20d Additionally While we were talking Detective Suski asked me about a car fire that happened December 6 2008 in a driveway on Mt Vernon Road I lit this car on fire too The car was parked in the driveway to a small white house with a for sale sign in the yard I think a kid by the name of Tom McKay either lives or lived there at one point I wasnt targeting him though That night I was with Nick Scarpati and we were walking on Mt Vernon Road I first lit some bushes on fire with a lighter and a can of bug spray that we had found Nick found some paper to use near a mailbox and he put it in the bushes so a fire would start We then walked down the road and found the car in the driveway It was gold and was a small sedan Nick and I were going through the car Inside there was a bunch of paper which I lit in the front seat A fire started burning I popped the trunk and found some CDs and laundry detergent I opened the detergent and poured it over the front seats Nick found a cardboard case of soda and put it in the front seat He also put a blanket or towel across the seats Both Nick and I placed these things on the fire to keep it burning We then took off towards my house When I last saw the car it was pretty engulfed We heard the sirens so we looked back from my house There was a bunch of trees in the way so we could only see the flashing lights from the fire engines and how high the fire got

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20e Andrew Potrepka concluded About a week or two before Nick and I did this fire I was out one night with Pat Riera and Tyler Calvi-Rogers We were walking from his house down to Frost Street We both went into a few cars along Frost Street and Mt Vernon Road I found a GPS unit in one of the cars and gave it to Pat Riera I didnt want anything to do with stolen stuff Tyler was just there with us I dont remember him going through any cars or taking anythingAA~a house on the comer of Mt Vernon Road afttl Frost Street I found a blue recycle bin at the end of the driveway 16 MtyernonRoad There was some cardboard irf the bin and I lit it with a lighter I found in one of the cars I went through A fire started but it smoldered out the wind blew it out It was cold outside I think someone saw us going through cars because the police were in the area for a little while We ended up running back to Tylers house on Duck Pond Crossing

20f That at the conclusion of the interview and statement Andrew Potrepka s demeanor appeared depressed Although he stated he felt okay Lieutenant Shanley and I decided it would be appropriate to contact a parent to pick up Andrew at the police station and ensure he was safe I then contacted Chet Potrepka and advised him of what transpired Mr Potrepka reported to the police station and he was briefed on the investigation and his sons admitted involvement Mr Potrepka was provided with this affiants contact information He and his son then left police headquarters

21 On February 19 2009 at 11 30 am Detective Wojenski and I interviewed bull at pis home located at Southington CT 5 s mother Deborah I was presentituring this interview 2 a stated several weeks ago he was at Andrew Potrepkas house with tilbullbullbullbull 3 $ J 2 5 and Nick Scarpati At some point they all left the house after I 00 am to go out

_ said he understood this to mean they were going to do some prank stuff because theyve done this sort of thing in the past q said he stayed back because he knew it was trouble and didnt remember what time they returned to Andrews house said none of the guys said anything about it in the morning that he found out about it several weeks later

22 On February 192009 at I 20 am Detective Wojenski and I arrived at the home ofer During our interview with bull 2 he admitted being with the group of other teens who were responsible for the thefts vandalisms and car fires provided a sworn statement which states A few weeks ago I was hanging out with some friends at Andrew Potrepka s [house] It was me Andrew Potrepka bullbullbullbullbullbull Nick Scarpati Land There was some beer there and we might have had a couple Later in the night we all went out it was between 1200 am - 1 00 am All these kids have been out before in neighborhoods doing prank stuff like switching house flags or moving lawn ornaments around This was the first time I went out with them like this All of us went out except who said he was

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tired We walked down Mt Vernon Road and then down West Center Street At one point we saw some concrete blocks next to a pickup truck with a cap I grabbed a block or two and placed them across the road From there we walked down Vernondale Drive All of us got staggered so I couldnt see what everyone was doing I know some kids were going through cars that were parked in driveways I didnt se~ who went into which cars The

~llt only car I went into was on Mt Ve~n RQad I opened a car door and rea1izedw~Lwas doing was wrong so I Hi closed it and walked away I didnuakeanything At one point while we were walking around Andrew got

separated from the rest of the group When we saw Andrew he was running from a car that had flames inside I think the car was a Dodge SUV The rest of us were in shock and asked him what happened I dont remember if he said anything We all told Andrew to go put outthe fire Andrew went and itgtoked at the fire and said theres no way we are going to put it out All of us then ran to the car I opened the passenger door and started throwing snow on the fire to put it out Illd~er on the driver side putting snow on the fire I think Andrew was just standing there The fire went out and we left toward West Center Street We stopped at a house and some of the kids were going through cars in the driveway A guy came out of the house and told us to get out of there We all then ran back to Andrews house

23 Based upon all the facts and circumstances surrounding this investigation this affiant has probable cause to believe the accused Andrew Potrepka (date ltIT birth 11281991) did commit the following violations of the Connecticut General Statutes within the Town of Southington on 1I2420~ Arson in the First Degree 53a-111 Arson in the Second Degree 53a-112 [2-Counts] Criminal Attempt 53a-49 (Arson in the Third Degree 53a-113) [4-Counts] Burglary in the Third Degree 53a-1 03L2-coupts] Criminal Mischief in the First Degree 53a-115 Criminal Mischief in the S~cond Degree 53a-116 Criminal Mischief in the Third Degree 53a-117 [5shycounts] Conspiracy 53a-48 (Burglary in the Third Degree-5la-103) [5-counts] Conspiracy 53a-48 (Larceny in the Sixth Degree 53a-125b) and Larceny in the Sixth Degre~ 53a-125b Therefore it is requested an arrest warrant be issued

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POTREPKA Andrew -1275 Mount Vernon Road Southington CT Bristol 17

AFFIDAVIT

The undersigned affiant being duly sworn deposes and says

3 On January 242009 between the hours of 4 17 am and 220 pm the Southington Police Department received numerous reports of overnight vandal isms vehicle break-in thefts and four car fires which all occurred in a small residential neighborhood in and around Mount Vernon Road West Center Street Extension Vernondale Drive and Vernondale Court This neighbtlfhbpd is within walking distance to 1188 MougLY-ernon Road and the fires appeared similar to the one started cit this property on December 62008 All ofthese recent incidents appeared to be committed by the saine person or group of persons In all of these incidents police responded to investigate but middot middot the persons responsible were not located Further investigation by the members of the Southington Police Department Detective Division determined five (5) individuals were responsible including Andrew Potrepka (dob 1281991) and Nicholas Scarpati (dob 3101991) Arrest warrants are pending for these two individuals at the time of the signing of this affidavit

4 During the investigation of the above mentioned incidents Andrew Potrepka and Nicholas Scarpati confessed and provided sworn statements to being responsible for starting the car fire at 1188 Mount Vernon Road on December 62008

5 Lieutenant Shanley and I interviewed Andrew Potrepka on February 182009 A portion of his sworn statement reads While we were talking Detective Suski asked me about a car fire that happened December 6 2008 in a driveway on Mt Vernon Road I lit this car on fire too The car was parked in the driveway to a small white house with a for sale sign in the yard I think a kid by the name of Tom McKay either lives or lived there at one point I wasnt targeting him though That night I was with Nick Scarpati and we were walking on Mt Vernon Road I first lit some bushes on fire with a lighter and a can of bug spray that we had found Nick found some paper to use near a mailbox and he put it in the bushes so a fire would start We then walked down the road and found the car in the driveway It was gold and was a small sedan Nick and I were going through the car Inside there was a bunch of paper which I lit in the front seat A fire started burning I popped the trunk and found some CDs and laundry detergent I opened the detergent and poured it over the front seats Nick found a cardboard case of soda and put it in the front seat He also put a blanket or towel across the seats Both Nick and I placed these things on the fire to keep it burning We then took off towards my house When I last saw the car it was pretty engulfed We heard the sirens so we looked back from my house There was a bunch of trees in the way so we could only see the flashing lights from the fire engines and how high the fire got

6 On February 232009 at 300 pm Nicholas Scarpati came to police HQ for an interview He admitted to being involved in the car fire at 1188 Mount Vernon Road Scarpati provided a sworn statement which states the following When I got home from school today my mom told me she spoke with Detective Suski about the case

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he was working on He told my mom that he wanted to talk with me again My mom said Detective Suski would be coming over tomorrow at 300 pm but I wanted to handle the situation now I didnt want to have to wait until tomorrow so I called Detective Suski and then drove myself to the police station

6a He further stated When I arriveltt~Mhe police station Detective Suski told meh~had talked with Andrew Potrepka about another car fire that happ~n~d in Southington a few houses down frorri-khere he lives I was with Andrew the night he started this fire It was a night in December I remember this because it was the night before UCONN played Pitt in college football I slept over Andrews house that night and the two of us went out in the night doing pranks We moved some flags on houses moved a yard bench from one house to another and moved some lawn ornaments around We didnt go through any other cars or damage any property

6b Scarpati continued At one point during our walk around the neighborhood Andrew stopped at a house where there were woods on the right side of the street going towards Andrews house I was across the street from him looking for a place to put the flag Andrew asked me to give him a newspaper that was in a mailbox where I was I removed the paper from the newspaper mailbox and tossed it to him I was still on the other side of the road from Andrew The next thing I see is some bushes on fire where Andrew was standing He was just watching thefire I then went over to him and asked him why he did that Andrew didnt say anything The fire went out relatively quickly so we kept walking back towards Andrews house on Mount Vernon Road A car was coming so we ducked out of sight I walked down a lawn and lied down on my stomach so no one could see me and I couldnt see where Andrew was I was on the opposite side of the road from Andrew I stayed down for a few minutes When I got up I saw Andrew inside of a car in a driveway across the street The house was old and white and had a short driveway with a slight incline The car was small like a four door sedan I called Andrew and he poked his head out of the driver side door He then walked toward me and we met more near me in the road He looked back at the car and then at me and murmured something like It went out Andrew then walked back to the car and opened the driver side door I was right behind him questioning why he was doing this He was in the glove box searching for something He found either a napkin or stack of papers and started them on fire with a lighter he had The papers or napkins were burning on the passenger seat Then there was a blanket on the seat already so that caught on fire too At that point the fire was spreading rapidly so I told Andrew we needed to get out of there The fire from there just spread Andrew told me he left the door open so there would be enough oxygen so the fire could breathe We both then went back across the street to where I ducked out of sight from the passing car We are both belly down on the grass where I was previously I was trying to ask Andrew why he did this All he kept doing was staring at the fire burning We walked back to Andrews house and were in his basement before the fire department got there We could see the fire from outside his basement and heard the sirens Andrew started talking about some CDs hed taken from this car One of them was from the artist Santana He said this was the same CD that was stolen from his mothers minivan a few months ago

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POTREPKA Andrew - 1275 Mount Vernon Road Southington CT Bristol

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7 Based upon all the facts and circumstances surrounding this investigation this affiant has probable cause to believe the accused Andrew Potrepka (date of birth 11281991) did commit the following violations of the Connecticut General Statutes within the Town of Southington on December 62008 Arson in the First Degree 53a-lll Conspiracy 53a-48 (Arson in the First Degree 53a-lll) Burglary in the Third Degree 53a-103

-jfpnspiracy 53a-48 (Burglary in the Third Dtwe 53a-l 03) Criminal Mischief in the First~g~gree 53a-115 Conspiracy 53a-48 (Criminal Mischief in the Pirst- Degree 53a-115) Larceny in the Sixth Degree 53a-125b

Conspiracy 53a-48 (Larceny in the Sixth Degree 53a-125b) Therefore it is requested an arrest warrant be issued

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POTREPKA Andrew -1275 Mount Vernon Road Southington CT Bristol 17

APPLICATION FOR ARREST WARRANT

TO A Judge of the Superior Court

The undersigned hereby applies for a warrant for t S of the above-named accused on the basis of the facts

set folth inthe ~ FFI AVIT BELOW

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AFFIDAVIT

The undersigned affiant being duly sworn deposes and says

1_ The affiant) Detective Jay Suski being duly sworn does depose and state that I am a member of the Southington Police Department and have been a police officer for approximately eighteen (18) years prior to this date_ At all time mentioned herein was acting as a member of said department The following facts and circumstances are stated from personal knowledge and observations as well as information received from other police officers acting in their official capacity and from official police reports and statements made by prudent and credible witnesses_

2_ On January 24 2009 between the hours of 4 17 am and 220 pm the Southington Police Department received numerous reports of overnight vandal isms vehicle break-in thefts and four car fires which all occurred in a small residential neighborhood in and around Mount Vernon Road West Center Street Extension Vernondale Drive and Vernondale Court_ All of these incidents appeared to be committed by the same person or group of persons_ In all of these incidents police responded to investigate but the persons responsible were not located_ Further investigation by the members of the Southington Police Department Detective Division determined the following five (5) individuals were responsible Andrew Potrepka (dob 1I281991) Nicholas Scarpati (dob 3101991)

_and _ The owmg detail each incident and subsequent follow up investigation_ ~

3_ On January 24 2009 at 4 17 am Officer Cassada responded to 1045 West Center Street on a larceny from a motor vehicle in progress_ The complainant Taylor Crofton told police she was walking her boyfriend Chandler Hartford out to his car when she saw two people across the street and two people going through stuff inside Hartfords car that was parked in the driveway Crofton turned the outside light on and her father Kevin Crofton

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The foregoing Application for an arrest warrant and affidavit(s attached to said Application having been submitted to and considered by the undersigned the undersigned finds from said affidavit(s that there is probable cause to believe that an offense has been committed and that the accused committed it and therefore that probable cause exists for the issuance of a warrant for the arrest of the above-named accused

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POTREPKA Andrew - 1275 Mount Vernon Road Southington CT Bristol 17

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yelled causing them all to run from the area Hartford said nothing was missing from his 2002 Mitsubishi Kevin Crofton said it appeared the suspects also went through his Honda but nothing was taken Officers checked the area for the suspects with negative results

~~ it_ bull ff~ 4 At 430 am Sergeant Dobratz was searching the area for sU5pec~~s and found several items placed across the ~ roadway in the area of117 Vemondale Drive The items consisted of a decorative wrought iron snowman two (2) wrought iron flower planters a watering can and two (2) snow shovels The homeowner at 117 Vemondale Drive David Stackpole confinned the items were his and also checked his vehicle that was parked in a temporary carport in his driveway Nothing was missing but there was a tear in the carport material near the zipper

5 At 630 am Officer Lowery and members of the Southington Fire Department responded to 17 Vemondale Court on a fully engaged car fire with flames rising well above the height of the vehicle The reporting person Joyce Cichowski of 14 Vemondale Court stated at about 645 am she looked out her front window and saw a fire on the rear passenger side of her neighbors car She alerted her husband Francis Cichowski who ran across the street to notify the homeowner The 2007 Subaru Legacy (CT registration FREYERJ) which is owned by Jeffrey Freyer had been parked in the driveway approximately 35 feet away from the home The vehicles interior and exterior were completely destroyed by the fire as was the Thule roof mounted carrier The fire was extinguished by firefighters who as a result were subjected to a substantial risk of bodily injury As part of the investigative efforts Detective Eddie Rodriguez from the Connecticut State Police Office of the State Fire Marshal responded to the scene to assist with the investigation to detennine the origin and cause of the fire Based on the investigation by Detective Rodriguez and Southington Fire investigators (Southington Assistant Chief Russell Wisner Captain Inspector Neil Cassarella and Inspector Harold Ballard) the origin of the fire was detennined to be the right rear passenger side of the Thule roof top carrier box that was mounted on the vehicle This investigative team eliminated all naturalaccidental possible ignitionheat sources that could have started the fire that the vehicle fire was of human hands and intentionally set According to the property owner Jeffrey Fryer the value of the vehicle and its contents which were destroyed by the fire are estimated at $2390275 There was also fire damage to the driveway and mailbox which cleaning and replacement was estimated at $402738

6 At 745 am while investigating the car fire complaint Officer Lowery was approached by Heather McDonough of III Vemondale Drive who reported her vehicle was set on fire during the night The 2001 Dodge Durango (CT registration 542-HVY) was parked in the driveway approximately five (5) feet from the home The interior of the vehicle sustained heavy fire damage As part of the investigative efforts Detective Eddie Rodriguez from the Connecticut State Police Office of the State Fire Marshal responded to the scene to assist with the investigation to detennine the origin and cause of the fire Based on the investigation by Detective Rodriguez and Southington

(This is page 2 of a 11 page Affidavit)

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Fire investigators (Southington Assistant Chief Russell Wisner Captain Inspector Neil Cassarella and Inspector Harold Ballard) the origin of the fire was determined to be the rear passenger floor area rear passenger seat and console This investigative team eliminated all naturalaccidental possible ignition and heat sources that could have started the fire that the vehicle fire was of human hands and intentionally set McDonough told Officer Lowery she parked her DUl(1)lgo in the driveway on January 23 2009 at 1000 pm Officer noticed there were piles of snow inside the vehide Also two (2) drinking glasses were takel from a cardboard case from the vehicles rear hatch area These glasses were later found strewn about the neighborhood According to the property owner Heather McDonough the value of the vehicle and its contents which were destroyed by the fire are estimated at $1000000

7 At 1047 am while investigating the car fire complaints Officer Lowery was approached by another person Geraldine Boucher of 147 Vernondale Drive who reported someone tried to start the inside of her car on fire during the night While Boucher s 2006 Chevrolet Malibu (CT registration EV-428) was parked in the driveway overnight someone entered it and lit some newspaper on the front passenger seat There was also a small bum mark on the steering column under the ignition As part of the investigative efforts Detective Eddie Rodriguez from the Connecticut State Police Office of the State Fire Marshal responded to the scene to assist with the investigation to determine the origin and cause of the fire Based on the investigation by Detective Rodriguez and Southington Fire investigators (Southington Assistant Chief Russell Wisner Captain Inspector Neil Cassarella and Inspector Harold Ballard) the origin of the fire was determined to be sections of newspaper located on the front passenger seat and on the carpet floor area located on the driver side This investigative team eliminated all naturalaccidental possible ignition and heat sources that could have started the fire that the vehicle fire was of human hands and intentionally set Boucher also reported several unknown music CDs were taken and a Bluetooth type headset valued at $6000 According to the property owner Geraldine Boucher the value of the vehicle and its contents which were destroyed by the fire are estimated at $50000

8 At 11 07 am Officer Lowery was advised of another attempt at a car fire at 1190 West Center Street Don Hagstrom reported that sometime during the night someone entered his 1997 GMC Sierra pickup truck color green (CT registration 6C5172) and ignited his eyeglass cover which was in the center console The eyeglass cover was burnt and the fire did not spread any further As part of the investigative efforts Detective Eddie Rodriguez from the Connecticut State Police Office of the State Fire Marshal responded to the scene to assist with the investigation to determine the origin and cause of the fire Based on the investigation by Detective Rodriguez and Southington Fire investigators (Southington Assistant Chief Russell Wisner Captain Inspector Neil Cassarella and Inspector Harold Ballard) the origin of the fire was determined to be an eyeglass case located on the center storage area on the dash console This investigative team eliminated all naturalaccidental possible ignition and heat sources that could have started the fire the vehicle fire was of human hands and intentionally

(This is page 3 of a 11 page Affidavit)

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set Hagstrom further reported that someone removed several cinder blocks from the bed of his truck and placed them across West Center Street There was no damage to the vehicle

9 At 1115am Robert Dellavecchia of 10 Vernondale Drive reported that sometime during the night someone H entered two vehicles that werepa[J~~d in his driveway and removed items These items were found in his yard 4t Dellavecchia stated someone entered his unlocked 2008 Ford Edge and removedxStyrofoam to-go container and middot

a pair of Steve Madden sunglassesmiddot Both items were found nearby the vmiddotehicle Someone also entered his unlocked 1989 Chevrolet pickup truck and removed a plastic Gatorade bottle a plastic quart bottle of motor oil and a bungee cord All of these items were found in the snow a short distance from the pickup truck

10 At II 16 am Gail Verderame of 1103 West Center Street reported her outdoor wooden benchchair was found in Robert Dellavecchias driveway across the street at 10 Verderame Drive The benchchair was not damaged but placed in a location where there was a danger to it being damaged That morning Dellavecchia saw the bench chair and knew it belonged to Verderame but was unsure how it got there

II At 1 35 pm Officer Schneider was dispatched to 1093 West Center Street on a theft from a motor vehicle The victim Lenora LaForge learned of the vandal isms and thefts in the area so she checked her 2000 Chevrolet Malibu that was parked and unlocked in her driveway LaForge discovered a Comcast Digital Cable DVR box and modem was stolen from the back seat (On February 122009 at 843 am the resident at 1085 West Center Street Maryann Adams found a Motorola Dual Tuner DVR an Arris cable modem and a pair of Swift 7x50 binoculars on her neighborS front lawn Officer Wilk responded and recovered these items for identification)

12 At I 36 pm Officer Schneider responded to 1085 West Center Street on a report of a motor vehicle theft that occurred overnight The victim Mark Adams stated he went out to his 2006 Chevrolet Trailblazer and found the glove box open Someone had rummaged through the center console and a plastic cup filled with coins was left on the driver seat Adams stated nothing appeared missing from his vehicle

13 At 2 20 pm Officer Vose responded to 24 Verderame Court on a larceny from a motor vehicle complaint The victim Lewis Schassler stated sometime overnight her two vehicles were entered and items were stolen Schasslers 2003 Ford Taurus was parked and unlocked in his driveway and a Kenwood Here-2-Everywhere Satellite Radio was taken A second Kenwood Here-2-Everywhere Satellite Radio was taken from his 2007 Dodge Caravan while it too was parked and unlocked in the driveway The model number for both radios is KTCshyH2EC and the serial numbers are 003415586056 and 004478379912

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14 That during the on-scene investigation members of the Southington Police Department Patrol Division processed the incident scenes with photographs sketch maps and collecting evidence Several items of evidentiary value were located and seized within the area where the aforementioned incidents took place Among the items seized were the following one (1) pair of Steve Madden eyeglasses one (1) white Styrofoam food

~nmiddot ~ container 320z plastic Gatorade bottle f1illstic quart bottle of Penzoil motor oil (all similar to those reported stolen ii W 1 by Robert Dellavecchia as described in paiagraph 9) two (2) clear drinking glasses (similarto those reported

stolen by Heather McDonough as described in paragraph 6) two (2) Kenwood Satellite Radios model KTCshyH2EC with serial numbers 003415586056 and 004478379912 (both radios positively identified as the ones reported stolen by Lewis Schassler in paragraph 13)

15 The investigation was turned over to the Detective Division for follow up and this affiant was assigned all the cases The following infonnation was obtained during the course of this affiants investigation On January 26 2009 I spoke with Dean Boucher of 1191 Mt Vernon Road He stated over the weekend someone removed a flag from his property and placed it next door Boucher further stated there were several footprints found that lead to his home These footprints come up a wooded access road in the rear of his property I traveled to this area and located the footprints Boucher was speaking of These shoe impressions were similar as the ones located at the crime scenes I followed these shoe impressions into the woods behind 1191 Mt Vernon Road all the way to the neighborhood of Deerbrooke Circle The shoe impressions were found to have originated entering the property of 73 Deerbrooke Circle They continue to a shed at the rear of this property enter the woods and end at 1191 Mt Vernon Road

16 A reward with the Connecticut Arson Tip-Hotline was set up and on 21309 Lt Michael Shanley and Detective Eddie Rodriguez of the Connecticut State Police Fire Marshals Office met with an individual who claimed to have knowledge of who committed the acts in this neighborhood This individual who wished to remain anonymous provided details on the incidents that wo~ been known by investigators or persons involved The anonymous person stated Andrew Potrepka_ and Nick Scarpati were the kids responsible for the acts of vandal isms thefts and car fires All are seniors at the Southington High School and play football together

17 On February 172009 at approximately 1230 pm Lt Shanley and I arrived at 65 Hidden Hills Drive the home of Nicholas Scarpati We were met by his mother Beth Scarpati who stated her son was not at home but she phoned him and he arrived a few minutes later During our interview with Nicholas Scarpati he admitted being with a group of other teenswho were responsible for the thefts vandalisms and car fires Nicholas Scarpati

A few weeks back I was with some friends Andrew Potre]pkl bullbullbull

(This is page 5 of a 11 page Affidavit)

then provided a sworn statement to this affiant in the presence of his mother According to Scarpatis statement

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POTREPKA Andrew -1275 Mount Vernon Road Southington CT Bristol

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We were all sleeping at Andrew Potrepkas house on Mt Vernon Road We were all hanging out in the basement playing video games Sometime after midnight some of us decided to go out Andrew said he wanted an adventure It was me AndrewanltWlt We took a left out ofAndrews house on Mt Vernon Road The

first thing we did was switched flags on two houses Actually it was who did this to a house on Mt Vernon Ift~wl While we were walking around AndreW-~fld started going into cars and takingtliings bulland I didfl~ tJike what Andrew andD were doing sOWe just hung back and didnt get involved in thk Wejust

stayed with them while walking aroulid the neighborhood At one point while in a neighborhood Andrew started a car on fire I was standing in the streetwith- and There was a car on fire in a driveway and Andrew was jogging away from the car towards us We asked Andrew what had just happened did he start that car on fire Andrew said yes I started to panic and wanted to put the fire out so me andwent back to this car to try to put it out Andrew was very mad that we were putting the fire out he just stood in the road and didnt help us I remember the car was an SUV and possibly a Dodge Durango It was dark color I believe we put the fire out with snow I was very unfamiliar with the neighborhood I think it was a big loop Andrew wanted to start more fires but the rest of us just wanted to go back to his house Andrew kept going into more cars At one of the houses someone came out and started [yelling at] us He yelled at us so we took off running and ended up back at Andrew s house

18 On February 172009 at approximately 400 pm Lieutenant Shanley and I arrived at the home of amp S We were met by his mother who stated her son was not at home but she phoned him and he arrived a few minutes later During our interview with bull he admitted being with the group of other teens who were responsible for the thefts vandal isms and car fires then provided a sworn statement to this affiant in the presence of his mother According tc Ss statement About three weeks ago 5

1 was hanging Qut with my friend Andrew Potrepka at his house 1 was with some other friends as well Nick Scarpati and It was a weekend night and we were all sleeping at Andrews house that night Andrew lives on Mt Vernon Road Sometime after midnight close to 200 am all of us went out for a walk because we were bored We took a left out of his house At this house on Mt Vernon Road I took a flag off a tree and moved it to a snow bank (I remember that was also at Andrews house but he stayed and didnt go out with us) We all then walked down West Center to the Vernondale Drive area While on Vernondale Drive Andrew~and_started going into cars They werent stealing anything but would remove items and throw them around the neighborhood I never went into any of these cars I might have opened a car door to see if it was locked but never actually went inside 1 remember opening the door to a Subaru and saw a Bluetooth headset but didnt take it At one point Andrew went off by himself I saw Andrew about a hundred feet away from me He Was inside the driver side door to a mid-size SUV that was parked in the driveway A few seconds later 1 saw flames inside this SUV and Andrew was running back towards usbull Q and I were shocked that Andrew started a car on fire All of us then ran to the car to try to put the fire out

(This is page 6 of a 11 page Affidavit)

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I was shoving handfuls of snow on the fire a bull was helping me and all the others joined too We were able to put the fire out but it took a lot of snow Before this fire Andrew started another fire inside a car This fire was much smaller Andrew was leaning in the driv~ side door and I remember seeing flames from inside Andrew closed the door and the fire went out I dont remember what kind of~afiit was but it was still in the Vernondale Drive ~at~l We continued walking around and endedtlipJUtanother house where a Mitsubishi was pa[~eampin the drivewaY someofthe guys were going through the threeparked cars while I stood in the driveway Aguyeame

out of the house and startled us so we took off and went back to Andrews house

19 On February 172009 at approximately 600 pm Lieutenant Shanley and I arrived at 1 a the home of bull 2 We were met by 7 smother Kathy_ who advised her son to cooperate with the investigation During our interview with _ he admitted being with the group of other teens who were responsible for the thefts vandal isms and car fires ~hen provided a sworn statement to this affiant in the presence of his mother According to a statement A couple of weeks ago on a Friday night I stayed overnight at my neighbor Andrew Potrepkas house There were a few other of our friends that also stayed over the house that night They were Nick Scarpati and Someone had brought beer over to Andrews house While we hung out in the cellar some of the guys present did drink some of the beer At some point after midnight Andrew Potrepka decided he wanted to go out At that point I left Andrews house along with Andrew and Kenny stayed behind at Andrews house We walked down Mt Vernon Road towards the ski area We then walked up West Center Street Extension and onto Vernondale Drive While we were in this area we did some prank stuff by switching some flags around At one point all five of us took some blocks out of the back of a pickup truck and placed them across the road We also took some of these blocks from a pile that was stacked next to this truck During the course of this night I did open up the door to one car and looked inside of it I did not take anything out of this car and I dont remember what type of car it was As we were walking down the road that night I was with UR nd- Andrew Potrepka got a bit separated from us as he was going through different cars At one point I saw Andrew Potrepka inside of a car on Vernondale Drive As Andrew began to walk away from this car I saw what appeared to be a fire inside of this car~nd I had words with Andrew as he walked back towards us about the fire in this car _and I then went up to this car actually it was a smaller SUV We opened the door and began to throw snow into this SUV and onto the fire until it was out Shortly after this as we continued to walk Andrew was going through a car parked in a driveway on West Center Extension As he was going through this car I was standing in the roadway Some guy came out of a house and yelled something to us At this point we began to head back to Andrew Potrepkas house As we were walking we did see the police from a distance away To my knowledge none of the other guys or myself took anything out of a car and kept it Andrew told me that he had lit a box of tissue that he found inside of the car and that was what caused the fire

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20 On February 182009 at II 40 am Lieutenant Shanley and I arrived at 1275 Mount Vernon Road the home of Andrew Potrepka He was advised of the ongoing investigation and stated he would cooperate He was asked to come to the police station to give a statement Andrew stated he didnt have a car or a ride Lieutenant Shanley and I offered to drive him to the police station and then drive him home He was told he wasnt under arrest and that his coopetlfitiot1 and statement was voluntary He agreed~nd understood Potrepka was seated in thefrCiJrtmiddot middot seat of Lieutenant ~hanJeys unmarked police vehicle and he wasdtiven to police headquarters He was broughfh- into the Detective Division interview room He was asked if he wanted anything to drink Andrew asked for water and he was given two cups During the interview Andrew was given bathroom and water breaks According to his statement About three or so weeks ago I was hanging out at my house with several friends There was me~ Nick Scarpati and_ Some of them were going to sleep over in my basement and my parents were in bed It was pretty late maybe arouncl330am or

so We had been drinking beer that we bought from a package store in Hartford where they dont card Most of us had gone out before We would do prank stuff and go through cars in the neighborhood We had done this on Mt middot Vernon Road and also in the Deerbrooke Circle neighborhood Some of the things we would do were minor We put a trampoline in the middle of the road we moved an inflatable turkey during Thanksgiving time It was this sort of funny stuff nothing harmful After a few times we went out it got more serious We started going through cars and taking things I wasnt into stealing anything of value but I have taken spare change and lottery tickets before My other friends would look for GPS units or things they could sell

20a Andrew Potrepka continued On the night of the fires it was me _~an~ We took a left out of my house and then walked down West Center Street Extension The first thing I remember was seeing a green truck on West Center Street with concrete blocks in the bed bull and I took out some of the concrete blocks and placed them across West Center Street I went into this green truck and found a lighter I used this I ighter to light something that was in the console of the truck A little flame started and I thought it would be funny if the owner saw smoke in his car when he went out to his truck in the morning The flame went out and we all moved on There was another car across the street parked in a driveway on the comer of West Center Street and Vernondale Drive It was a Chevrolet Malibu I went into this car and remember seeing a coffee cup and a newspaper Detective Suski showed me some pictures of this car and I remember it I must have started a fire in this car because no one else was starting fires but I dont have a specific recollection of this one

20b He further stated Next we turned down Vernondale Drive and I saw a Dodge Durango Some of the other kids might have gone into cars along the way I opened the drivers side door and started going through the interior We only go into unlocked cars the Durango happened to be unlocked Inside there was a baby seat in the back a tissue box in the center console and a blanket near the tissue box I used that same lighter to light the tissue box on fire The flame got big all the sudden and the blanket was lit I was standing back watching the

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flames while all my friends threw snow and ice on the fire to put it out The fire went out but there was a lot of smoke From there we moved on down the road to Vernondale Court I remember seeing a smaller sedan parked in a driveway on Vernondale Court I opened one of the car doors and saw a tissue box in the center console I used the lighter to light the tissues on fire The paper was flaming but died down in the box so I left I thought the fire was out My oJwr-friends had already moved on down Vern~~e Drive they were looking through w- )

other cars

20c Andrew Potrepka said From there we walked further down West Center Street to another house with several cars in the driveway I was in one car and~was in another one with someone else I remember looking at the stuff inside the car and seeing a paycheck addressed to one of my friends Chandler Hartford At that point I realized what I was doing was wrong and wanted to get out of there I told Eric to shut those doors and was yelling at him Thats when the owner of the house came out and said Get the fuck out of here The police are already on their way All of us took off running through properties on West Center Street to Vernondale Drive and then to Vernondale Court We entered the woods behind Vernonda Ie Court and came out in the Deerbrooke Circle neighborhoods I was in the street and my friends ended up behind a shed on someones property on Deerbrooke Circle I met up with them behind this shed and we all walked through the woods along a creek back to Mt Vernon Road and back to my house We all talked about what we had done and tol~ what happened We all eventually fell asleep in my basement and got up the next morning

20d Additionally While we were talking Detective Suski asked me about a car fire that happened December 6 2008 in a driveway on Mt Vernon Road I lit this car on fire too The car was parked in the driveway to a small white house with a for sale sign in the yard I think a kid by the name of Tom McKay either lives or lived there at one point I wasnt targeting him though That night I was with Nick Scarpati and we were walking on Mt Vernon Road I first lit some bushes on fire with a lighter and a can of bug spray that we had found Nick found some paper to use near a mailbox and he put it in the bushes so a fire would start We then walked down the road and found the car in the driveway It was gold and was a small sedan Nick and I were going through the car Inside there was a bunch of paper which I lit in the front seat A fire started burning I popped the trunk and found some CDs and laundry detergent I opened the detergent and poured it over the front seats Nick found a cardboard case of soda and put it in the front seat He also put a blanket or towel across the seats Both Nick and I placed these things on the fire to keep it burning We then took off towards my house When I last saw the car it was pretty engulfed We heard the sirens so we looked back from my house There was a bunch of trees in the way so we could only see the flashing lights from the fire engines and how high the fire got

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20e Andrew Potrepka concluded About a week or two before Nick and I did this fire I was out one night with Pat Riera and Tyler Calvi-Rogers We were walking from his house down to Frost Street We both went into a few cars along Frost Street and Mt Vernon Road I found a GPS unit in one of the cars and gave it to Pat Riera I didnt want anything to do with stolen stuff Tyler was just there with us I dont remember him going through any cars or taking anythingAA~a house on the comer of Mt Vernon Road afttl Frost Street I found a blue recycle bin at the end of the driveway 16 MtyernonRoad There was some cardboard irf the bin and I lit it with a lighter I found in one of the cars I went through A fire started but it smoldered out the wind blew it out It was cold outside I think someone saw us going through cars because the police were in the area for a little while We ended up running back to Tylers house on Duck Pond Crossing

20f That at the conclusion of the interview and statement Andrew Potrepka s demeanor appeared depressed Although he stated he felt okay Lieutenant Shanley and I decided it would be appropriate to contact a parent to pick up Andrew at the police station and ensure he was safe I then contacted Chet Potrepka and advised him of what transpired Mr Potrepka reported to the police station and he was briefed on the investigation and his sons admitted involvement Mr Potrepka was provided with this affiants contact information He and his son then left police headquarters

21 On February 19 2009 at 11 30 am Detective Wojenski and I interviewed bull at pis home located at Southington CT 5 s mother Deborah I was presentituring this interview 2 a stated several weeks ago he was at Andrew Potrepkas house with tilbullbullbullbull 3 $ J 2 5 and Nick Scarpati At some point they all left the house after I 00 am to go out

_ said he understood this to mean they were going to do some prank stuff because theyve done this sort of thing in the past q said he stayed back because he knew it was trouble and didnt remember what time they returned to Andrews house said none of the guys said anything about it in the morning that he found out about it several weeks later

22 On February 192009 at I 20 am Detective Wojenski and I arrived at the home ofer During our interview with bull 2 he admitted being with the group of other teens who were responsible for the thefts vandalisms and car fires provided a sworn statement which states A few weeks ago I was hanging out with some friends at Andrew Potrepka s [house] It was me Andrew Potrepka bullbullbullbullbullbull Nick Scarpati Land There was some beer there and we might have had a couple Later in the night we all went out it was between 1200 am - 1 00 am All these kids have been out before in neighborhoods doing prank stuff like switching house flags or moving lawn ornaments around This was the first time I went out with them like this All of us went out except who said he was

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tired We walked down Mt Vernon Road and then down West Center Street At one point we saw some concrete blocks next to a pickup truck with a cap I grabbed a block or two and placed them across the road From there we walked down Vernondale Drive All of us got staggered so I couldnt see what everyone was doing I know some kids were going through cars that were parked in driveways I didnt se~ who went into which cars The

~llt only car I went into was on Mt Ve~n RQad I opened a car door and rea1izedw~Lwas doing was wrong so I Hi closed it and walked away I didnuakeanything At one point while we were walking around Andrew got

separated from the rest of the group When we saw Andrew he was running from a car that had flames inside I think the car was a Dodge SUV The rest of us were in shock and asked him what happened I dont remember if he said anything We all told Andrew to go put outthe fire Andrew went and itgtoked at the fire and said theres no way we are going to put it out All of us then ran to the car I opened the passenger door and started throwing snow on the fire to put it out Illd~er on the driver side putting snow on the fire I think Andrew was just standing there The fire went out and we left toward West Center Street We stopped at a house and some of the kids were going through cars in the driveway A guy came out of the house and told us to get out of there We all then ran back to Andrews house

23 Based upon all the facts and circumstances surrounding this investigation this affiant has probable cause to believe the accused Andrew Potrepka (date ltIT birth 11281991) did commit the following violations of the Connecticut General Statutes within the Town of Southington on 1I2420~ Arson in the First Degree 53a-111 Arson in the Second Degree 53a-112 [2-Counts] Criminal Attempt 53a-49 (Arson in the Third Degree 53a-113) [4-Counts] Burglary in the Third Degree 53a-1 03L2-coupts] Criminal Mischief in the First Degree 53a-115 Criminal Mischief in the S~cond Degree 53a-116 Criminal Mischief in the Third Degree 53a-117 [5shycounts] Conspiracy 53a-48 (Burglary in the Third Degree-5la-103) [5-counts] Conspiracy 53a-48 (Larceny in the Sixth Degree 53a-125b) and Larceny in the Sixth Degre~ 53a-125b Therefore it is requested an arrest warrant be issued

(This is page _1_ of 8 11 page Affidavit)

D7J ED AND SWORN TO BEFORE ME ON Date) Notary Public)

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POTREPKA Andrew -1275 Mount Vernon Road Southington CT Bristol

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he was working on He told my mom that he wanted to talk with me again My mom said Detective Suski would be coming over tomorrow at 300 pm but I wanted to handle the situation now I didnt want to have to wait until tomorrow so I called Detective Suski and then drove myself to the police station

6a He further stated When I arriveltt~Mhe police station Detective Suski told meh~had talked with Andrew Potrepka about another car fire that happ~n~d in Southington a few houses down frorri-khere he lives I was with Andrew the night he started this fire It was a night in December I remember this because it was the night before UCONN played Pitt in college football I slept over Andrews house that night and the two of us went out in the night doing pranks We moved some flags on houses moved a yard bench from one house to another and moved some lawn ornaments around We didnt go through any other cars or damage any property

6b Scarpati continued At one point during our walk around the neighborhood Andrew stopped at a house where there were woods on the right side of the street going towards Andrews house I was across the street from him looking for a place to put the flag Andrew asked me to give him a newspaper that was in a mailbox where I was I removed the paper from the newspaper mailbox and tossed it to him I was still on the other side of the road from Andrew The next thing I see is some bushes on fire where Andrew was standing He was just watching thefire I then went over to him and asked him why he did that Andrew didnt say anything The fire went out relatively quickly so we kept walking back towards Andrews house on Mount Vernon Road A car was coming so we ducked out of sight I walked down a lawn and lied down on my stomach so no one could see me and I couldnt see where Andrew was I was on the opposite side of the road from Andrew I stayed down for a few minutes When I got up I saw Andrew inside of a car in a driveway across the street The house was old and white and had a short driveway with a slight incline The car was small like a four door sedan I called Andrew and he poked his head out of the driver side door He then walked toward me and we met more near me in the road He looked back at the car and then at me and murmured something like It went out Andrew then walked back to the car and opened the driver side door I was right behind him questioning why he was doing this He was in the glove box searching for something He found either a napkin or stack of papers and started them on fire with a lighter he had The papers or napkins were burning on the passenger seat Then there was a blanket on the seat already so that caught on fire too At that point the fire was spreading rapidly so I told Andrew we needed to get out of there The fire from there just spread Andrew told me he left the door open so there would be enough oxygen so the fire could breathe We both then went back across the street to where I ducked out of sight from the passing car We are both belly down on the grass where I was previously I was trying to ask Andrew why he did this All he kept doing was staring at the fire burning We walked back to Andrews house and were in his basement before the fire department got there We could see the fire from outside his basement and heard the sirens Andrew started talking about some CDs hed taken from this car One of them was from the artist Santana He said this was the same CD that was stolen from his mothers minivan a few months ago

(This is page 3 of a 4 page Affidavit)

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POTREPKA Andrew - 1275 Mount Vernon Road Southington CT Bristol

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7 Based upon all the facts and circumstances surrounding this investigation this affiant has probable cause to believe the accused Andrew Potrepka (date of birth 11281991) did commit the following violations of the Connecticut General Statutes within the Town of Southington on December 62008 Arson in the First Degree 53a-lll Conspiracy 53a-48 (Arson in the First Degree 53a-lll) Burglary in the Third Degree 53a-103

-jfpnspiracy 53a-48 (Burglary in the Third Dtwe 53a-l 03) Criminal Mischief in the First~g~gree 53a-115 Conspiracy 53a-48 (Criminal Mischief in the Pirst- Degree 53a-115) Larceny in the Sixth Degree 53a-125b

Conspiracy 53a-48 (Larceny in the Sixth Degree 53a-125b) Therefore it is requested an arrest warrant be issued

(This is page 4 of a 4 page Affidavit)

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Southington Police Department 2009middot1464 NAME AND RESIDENCE (Town) OF ACCUSED COURT TO BE HELD AT (Town) GANO

POTREPKA Andrew -1275 Mount Vernon Road Southington CT Bristol 17

APPLICATION FOR ARREST WARRANT

TO A Judge of the Superior Court

The undersigned hereby applies for a warrant for t S of the above-named accused on the basis of the facts

set folth inthe ~ FFI AVIT BELOW

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AFFIDAVIT

The undersigned affiant being duly sworn deposes and says

1_ The affiant) Detective Jay Suski being duly sworn does depose and state that I am a member of the Southington Police Department and have been a police officer for approximately eighteen (18) years prior to this date_ At all time mentioned herein was acting as a member of said department The following facts and circumstances are stated from personal knowledge and observations as well as information received from other police officers acting in their official capacity and from official police reports and statements made by prudent and credible witnesses_

2_ On January 24 2009 between the hours of 4 17 am and 220 pm the Southington Police Department received numerous reports of overnight vandal isms vehicle break-in thefts and four car fires which all occurred in a small residential neighborhood in and around Mount Vernon Road West Center Street Extension Vernondale Drive and Vernondale Court_ All of these incidents appeared to be committed by the same person or group of persons_ In all of these incidents police responded to investigate but the persons responsible were not located_ Further investigation by the members of the Southington Police Department Detective Division determined the following five (5) individuals were responsible Andrew Potrepka (dob 1I281991) Nicholas Scarpati (dob 3101991)

_and _ The owmg detail each incident and subsequent follow up investigation_ ~

3_ On January 24 2009 at 4 17 am Officer Cassada responded to 1045 West Center Street on a larceny from a motor vehicle in progress_ The complainant Taylor Crofton told police she was walking her boyfriend Chandler Hartford out to his car when she saw two people across the street and two people going through stuff inside Hartfords car that was parked in the driveway Crofton turned the outside light on and her father Kevin Crofton

(This is page 1 of a 11 page Affidavit)

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The foregoing Application for an arrest warrant and affidavit(s attached to said Application having been submitted to and considered by the undersigned the undersigned finds from said affidavit(s that there is probable cause to believe that an offense has been committed and that the accused committed it and therefore that probable cause exists for the issuance of a warrant for the arrest of the above-named accused

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POTREPKA Andrew - 1275 Mount Vernon Road Southington CT Bristol 17

AFFIDAVIT

The undersigned affiant being duly sworn deposes and says

yelled causing them all to run from the area Hartford said nothing was missing from his 2002 Mitsubishi Kevin Crofton said it appeared the suspects also went through his Honda but nothing was taken Officers checked the area for the suspects with negative results

~~ it_ bull ff~ 4 At 430 am Sergeant Dobratz was searching the area for sU5pec~~s and found several items placed across the ~ roadway in the area of117 Vemondale Drive The items consisted of a decorative wrought iron snowman two (2) wrought iron flower planters a watering can and two (2) snow shovels The homeowner at 117 Vemondale Drive David Stackpole confinned the items were his and also checked his vehicle that was parked in a temporary carport in his driveway Nothing was missing but there was a tear in the carport material near the zipper

5 At 630 am Officer Lowery and members of the Southington Fire Department responded to 17 Vemondale Court on a fully engaged car fire with flames rising well above the height of the vehicle The reporting person Joyce Cichowski of 14 Vemondale Court stated at about 645 am she looked out her front window and saw a fire on the rear passenger side of her neighbors car She alerted her husband Francis Cichowski who ran across the street to notify the homeowner The 2007 Subaru Legacy (CT registration FREYERJ) which is owned by Jeffrey Freyer had been parked in the driveway approximately 35 feet away from the home The vehicles interior and exterior were completely destroyed by the fire as was the Thule roof mounted carrier The fire was extinguished by firefighters who as a result were subjected to a substantial risk of bodily injury As part of the investigative efforts Detective Eddie Rodriguez from the Connecticut State Police Office of the State Fire Marshal responded to the scene to assist with the investigation to detennine the origin and cause of the fire Based on the investigation by Detective Rodriguez and Southington Fire investigators (Southington Assistant Chief Russell Wisner Captain Inspector Neil Cassarella and Inspector Harold Ballard) the origin of the fire was detennined to be the right rear passenger side of the Thule roof top carrier box that was mounted on the vehicle This investigative team eliminated all naturalaccidental possible ignitionheat sources that could have started the fire that the vehicle fire was of human hands and intentionally set According to the property owner Jeffrey Fryer the value of the vehicle and its contents which were destroyed by the fire are estimated at $2390275 There was also fire damage to the driveway and mailbox which cleaning and replacement was estimated at $402738

6 At 745 am while investigating the car fire complaint Officer Lowery was approached by Heather McDonough of III Vemondale Drive who reported her vehicle was set on fire during the night The 2001 Dodge Durango (CT registration 542-HVY) was parked in the driveway approximately five (5) feet from the home The interior of the vehicle sustained heavy fire damage As part of the investigative efforts Detective Eddie Rodriguez from the Connecticut State Police Office of the State Fire Marshal responded to the scene to assist with the investigation to detennine the origin and cause of the fire Based on the investigation by Detective Rodriguez and Southington

(This is page 2 of a 11 page Affidavit)

Notary Pubfic)

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POTREPKA Andrew -1275 Mount Vernon Road Southington CT Bristol 17

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Fire investigators (Southington Assistant Chief Russell Wisner Captain Inspector Neil Cassarella and Inspector Harold Ballard) the origin of the fire was determined to be the rear passenger floor area rear passenger seat and console This investigative team eliminated all naturalaccidental possible ignition and heat sources that could have started the fire that the vehicle fire was of human hands and intentionally set McDonough told Officer Lowery she parked her DUl(1)lgo in the driveway on January 23 2009 at 1000 pm Officer noticed there were piles of snow inside the vehide Also two (2) drinking glasses were takel from a cardboard case from the vehicles rear hatch area These glasses were later found strewn about the neighborhood According to the property owner Heather McDonough the value of the vehicle and its contents which were destroyed by the fire are estimated at $1000000

7 At 1047 am while investigating the car fire complaints Officer Lowery was approached by another person Geraldine Boucher of 147 Vernondale Drive who reported someone tried to start the inside of her car on fire during the night While Boucher s 2006 Chevrolet Malibu (CT registration EV-428) was parked in the driveway overnight someone entered it and lit some newspaper on the front passenger seat There was also a small bum mark on the steering column under the ignition As part of the investigative efforts Detective Eddie Rodriguez from the Connecticut State Police Office of the State Fire Marshal responded to the scene to assist with the investigation to determine the origin and cause of the fire Based on the investigation by Detective Rodriguez and Southington Fire investigators (Southington Assistant Chief Russell Wisner Captain Inspector Neil Cassarella and Inspector Harold Ballard) the origin of the fire was determined to be sections of newspaper located on the front passenger seat and on the carpet floor area located on the driver side This investigative team eliminated all naturalaccidental possible ignition and heat sources that could have started the fire that the vehicle fire was of human hands and intentionally set Boucher also reported several unknown music CDs were taken and a Bluetooth type headset valued at $6000 According to the property owner Geraldine Boucher the value of the vehicle and its contents which were destroyed by the fire are estimated at $50000

8 At 11 07 am Officer Lowery was advised of another attempt at a car fire at 1190 West Center Street Don Hagstrom reported that sometime during the night someone entered his 1997 GMC Sierra pickup truck color green (CT registration 6C5172) and ignited his eyeglass cover which was in the center console The eyeglass cover was burnt and the fire did not spread any further As part of the investigative efforts Detective Eddie Rodriguez from the Connecticut State Police Office of the State Fire Marshal responded to the scene to assist with the investigation to determine the origin and cause of the fire Based on the investigation by Detective Rodriguez and Southington Fire investigators (Southington Assistant Chief Russell Wisner Captain Inspector Neil Cassarella and Inspector Harold Ballard) the origin of the fire was determined to be an eyeglass case located on the center storage area on the dash console This investigative team eliminated all naturalaccidental possible ignition and heat sources that could have started the fire the vehicle fire was of human hands and intentionally

(This is page 3 of a 11 page Affidavit)

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POTREPKA Andrew - 1275 Mount Vernon Road Southington CT Bristol H

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set Hagstrom further reported that someone removed several cinder blocks from the bed of his truck and placed them across West Center Street There was no damage to the vehicle

9 At 1115am Robert Dellavecchia of 10 Vernondale Drive reported that sometime during the night someone H entered two vehicles that werepa[J~~d in his driveway and removed items These items were found in his yard 4t Dellavecchia stated someone entered his unlocked 2008 Ford Edge and removedxStyrofoam to-go container and middot

a pair of Steve Madden sunglassesmiddot Both items were found nearby the vmiddotehicle Someone also entered his unlocked 1989 Chevrolet pickup truck and removed a plastic Gatorade bottle a plastic quart bottle of motor oil and a bungee cord All of these items were found in the snow a short distance from the pickup truck

10 At II 16 am Gail Verderame of 1103 West Center Street reported her outdoor wooden benchchair was found in Robert Dellavecchias driveway across the street at 10 Verderame Drive The benchchair was not damaged but placed in a location where there was a danger to it being damaged That morning Dellavecchia saw the bench chair and knew it belonged to Verderame but was unsure how it got there

II At 1 35 pm Officer Schneider was dispatched to 1093 West Center Street on a theft from a motor vehicle The victim Lenora LaForge learned of the vandal isms and thefts in the area so she checked her 2000 Chevrolet Malibu that was parked and unlocked in her driveway LaForge discovered a Comcast Digital Cable DVR box and modem was stolen from the back seat (On February 122009 at 843 am the resident at 1085 West Center Street Maryann Adams found a Motorola Dual Tuner DVR an Arris cable modem and a pair of Swift 7x50 binoculars on her neighborS front lawn Officer Wilk responded and recovered these items for identification)

12 At I 36 pm Officer Schneider responded to 1085 West Center Street on a report of a motor vehicle theft that occurred overnight The victim Mark Adams stated he went out to his 2006 Chevrolet Trailblazer and found the glove box open Someone had rummaged through the center console and a plastic cup filled with coins was left on the driver seat Adams stated nothing appeared missing from his vehicle

13 At 2 20 pm Officer Vose responded to 24 Verderame Court on a larceny from a motor vehicle complaint The victim Lewis Schassler stated sometime overnight her two vehicles were entered and items were stolen Schasslers 2003 Ford Taurus was parked and unlocked in his driveway and a Kenwood Here-2-Everywhere Satellite Radio was taken A second Kenwood Here-2-Everywhere Satellite Radio was taken from his 2007 Dodge Caravan while it too was parked and unlocked in the driveway The model number for both radios is KTCshyH2EC and the serial numbers are 003415586056 and 004478379912

(This is page 4 of a 11 page Affidavit)

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NAME AND RESIDENCE (Town) OF ACCUSED COURT TO BE HELD AT (Town) GA NO

POTREPKA Andrew - 1275 Mount Vernon Road Southington CT Bristol

AFFIDAVIT - CONTINUED

14 That during the on-scene investigation members of the Southington Police Department Patrol Division processed the incident scenes with photographs sketch maps and collecting evidence Several items of evidentiary value were located and seized within the area where the aforementioned incidents took place Among the items seized were the following one (1) pair of Steve Madden eyeglasses one (1) white Styrofoam food

~nmiddot ~ container 320z plastic Gatorade bottle f1illstic quart bottle of Penzoil motor oil (all similar to those reported stolen ii W 1 by Robert Dellavecchia as described in paiagraph 9) two (2) clear drinking glasses (similarto those reported

stolen by Heather McDonough as described in paragraph 6) two (2) Kenwood Satellite Radios model KTCshyH2EC with serial numbers 003415586056 and 004478379912 (both radios positively identified as the ones reported stolen by Lewis Schassler in paragraph 13)

15 The investigation was turned over to the Detective Division for follow up and this affiant was assigned all the cases The following infonnation was obtained during the course of this affiants investigation On January 26 2009 I spoke with Dean Boucher of 1191 Mt Vernon Road He stated over the weekend someone removed a flag from his property and placed it next door Boucher further stated there were several footprints found that lead to his home These footprints come up a wooded access road in the rear of his property I traveled to this area and located the footprints Boucher was speaking of These shoe impressions were similar as the ones located at the crime scenes I followed these shoe impressions into the woods behind 1191 Mt Vernon Road all the way to the neighborhood of Deerbrooke Circle The shoe impressions were found to have originated entering the property of 73 Deerbrooke Circle They continue to a shed at the rear of this property enter the woods and end at 1191 Mt Vernon Road

16 A reward with the Connecticut Arson Tip-Hotline was set up and on 21309 Lt Michael Shanley and Detective Eddie Rodriguez of the Connecticut State Police Fire Marshals Office met with an individual who claimed to have knowledge of who committed the acts in this neighborhood This individual who wished to remain anonymous provided details on the incidents that wo~ been known by investigators or persons involved The anonymous person stated Andrew Potrepka_ and Nick Scarpati were the kids responsible for the acts of vandal isms thefts and car fires All are seniors at the Southington High School and play football together

17 On February 172009 at approximately 1230 pm Lt Shanley and I arrived at 65 Hidden Hills Drive the home of Nicholas Scarpati We were met by his mother Beth Scarpati who stated her son was not at home but she phoned him and he arrived a few minutes later During our interview with Nicholas Scarpati he admitted being with a group of other teenswho were responsible for the thefts vandalisms and car fires Nicholas Scarpati

A few weeks back I was with some friends Andrew Potre]pkl bullbullbull

(This is page 5 of a 11 page Affidavit)

then provided a sworn statement to this affiant in the presence of his mother According to Scarpatis statement

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POTREPKA Andrew -1275 Mount Vernon Road Southington CT Bristol

AFFIDAVIT - CONTINUED

We were all sleeping at Andrew Potrepkas house on Mt Vernon Road We were all hanging out in the basement playing video games Sometime after midnight some of us decided to go out Andrew said he wanted an adventure It was me AndrewanltWlt We took a left out ofAndrews house on Mt Vernon Road The

first thing we did was switched flags on two houses Actually it was who did this to a house on Mt Vernon Ift~wl While we were walking around AndreW-~fld started going into cars and takingtliings bulland I didfl~ tJike what Andrew andD were doing sOWe just hung back and didnt get involved in thk Wejust

stayed with them while walking aroulid the neighborhood At one point while in a neighborhood Andrew started a car on fire I was standing in the streetwith- and There was a car on fire in a driveway and Andrew was jogging away from the car towards us We asked Andrew what had just happened did he start that car on fire Andrew said yes I started to panic and wanted to put the fire out so me andwent back to this car to try to put it out Andrew was very mad that we were putting the fire out he just stood in the road and didnt help us I remember the car was an SUV and possibly a Dodge Durango It was dark color I believe we put the fire out with snow I was very unfamiliar with the neighborhood I think it was a big loop Andrew wanted to start more fires but the rest of us just wanted to go back to his house Andrew kept going into more cars At one of the houses someone came out and started [yelling at] us He yelled at us so we took off running and ended up back at Andrew s house

18 On February 172009 at approximately 400 pm Lieutenant Shanley and I arrived at the home of amp S We were met by his mother who stated her son was not at home but she phoned him and he arrived a few minutes later During our interview with bull he admitted being with the group of other teens who were responsible for the thefts vandal isms and car fires then provided a sworn statement to this affiant in the presence of his mother According tc Ss statement About three weeks ago 5

1 was hanging Qut with my friend Andrew Potrepka at his house 1 was with some other friends as well Nick Scarpati and It was a weekend night and we were all sleeping at Andrews house that night Andrew lives on Mt Vernon Road Sometime after midnight close to 200 am all of us went out for a walk because we were bored We took a left out of his house At this house on Mt Vernon Road I took a flag off a tree and moved it to a snow bank (I remember that was also at Andrews house but he stayed and didnt go out with us) We all then walked down West Center to the Vernondale Drive area While on Vernondale Drive Andrew~and_started going into cars They werent stealing anything but would remove items and throw them around the neighborhood I never went into any of these cars I might have opened a car door to see if it was locked but never actually went inside 1 remember opening the door to a Subaru and saw a Bluetooth headset but didnt take it At one point Andrew went off by himself I saw Andrew about a hundred feet away from me He Was inside the driver side door to a mid-size SUV that was parked in the driveway A few seconds later 1 saw flames inside this SUV and Andrew was running back towards usbull Q and I were shocked that Andrew started a car on fire All of us then ran to the car to try to put the fire out

(This is page 6 of a 11 page Affidavit)

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POTREPKA Andrew - 1275 Mount Vernon Road Southington CT Bristol 17

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I was shoving handfuls of snow on the fire a bull was helping me and all the others joined too We were able to put the fire out but it took a lot of snow Before this fire Andrew started another fire inside a car This fire was much smaller Andrew was leaning in the driv~ side door and I remember seeing flames from inside Andrew closed the door and the fire went out I dont remember what kind of~afiit was but it was still in the Vernondale Drive ~at~l We continued walking around and endedtlipJUtanother house where a Mitsubishi was pa[~eampin the drivewaY someofthe guys were going through the threeparked cars while I stood in the driveway Aguyeame

out of the house and startled us so we took off and went back to Andrews house

19 On February 172009 at approximately 600 pm Lieutenant Shanley and I arrived at 1 a the home of bull 2 We were met by 7 smother Kathy_ who advised her son to cooperate with the investigation During our interview with _ he admitted being with the group of other teens who were responsible for the thefts vandal isms and car fires ~hen provided a sworn statement to this affiant in the presence of his mother According to a statement A couple of weeks ago on a Friday night I stayed overnight at my neighbor Andrew Potrepkas house There were a few other of our friends that also stayed over the house that night They were Nick Scarpati and Someone had brought beer over to Andrews house While we hung out in the cellar some of the guys present did drink some of the beer At some point after midnight Andrew Potrepka decided he wanted to go out At that point I left Andrews house along with Andrew and Kenny stayed behind at Andrews house We walked down Mt Vernon Road towards the ski area We then walked up West Center Street Extension and onto Vernondale Drive While we were in this area we did some prank stuff by switching some flags around At one point all five of us took some blocks out of the back of a pickup truck and placed them across the road We also took some of these blocks from a pile that was stacked next to this truck During the course of this night I did open up the door to one car and looked inside of it I did not take anything out of this car and I dont remember what type of car it was As we were walking down the road that night I was with UR nd- Andrew Potrepka got a bit separated from us as he was going through different cars At one point I saw Andrew Potrepka inside of a car on Vernondale Drive As Andrew began to walk away from this car I saw what appeared to be a fire inside of this car~nd I had words with Andrew as he walked back towards us about the fire in this car _and I then went up to this car actually it was a smaller SUV We opened the door and began to throw snow into this SUV and onto the fire until it was out Shortly after this as we continued to walk Andrew was going through a car parked in a driveway on West Center Extension As he was going through this car I was standing in the roadway Some guy came out of a house and yelled something to us At this point we began to head back to Andrew Potrepkas house As we were walking we did see the police from a distance away To my knowledge none of the other guys or myself took anything out of a car and kept it Andrew told me that he had lit a box of tissue that he found inside of the car and that was what caused the fire

(This is page L of a 11 page Affidavit)

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20 On February 182009 at II 40 am Lieutenant Shanley and I arrived at 1275 Mount Vernon Road the home of Andrew Potrepka He was advised of the ongoing investigation and stated he would cooperate He was asked to come to the police station to give a statement Andrew stated he didnt have a car or a ride Lieutenant Shanley and I offered to drive him to the police station and then drive him home He was told he wasnt under arrest and that his coopetlfitiot1 and statement was voluntary He agreed~nd understood Potrepka was seated in thefrCiJrtmiddot middot seat of Lieutenant ~hanJeys unmarked police vehicle and he wasdtiven to police headquarters He was broughfh- into the Detective Division interview room He was asked if he wanted anything to drink Andrew asked for water and he was given two cups During the interview Andrew was given bathroom and water breaks According to his statement About three or so weeks ago I was hanging out at my house with several friends There was me~ Nick Scarpati and_ Some of them were going to sleep over in my basement and my parents were in bed It was pretty late maybe arouncl330am or

so We had been drinking beer that we bought from a package store in Hartford where they dont card Most of us had gone out before We would do prank stuff and go through cars in the neighborhood We had done this on Mt middot Vernon Road and also in the Deerbrooke Circle neighborhood Some of the things we would do were minor We put a trampoline in the middle of the road we moved an inflatable turkey during Thanksgiving time It was this sort of funny stuff nothing harmful After a few times we went out it got more serious We started going through cars and taking things I wasnt into stealing anything of value but I have taken spare change and lottery tickets before My other friends would look for GPS units or things they could sell

20a Andrew Potrepka continued On the night of the fires it was me _~an~ We took a left out of my house and then walked down West Center Street Extension The first thing I remember was seeing a green truck on West Center Street with concrete blocks in the bed bull and I took out some of the concrete blocks and placed them across West Center Street I went into this green truck and found a lighter I used this I ighter to light something that was in the console of the truck A little flame started and I thought it would be funny if the owner saw smoke in his car when he went out to his truck in the morning The flame went out and we all moved on There was another car across the street parked in a driveway on the comer of West Center Street and Vernondale Drive It was a Chevrolet Malibu I went into this car and remember seeing a coffee cup and a newspaper Detective Suski showed me some pictures of this car and I remember it I must have started a fire in this car because no one else was starting fires but I dont have a specific recollection of this one

20b He further stated Next we turned down Vernondale Drive and I saw a Dodge Durango Some of the other kids might have gone into cars along the way I opened the drivers side door and started going through the interior We only go into unlocked cars the Durango happened to be unlocked Inside there was a baby seat in the back a tissue box in the center console and a blanket near the tissue box I used that same lighter to light the tissue box on fire The flame got big all the sudden and the blanket was lit I was standing back watching the

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flames while all my friends threw snow and ice on the fire to put it out The fire went out but there was a lot of smoke From there we moved on down the road to Vernondale Court I remember seeing a smaller sedan parked in a driveway on Vernondale Court I opened one of the car doors and saw a tissue box in the center console I used the lighter to light the tissues on fire The paper was flaming but died down in the box so I left I thought the fire was out My oJwr-friends had already moved on down Vern~~e Drive they were looking through w- )

other cars

20c Andrew Potrepka said From there we walked further down West Center Street to another house with several cars in the driveway I was in one car and~was in another one with someone else I remember looking at the stuff inside the car and seeing a paycheck addressed to one of my friends Chandler Hartford At that point I realized what I was doing was wrong and wanted to get out of there I told Eric to shut those doors and was yelling at him Thats when the owner of the house came out and said Get the fuck out of here The police are already on their way All of us took off running through properties on West Center Street to Vernondale Drive and then to Vernondale Court We entered the woods behind Vernonda Ie Court and came out in the Deerbrooke Circle neighborhoods I was in the street and my friends ended up behind a shed on someones property on Deerbrooke Circle I met up with them behind this shed and we all walked through the woods along a creek back to Mt Vernon Road and back to my house We all talked about what we had done and tol~ what happened We all eventually fell asleep in my basement and got up the next morning

20d Additionally While we were talking Detective Suski asked me about a car fire that happened December 6 2008 in a driveway on Mt Vernon Road I lit this car on fire too The car was parked in the driveway to a small white house with a for sale sign in the yard I think a kid by the name of Tom McKay either lives or lived there at one point I wasnt targeting him though That night I was with Nick Scarpati and we were walking on Mt Vernon Road I first lit some bushes on fire with a lighter and a can of bug spray that we had found Nick found some paper to use near a mailbox and he put it in the bushes so a fire would start We then walked down the road and found the car in the driveway It was gold and was a small sedan Nick and I were going through the car Inside there was a bunch of paper which I lit in the front seat A fire started burning I popped the trunk and found some CDs and laundry detergent I opened the detergent and poured it over the front seats Nick found a cardboard case of soda and put it in the front seat He also put a blanket or towel across the seats Both Nick and I placed these things on the fire to keep it burning We then took off towards my house When I last saw the car it was pretty engulfed We heard the sirens so we looked back from my house There was a bunch of trees in the way so we could only see the flashing lights from the fire engines and how high the fire got

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20e Andrew Potrepka concluded About a week or two before Nick and I did this fire I was out one night with Pat Riera and Tyler Calvi-Rogers We were walking from his house down to Frost Street We both went into a few cars along Frost Street and Mt Vernon Road I found a GPS unit in one of the cars and gave it to Pat Riera I didnt want anything to do with stolen stuff Tyler was just there with us I dont remember him going through any cars or taking anythingAA~a house on the comer of Mt Vernon Road afttl Frost Street I found a blue recycle bin at the end of the driveway 16 MtyernonRoad There was some cardboard irf the bin and I lit it with a lighter I found in one of the cars I went through A fire started but it smoldered out the wind blew it out It was cold outside I think someone saw us going through cars because the police were in the area for a little while We ended up running back to Tylers house on Duck Pond Crossing

20f That at the conclusion of the interview and statement Andrew Potrepka s demeanor appeared depressed Although he stated he felt okay Lieutenant Shanley and I decided it would be appropriate to contact a parent to pick up Andrew at the police station and ensure he was safe I then contacted Chet Potrepka and advised him of what transpired Mr Potrepka reported to the police station and he was briefed on the investigation and his sons admitted involvement Mr Potrepka was provided with this affiants contact information He and his son then left police headquarters

21 On February 19 2009 at 11 30 am Detective Wojenski and I interviewed bull at pis home located at Southington CT 5 s mother Deborah I was presentituring this interview 2 a stated several weeks ago he was at Andrew Potrepkas house with tilbullbullbullbull 3 $ J 2 5 and Nick Scarpati At some point they all left the house after I 00 am to go out

_ said he understood this to mean they were going to do some prank stuff because theyve done this sort of thing in the past q said he stayed back because he knew it was trouble and didnt remember what time they returned to Andrews house said none of the guys said anything about it in the morning that he found out about it several weeks later

22 On February 192009 at I 20 am Detective Wojenski and I arrived at the home ofer During our interview with bull 2 he admitted being with the group of other teens who were responsible for the thefts vandalisms and car fires provided a sworn statement which states A few weeks ago I was hanging out with some friends at Andrew Potrepka s [house] It was me Andrew Potrepka bullbullbullbullbullbull Nick Scarpati Land There was some beer there and we might have had a couple Later in the night we all went out it was between 1200 am - 1 00 am All these kids have been out before in neighborhoods doing prank stuff like switching house flags or moving lawn ornaments around This was the first time I went out with them like this All of us went out except who said he was

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tired We walked down Mt Vernon Road and then down West Center Street At one point we saw some concrete blocks next to a pickup truck with a cap I grabbed a block or two and placed them across the road From there we walked down Vernondale Drive All of us got staggered so I couldnt see what everyone was doing I know some kids were going through cars that were parked in driveways I didnt se~ who went into which cars The

~llt only car I went into was on Mt Ve~n RQad I opened a car door and rea1izedw~Lwas doing was wrong so I Hi closed it and walked away I didnuakeanything At one point while we were walking around Andrew got

separated from the rest of the group When we saw Andrew he was running from a car that had flames inside I think the car was a Dodge SUV The rest of us were in shock and asked him what happened I dont remember if he said anything We all told Andrew to go put outthe fire Andrew went and itgtoked at the fire and said theres no way we are going to put it out All of us then ran to the car I opened the passenger door and started throwing snow on the fire to put it out Illd~er on the driver side putting snow on the fire I think Andrew was just standing there The fire went out and we left toward West Center Street We stopped at a house and some of the kids were going through cars in the driveway A guy came out of the house and told us to get out of there We all then ran back to Andrews house

23 Based upon all the facts and circumstances surrounding this investigation this affiant has probable cause to believe the accused Andrew Potrepka (date ltIT birth 11281991) did commit the following violations of the Connecticut General Statutes within the Town of Southington on 1I2420~ Arson in the First Degree 53a-111 Arson in the Second Degree 53a-112 [2-Counts] Criminal Attempt 53a-49 (Arson in the Third Degree 53a-113) [4-Counts] Burglary in the Third Degree 53a-1 03L2-coupts] Criminal Mischief in the First Degree 53a-115 Criminal Mischief in the S~cond Degree 53a-116 Criminal Mischief in the Third Degree 53a-117 [5shycounts] Conspiracy 53a-48 (Burglary in the Third Degree-5la-103) [5-counts] Conspiracy 53a-48 (Larceny in the Sixth Degree 53a-125b) and Larceny in the Sixth Degre~ 53a-125b Therefore it is requested an arrest warrant be issued

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7 Based upon all the facts and circumstances surrounding this investigation this affiant has probable cause to believe the accused Andrew Potrepka (date of birth 11281991) did commit the following violations of the Connecticut General Statutes within the Town of Southington on December 62008 Arson in the First Degree 53a-lll Conspiracy 53a-48 (Arson in the First Degree 53a-lll) Burglary in the Third Degree 53a-103

-jfpnspiracy 53a-48 (Burglary in the Third Dtwe 53a-l 03) Criminal Mischief in the First~g~gree 53a-115 Conspiracy 53a-48 (Criminal Mischief in the Pirst- Degree 53a-115) Larceny in the Sixth Degree 53a-125b

Conspiracy 53a-48 (Larceny in the Sixth Degree 53a-125b) Therefore it is requested an arrest warrant be issued

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POTREPKA Andrew -1275 Mount Vernon Road Southington CT Bristol 17

APPLICATION FOR ARREST WARRANT

TO A Judge of the Superior Court

The undersigned hereby applies for a warrant for t S of the above-named accused on the basis of the facts

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The undersigned affiant being duly sworn deposes and says

1_ The affiant) Detective Jay Suski being duly sworn does depose and state that I am a member of the Southington Police Department and have been a police officer for approximately eighteen (18) years prior to this date_ At all time mentioned herein was acting as a member of said department The following facts and circumstances are stated from personal knowledge and observations as well as information received from other police officers acting in their official capacity and from official police reports and statements made by prudent and credible witnesses_

2_ On January 24 2009 between the hours of 4 17 am and 220 pm the Southington Police Department received numerous reports of overnight vandal isms vehicle break-in thefts and four car fires which all occurred in a small residential neighborhood in and around Mount Vernon Road West Center Street Extension Vernondale Drive and Vernondale Court_ All of these incidents appeared to be committed by the same person or group of persons_ In all of these incidents police responded to investigate but the persons responsible were not located_ Further investigation by the members of the Southington Police Department Detective Division determined the following five (5) individuals were responsible Andrew Potrepka (dob 1I281991) Nicholas Scarpati (dob 3101991)

_and _ The owmg detail each incident and subsequent follow up investigation_ ~

3_ On January 24 2009 at 4 17 am Officer Cassada responded to 1045 West Center Street on a larceny from a motor vehicle in progress_ The complainant Taylor Crofton told police she was walking her boyfriend Chandler Hartford out to his car when she saw two people across the street and two people going through stuff inside Hartfords car that was parked in the driveway Crofton turned the outside light on and her father Kevin Crofton

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The foregoing Application for an arrest warrant and affidavit(s attached to said Application having been submitted to and considered by the undersigned the undersigned finds from said affidavit(s that there is probable cause to believe that an offense has been committed and that the accused committed it and therefore that probable cause exists for the issuance of a warrant for the arrest of the above-named accused

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yelled causing them all to run from the area Hartford said nothing was missing from his 2002 Mitsubishi Kevin Crofton said it appeared the suspects also went through his Honda but nothing was taken Officers checked the area for the suspects with negative results

~~ it_ bull ff~ 4 At 430 am Sergeant Dobratz was searching the area for sU5pec~~s and found several items placed across the ~ roadway in the area of117 Vemondale Drive The items consisted of a decorative wrought iron snowman two (2) wrought iron flower planters a watering can and two (2) snow shovels The homeowner at 117 Vemondale Drive David Stackpole confinned the items were his and also checked his vehicle that was parked in a temporary carport in his driveway Nothing was missing but there was a tear in the carport material near the zipper

5 At 630 am Officer Lowery and members of the Southington Fire Department responded to 17 Vemondale Court on a fully engaged car fire with flames rising well above the height of the vehicle The reporting person Joyce Cichowski of 14 Vemondale Court stated at about 645 am she looked out her front window and saw a fire on the rear passenger side of her neighbors car She alerted her husband Francis Cichowski who ran across the street to notify the homeowner The 2007 Subaru Legacy (CT registration FREYERJ) which is owned by Jeffrey Freyer had been parked in the driveway approximately 35 feet away from the home The vehicles interior and exterior were completely destroyed by the fire as was the Thule roof mounted carrier The fire was extinguished by firefighters who as a result were subjected to a substantial risk of bodily injury As part of the investigative efforts Detective Eddie Rodriguez from the Connecticut State Police Office of the State Fire Marshal responded to the scene to assist with the investigation to detennine the origin and cause of the fire Based on the investigation by Detective Rodriguez and Southington Fire investigators (Southington Assistant Chief Russell Wisner Captain Inspector Neil Cassarella and Inspector Harold Ballard) the origin of the fire was detennined to be the right rear passenger side of the Thule roof top carrier box that was mounted on the vehicle This investigative team eliminated all naturalaccidental possible ignitionheat sources that could have started the fire that the vehicle fire was of human hands and intentionally set According to the property owner Jeffrey Fryer the value of the vehicle and its contents which were destroyed by the fire are estimated at $2390275 There was also fire damage to the driveway and mailbox which cleaning and replacement was estimated at $402738

6 At 745 am while investigating the car fire complaint Officer Lowery was approached by Heather McDonough of III Vemondale Drive who reported her vehicle was set on fire during the night The 2001 Dodge Durango (CT registration 542-HVY) was parked in the driveway approximately five (5) feet from the home The interior of the vehicle sustained heavy fire damage As part of the investigative efforts Detective Eddie Rodriguez from the Connecticut State Police Office of the State Fire Marshal responded to the scene to assist with the investigation to detennine the origin and cause of the fire Based on the investigation by Detective Rodriguez and Southington

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Fire investigators (Southington Assistant Chief Russell Wisner Captain Inspector Neil Cassarella and Inspector Harold Ballard) the origin of the fire was determined to be the rear passenger floor area rear passenger seat and console This investigative team eliminated all naturalaccidental possible ignition and heat sources that could have started the fire that the vehicle fire was of human hands and intentionally set McDonough told Officer Lowery she parked her DUl(1)lgo in the driveway on January 23 2009 at 1000 pm Officer noticed there were piles of snow inside the vehide Also two (2) drinking glasses were takel from a cardboard case from the vehicles rear hatch area These glasses were later found strewn about the neighborhood According to the property owner Heather McDonough the value of the vehicle and its contents which were destroyed by the fire are estimated at $1000000

7 At 1047 am while investigating the car fire complaints Officer Lowery was approached by another person Geraldine Boucher of 147 Vernondale Drive who reported someone tried to start the inside of her car on fire during the night While Boucher s 2006 Chevrolet Malibu (CT registration EV-428) was parked in the driveway overnight someone entered it and lit some newspaper on the front passenger seat There was also a small bum mark on the steering column under the ignition As part of the investigative efforts Detective Eddie Rodriguez from the Connecticut State Police Office of the State Fire Marshal responded to the scene to assist with the investigation to determine the origin and cause of the fire Based on the investigation by Detective Rodriguez and Southington Fire investigators (Southington Assistant Chief Russell Wisner Captain Inspector Neil Cassarella and Inspector Harold Ballard) the origin of the fire was determined to be sections of newspaper located on the front passenger seat and on the carpet floor area located on the driver side This investigative team eliminated all naturalaccidental possible ignition and heat sources that could have started the fire that the vehicle fire was of human hands and intentionally set Boucher also reported several unknown music CDs were taken and a Bluetooth type headset valued at $6000 According to the property owner Geraldine Boucher the value of the vehicle and its contents which were destroyed by the fire are estimated at $50000

8 At 11 07 am Officer Lowery was advised of another attempt at a car fire at 1190 West Center Street Don Hagstrom reported that sometime during the night someone entered his 1997 GMC Sierra pickup truck color green (CT registration 6C5172) and ignited his eyeglass cover which was in the center console The eyeglass cover was burnt and the fire did not spread any further As part of the investigative efforts Detective Eddie Rodriguez from the Connecticut State Police Office of the State Fire Marshal responded to the scene to assist with the investigation to determine the origin and cause of the fire Based on the investigation by Detective Rodriguez and Southington Fire investigators (Southington Assistant Chief Russell Wisner Captain Inspector Neil Cassarella and Inspector Harold Ballard) the origin of the fire was determined to be an eyeglass case located on the center storage area on the dash console This investigative team eliminated all naturalaccidental possible ignition and heat sources that could have started the fire the vehicle fire was of human hands and intentionally

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set Hagstrom further reported that someone removed several cinder blocks from the bed of his truck and placed them across West Center Street There was no damage to the vehicle

9 At 1115am Robert Dellavecchia of 10 Vernondale Drive reported that sometime during the night someone H entered two vehicles that werepa[J~~d in his driveway and removed items These items were found in his yard 4t Dellavecchia stated someone entered his unlocked 2008 Ford Edge and removedxStyrofoam to-go container and middot

a pair of Steve Madden sunglassesmiddot Both items were found nearby the vmiddotehicle Someone also entered his unlocked 1989 Chevrolet pickup truck and removed a plastic Gatorade bottle a plastic quart bottle of motor oil and a bungee cord All of these items were found in the snow a short distance from the pickup truck

10 At II 16 am Gail Verderame of 1103 West Center Street reported her outdoor wooden benchchair was found in Robert Dellavecchias driveway across the street at 10 Verderame Drive The benchchair was not damaged but placed in a location where there was a danger to it being damaged That morning Dellavecchia saw the bench chair and knew it belonged to Verderame but was unsure how it got there

II At 1 35 pm Officer Schneider was dispatched to 1093 West Center Street on a theft from a motor vehicle The victim Lenora LaForge learned of the vandal isms and thefts in the area so she checked her 2000 Chevrolet Malibu that was parked and unlocked in her driveway LaForge discovered a Comcast Digital Cable DVR box and modem was stolen from the back seat (On February 122009 at 843 am the resident at 1085 West Center Street Maryann Adams found a Motorola Dual Tuner DVR an Arris cable modem and a pair of Swift 7x50 binoculars on her neighborS front lawn Officer Wilk responded and recovered these items for identification)

12 At I 36 pm Officer Schneider responded to 1085 West Center Street on a report of a motor vehicle theft that occurred overnight The victim Mark Adams stated he went out to his 2006 Chevrolet Trailblazer and found the glove box open Someone had rummaged through the center console and a plastic cup filled with coins was left on the driver seat Adams stated nothing appeared missing from his vehicle

13 At 2 20 pm Officer Vose responded to 24 Verderame Court on a larceny from a motor vehicle complaint The victim Lewis Schassler stated sometime overnight her two vehicles were entered and items were stolen Schasslers 2003 Ford Taurus was parked and unlocked in his driveway and a Kenwood Here-2-Everywhere Satellite Radio was taken A second Kenwood Here-2-Everywhere Satellite Radio was taken from his 2007 Dodge Caravan while it too was parked and unlocked in the driveway The model number for both radios is KTCshyH2EC and the serial numbers are 003415586056 and 004478379912

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14 That during the on-scene investigation members of the Southington Police Department Patrol Division processed the incident scenes with photographs sketch maps and collecting evidence Several items of evidentiary value were located and seized within the area where the aforementioned incidents took place Among the items seized were the following one (1) pair of Steve Madden eyeglasses one (1) white Styrofoam food

~nmiddot ~ container 320z plastic Gatorade bottle f1illstic quart bottle of Penzoil motor oil (all similar to those reported stolen ii W 1 by Robert Dellavecchia as described in paiagraph 9) two (2) clear drinking glasses (similarto those reported

stolen by Heather McDonough as described in paragraph 6) two (2) Kenwood Satellite Radios model KTCshyH2EC with serial numbers 003415586056 and 004478379912 (both radios positively identified as the ones reported stolen by Lewis Schassler in paragraph 13)

15 The investigation was turned over to the Detective Division for follow up and this affiant was assigned all the cases The following infonnation was obtained during the course of this affiants investigation On January 26 2009 I spoke with Dean Boucher of 1191 Mt Vernon Road He stated over the weekend someone removed a flag from his property and placed it next door Boucher further stated there were several footprints found that lead to his home These footprints come up a wooded access road in the rear of his property I traveled to this area and located the footprints Boucher was speaking of These shoe impressions were similar as the ones located at the crime scenes I followed these shoe impressions into the woods behind 1191 Mt Vernon Road all the way to the neighborhood of Deerbrooke Circle The shoe impressions were found to have originated entering the property of 73 Deerbrooke Circle They continue to a shed at the rear of this property enter the woods and end at 1191 Mt Vernon Road

16 A reward with the Connecticut Arson Tip-Hotline was set up and on 21309 Lt Michael Shanley and Detective Eddie Rodriguez of the Connecticut State Police Fire Marshals Office met with an individual who claimed to have knowledge of who committed the acts in this neighborhood This individual who wished to remain anonymous provided details on the incidents that wo~ been known by investigators or persons involved The anonymous person stated Andrew Potrepka_ and Nick Scarpati were the kids responsible for the acts of vandal isms thefts and car fires All are seniors at the Southington High School and play football together

17 On February 172009 at approximately 1230 pm Lt Shanley and I arrived at 65 Hidden Hills Drive the home of Nicholas Scarpati We were met by his mother Beth Scarpati who stated her son was not at home but she phoned him and he arrived a few minutes later During our interview with Nicholas Scarpati he admitted being with a group of other teenswho were responsible for the thefts vandalisms and car fires Nicholas Scarpati

A few weeks back I was with some friends Andrew Potre]pkl bullbullbull

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then provided a sworn statement to this affiant in the presence of his mother According to Scarpatis statement

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We were all sleeping at Andrew Potrepkas house on Mt Vernon Road We were all hanging out in the basement playing video games Sometime after midnight some of us decided to go out Andrew said he wanted an adventure It was me AndrewanltWlt We took a left out ofAndrews house on Mt Vernon Road The

first thing we did was switched flags on two houses Actually it was who did this to a house on Mt Vernon Ift~wl While we were walking around AndreW-~fld started going into cars and takingtliings bulland I didfl~ tJike what Andrew andD were doing sOWe just hung back and didnt get involved in thk Wejust

stayed with them while walking aroulid the neighborhood At one point while in a neighborhood Andrew started a car on fire I was standing in the streetwith- and There was a car on fire in a driveway and Andrew was jogging away from the car towards us We asked Andrew what had just happened did he start that car on fire Andrew said yes I started to panic and wanted to put the fire out so me andwent back to this car to try to put it out Andrew was very mad that we were putting the fire out he just stood in the road and didnt help us I remember the car was an SUV and possibly a Dodge Durango It was dark color I believe we put the fire out with snow I was very unfamiliar with the neighborhood I think it was a big loop Andrew wanted to start more fires but the rest of us just wanted to go back to his house Andrew kept going into more cars At one of the houses someone came out and started [yelling at] us He yelled at us so we took off running and ended up back at Andrew s house

18 On February 172009 at approximately 400 pm Lieutenant Shanley and I arrived at the home of amp S We were met by his mother who stated her son was not at home but she phoned him and he arrived a few minutes later During our interview with bull he admitted being with the group of other teens who were responsible for the thefts vandal isms and car fires then provided a sworn statement to this affiant in the presence of his mother According tc Ss statement About three weeks ago 5

1 was hanging Qut with my friend Andrew Potrepka at his house 1 was with some other friends as well Nick Scarpati and It was a weekend night and we were all sleeping at Andrews house that night Andrew lives on Mt Vernon Road Sometime after midnight close to 200 am all of us went out for a walk because we were bored We took a left out of his house At this house on Mt Vernon Road I took a flag off a tree and moved it to a snow bank (I remember that was also at Andrews house but he stayed and didnt go out with us) We all then walked down West Center to the Vernondale Drive area While on Vernondale Drive Andrew~and_started going into cars They werent stealing anything but would remove items and throw them around the neighborhood I never went into any of these cars I might have opened a car door to see if it was locked but never actually went inside 1 remember opening the door to a Subaru and saw a Bluetooth headset but didnt take it At one point Andrew went off by himself I saw Andrew about a hundred feet away from me He Was inside the driver side door to a mid-size SUV that was parked in the driveway A few seconds later 1 saw flames inside this SUV and Andrew was running back towards usbull Q and I were shocked that Andrew started a car on fire All of us then ran to the car to try to put the fire out

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I was shoving handfuls of snow on the fire a bull was helping me and all the others joined too We were able to put the fire out but it took a lot of snow Before this fire Andrew started another fire inside a car This fire was much smaller Andrew was leaning in the driv~ side door and I remember seeing flames from inside Andrew closed the door and the fire went out I dont remember what kind of~afiit was but it was still in the Vernondale Drive ~at~l We continued walking around and endedtlipJUtanother house where a Mitsubishi was pa[~eampin the drivewaY someofthe guys were going through the threeparked cars while I stood in the driveway Aguyeame

out of the house and startled us so we took off and went back to Andrews house

19 On February 172009 at approximately 600 pm Lieutenant Shanley and I arrived at 1 a the home of bull 2 We were met by 7 smother Kathy_ who advised her son to cooperate with the investigation During our interview with _ he admitted being with the group of other teens who were responsible for the thefts vandal isms and car fires ~hen provided a sworn statement to this affiant in the presence of his mother According to a statement A couple of weeks ago on a Friday night I stayed overnight at my neighbor Andrew Potrepkas house There were a few other of our friends that also stayed over the house that night They were Nick Scarpati and Someone had brought beer over to Andrews house While we hung out in the cellar some of the guys present did drink some of the beer At some point after midnight Andrew Potrepka decided he wanted to go out At that point I left Andrews house along with Andrew and Kenny stayed behind at Andrews house We walked down Mt Vernon Road towards the ski area We then walked up West Center Street Extension and onto Vernondale Drive While we were in this area we did some prank stuff by switching some flags around At one point all five of us took some blocks out of the back of a pickup truck and placed them across the road We also took some of these blocks from a pile that was stacked next to this truck During the course of this night I did open up the door to one car and looked inside of it I did not take anything out of this car and I dont remember what type of car it was As we were walking down the road that night I was with UR nd- Andrew Potrepka got a bit separated from us as he was going through different cars At one point I saw Andrew Potrepka inside of a car on Vernondale Drive As Andrew began to walk away from this car I saw what appeared to be a fire inside of this car~nd I had words with Andrew as he walked back towards us about the fire in this car _and I then went up to this car actually it was a smaller SUV We opened the door and began to throw snow into this SUV and onto the fire until it was out Shortly after this as we continued to walk Andrew was going through a car parked in a driveway on West Center Extension As he was going through this car I was standing in the roadway Some guy came out of a house and yelled something to us At this point we began to head back to Andrew Potrepkas house As we were walking we did see the police from a distance away To my knowledge none of the other guys or myself took anything out of a car and kept it Andrew told me that he had lit a box of tissue that he found inside of the car and that was what caused the fire

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POTREPKA Andrew 1275 Mount Vernon Road Southington CT Bristol 17

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20 On February 182009 at II 40 am Lieutenant Shanley and I arrived at 1275 Mount Vernon Road the home of Andrew Potrepka He was advised of the ongoing investigation and stated he would cooperate He was asked to come to the police station to give a statement Andrew stated he didnt have a car or a ride Lieutenant Shanley and I offered to drive him to the police station and then drive him home He was told he wasnt under arrest and that his coopetlfitiot1 and statement was voluntary He agreed~nd understood Potrepka was seated in thefrCiJrtmiddot middot seat of Lieutenant ~hanJeys unmarked police vehicle and he wasdtiven to police headquarters He was broughfh- into the Detective Division interview room He was asked if he wanted anything to drink Andrew asked for water and he was given two cups During the interview Andrew was given bathroom and water breaks According to his statement About three or so weeks ago I was hanging out at my house with several friends There was me~ Nick Scarpati and_ Some of them were going to sleep over in my basement and my parents were in bed It was pretty late maybe arouncl330am or

so We had been drinking beer that we bought from a package store in Hartford where they dont card Most of us had gone out before We would do prank stuff and go through cars in the neighborhood We had done this on Mt middot Vernon Road and also in the Deerbrooke Circle neighborhood Some of the things we would do were minor We put a trampoline in the middle of the road we moved an inflatable turkey during Thanksgiving time It was this sort of funny stuff nothing harmful After a few times we went out it got more serious We started going through cars and taking things I wasnt into stealing anything of value but I have taken spare change and lottery tickets before My other friends would look for GPS units or things they could sell

20a Andrew Potrepka continued On the night of the fires it was me _~an~ We took a left out of my house and then walked down West Center Street Extension The first thing I remember was seeing a green truck on West Center Street with concrete blocks in the bed bull and I took out some of the concrete blocks and placed them across West Center Street I went into this green truck and found a lighter I used this I ighter to light something that was in the console of the truck A little flame started and I thought it would be funny if the owner saw smoke in his car when he went out to his truck in the morning The flame went out and we all moved on There was another car across the street parked in a driveway on the comer of West Center Street and Vernondale Drive It was a Chevrolet Malibu I went into this car and remember seeing a coffee cup and a newspaper Detective Suski showed me some pictures of this car and I remember it I must have started a fire in this car because no one else was starting fires but I dont have a specific recollection of this one

20b He further stated Next we turned down Vernondale Drive and I saw a Dodge Durango Some of the other kids might have gone into cars along the way I opened the drivers side door and started going through the interior We only go into unlocked cars the Durango happened to be unlocked Inside there was a baby seat in the back a tissue box in the center console and a blanket near the tissue box I used that same lighter to light the tissue box on fire The flame got big all the sudden and the blanket was lit I was standing back watching the

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flames while all my friends threw snow and ice on the fire to put it out The fire went out but there was a lot of smoke From there we moved on down the road to Vernondale Court I remember seeing a smaller sedan parked in a driveway on Vernondale Court I opened one of the car doors and saw a tissue box in the center console I used the lighter to light the tissues on fire The paper was flaming but died down in the box so I left I thought the fire was out My oJwr-friends had already moved on down Vern~~e Drive they were looking through w- )

other cars

20c Andrew Potrepka said From there we walked further down West Center Street to another house with several cars in the driveway I was in one car and~was in another one with someone else I remember looking at the stuff inside the car and seeing a paycheck addressed to one of my friends Chandler Hartford At that point I realized what I was doing was wrong and wanted to get out of there I told Eric to shut those doors and was yelling at him Thats when the owner of the house came out and said Get the fuck out of here The police are already on their way All of us took off running through properties on West Center Street to Vernondale Drive and then to Vernondale Court We entered the woods behind Vernonda Ie Court and came out in the Deerbrooke Circle neighborhoods I was in the street and my friends ended up behind a shed on someones property on Deerbrooke Circle I met up with them behind this shed and we all walked through the woods along a creek back to Mt Vernon Road and back to my house We all talked about what we had done and tol~ what happened We all eventually fell asleep in my basement and got up the next morning

20d Additionally While we were talking Detective Suski asked me about a car fire that happened December 6 2008 in a driveway on Mt Vernon Road I lit this car on fire too The car was parked in the driveway to a small white house with a for sale sign in the yard I think a kid by the name of Tom McKay either lives or lived there at one point I wasnt targeting him though That night I was with Nick Scarpati and we were walking on Mt Vernon Road I first lit some bushes on fire with a lighter and a can of bug spray that we had found Nick found some paper to use near a mailbox and he put it in the bushes so a fire would start We then walked down the road and found the car in the driveway It was gold and was a small sedan Nick and I were going through the car Inside there was a bunch of paper which I lit in the front seat A fire started burning I popped the trunk and found some CDs and laundry detergent I opened the detergent and poured it over the front seats Nick found a cardboard case of soda and put it in the front seat He also put a blanket or towel across the seats Both Nick and I placed these things on the fire to keep it burning We then took off towards my house When I last saw the car it was pretty engulfed We heard the sirens so we looked back from my house There was a bunch of trees in the way so we could only see the flashing lights from the fire engines and how high the fire got

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20e Andrew Potrepka concluded About a week or two before Nick and I did this fire I was out one night with Pat Riera and Tyler Calvi-Rogers We were walking from his house down to Frost Street We both went into a few cars along Frost Street and Mt Vernon Road I found a GPS unit in one of the cars and gave it to Pat Riera I didnt want anything to do with stolen stuff Tyler was just there with us I dont remember him going through any cars or taking anythingAA~a house on the comer of Mt Vernon Road afttl Frost Street I found a blue recycle bin at the end of the driveway 16 MtyernonRoad There was some cardboard irf the bin and I lit it with a lighter I found in one of the cars I went through A fire started but it smoldered out the wind blew it out It was cold outside I think someone saw us going through cars because the police were in the area for a little while We ended up running back to Tylers house on Duck Pond Crossing

20f That at the conclusion of the interview and statement Andrew Potrepka s demeanor appeared depressed Although he stated he felt okay Lieutenant Shanley and I decided it would be appropriate to contact a parent to pick up Andrew at the police station and ensure he was safe I then contacted Chet Potrepka and advised him of what transpired Mr Potrepka reported to the police station and he was briefed on the investigation and his sons admitted involvement Mr Potrepka was provided with this affiants contact information He and his son then left police headquarters

21 On February 19 2009 at 11 30 am Detective Wojenski and I interviewed bull at pis home located at Southington CT 5 s mother Deborah I was presentituring this interview 2 a stated several weeks ago he was at Andrew Potrepkas house with tilbullbullbullbull 3 $ J 2 5 and Nick Scarpati At some point they all left the house after I 00 am to go out

_ said he understood this to mean they were going to do some prank stuff because theyve done this sort of thing in the past q said he stayed back because he knew it was trouble and didnt remember what time they returned to Andrews house said none of the guys said anything about it in the morning that he found out about it several weeks later

22 On February 192009 at I 20 am Detective Wojenski and I arrived at the home ofer During our interview with bull 2 he admitted being with the group of other teens who were responsible for the thefts vandalisms and car fires provided a sworn statement which states A few weeks ago I was hanging out with some friends at Andrew Potrepka s [house] It was me Andrew Potrepka bullbullbullbullbullbull Nick Scarpati Land There was some beer there and we might have had a couple Later in the night we all went out it was between 1200 am - 1 00 am All these kids have been out before in neighborhoods doing prank stuff like switching house flags or moving lawn ornaments around This was the first time I went out with them like this All of us went out except who said he was

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tired We walked down Mt Vernon Road and then down West Center Street At one point we saw some concrete blocks next to a pickup truck with a cap I grabbed a block or two and placed them across the road From there we walked down Vernondale Drive All of us got staggered so I couldnt see what everyone was doing I know some kids were going through cars that were parked in driveways I didnt se~ who went into which cars The

~llt only car I went into was on Mt Ve~n RQad I opened a car door and rea1izedw~Lwas doing was wrong so I Hi closed it and walked away I didnuakeanything At one point while we were walking around Andrew got

separated from the rest of the group When we saw Andrew he was running from a car that had flames inside I think the car was a Dodge SUV The rest of us were in shock and asked him what happened I dont remember if he said anything We all told Andrew to go put outthe fire Andrew went and itgtoked at the fire and said theres no way we are going to put it out All of us then ran to the car I opened the passenger door and started throwing snow on the fire to put it out Illd~er on the driver side putting snow on the fire I think Andrew was just standing there The fire went out and we left toward West Center Street We stopped at a house and some of the kids were going through cars in the driveway A guy came out of the house and told us to get out of there We all then ran back to Andrews house

23 Based upon all the facts and circumstances surrounding this investigation this affiant has probable cause to believe the accused Andrew Potrepka (date ltIT birth 11281991) did commit the following violations of the Connecticut General Statutes within the Town of Southington on 1I2420~ Arson in the First Degree 53a-111 Arson in the Second Degree 53a-112 [2-Counts] Criminal Attempt 53a-49 (Arson in the Third Degree 53a-113) [4-Counts] Burglary in the Third Degree 53a-1 03L2-coupts] Criminal Mischief in the First Degree 53a-115 Criminal Mischief in the S~cond Degree 53a-116 Criminal Mischief in the Third Degree 53a-117 [5shycounts] Conspiracy 53a-48 (Burglary in the Third Degree-5la-103) [5-counts] Conspiracy 53a-48 (Larceny in the Sixth Degree 53a-125b) and Larceny in the Sixth Degre~ 53a-125b Therefore it is requested an arrest warrant be issued

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POTREPKA Andrew -1275 Mount Vernon Road Southington CT Bristol 17

APPLICATION FOR ARREST WARRANT

TO A Judge of the Superior Court

The undersigned hereby applies for a warrant for t S of the above-named accused on the basis of the facts

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The undersigned affiant being duly sworn deposes and says

1_ The affiant) Detective Jay Suski being duly sworn does depose and state that I am a member of the Southington Police Department and have been a police officer for approximately eighteen (18) years prior to this date_ At all time mentioned herein was acting as a member of said department The following facts and circumstances are stated from personal knowledge and observations as well as information received from other police officers acting in their official capacity and from official police reports and statements made by prudent and credible witnesses_

2_ On January 24 2009 between the hours of 4 17 am and 220 pm the Southington Police Department received numerous reports of overnight vandal isms vehicle break-in thefts and four car fires which all occurred in a small residential neighborhood in and around Mount Vernon Road West Center Street Extension Vernondale Drive and Vernondale Court_ All of these incidents appeared to be committed by the same person or group of persons_ In all of these incidents police responded to investigate but the persons responsible were not located_ Further investigation by the members of the Southington Police Department Detective Division determined the following five (5) individuals were responsible Andrew Potrepka (dob 1I281991) Nicholas Scarpati (dob 3101991)

_and _ The owmg detail each incident and subsequent follow up investigation_ ~

3_ On January 24 2009 at 4 17 am Officer Cassada responded to 1045 West Center Street on a larceny from a motor vehicle in progress_ The complainant Taylor Crofton told police she was walking her boyfriend Chandler Hartford out to his car when she saw two people across the street and two people going through stuff inside Hartfords car that was parked in the driveway Crofton turned the outside light on and her father Kevin Crofton

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yelled causing them all to run from the area Hartford said nothing was missing from his 2002 Mitsubishi Kevin Crofton said it appeared the suspects also went through his Honda but nothing was taken Officers checked the area for the suspects with negative results

~~ it_ bull ff~ 4 At 430 am Sergeant Dobratz was searching the area for sU5pec~~s and found several items placed across the ~ roadway in the area of117 Vemondale Drive The items consisted of a decorative wrought iron snowman two (2) wrought iron flower planters a watering can and two (2) snow shovels The homeowner at 117 Vemondale Drive David Stackpole confinned the items were his and also checked his vehicle that was parked in a temporary carport in his driveway Nothing was missing but there was a tear in the carport material near the zipper

5 At 630 am Officer Lowery and members of the Southington Fire Department responded to 17 Vemondale Court on a fully engaged car fire with flames rising well above the height of the vehicle The reporting person Joyce Cichowski of 14 Vemondale Court stated at about 645 am she looked out her front window and saw a fire on the rear passenger side of her neighbors car She alerted her husband Francis Cichowski who ran across the street to notify the homeowner The 2007 Subaru Legacy (CT registration FREYERJ) which is owned by Jeffrey Freyer had been parked in the driveway approximately 35 feet away from the home The vehicles interior and exterior were completely destroyed by the fire as was the Thule roof mounted carrier The fire was extinguished by firefighters who as a result were subjected to a substantial risk of bodily injury As part of the investigative efforts Detective Eddie Rodriguez from the Connecticut State Police Office of the State Fire Marshal responded to the scene to assist with the investigation to detennine the origin and cause of the fire Based on the investigation by Detective Rodriguez and Southington Fire investigators (Southington Assistant Chief Russell Wisner Captain Inspector Neil Cassarella and Inspector Harold Ballard) the origin of the fire was detennined to be the right rear passenger side of the Thule roof top carrier box that was mounted on the vehicle This investigative team eliminated all naturalaccidental possible ignitionheat sources that could have started the fire that the vehicle fire was of human hands and intentionally set According to the property owner Jeffrey Fryer the value of the vehicle and its contents which were destroyed by the fire are estimated at $2390275 There was also fire damage to the driveway and mailbox which cleaning and replacement was estimated at $402738

6 At 745 am while investigating the car fire complaint Officer Lowery was approached by Heather McDonough of III Vemondale Drive who reported her vehicle was set on fire during the night The 2001 Dodge Durango (CT registration 542-HVY) was parked in the driveway approximately five (5) feet from the home The interior of the vehicle sustained heavy fire damage As part of the investigative efforts Detective Eddie Rodriguez from the Connecticut State Police Office of the State Fire Marshal responded to the scene to assist with the investigation to detennine the origin and cause of the fire Based on the investigation by Detective Rodriguez and Southington

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Fire investigators (Southington Assistant Chief Russell Wisner Captain Inspector Neil Cassarella and Inspector Harold Ballard) the origin of the fire was determined to be the rear passenger floor area rear passenger seat and console This investigative team eliminated all naturalaccidental possible ignition and heat sources that could have started the fire that the vehicle fire was of human hands and intentionally set McDonough told Officer Lowery she parked her DUl(1)lgo in the driveway on January 23 2009 at 1000 pm Officer noticed there were piles of snow inside the vehide Also two (2) drinking glasses were takel from a cardboard case from the vehicles rear hatch area These glasses were later found strewn about the neighborhood According to the property owner Heather McDonough the value of the vehicle and its contents which were destroyed by the fire are estimated at $1000000

7 At 1047 am while investigating the car fire complaints Officer Lowery was approached by another person Geraldine Boucher of 147 Vernondale Drive who reported someone tried to start the inside of her car on fire during the night While Boucher s 2006 Chevrolet Malibu (CT registration EV-428) was parked in the driveway overnight someone entered it and lit some newspaper on the front passenger seat There was also a small bum mark on the steering column under the ignition As part of the investigative efforts Detective Eddie Rodriguez from the Connecticut State Police Office of the State Fire Marshal responded to the scene to assist with the investigation to determine the origin and cause of the fire Based on the investigation by Detective Rodriguez and Southington Fire investigators (Southington Assistant Chief Russell Wisner Captain Inspector Neil Cassarella and Inspector Harold Ballard) the origin of the fire was determined to be sections of newspaper located on the front passenger seat and on the carpet floor area located on the driver side This investigative team eliminated all naturalaccidental possible ignition and heat sources that could have started the fire that the vehicle fire was of human hands and intentionally set Boucher also reported several unknown music CDs were taken and a Bluetooth type headset valued at $6000 According to the property owner Geraldine Boucher the value of the vehicle and its contents which were destroyed by the fire are estimated at $50000

8 At 11 07 am Officer Lowery was advised of another attempt at a car fire at 1190 West Center Street Don Hagstrom reported that sometime during the night someone entered his 1997 GMC Sierra pickup truck color green (CT registration 6C5172) and ignited his eyeglass cover which was in the center console The eyeglass cover was burnt and the fire did not spread any further As part of the investigative efforts Detective Eddie Rodriguez from the Connecticut State Police Office of the State Fire Marshal responded to the scene to assist with the investigation to determine the origin and cause of the fire Based on the investigation by Detective Rodriguez and Southington Fire investigators (Southington Assistant Chief Russell Wisner Captain Inspector Neil Cassarella and Inspector Harold Ballard) the origin of the fire was determined to be an eyeglass case located on the center storage area on the dash console This investigative team eliminated all naturalaccidental possible ignition and heat sources that could have started the fire the vehicle fire was of human hands and intentionally

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set Hagstrom further reported that someone removed several cinder blocks from the bed of his truck and placed them across West Center Street There was no damage to the vehicle

9 At 1115am Robert Dellavecchia of 10 Vernondale Drive reported that sometime during the night someone H entered two vehicles that werepa[J~~d in his driveway and removed items These items were found in his yard 4t Dellavecchia stated someone entered his unlocked 2008 Ford Edge and removedxStyrofoam to-go container and middot

a pair of Steve Madden sunglassesmiddot Both items were found nearby the vmiddotehicle Someone also entered his unlocked 1989 Chevrolet pickup truck and removed a plastic Gatorade bottle a plastic quart bottle of motor oil and a bungee cord All of these items were found in the snow a short distance from the pickup truck

10 At II 16 am Gail Verderame of 1103 West Center Street reported her outdoor wooden benchchair was found in Robert Dellavecchias driveway across the street at 10 Verderame Drive The benchchair was not damaged but placed in a location where there was a danger to it being damaged That morning Dellavecchia saw the bench chair and knew it belonged to Verderame but was unsure how it got there

II At 1 35 pm Officer Schneider was dispatched to 1093 West Center Street on a theft from a motor vehicle The victim Lenora LaForge learned of the vandal isms and thefts in the area so she checked her 2000 Chevrolet Malibu that was parked and unlocked in her driveway LaForge discovered a Comcast Digital Cable DVR box and modem was stolen from the back seat (On February 122009 at 843 am the resident at 1085 West Center Street Maryann Adams found a Motorola Dual Tuner DVR an Arris cable modem and a pair of Swift 7x50 binoculars on her neighborS front lawn Officer Wilk responded and recovered these items for identification)

12 At I 36 pm Officer Schneider responded to 1085 West Center Street on a report of a motor vehicle theft that occurred overnight The victim Mark Adams stated he went out to his 2006 Chevrolet Trailblazer and found the glove box open Someone had rummaged through the center console and a plastic cup filled with coins was left on the driver seat Adams stated nothing appeared missing from his vehicle

13 At 2 20 pm Officer Vose responded to 24 Verderame Court on a larceny from a motor vehicle complaint The victim Lewis Schassler stated sometime overnight her two vehicles were entered and items were stolen Schasslers 2003 Ford Taurus was parked and unlocked in his driveway and a Kenwood Here-2-Everywhere Satellite Radio was taken A second Kenwood Here-2-Everywhere Satellite Radio was taken from his 2007 Dodge Caravan while it too was parked and unlocked in the driveway The model number for both radios is KTCshyH2EC and the serial numbers are 003415586056 and 004478379912

(This is page 4 of a 11 page Affidavit)

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POTREPKA Andrew - 1275 Mount Vernon Road Southington CT Bristol

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14 That during the on-scene investigation members of the Southington Police Department Patrol Division processed the incident scenes with photographs sketch maps and collecting evidence Several items of evidentiary value were located and seized within the area where the aforementioned incidents took place Among the items seized were the following one (1) pair of Steve Madden eyeglasses one (1) white Styrofoam food

~nmiddot ~ container 320z plastic Gatorade bottle f1illstic quart bottle of Penzoil motor oil (all similar to those reported stolen ii W 1 by Robert Dellavecchia as described in paiagraph 9) two (2) clear drinking glasses (similarto those reported

stolen by Heather McDonough as described in paragraph 6) two (2) Kenwood Satellite Radios model KTCshyH2EC with serial numbers 003415586056 and 004478379912 (both radios positively identified as the ones reported stolen by Lewis Schassler in paragraph 13)

15 The investigation was turned over to the Detective Division for follow up and this affiant was assigned all the cases The following infonnation was obtained during the course of this affiants investigation On January 26 2009 I spoke with Dean Boucher of 1191 Mt Vernon Road He stated over the weekend someone removed a flag from his property and placed it next door Boucher further stated there were several footprints found that lead to his home These footprints come up a wooded access road in the rear of his property I traveled to this area and located the footprints Boucher was speaking of These shoe impressions were similar as the ones located at the crime scenes I followed these shoe impressions into the woods behind 1191 Mt Vernon Road all the way to the neighborhood of Deerbrooke Circle The shoe impressions were found to have originated entering the property of 73 Deerbrooke Circle They continue to a shed at the rear of this property enter the woods and end at 1191 Mt Vernon Road

16 A reward with the Connecticut Arson Tip-Hotline was set up and on 21309 Lt Michael Shanley and Detective Eddie Rodriguez of the Connecticut State Police Fire Marshals Office met with an individual who claimed to have knowledge of who committed the acts in this neighborhood This individual who wished to remain anonymous provided details on the incidents that wo~ been known by investigators or persons involved The anonymous person stated Andrew Potrepka_ and Nick Scarpati were the kids responsible for the acts of vandal isms thefts and car fires All are seniors at the Southington High School and play football together

17 On February 172009 at approximately 1230 pm Lt Shanley and I arrived at 65 Hidden Hills Drive the home of Nicholas Scarpati We were met by his mother Beth Scarpati who stated her son was not at home but she phoned him and he arrived a few minutes later During our interview with Nicholas Scarpati he admitted being with a group of other teenswho were responsible for the thefts vandalisms and car fires Nicholas Scarpati

A few weeks back I was with some friends Andrew Potre]pkl bullbullbull

(This is page 5 of a 11 page Affidavit)

then provided a sworn statement to this affiant in the presence of his mother According to Scarpatis statement

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POTREPKA Andrew -1275 Mount Vernon Road Southington CT Bristol

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We were all sleeping at Andrew Potrepkas house on Mt Vernon Road We were all hanging out in the basement playing video games Sometime after midnight some of us decided to go out Andrew said he wanted an adventure It was me AndrewanltWlt We took a left out ofAndrews house on Mt Vernon Road The

first thing we did was switched flags on two houses Actually it was who did this to a house on Mt Vernon Ift~wl While we were walking around AndreW-~fld started going into cars and takingtliings bulland I didfl~ tJike what Andrew andD were doing sOWe just hung back and didnt get involved in thk Wejust

stayed with them while walking aroulid the neighborhood At one point while in a neighborhood Andrew started a car on fire I was standing in the streetwith- and There was a car on fire in a driveway and Andrew was jogging away from the car towards us We asked Andrew what had just happened did he start that car on fire Andrew said yes I started to panic and wanted to put the fire out so me andwent back to this car to try to put it out Andrew was very mad that we were putting the fire out he just stood in the road and didnt help us I remember the car was an SUV and possibly a Dodge Durango It was dark color I believe we put the fire out with snow I was very unfamiliar with the neighborhood I think it was a big loop Andrew wanted to start more fires but the rest of us just wanted to go back to his house Andrew kept going into more cars At one of the houses someone came out and started [yelling at] us He yelled at us so we took off running and ended up back at Andrew s house

18 On February 172009 at approximately 400 pm Lieutenant Shanley and I arrived at the home of amp S We were met by his mother who stated her son was not at home but she phoned him and he arrived a few minutes later During our interview with bull he admitted being with the group of other teens who were responsible for the thefts vandal isms and car fires then provided a sworn statement to this affiant in the presence of his mother According tc Ss statement About three weeks ago 5

1 was hanging Qut with my friend Andrew Potrepka at his house 1 was with some other friends as well Nick Scarpati and It was a weekend night and we were all sleeping at Andrews house that night Andrew lives on Mt Vernon Road Sometime after midnight close to 200 am all of us went out for a walk because we were bored We took a left out of his house At this house on Mt Vernon Road I took a flag off a tree and moved it to a snow bank (I remember that was also at Andrews house but he stayed and didnt go out with us) We all then walked down West Center to the Vernondale Drive area While on Vernondale Drive Andrew~and_started going into cars They werent stealing anything but would remove items and throw them around the neighborhood I never went into any of these cars I might have opened a car door to see if it was locked but never actually went inside 1 remember opening the door to a Subaru and saw a Bluetooth headset but didnt take it At one point Andrew went off by himself I saw Andrew about a hundred feet away from me He Was inside the driver side door to a mid-size SUV that was parked in the driveway A few seconds later 1 saw flames inside this SUV and Andrew was running back towards usbull Q and I were shocked that Andrew started a car on fire All of us then ran to the car to try to put the fire out

(This is page 6 of a 11 page Affidavit)

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I was shoving handfuls of snow on the fire a bull was helping me and all the others joined too We were able to put the fire out but it took a lot of snow Before this fire Andrew started another fire inside a car This fire was much smaller Andrew was leaning in the driv~ side door and I remember seeing flames from inside Andrew closed the door and the fire went out I dont remember what kind of~afiit was but it was still in the Vernondale Drive ~at~l We continued walking around and endedtlipJUtanother house where a Mitsubishi was pa[~eampin the drivewaY someofthe guys were going through the threeparked cars while I stood in the driveway Aguyeame

out of the house and startled us so we took off and went back to Andrews house

19 On February 172009 at approximately 600 pm Lieutenant Shanley and I arrived at 1 a the home of bull 2 We were met by 7 smother Kathy_ who advised her son to cooperate with the investigation During our interview with _ he admitted being with the group of other teens who were responsible for the thefts vandal isms and car fires ~hen provided a sworn statement to this affiant in the presence of his mother According to a statement A couple of weeks ago on a Friday night I stayed overnight at my neighbor Andrew Potrepkas house There were a few other of our friends that also stayed over the house that night They were Nick Scarpati and Someone had brought beer over to Andrews house While we hung out in the cellar some of the guys present did drink some of the beer At some point after midnight Andrew Potrepka decided he wanted to go out At that point I left Andrews house along with Andrew and Kenny stayed behind at Andrews house We walked down Mt Vernon Road towards the ski area We then walked up West Center Street Extension and onto Vernondale Drive While we were in this area we did some prank stuff by switching some flags around At one point all five of us took some blocks out of the back of a pickup truck and placed them across the road We also took some of these blocks from a pile that was stacked next to this truck During the course of this night I did open up the door to one car and looked inside of it I did not take anything out of this car and I dont remember what type of car it was As we were walking down the road that night I was with UR nd- Andrew Potrepka got a bit separated from us as he was going through different cars At one point I saw Andrew Potrepka inside of a car on Vernondale Drive As Andrew began to walk away from this car I saw what appeared to be a fire inside of this car~nd I had words with Andrew as he walked back towards us about the fire in this car _and I then went up to this car actually it was a smaller SUV We opened the door and began to throw snow into this SUV and onto the fire until it was out Shortly after this as we continued to walk Andrew was going through a car parked in a driveway on West Center Extension As he was going through this car I was standing in the roadway Some guy came out of a house and yelled something to us At this point we began to head back to Andrew Potrepkas house As we were walking we did see the police from a distance away To my knowledge none of the other guys or myself took anything out of a car and kept it Andrew told me that he had lit a box of tissue that he found inside of the car and that was what caused the fire

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POTREPKA Andrew 1275 Mount Vernon Road Southington CT Bristol 17

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20 On February 182009 at II 40 am Lieutenant Shanley and I arrived at 1275 Mount Vernon Road the home of Andrew Potrepka He was advised of the ongoing investigation and stated he would cooperate He was asked to come to the police station to give a statement Andrew stated he didnt have a car or a ride Lieutenant Shanley and I offered to drive him to the police station and then drive him home He was told he wasnt under arrest and that his coopetlfitiot1 and statement was voluntary He agreed~nd understood Potrepka was seated in thefrCiJrtmiddot middot seat of Lieutenant ~hanJeys unmarked police vehicle and he wasdtiven to police headquarters He was broughfh- into the Detective Division interview room He was asked if he wanted anything to drink Andrew asked for water and he was given two cups During the interview Andrew was given bathroom and water breaks According to his statement About three or so weeks ago I was hanging out at my house with several friends There was me~ Nick Scarpati and_ Some of them were going to sleep over in my basement and my parents were in bed It was pretty late maybe arouncl330am or

so We had been drinking beer that we bought from a package store in Hartford where they dont card Most of us had gone out before We would do prank stuff and go through cars in the neighborhood We had done this on Mt middot Vernon Road and also in the Deerbrooke Circle neighborhood Some of the things we would do were minor We put a trampoline in the middle of the road we moved an inflatable turkey during Thanksgiving time It was this sort of funny stuff nothing harmful After a few times we went out it got more serious We started going through cars and taking things I wasnt into stealing anything of value but I have taken spare change and lottery tickets before My other friends would look for GPS units or things they could sell

20a Andrew Potrepka continued On the night of the fires it was me _~an~ We took a left out of my house and then walked down West Center Street Extension The first thing I remember was seeing a green truck on West Center Street with concrete blocks in the bed bull and I took out some of the concrete blocks and placed them across West Center Street I went into this green truck and found a lighter I used this I ighter to light something that was in the console of the truck A little flame started and I thought it would be funny if the owner saw smoke in his car when he went out to his truck in the morning The flame went out and we all moved on There was another car across the street parked in a driveway on the comer of West Center Street and Vernondale Drive It was a Chevrolet Malibu I went into this car and remember seeing a coffee cup and a newspaper Detective Suski showed me some pictures of this car and I remember it I must have started a fire in this car because no one else was starting fires but I dont have a specific recollection of this one

20b He further stated Next we turned down Vernondale Drive and I saw a Dodge Durango Some of the other kids might have gone into cars along the way I opened the drivers side door and started going through the interior We only go into unlocked cars the Durango happened to be unlocked Inside there was a baby seat in the back a tissue box in the center console and a blanket near the tissue box I used that same lighter to light the tissue box on fire The flame got big all the sudden and the blanket was lit I was standing back watching the

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flames while all my friends threw snow and ice on the fire to put it out The fire went out but there was a lot of smoke From there we moved on down the road to Vernondale Court I remember seeing a smaller sedan parked in a driveway on Vernondale Court I opened one of the car doors and saw a tissue box in the center console I used the lighter to light the tissues on fire The paper was flaming but died down in the box so I left I thought the fire was out My oJwr-friends had already moved on down Vern~~e Drive they were looking through w- )

other cars

20c Andrew Potrepka said From there we walked further down West Center Street to another house with several cars in the driveway I was in one car and~was in another one with someone else I remember looking at the stuff inside the car and seeing a paycheck addressed to one of my friends Chandler Hartford At that point I realized what I was doing was wrong and wanted to get out of there I told Eric to shut those doors and was yelling at him Thats when the owner of the house came out and said Get the fuck out of here The police are already on their way All of us took off running through properties on West Center Street to Vernondale Drive and then to Vernondale Court We entered the woods behind Vernonda Ie Court and came out in the Deerbrooke Circle neighborhoods I was in the street and my friends ended up behind a shed on someones property on Deerbrooke Circle I met up with them behind this shed and we all walked through the woods along a creek back to Mt Vernon Road and back to my house We all talked about what we had done and tol~ what happened We all eventually fell asleep in my basement and got up the next morning

20d Additionally While we were talking Detective Suski asked me about a car fire that happened December 6 2008 in a driveway on Mt Vernon Road I lit this car on fire too The car was parked in the driveway to a small white house with a for sale sign in the yard I think a kid by the name of Tom McKay either lives or lived there at one point I wasnt targeting him though That night I was with Nick Scarpati and we were walking on Mt Vernon Road I first lit some bushes on fire with a lighter and a can of bug spray that we had found Nick found some paper to use near a mailbox and he put it in the bushes so a fire would start We then walked down the road and found the car in the driveway It was gold and was a small sedan Nick and I were going through the car Inside there was a bunch of paper which I lit in the front seat A fire started burning I popped the trunk and found some CDs and laundry detergent I opened the detergent and poured it over the front seats Nick found a cardboard case of soda and put it in the front seat He also put a blanket or towel across the seats Both Nick and I placed these things on the fire to keep it burning We then took off towards my house When I last saw the car it was pretty engulfed We heard the sirens so we looked back from my house There was a bunch of trees in the way so we could only see the flashing lights from the fire engines and how high the fire got

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20e Andrew Potrepka concluded About a week or two before Nick and I did this fire I was out one night with Pat Riera and Tyler Calvi-Rogers We were walking from his house down to Frost Street We both went into a few cars along Frost Street and Mt Vernon Road I found a GPS unit in one of the cars and gave it to Pat Riera I didnt want anything to do with stolen stuff Tyler was just there with us I dont remember him going through any cars or taking anythingAA~a house on the comer of Mt Vernon Road afttl Frost Street I found a blue recycle bin at the end of the driveway 16 MtyernonRoad There was some cardboard irf the bin and I lit it with a lighter I found in one of the cars I went through A fire started but it smoldered out the wind blew it out It was cold outside I think someone saw us going through cars because the police were in the area for a little while We ended up running back to Tylers house on Duck Pond Crossing

20f That at the conclusion of the interview and statement Andrew Potrepka s demeanor appeared depressed Although he stated he felt okay Lieutenant Shanley and I decided it would be appropriate to contact a parent to pick up Andrew at the police station and ensure he was safe I then contacted Chet Potrepka and advised him of what transpired Mr Potrepka reported to the police station and he was briefed on the investigation and his sons admitted involvement Mr Potrepka was provided with this affiants contact information He and his son then left police headquarters

21 On February 19 2009 at 11 30 am Detective Wojenski and I interviewed bull at pis home located at Southington CT 5 s mother Deborah I was presentituring this interview 2 a stated several weeks ago he was at Andrew Potrepkas house with tilbullbullbullbull 3 $ J 2 5 and Nick Scarpati At some point they all left the house after I 00 am to go out

_ said he understood this to mean they were going to do some prank stuff because theyve done this sort of thing in the past q said he stayed back because he knew it was trouble and didnt remember what time they returned to Andrews house said none of the guys said anything about it in the morning that he found out about it several weeks later

22 On February 192009 at I 20 am Detective Wojenski and I arrived at the home ofer During our interview with bull 2 he admitted being with the group of other teens who were responsible for the thefts vandalisms and car fires provided a sworn statement which states A few weeks ago I was hanging out with some friends at Andrew Potrepka s [house] It was me Andrew Potrepka bullbullbullbullbullbull Nick Scarpati Land There was some beer there and we might have had a couple Later in the night we all went out it was between 1200 am - 1 00 am All these kids have been out before in neighborhoods doing prank stuff like switching house flags or moving lawn ornaments around This was the first time I went out with them like this All of us went out except who said he was

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tired We walked down Mt Vernon Road and then down West Center Street At one point we saw some concrete blocks next to a pickup truck with a cap I grabbed a block or two and placed them across the road From there we walked down Vernondale Drive All of us got staggered so I couldnt see what everyone was doing I know some kids were going through cars that were parked in driveways I didnt se~ who went into which cars The

~llt only car I went into was on Mt Ve~n RQad I opened a car door and rea1izedw~Lwas doing was wrong so I Hi closed it and walked away I didnuakeanything At one point while we were walking around Andrew got

separated from the rest of the group When we saw Andrew he was running from a car that had flames inside I think the car was a Dodge SUV The rest of us were in shock and asked him what happened I dont remember if he said anything We all told Andrew to go put outthe fire Andrew went and itgtoked at the fire and said theres no way we are going to put it out All of us then ran to the car I opened the passenger door and started throwing snow on the fire to put it out Illd~er on the driver side putting snow on the fire I think Andrew was just standing there The fire went out and we left toward West Center Street We stopped at a house and some of the kids were going through cars in the driveway A guy came out of the house and told us to get out of there We all then ran back to Andrews house

23 Based upon all the facts and circumstances surrounding this investigation this affiant has probable cause to believe the accused Andrew Potrepka (date ltIT birth 11281991) did commit the following violations of the Connecticut General Statutes within the Town of Southington on 1I2420~ Arson in the First Degree 53a-111 Arson in the Second Degree 53a-112 [2-Counts] Criminal Attempt 53a-49 (Arson in the Third Degree 53a-113) [4-Counts] Burglary in the Third Degree 53a-1 03L2-coupts] Criminal Mischief in the First Degree 53a-115 Criminal Mischief in the S~cond Degree 53a-116 Criminal Mischief in the Third Degree 53a-117 [5shycounts] Conspiracy 53a-48 (Burglary in the Third Degree-5la-103) [5-counts] Conspiracy 53a-48 (Larceny in the Sixth Degree 53a-125b) and Larceny in the Sixth Degre~ 53a-125b Therefore it is requested an arrest warrant be issued

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yelled causing them all to run from the area Hartford said nothing was missing from his 2002 Mitsubishi Kevin Crofton said it appeared the suspects also went through his Honda but nothing was taken Officers checked the area for the suspects with negative results

~~ it_ bull ff~ 4 At 430 am Sergeant Dobratz was searching the area for sU5pec~~s and found several items placed across the ~ roadway in the area of117 Vemondale Drive The items consisted of a decorative wrought iron snowman two (2) wrought iron flower planters a watering can and two (2) snow shovels The homeowner at 117 Vemondale Drive David Stackpole confinned the items were his and also checked his vehicle that was parked in a temporary carport in his driveway Nothing was missing but there was a tear in the carport material near the zipper

5 At 630 am Officer Lowery and members of the Southington Fire Department responded to 17 Vemondale Court on a fully engaged car fire with flames rising well above the height of the vehicle The reporting person Joyce Cichowski of 14 Vemondale Court stated at about 645 am she looked out her front window and saw a fire on the rear passenger side of her neighbors car She alerted her husband Francis Cichowski who ran across the street to notify the homeowner The 2007 Subaru Legacy (CT registration FREYERJ) which is owned by Jeffrey Freyer had been parked in the driveway approximately 35 feet away from the home The vehicles interior and exterior were completely destroyed by the fire as was the Thule roof mounted carrier The fire was extinguished by firefighters who as a result were subjected to a substantial risk of bodily injury As part of the investigative efforts Detective Eddie Rodriguez from the Connecticut State Police Office of the State Fire Marshal responded to the scene to assist with the investigation to detennine the origin and cause of the fire Based on the investigation by Detective Rodriguez and Southington Fire investigators (Southington Assistant Chief Russell Wisner Captain Inspector Neil Cassarella and Inspector Harold Ballard) the origin of the fire was detennined to be the right rear passenger side of the Thule roof top carrier box that was mounted on the vehicle This investigative team eliminated all naturalaccidental possible ignitionheat sources that could have started the fire that the vehicle fire was of human hands and intentionally set According to the property owner Jeffrey Fryer the value of the vehicle and its contents which were destroyed by the fire are estimated at $2390275 There was also fire damage to the driveway and mailbox which cleaning and replacement was estimated at $402738

6 At 745 am while investigating the car fire complaint Officer Lowery was approached by Heather McDonough of III Vemondale Drive who reported her vehicle was set on fire during the night The 2001 Dodge Durango (CT registration 542-HVY) was parked in the driveway approximately five (5) feet from the home The interior of the vehicle sustained heavy fire damage As part of the investigative efforts Detective Eddie Rodriguez from the Connecticut State Police Office of the State Fire Marshal responded to the scene to assist with the investigation to detennine the origin and cause of the fire Based on the investigation by Detective Rodriguez and Southington

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Fire investigators (Southington Assistant Chief Russell Wisner Captain Inspector Neil Cassarella and Inspector Harold Ballard) the origin of the fire was determined to be the rear passenger floor area rear passenger seat and console This investigative team eliminated all naturalaccidental possible ignition and heat sources that could have started the fire that the vehicle fire was of human hands and intentionally set McDonough told Officer Lowery she parked her DUl(1)lgo in the driveway on January 23 2009 at 1000 pm Officer noticed there were piles of snow inside the vehide Also two (2) drinking glasses were takel from a cardboard case from the vehicles rear hatch area These glasses were later found strewn about the neighborhood According to the property owner Heather McDonough the value of the vehicle and its contents which were destroyed by the fire are estimated at $1000000

7 At 1047 am while investigating the car fire complaints Officer Lowery was approached by another person Geraldine Boucher of 147 Vernondale Drive who reported someone tried to start the inside of her car on fire during the night While Boucher s 2006 Chevrolet Malibu (CT registration EV-428) was parked in the driveway overnight someone entered it and lit some newspaper on the front passenger seat There was also a small bum mark on the steering column under the ignition As part of the investigative efforts Detective Eddie Rodriguez from the Connecticut State Police Office of the State Fire Marshal responded to the scene to assist with the investigation to determine the origin and cause of the fire Based on the investigation by Detective Rodriguez and Southington Fire investigators (Southington Assistant Chief Russell Wisner Captain Inspector Neil Cassarella and Inspector Harold Ballard) the origin of the fire was determined to be sections of newspaper located on the front passenger seat and on the carpet floor area located on the driver side This investigative team eliminated all naturalaccidental possible ignition and heat sources that could have started the fire that the vehicle fire was of human hands and intentionally set Boucher also reported several unknown music CDs were taken and a Bluetooth type headset valued at $6000 According to the property owner Geraldine Boucher the value of the vehicle and its contents which were destroyed by the fire are estimated at $50000

8 At 11 07 am Officer Lowery was advised of another attempt at a car fire at 1190 West Center Street Don Hagstrom reported that sometime during the night someone entered his 1997 GMC Sierra pickup truck color green (CT registration 6C5172) and ignited his eyeglass cover which was in the center console The eyeglass cover was burnt and the fire did not spread any further As part of the investigative efforts Detective Eddie Rodriguez from the Connecticut State Police Office of the State Fire Marshal responded to the scene to assist with the investigation to determine the origin and cause of the fire Based on the investigation by Detective Rodriguez and Southington Fire investigators (Southington Assistant Chief Russell Wisner Captain Inspector Neil Cassarella and Inspector Harold Ballard) the origin of the fire was determined to be an eyeglass case located on the center storage area on the dash console This investigative team eliminated all naturalaccidental possible ignition and heat sources that could have started the fire the vehicle fire was of human hands and intentionally

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set Hagstrom further reported that someone removed several cinder blocks from the bed of his truck and placed them across West Center Street There was no damage to the vehicle

9 At 1115am Robert Dellavecchia of 10 Vernondale Drive reported that sometime during the night someone H entered two vehicles that werepa[J~~d in his driveway and removed items These items were found in his yard 4t Dellavecchia stated someone entered his unlocked 2008 Ford Edge and removedxStyrofoam to-go container and middot

a pair of Steve Madden sunglassesmiddot Both items were found nearby the vmiddotehicle Someone also entered his unlocked 1989 Chevrolet pickup truck and removed a plastic Gatorade bottle a plastic quart bottle of motor oil and a bungee cord All of these items were found in the snow a short distance from the pickup truck

10 At II 16 am Gail Verderame of 1103 West Center Street reported her outdoor wooden benchchair was found in Robert Dellavecchias driveway across the street at 10 Verderame Drive The benchchair was not damaged but placed in a location where there was a danger to it being damaged That morning Dellavecchia saw the bench chair and knew it belonged to Verderame but was unsure how it got there

II At 1 35 pm Officer Schneider was dispatched to 1093 West Center Street on a theft from a motor vehicle The victim Lenora LaForge learned of the vandal isms and thefts in the area so she checked her 2000 Chevrolet Malibu that was parked and unlocked in her driveway LaForge discovered a Comcast Digital Cable DVR box and modem was stolen from the back seat (On February 122009 at 843 am the resident at 1085 West Center Street Maryann Adams found a Motorola Dual Tuner DVR an Arris cable modem and a pair of Swift 7x50 binoculars on her neighborS front lawn Officer Wilk responded and recovered these items for identification)

12 At I 36 pm Officer Schneider responded to 1085 West Center Street on a report of a motor vehicle theft that occurred overnight The victim Mark Adams stated he went out to his 2006 Chevrolet Trailblazer and found the glove box open Someone had rummaged through the center console and a plastic cup filled with coins was left on the driver seat Adams stated nothing appeared missing from his vehicle

13 At 2 20 pm Officer Vose responded to 24 Verderame Court on a larceny from a motor vehicle complaint The victim Lewis Schassler stated sometime overnight her two vehicles were entered and items were stolen Schasslers 2003 Ford Taurus was parked and unlocked in his driveway and a Kenwood Here-2-Everywhere Satellite Radio was taken A second Kenwood Here-2-Everywhere Satellite Radio was taken from his 2007 Dodge Caravan while it too was parked and unlocked in the driveway The model number for both radios is KTCshyH2EC and the serial numbers are 003415586056 and 004478379912

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POTREPKA Andrew - 1275 Mount Vernon Road Southington CT Bristol

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14 That during the on-scene investigation members of the Southington Police Department Patrol Division processed the incident scenes with photographs sketch maps and collecting evidence Several items of evidentiary value were located and seized within the area where the aforementioned incidents took place Among the items seized were the following one (1) pair of Steve Madden eyeglasses one (1) white Styrofoam food

~nmiddot ~ container 320z plastic Gatorade bottle f1illstic quart bottle of Penzoil motor oil (all similar to those reported stolen ii W 1 by Robert Dellavecchia as described in paiagraph 9) two (2) clear drinking glasses (similarto those reported

stolen by Heather McDonough as described in paragraph 6) two (2) Kenwood Satellite Radios model KTCshyH2EC with serial numbers 003415586056 and 004478379912 (both radios positively identified as the ones reported stolen by Lewis Schassler in paragraph 13)

15 The investigation was turned over to the Detective Division for follow up and this affiant was assigned all the cases The following infonnation was obtained during the course of this affiants investigation On January 26 2009 I spoke with Dean Boucher of 1191 Mt Vernon Road He stated over the weekend someone removed a flag from his property and placed it next door Boucher further stated there were several footprints found that lead to his home These footprints come up a wooded access road in the rear of his property I traveled to this area and located the footprints Boucher was speaking of These shoe impressions were similar as the ones located at the crime scenes I followed these shoe impressions into the woods behind 1191 Mt Vernon Road all the way to the neighborhood of Deerbrooke Circle The shoe impressions were found to have originated entering the property of 73 Deerbrooke Circle They continue to a shed at the rear of this property enter the woods and end at 1191 Mt Vernon Road

16 A reward with the Connecticut Arson Tip-Hotline was set up and on 21309 Lt Michael Shanley and Detective Eddie Rodriguez of the Connecticut State Police Fire Marshals Office met with an individual who claimed to have knowledge of who committed the acts in this neighborhood This individual who wished to remain anonymous provided details on the incidents that wo~ been known by investigators or persons involved The anonymous person stated Andrew Potrepka_ and Nick Scarpati were the kids responsible for the acts of vandal isms thefts and car fires All are seniors at the Southington High School and play football together

17 On February 172009 at approximately 1230 pm Lt Shanley and I arrived at 65 Hidden Hills Drive the home of Nicholas Scarpati We were met by his mother Beth Scarpati who stated her son was not at home but she phoned him and he arrived a few minutes later During our interview with Nicholas Scarpati he admitted being with a group of other teenswho were responsible for the thefts vandalisms and car fires Nicholas Scarpati

A few weeks back I was with some friends Andrew Potre]pkl bullbullbull

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then provided a sworn statement to this affiant in the presence of his mother According to Scarpatis statement

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We were all sleeping at Andrew Potrepkas house on Mt Vernon Road We were all hanging out in the basement playing video games Sometime after midnight some of us decided to go out Andrew said he wanted an adventure It was me AndrewanltWlt We took a left out ofAndrews house on Mt Vernon Road The

first thing we did was switched flags on two houses Actually it was who did this to a house on Mt Vernon Ift~wl While we were walking around AndreW-~fld started going into cars and takingtliings bulland I didfl~ tJike what Andrew andD were doing sOWe just hung back and didnt get involved in thk Wejust

stayed with them while walking aroulid the neighborhood At one point while in a neighborhood Andrew started a car on fire I was standing in the streetwith- and There was a car on fire in a driveway and Andrew was jogging away from the car towards us We asked Andrew what had just happened did he start that car on fire Andrew said yes I started to panic and wanted to put the fire out so me andwent back to this car to try to put it out Andrew was very mad that we were putting the fire out he just stood in the road and didnt help us I remember the car was an SUV and possibly a Dodge Durango It was dark color I believe we put the fire out with snow I was very unfamiliar with the neighborhood I think it was a big loop Andrew wanted to start more fires but the rest of us just wanted to go back to his house Andrew kept going into more cars At one of the houses someone came out and started [yelling at] us He yelled at us so we took off running and ended up back at Andrew s house

18 On February 172009 at approximately 400 pm Lieutenant Shanley and I arrived at the home of amp S We were met by his mother who stated her son was not at home but she phoned him and he arrived a few minutes later During our interview with bull he admitted being with the group of other teens who were responsible for the thefts vandal isms and car fires then provided a sworn statement to this affiant in the presence of his mother According tc Ss statement About three weeks ago 5

1 was hanging Qut with my friend Andrew Potrepka at his house 1 was with some other friends as well Nick Scarpati and It was a weekend night and we were all sleeping at Andrews house that night Andrew lives on Mt Vernon Road Sometime after midnight close to 200 am all of us went out for a walk because we were bored We took a left out of his house At this house on Mt Vernon Road I took a flag off a tree and moved it to a snow bank (I remember that was also at Andrews house but he stayed and didnt go out with us) We all then walked down West Center to the Vernondale Drive area While on Vernondale Drive Andrew~and_started going into cars They werent stealing anything but would remove items and throw them around the neighborhood I never went into any of these cars I might have opened a car door to see if it was locked but never actually went inside 1 remember opening the door to a Subaru and saw a Bluetooth headset but didnt take it At one point Andrew went off by himself I saw Andrew about a hundred feet away from me He Was inside the driver side door to a mid-size SUV that was parked in the driveway A few seconds later 1 saw flames inside this SUV and Andrew was running back towards usbull Q and I were shocked that Andrew started a car on fire All of us then ran to the car to try to put the fire out

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I was shoving handfuls of snow on the fire a bull was helping me and all the others joined too We were able to put the fire out but it took a lot of snow Before this fire Andrew started another fire inside a car This fire was much smaller Andrew was leaning in the driv~ side door and I remember seeing flames from inside Andrew closed the door and the fire went out I dont remember what kind of~afiit was but it was still in the Vernondale Drive ~at~l We continued walking around and endedtlipJUtanother house where a Mitsubishi was pa[~eampin the drivewaY someofthe guys were going through the threeparked cars while I stood in the driveway Aguyeame

out of the house and startled us so we took off and went back to Andrews house

19 On February 172009 at approximately 600 pm Lieutenant Shanley and I arrived at 1 a the home of bull 2 We were met by 7 smother Kathy_ who advised her son to cooperate with the investigation During our interview with _ he admitted being with the group of other teens who were responsible for the thefts vandal isms and car fires ~hen provided a sworn statement to this affiant in the presence of his mother According to a statement A couple of weeks ago on a Friday night I stayed overnight at my neighbor Andrew Potrepkas house There were a few other of our friends that also stayed over the house that night They were Nick Scarpati and Someone had brought beer over to Andrews house While we hung out in the cellar some of the guys present did drink some of the beer At some point after midnight Andrew Potrepka decided he wanted to go out At that point I left Andrews house along with Andrew and Kenny stayed behind at Andrews house We walked down Mt Vernon Road towards the ski area We then walked up West Center Street Extension and onto Vernondale Drive While we were in this area we did some prank stuff by switching some flags around At one point all five of us took some blocks out of the back of a pickup truck and placed them across the road We also took some of these blocks from a pile that was stacked next to this truck During the course of this night I did open up the door to one car and looked inside of it I did not take anything out of this car and I dont remember what type of car it was As we were walking down the road that night I was with UR nd- Andrew Potrepka got a bit separated from us as he was going through different cars At one point I saw Andrew Potrepka inside of a car on Vernondale Drive As Andrew began to walk away from this car I saw what appeared to be a fire inside of this car~nd I had words with Andrew as he walked back towards us about the fire in this car _and I then went up to this car actually it was a smaller SUV We opened the door and began to throw snow into this SUV and onto the fire until it was out Shortly after this as we continued to walk Andrew was going through a car parked in a driveway on West Center Extension As he was going through this car I was standing in the roadway Some guy came out of a house and yelled something to us At this point we began to head back to Andrew Potrepkas house As we were walking we did see the police from a distance away To my knowledge none of the other guys or myself took anything out of a car and kept it Andrew told me that he had lit a box of tissue that he found inside of the car and that was what caused the fire

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20 On February 182009 at II 40 am Lieutenant Shanley and I arrived at 1275 Mount Vernon Road the home of Andrew Potrepka He was advised of the ongoing investigation and stated he would cooperate He was asked to come to the police station to give a statement Andrew stated he didnt have a car or a ride Lieutenant Shanley and I offered to drive him to the police station and then drive him home He was told he wasnt under arrest and that his coopetlfitiot1 and statement was voluntary He agreed~nd understood Potrepka was seated in thefrCiJrtmiddot middot seat of Lieutenant ~hanJeys unmarked police vehicle and he wasdtiven to police headquarters He was broughfh- into the Detective Division interview room He was asked if he wanted anything to drink Andrew asked for water and he was given two cups During the interview Andrew was given bathroom and water breaks According to his statement About three or so weeks ago I was hanging out at my house with several friends There was me~ Nick Scarpati and_ Some of them were going to sleep over in my basement and my parents were in bed It was pretty late maybe arouncl330am or

so We had been drinking beer that we bought from a package store in Hartford where they dont card Most of us had gone out before We would do prank stuff and go through cars in the neighborhood We had done this on Mt middot Vernon Road and also in the Deerbrooke Circle neighborhood Some of the things we would do were minor We put a trampoline in the middle of the road we moved an inflatable turkey during Thanksgiving time It was this sort of funny stuff nothing harmful After a few times we went out it got more serious We started going through cars and taking things I wasnt into stealing anything of value but I have taken spare change and lottery tickets before My other friends would look for GPS units or things they could sell

20a Andrew Potrepka continued On the night of the fires it was me _~an~ We took a left out of my house and then walked down West Center Street Extension The first thing I remember was seeing a green truck on West Center Street with concrete blocks in the bed bull and I took out some of the concrete blocks and placed them across West Center Street I went into this green truck and found a lighter I used this I ighter to light something that was in the console of the truck A little flame started and I thought it would be funny if the owner saw smoke in his car when he went out to his truck in the morning The flame went out and we all moved on There was another car across the street parked in a driveway on the comer of West Center Street and Vernondale Drive It was a Chevrolet Malibu I went into this car and remember seeing a coffee cup and a newspaper Detective Suski showed me some pictures of this car and I remember it I must have started a fire in this car because no one else was starting fires but I dont have a specific recollection of this one

20b He further stated Next we turned down Vernondale Drive and I saw a Dodge Durango Some of the other kids might have gone into cars along the way I opened the drivers side door and started going through the interior We only go into unlocked cars the Durango happened to be unlocked Inside there was a baby seat in the back a tissue box in the center console and a blanket near the tissue box I used that same lighter to light the tissue box on fire The flame got big all the sudden and the blanket was lit I was standing back watching the

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flames while all my friends threw snow and ice on the fire to put it out The fire went out but there was a lot of smoke From there we moved on down the road to Vernondale Court I remember seeing a smaller sedan parked in a driveway on Vernondale Court I opened one of the car doors and saw a tissue box in the center console I used the lighter to light the tissues on fire The paper was flaming but died down in the box so I left I thought the fire was out My oJwr-friends had already moved on down Vern~~e Drive they were looking through w- )

other cars

20c Andrew Potrepka said From there we walked further down West Center Street to another house with several cars in the driveway I was in one car and~was in another one with someone else I remember looking at the stuff inside the car and seeing a paycheck addressed to one of my friends Chandler Hartford At that point I realized what I was doing was wrong and wanted to get out of there I told Eric to shut those doors and was yelling at him Thats when the owner of the house came out and said Get the fuck out of here The police are already on their way All of us took off running through properties on West Center Street to Vernondale Drive and then to Vernondale Court We entered the woods behind Vernonda Ie Court and came out in the Deerbrooke Circle neighborhoods I was in the street and my friends ended up behind a shed on someones property on Deerbrooke Circle I met up with them behind this shed and we all walked through the woods along a creek back to Mt Vernon Road and back to my house We all talked about what we had done and tol~ what happened We all eventually fell asleep in my basement and got up the next morning

20d Additionally While we were talking Detective Suski asked me about a car fire that happened December 6 2008 in a driveway on Mt Vernon Road I lit this car on fire too The car was parked in the driveway to a small white house with a for sale sign in the yard I think a kid by the name of Tom McKay either lives or lived there at one point I wasnt targeting him though That night I was with Nick Scarpati and we were walking on Mt Vernon Road I first lit some bushes on fire with a lighter and a can of bug spray that we had found Nick found some paper to use near a mailbox and he put it in the bushes so a fire would start We then walked down the road and found the car in the driveway It was gold and was a small sedan Nick and I were going through the car Inside there was a bunch of paper which I lit in the front seat A fire started burning I popped the trunk and found some CDs and laundry detergent I opened the detergent and poured it over the front seats Nick found a cardboard case of soda and put it in the front seat He also put a blanket or towel across the seats Both Nick and I placed these things on the fire to keep it burning We then took off towards my house When I last saw the car it was pretty engulfed We heard the sirens so we looked back from my house There was a bunch of trees in the way so we could only see the flashing lights from the fire engines and how high the fire got

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20e Andrew Potrepka concluded About a week or two before Nick and I did this fire I was out one night with Pat Riera and Tyler Calvi-Rogers We were walking from his house down to Frost Street We both went into a few cars along Frost Street and Mt Vernon Road I found a GPS unit in one of the cars and gave it to Pat Riera I didnt want anything to do with stolen stuff Tyler was just there with us I dont remember him going through any cars or taking anythingAA~a house on the comer of Mt Vernon Road afttl Frost Street I found a blue recycle bin at the end of the driveway 16 MtyernonRoad There was some cardboard irf the bin and I lit it with a lighter I found in one of the cars I went through A fire started but it smoldered out the wind blew it out It was cold outside I think someone saw us going through cars because the police were in the area for a little while We ended up running back to Tylers house on Duck Pond Crossing

20f That at the conclusion of the interview and statement Andrew Potrepka s demeanor appeared depressed Although he stated he felt okay Lieutenant Shanley and I decided it would be appropriate to contact a parent to pick up Andrew at the police station and ensure he was safe I then contacted Chet Potrepka and advised him of what transpired Mr Potrepka reported to the police station and he was briefed on the investigation and his sons admitted involvement Mr Potrepka was provided with this affiants contact information He and his son then left police headquarters

21 On February 19 2009 at 11 30 am Detective Wojenski and I interviewed bull at pis home located at Southington CT 5 s mother Deborah I was presentituring this interview 2 a stated several weeks ago he was at Andrew Potrepkas house with tilbullbullbullbull 3 $ J 2 5 and Nick Scarpati At some point they all left the house after I 00 am to go out

_ said he understood this to mean they were going to do some prank stuff because theyve done this sort of thing in the past q said he stayed back because he knew it was trouble and didnt remember what time they returned to Andrews house said none of the guys said anything about it in the morning that he found out about it several weeks later

22 On February 192009 at I 20 am Detective Wojenski and I arrived at the home ofer During our interview with bull 2 he admitted being with the group of other teens who were responsible for the thefts vandalisms and car fires provided a sworn statement which states A few weeks ago I was hanging out with some friends at Andrew Potrepka s [house] It was me Andrew Potrepka bullbullbullbullbullbull Nick Scarpati Land There was some beer there and we might have had a couple Later in the night we all went out it was between 1200 am - 1 00 am All these kids have been out before in neighborhoods doing prank stuff like switching house flags or moving lawn ornaments around This was the first time I went out with them like this All of us went out except who said he was

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tired We walked down Mt Vernon Road and then down West Center Street At one point we saw some concrete blocks next to a pickup truck with a cap I grabbed a block or two and placed them across the road From there we walked down Vernondale Drive All of us got staggered so I couldnt see what everyone was doing I know some kids were going through cars that were parked in driveways I didnt se~ who went into which cars The

~llt only car I went into was on Mt Ve~n RQad I opened a car door and rea1izedw~Lwas doing was wrong so I Hi closed it and walked away I didnuakeanything At one point while we were walking around Andrew got

separated from the rest of the group When we saw Andrew he was running from a car that had flames inside I think the car was a Dodge SUV The rest of us were in shock and asked him what happened I dont remember if he said anything We all told Andrew to go put outthe fire Andrew went and itgtoked at the fire and said theres no way we are going to put it out All of us then ran to the car I opened the passenger door and started throwing snow on the fire to put it out Illd~er on the driver side putting snow on the fire I think Andrew was just standing there The fire went out and we left toward West Center Street We stopped at a house and some of the kids were going through cars in the driveway A guy came out of the house and told us to get out of there We all then ran back to Andrews house

23 Based upon all the facts and circumstances surrounding this investigation this affiant has probable cause to believe the accused Andrew Potrepka (date ltIT birth 11281991) did commit the following violations of the Connecticut General Statutes within the Town of Southington on 1I2420~ Arson in the First Degree 53a-111 Arson in the Second Degree 53a-112 [2-Counts] Criminal Attempt 53a-49 (Arson in the Third Degree 53a-113) [4-Counts] Burglary in the Third Degree 53a-1 03L2-coupts] Criminal Mischief in the First Degree 53a-115 Criminal Mischief in the S~cond Degree 53a-116 Criminal Mischief in the Third Degree 53a-117 [5shycounts] Conspiracy 53a-48 (Burglary in the Third Degree-5la-103) [5-counts] Conspiracy 53a-48 (Larceny in the Sixth Degree 53a-125b) and Larceny in the Sixth Degre~ 53a-125b Therefore it is requested an arrest warrant be issued

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Fire investigators (Southington Assistant Chief Russell Wisner Captain Inspector Neil Cassarella and Inspector Harold Ballard) the origin of the fire was determined to be the rear passenger floor area rear passenger seat and console This investigative team eliminated all naturalaccidental possible ignition and heat sources that could have started the fire that the vehicle fire was of human hands and intentionally set McDonough told Officer Lowery she parked her DUl(1)lgo in the driveway on January 23 2009 at 1000 pm Officer noticed there were piles of snow inside the vehide Also two (2) drinking glasses were takel from a cardboard case from the vehicles rear hatch area These glasses were later found strewn about the neighborhood According to the property owner Heather McDonough the value of the vehicle and its contents which were destroyed by the fire are estimated at $1000000

7 At 1047 am while investigating the car fire complaints Officer Lowery was approached by another person Geraldine Boucher of 147 Vernondale Drive who reported someone tried to start the inside of her car on fire during the night While Boucher s 2006 Chevrolet Malibu (CT registration EV-428) was parked in the driveway overnight someone entered it and lit some newspaper on the front passenger seat There was also a small bum mark on the steering column under the ignition As part of the investigative efforts Detective Eddie Rodriguez from the Connecticut State Police Office of the State Fire Marshal responded to the scene to assist with the investigation to determine the origin and cause of the fire Based on the investigation by Detective Rodriguez and Southington Fire investigators (Southington Assistant Chief Russell Wisner Captain Inspector Neil Cassarella and Inspector Harold Ballard) the origin of the fire was determined to be sections of newspaper located on the front passenger seat and on the carpet floor area located on the driver side This investigative team eliminated all naturalaccidental possible ignition and heat sources that could have started the fire that the vehicle fire was of human hands and intentionally set Boucher also reported several unknown music CDs were taken and a Bluetooth type headset valued at $6000 According to the property owner Geraldine Boucher the value of the vehicle and its contents which were destroyed by the fire are estimated at $50000

8 At 11 07 am Officer Lowery was advised of another attempt at a car fire at 1190 West Center Street Don Hagstrom reported that sometime during the night someone entered his 1997 GMC Sierra pickup truck color green (CT registration 6C5172) and ignited his eyeglass cover which was in the center console The eyeglass cover was burnt and the fire did not spread any further As part of the investigative efforts Detective Eddie Rodriguez from the Connecticut State Police Office of the State Fire Marshal responded to the scene to assist with the investigation to determine the origin and cause of the fire Based on the investigation by Detective Rodriguez and Southington Fire investigators (Southington Assistant Chief Russell Wisner Captain Inspector Neil Cassarella and Inspector Harold Ballard) the origin of the fire was determined to be an eyeglass case located on the center storage area on the dash console This investigative team eliminated all naturalaccidental possible ignition and heat sources that could have started the fire the vehicle fire was of human hands and intentionally

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set Hagstrom further reported that someone removed several cinder blocks from the bed of his truck and placed them across West Center Street There was no damage to the vehicle

9 At 1115am Robert Dellavecchia of 10 Vernondale Drive reported that sometime during the night someone H entered two vehicles that werepa[J~~d in his driveway and removed items These items were found in his yard 4t Dellavecchia stated someone entered his unlocked 2008 Ford Edge and removedxStyrofoam to-go container and middot

a pair of Steve Madden sunglassesmiddot Both items were found nearby the vmiddotehicle Someone also entered his unlocked 1989 Chevrolet pickup truck and removed a plastic Gatorade bottle a plastic quart bottle of motor oil and a bungee cord All of these items were found in the snow a short distance from the pickup truck

10 At II 16 am Gail Verderame of 1103 West Center Street reported her outdoor wooden benchchair was found in Robert Dellavecchias driveway across the street at 10 Verderame Drive The benchchair was not damaged but placed in a location where there was a danger to it being damaged That morning Dellavecchia saw the bench chair and knew it belonged to Verderame but was unsure how it got there

II At 1 35 pm Officer Schneider was dispatched to 1093 West Center Street on a theft from a motor vehicle The victim Lenora LaForge learned of the vandal isms and thefts in the area so she checked her 2000 Chevrolet Malibu that was parked and unlocked in her driveway LaForge discovered a Comcast Digital Cable DVR box and modem was stolen from the back seat (On February 122009 at 843 am the resident at 1085 West Center Street Maryann Adams found a Motorola Dual Tuner DVR an Arris cable modem and a pair of Swift 7x50 binoculars on her neighborS front lawn Officer Wilk responded and recovered these items for identification)

12 At I 36 pm Officer Schneider responded to 1085 West Center Street on a report of a motor vehicle theft that occurred overnight The victim Mark Adams stated he went out to his 2006 Chevrolet Trailblazer and found the glove box open Someone had rummaged through the center console and a plastic cup filled with coins was left on the driver seat Adams stated nothing appeared missing from his vehicle

13 At 2 20 pm Officer Vose responded to 24 Verderame Court on a larceny from a motor vehicle complaint The victim Lewis Schassler stated sometime overnight her two vehicles were entered and items were stolen Schasslers 2003 Ford Taurus was parked and unlocked in his driveway and a Kenwood Here-2-Everywhere Satellite Radio was taken A second Kenwood Here-2-Everywhere Satellite Radio was taken from his 2007 Dodge Caravan while it too was parked and unlocked in the driveway The model number for both radios is KTCshyH2EC and the serial numbers are 003415586056 and 004478379912

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POTREPKA Andrew - 1275 Mount Vernon Road Southington CT Bristol

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14 That during the on-scene investigation members of the Southington Police Department Patrol Division processed the incident scenes with photographs sketch maps and collecting evidence Several items of evidentiary value were located and seized within the area where the aforementioned incidents took place Among the items seized were the following one (1) pair of Steve Madden eyeglasses one (1) white Styrofoam food

~nmiddot ~ container 320z plastic Gatorade bottle f1illstic quart bottle of Penzoil motor oil (all similar to those reported stolen ii W 1 by Robert Dellavecchia as described in paiagraph 9) two (2) clear drinking glasses (similarto those reported

stolen by Heather McDonough as described in paragraph 6) two (2) Kenwood Satellite Radios model KTCshyH2EC with serial numbers 003415586056 and 004478379912 (both radios positively identified as the ones reported stolen by Lewis Schassler in paragraph 13)

15 The investigation was turned over to the Detective Division for follow up and this affiant was assigned all the cases The following infonnation was obtained during the course of this affiants investigation On January 26 2009 I spoke with Dean Boucher of 1191 Mt Vernon Road He stated over the weekend someone removed a flag from his property and placed it next door Boucher further stated there were several footprints found that lead to his home These footprints come up a wooded access road in the rear of his property I traveled to this area and located the footprints Boucher was speaking of These shoe impressions were similar as the ones located at the crime scenes I followed these shoe impressions into the woods behind 1191 Mt Vernon Road all the way to the neighborhood of Deerbrooke Circle The shoe impressions were found to have originated entering the property of 73 Deerbrooke Circle They continue to a shed at the rear of this property enter the woods and end at 1191 Mt Vernon Road

16 A reward with the Connecticut Arson Tip-Hotline was set up and on 21309 Lt Michael Shanley and Detective Eddie Rodriguez of the Connecticut State Police Fire Marshals Office met with an individual who claimed to have knowledge of who committed the acts in this neighborhood This individual who wished to remain anonymous provided details on the incidents that wo~ been known by investigators or persons involved The anonymous person stated Andrew Potrepka_ and Nick Scarpati were the kids responsible for the acts of vandal isms thefts and car fires All are seniors at the Southington High School and play football together

17 On February 172009 at approximately 1230 pm Lt Shanley and I arrived at 65 Hidden Hills Drive the home of Nicholas Scarpati We were met by his mother Beth Scarpati who stated her son was not at home but she phoned him and he arrived a few minutes later During our interview with Nicholas Scarpati he admitted being with a group of other teenswho were responsible for the thefts vandalisms and car fires Nicholas Scarpati

A few weeks back I was with some friends Andrew Potre]pkl bullbullbull

(This is page 5 of a 11 page Affidavit)

then provided a sworn statement to this affiant in the presence of his mother According to Scarpatis statement

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POTREPKA Andrew -1275 Mount Vernon Road Southington CT Bristol

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We were all sleeping at Andrew Potrepkas house on Mt Vernon Road We were all hanging out in the basement playing video games Sometime after midnight some of us decided to go out Andrew said he wanted an adventure It was me AndrewanltWlt We took a left out ofAndrews house on Mt Vernon Road The

first thing we did was switched flags on two houses Actually it was who did this to a house on Mt Vernon Ift~wl While we were walking around AndreW-~fld started going into cars and takingtliings bulland I didfl~ tJike what Andrew andD were doing sOWe just hung back and didnt get involved in thk Wejust

stayed with them while walking aroulid the neighborhood At one point while in a neighborhood Andrew started a car on fire I was standing in the streetwith- and There was a car on fire in a driveway and Andrew was jogging away from the car towards us We asked Andrew what had just happened did he start that car on fire Andrew said yes I started to panic and wanted to put the fire out so me andwent back to this car to try to put it out Andrew was very mad that we were putting the fire out he just stood in the road and didnt help us I remember the car was an SUV and possibly a Dodge Durango It was dark color I believe we put the fire out with snow I was very unfamiliar with the neighborhood I think it was a big loop Andrew wanted to start more fires but the rest of us just wanted to go back to his house Andrew kept going into more cars At one of the houses someone came out and started [yelling at] us He yelled at us so we took off running and ended up back at Andrew s house

18 On February 172009 at approximately 400 pm Lieutenant Shanley and I arrived at the home of amp S We were met by his mother who stated her son was not at home but she phoned him and he arrived a few minutes later During our interview with bull he admitted being with the group of other teens who were responsible for the thefts vandal isms and car fires then provided a sworn statement to this affiant in the presence of his mother According tc Ss statement About three weeks ago 5

1 was hanging Qut with my friend Andrew Potrepka at his house 1 was with some other friends as well Nick Scarpati and It was a weekend night and we were all sleeping at Andrews house that night Andrew lives on Mt Vernon Road Sometime after midnight close to 200 am all of us went out for a walk because we were bored We took a left out of his house At this house on Mt Vernon Road I took a flag off a tree and moved it to a snow bank (I remember that was also at Andrews house but he stayed and didnt go out with us) We all then walked down West Center to the Vernondale Drive area While on Vernondale Drive Andrew~and_started going into cars They werent stealing anything but would remove items and throw them around the neighborhood I never went into any of these cars I might have opened a car door to see if it was locked but never actually went inside 1 remember opening the door to a Subaru and saw a Bluetooth headset but didnt take it At one point Andrew went off by himself I saw Andrew about a hundred feet away from me He Was inside the driver side door to a mid-size SUV that was parked in the driveway A few seconds later 1 saw flames inside this SUV and Andrew was running back towards usbull Q and I were shocked that Andrew started a car on fire All of us then ran to the car to try to put the fire out

(This is page 6 of a 11 page Affidavit)

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I was shoving handfuls of snow on the fire a bull was helping me and all the others joined too We were able to put the fire out but it took a lot of snow Before this fire Andrew started another fire inside a car This fire was much smaller Andrew was leaning in the driv~ side door and I remember seeing flames from inside Andrew closed the door and the fire went out I dont remember what kind of~afiit was but it was still in the Vernondale Drive ~at~l We continued walking around and endedtlipJUtanother house where a Mitsubishi was pa[~eampin the drivewaY someofthe guys were going through the threeparked cars while I stood in the driveway Aguyeame

out of the house and startled us so we took off and went back to Andrews house

19 On February 172009 at approximately 600 pm Lieutenant Shanley and I arrived at 1 a the home of bull 2 We were met by 7 smother Kathy_ who advised her son to cooperate with the investigation During our interview with _ he admitted being with the group of other teens who were responsible for the thefts vandal isms and car fires ~hen provided a sworn statement to this affiant in the presence of his mother According to a statement A couple of weeks ago on a Friday night I stayed overnight at my neighbor Andrew Potrepkas house There were a few other of our friends that also stayed over the house that night They were Nick Scarpati and Someone had brought beer over to Andrews house While we hung out in the cellar some of the guys present did drink some of the beer At some point after midnight Andrew Potrepka decided he wanted to go out At that point I left Andrews house along with Andrew and Kenny stayed behind at Andrews house We walked down Mt Vernon Road towards the ski area We then walked up West Center Street Extension and onto Vernondale Drive While we were in this area we did some prank stuff by switching some flags around At one point all five of us took some blocks out of the back of a pickup truck and placed them across the road We also took some of these blocks from a pile that was stacked next to this truck During the course of this night I did open up the door to one car and looked inside of it I did not take anything out of this car and I dont remember what type of car it was As we were walking down the road that night I was with UR nd- Andrew Potrepka got a bit separated from us as he was going through different cars At one point I saw Andrew Potrepka inside of a car on Vernondale Drive As Andrew began to walk away from this car I saw what appeared to be a fire inside of this car~nd I had words with Andrew as he walked back towards us about the fire in this car _and I then went up to this car actually it was a smaller SUV We opened the door and began to throw snow into this SUV and onto the fire until it was out Shortly after this as we continued to walk Andrew was going through a car parked in a driveway on West Center Extension As he was going through this car I was standing in the roadway Some guy came out of a house and yelled something to us At this point we began to head back to Andrew Potrepkas house As we were walking we did see the police from a distance away To my knowledge none of the other guys or myself took anything out of a car and kept it Andrew told me that he had lit a box of tissue that he found inside of the car and that was what caused the fire

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20 On February 182009 at II 40 am Lieutenant Shanley and I arrived at 1275 Mount Vernon Road the home of Andrew Potrepka He was advised of the ongoing investigation and stated he would cooperate He was asked to come to the police station to give a statement Andrew stated he didnt have a car or a ride Lieutenant Shanley and I offered to drive him to the police station and then drive him home He was told he wasnt under arrest and that his coopetlfitiot1 and statement was voluntary He agreed~nd understood Potrepka was seated in thefrCiJrtmiddot middot seat of Lieutenant ~hanJeys unmarked police vehicle and he wasdtiven to police headquarters He was broughfh- into the Detective Division interview room He was asked if he wanted anything to drink Andrew asked for water and he was given two cups During the interview Andrew was given bathroom and water breaks According to his statement About three or so weeks ago I was hanging out at my house with several friends There was me~ Nick Scarpati and_ Some of them were going to sleep over in my basement and my parents were in bed It was pretty late maybe arouncl330am or

so We had been drinking beer that we bought from a package store in Hartford where they dont card Most of us had gone out before We would do prank stuff and go through cars in the neighborhood We had done this on Mt middot Vernon Road and also in the Deerbrooke Circle neighborhood Some of the things we would do were minor We put a trampoline in the middle of the road we moved an inflatable turkey during Thanksgiving time It was this sort of funny stuff nothing harmful After a few times we went out it got more serious We started going through cars and taking things I wasnt into stealing anything of value but I have taken spare change and lottery tickets before My other friends would look for GPS units or things they could sell

20a Andrew Potrepka continued On the night of the fires it was me _~an~ We took a left out of my house and then walked down West Center Street Extension The first thing I remember was seeing a green truck on West Center Street with concrete blocks in the bed bull and I took out some of the concrete blocks and placed them across West Center Street I went into this green truck and found a lighter I used this I ighter to light something that was in the console of the truck A little flame started and I thought it would be funny if the owner saw smoke in his car when he went out to his truck in the morning The flame went out and we all moved on There was another car across the street parked in a driveway on the comer of West Center Street and Vernondale Drive It was a Chevrolet Malibu I went into this car and remember seeing a coffee cup and a newspaper Detective Suski showed me some pictures of this car and I remember it I must have started a fire in this car because no one else was starting fires but I dont have a specific recollection of this one

20b He further stated Next we turned down Vernondale Drive and I saw a Dodge Durango Some of the other kids might have gone into cars along the way I opened the drivers side door and started going through the interior We only go into unlocked cars the Durango happened to be unlocked Inside there was a baby seat in the back a tissue box in the center console and a blanket near the tissue box I used that same lighter to light the tissue box on fire The flame got big all the sudden and the blanket was lit I was standing back watching the

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flames while all my friends threw snow and ice on the fire to put it out The fire went out but there was a lot of smoke From there we moved on down the road to Vernondale Court I remember seeing a smaller sedan parked in a driveway on Vernondale Court I opened one of the car doors and saw a tissue box in the center console I used the lighter to light the tissues on fire The paper was flaming but died down in the box so I left I thought the fire was out My oJwr-friends had already moved on down Vern~~e Drive they were looking through w- )

other cars

20c Andrew Potrepka said From there we walked further down West Center Street to another house with several cars in the driveway I was in one car and~was in another one with someone else I remember looking at the stuff inside the car and seeing a paycheck addressed to one of my friends Chandler Hartford At that point I realized what I was doing was wrong and wanted to get out of there I told Eric to shut those doors and was yelling at him Thats when the owner of the house came out and said Get the fuck out of here The police are already on their way All of us took off running through properties on West Center Street to Vernondale Drive and then to Vernondale Court We entered the woods behind Vernonda Ie Court and came out in the Deerbrooke Circle neighborhoods I was in the street and my friends ended up behind a shed on someones property on Deerbrooke Circle I met up with them behind this shed and we all walked through the woods along a creek back to Mt Vernon Road and back to my house We all talked about what we had done and tol~ what happened We all eventually fell asleep in my basement and got up the next morning

20d Additionally While we were talking Detective Suski asked me about a car fire that happened December 6 2008 in a driveway on Mt Vernon Road I lit this car on fire too The car was parked in the driveway to a small white house with a for sale sign in the yard I think a kid by the name of Tom McKay either lives or lived there at one point I wasnt targeting him though That night I was with Nick Scarpati and we were walking on Mt Vernon Road I first lit some bushes on fire with a lighter and a can of bug spray that we had found Nick found some paper to use near a mailbox and he put it in the bushes so a fire would start We then walked down the road and found the car in the driveway It was gold and was a small sedan Nick and I were going through the car Inside there was a bunch of paper which I lit in the front seat A fire started burning I popped the trunk and found some CDs and laundry detergent I opened the detergent and poured it over the front seats Nick found a cardboard case of soda and put it in the front seat He also put a blanket or towel across the seats Both Nick and I placed these things on the fire to keep it burning We then took off towards my house When I last saw the car it was pretty engulfed We heard the sirens so we looked back from my house There was a bunch of trees in the way so we could only see the flashing lights from the fire engines and how high the fire got

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20e Andrew Potrepka concluded About a week or two before Nick and I did this fire I was out one night with Pat Riera and Tyler Calvi-Rogers We were walking from his house down to Frost Street We both went into a few cars along Frost Street and Mt Vernon Road I found a GPS unit in one of the cars and gave it to Pat Riera I didnt want anything to do with stolen stuff Tyler was just there with us I dont remember him going through any cars or taking anythingAA~a house on the comer of Mt Vernon Road afttl Frost Street I found a blue recycle bin at the end of the driveway 16 MtyernonRoad There was some cardboard irf the bin and I lit it with a lighter I found in one of the cars I went through A fire started but it smoldered out the wind blew it out It was cold outside I think someone saw us going through cars because the police were in the area for a little while We ended up running back to Tylers house on Duck Pond Crossing

20f That at the conclusion of the interview and statement Andrew Potrepka s demeanor appeared depressed Although he stated he felt okay Lieutenant Shanley and I decided it would be appropriate to contact a parent to pick up Andrew at the police station and ensure he was safe I then contacted Chet Potrepka and advised him of what transpired Mr Potrepka reported to the police station and he was briefed on the investigation and his sons admitted involvement Mr Potrepka was provided with this affiants contact information He and his son then left police headquarters

21 On February 19 2009 at 11 30 am Detective Wojenski and I interviewed bull at pis home located at Southington CT 5 s mother Deborah I was presentituring this interview 2 a stated several weeks ago he was at Andrew Potrepkas house with tilbullbullbullbull 3 $ J 2 5 and Nick Scarpati At some point they all left the house after I 00 am to go out

_ said he understood this to mean they were going to do some prank stuff because theyve done this sort of thing in the past q said he stayed back because he knew it was trouble and didnt remember what time they returned to Andrews house said none of the guys said anything about it in the morning that he found out about it several weeks later

22 On February 192009 at I 20 am Detective Wojenski and I arrived at the home ofer During our interview with bull 2 he admitted being with the group of other teens who were responsible for the thefts vandalisms and car fires provided a sworn statement which states A few weeks ago I was hanging out with some friends at Andrew Potrepka s [house] It was me Andrew Potrepka bullbullbullbullbullbull Nick Scarpati Land There was some beer there and we might have had a couple Later in the night we all went out it was between 1200 am - 1 00 am All these kids have been out before in neighborhoods doing prank stuff like switching house flags or moving lawn ornaments around This was the first time I went out with them like this All of us went out except who said he was

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tired We walked down Mt Vernon Road and then down West Center Street At one point we saw some concrete blocks next to a pickup truck with a cap I grabbed a block or two and placed them across the road From there we walked down Vernondale Drive All of us got staggered so I couldnt see what everyone was doing I know some kids were going through cars that were parked in driveways I didnt se~ who went into which cars The

~llt only car I went into was on Mt Ve~n RQad I opened a car door and rea1izedw~Lwas doing was wrong so I Hi closed it and walked away I didnuakeanything At one point while we were walking around Andrew got

separated from the rest of the group When we saw Andrew he was running from a car that had flames inside I think the car was a Dodge SUV The rest of us were in shock and asked him what happened I dont remember if he said anything We all told Andrew to go put outthe fire Andrew went and itgtoked at the fire and said theres no way we are going to put it out All of us then ran to the car I opened the passenger door and started throwing snow on the fire to put it out Illd~er on the driver side putting snow on the fire I think Andrew was just standing there The fire went out and we left toward West Center Street We stopped at a house and some of the kids were going through cars in the driveway A guy came out of the house and told us to get out of there We all then ran back to Andrews house

23 Based upon all the facts and circumstances surrounding this investigation this affiant has probable cause to believe the accused Andrew Potrepka (date ltIT birth 11281991) did commit the following violations of the Connecticut General Statutes within the Town of Southington on 1I2420~ Arson in the First Degree 53a-111 Arson in the Second Degree 53a-112 [2-Counts] Criminal Attempt 53a-49 (Arson in the Third Degree 53a-113) [4-Counts] Burglary in the Third Degree 53a-1 03L2-coupts] Criminal Mischief in the First Degree 53a-115 Criminal Mischief in the S~cond Degree 53a-116 Criminal Mischief in the Third Degree 53a-117 [5shycounts] Conspiracy 53a-48 (Burglary in the Third Degree-5la-103) [5-counts] Conspiracy 53a-48 (Larceny in the Sixth Degree 53a-125b) and Larceny in the Sixth Degre~ 53a-125b Therefore it is requested an arrest warrant be issued

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set Hagstrom further reported that someone removed several cinder blocks from the bed of his truck and placed them across West Center Street There was no damage to the vehicle

9 At 1115am Robert Dellavecchia of 10 Vernondale Drive reported that sometime during the night someone H entered two vehicles that werepa[J~~d in his driveway and removed items These items were found in his yard 4t Dellavecchia stated someone entered his unlocked 2008 Ford Edge and removedxStyrofoam to-go container and middot

a pair of Steve Madden sunglassesmiddot Both items were found nearby the vmiddotehicle Someone also entered his unlocked 1989 Chevrolet pickup truck and removed a plastic Gatorade bottle a plastic quart bottle of motor oil and a bungee cord All of these items were found in the snow a short distance from the pickup truck

10 At II 16 am Gail Verderame of 1103 West Center Street reported her outdoor wooden benchchair was found in Robert Dellavecchias driveway across the street at 10 Verderame Drive The benchchair was not damaged but placed in a location where there was a danger to it being damaged That morning Dellavecchia saw the bench chair and knew it belonged to Verderame but was unsure how it got there

II At 1 35 pm Officer Schneider was dispatched to 1093 West Center Street on a theft from a motor vehicle The victim Lenora LaForge learned of the vandal isms and thefts in the area so she checked her 2000 Chevrolet Malibu that was parked and unlocked in her driveway LaForge discovered a Comcast Digital Cable DVR box and modem was stolen from the back seat (On February 122009 at 843 am the resident at 1085 West Center Street Maryann Adams found a Motorola Dual Tuner DVR an Arris cable modem and a pair of Swift 7x50 binoculars on her neighborS front lawn Officer Wilk responded and recovered these items for identification)

12 At I 36 pm Officer Schneider responded to 1085 West Center Street on a report of a motor vehicle theft that occurred overnight The victim Mark Adams stated he went out to his 2006 Chevrolet Trailblazer and found the glove box open Someone had rummaged through the center console and a plastic cup filled with coins was left on the driver seat Adams stated nothing appeared missing from his vehicle

13 At 2 20 pm Officer Vose responded to 24 Verderame Court on a larceny from a motor vehicle complaint The victim Lewis Schassler stated sometime overnight her two vehicles were entered and items were stolen Schasslers 2003 Ford Taurus was parked and unlocked in his driveway and a Kenwood Here-2-Everywhere Satellite Radio was taken A second Kenwood Here-2-Everywhere Satellite Radio was taken from his 2007 Dodge Caravan while it too was parked and unlocked in the driveway The model number for both radios is KTCshyH2EC and the serial numbers are 003415586056 and 004478379912

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14 That during the on-scene investigation members of the Southington Police Department Patrol Division processed the incident scenes with photographs sketch maps and collecting evidence Several items of evidentiary value were located and seized within the area where the aforementioned incidents took place Among the items seized were the following one (1) pair of Steve Madden eyeglasses one (1) white Styrofoam food

~nmiddot ~ container 320z plastic Gatorade bottle f1illstic quart bottle of Penzoil motor oil (all similar to those reported stolen ii W 1 by Robert Dellavecchia as described in paiagraph 9) two (2) clear drinking glasses (similarto those reported

stolen by Heather McDonough as described in paragraph 6) two (2) Kenwood Satellite Radios model KTCshyH2EC with serial numbers 003415586056 and 004478379912 (both radios positively identified as the ones reported stolen by Lewis Schassler in paragraph 13)

15 The investigation was turned over to the Detective Division for follow up and this affiant was assigned all the cases The following infonnation was obtained during the course of this affiants investigation On January 26 2009 I spoke with Dean Boucher of 1191 Mt Vernon Road He stated over the weekend someone removed a flag from his property and placed it next door Boucher further stated there were several footprints found that lead to his home These footprints come up a wooded access road in the rear of his property I traveled to this area and located the footprints Boucher was speaking of These shoe impressions were similar as the ones located at the crime scenes I followed these shoe impressions into the woods behind 1191 Mt Vernon Road all the way to the neighborhood of Deerbrooke Circle The shoe impressions were found to have originated entering the property of 73 Deerbrooke Circle They continue to a shed at the rear of this property enter the woods and end at 1191 Mt Vernon Road

16 A reward with the Connecticut Arson Tip-Hotline was set up and on 21309 Lt Michael Shanley and Detective Eddie Rodriguez of the Connecticut State Police Fire Marshals Office met with an individual who claimed to have knowledge of who committed the acts in this neighborhood This individual who wished to remain anonymous provided details on the incidents that wo~ been known by investigators or persons involved The anonymous person stated Andrew Potrepka_ and Nick Scarpati were the kids responsible for the acts of vandal isms thefts and car fires All are seniors at the Southington High School and play football together

17 On February 172009 at approximately 1230 pm Lt Shanley and I arrived at 65 Hidden Hills Drive the home of Nicholas Scarpati We were met by his mother Beth Scarpati who stated her son was not at home but she phoned him and he arrived a few minutes later During our interview with Nicholas Scarpati he admitted being with a group of other teenswho were responsible for the thefts vandalisms and car fires Nicholas Scarpati

A few weeks back I was with some friends Andrew Potre]pkl bullbullbull

(This is page 5 of a 11 page Affidavit)

then provided a sworn statement to this affiant in the presence of his mother According to Scarpatis statement

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We were all sleeping at Andrew Potrepkas house on Mt Vernon Road We were all hanging out in the basement playing video games Sometime after midnight some of us decided to go out Andrew said he wanted an adventure It was me AndrewanltWlt We took a left out ofAndrews house on Mt Vernon Road The

first thing we did was switched flags on two houses Actually it was who did this to a house on Mt Vernon Ift~wl While we were walking around AndreW-~fld started going into cars and takingtliings bulland I didfl~ tJike what Andrew andD were doing sOWe just hung back and didnt get involved in thk Wejust

stayed with them while walking aroulid the neighborhood At one point while in a neighborhood Andrew started a car on fire I was standing in the streetwith- and There was a car on fire in a driveway and Andrew was jogging away from the car towards us We asked Andrew what had just happened did he start that car on fire Andrew said yes I started to panic and wanted to put the fire out so me andwent back to this car to try to put it out Andrew was very mad that we were putting the fire out he just stood in the road and didnt help us I remember the car was an SUV and possibly a Dodge Durango It was dark color I believe we put the fire out with snow I was very unfamiliar with the neighborhood I think it was a big loop Andrew wanted to start more fires but the rest of us just wanted to go back to his house Andrew kept going into more cars At one of the houses someone came out and started [yelling at] us He yelled at us so we took off running and ended up back at Andrew s house

18 On February 172009 at approximately 400 pm Lieutenant Shanley and I arrived at the home of amp S We were met by his mother who stated her son was not at home but she phoned him and he arrived a few minutes later During our interview with bull he admitted being with the group of other teens who were responsible for the thefts vandal isms and car fires then provided a sworn statement to this affiant in the presence of his mother According tc Ss statement About three weeks ago 5

1 was hanging Qut with my friend Andrew Potrepka at his house 1 was with some other friends as well Nick Scarpati and It was a weekend night and we were all sleeping at Andrews house that night Andrew lives on Mt Vernon Road Sometime after midnight close to 200 am all of us went out for a walk because we were bored We took a left out of his house At this house on Mt Vernon Road I took a flag off a tree and moved it to a snow bank (I remember that was also at Andrews house but he stayed and didnt go out with us) We all then walked down West Center to the Vernondale Drive area While on Vernondale Drive Andrew~and_started going into cars They werent stealing anything but would remove items and throw them around the neighborhood I never went into any of these cars I might have opened a car door to see if it was locked but never actually went inside 1 remember opening the door to a Subaru and saw a Bluetooth headset but didnt take it At one point Andrew went off by himself I saw Andrew about a hundred feet away from me He Was inside the driver side door to a mid-size SUV that was parked in the driveway A few seconds later 1 saw flames inside this SUV and Andrew was running back towards usbull Q and I were shocked that Andrew started a car on fire All of us then ran to the car to try to put the fire out

(This is page 6 of a 11 page Affidavit)

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I was shoving handfuls of snow on the fire a bull was helping me and all the others joined too We were able to put the fire out but it took a lot of snow Before this fire Andrew started another fire inside a car This fire was much smaller Andrew was leaning in the driv~ side door and I remember seeing flames from inside Andrew closed the door and the fire went out I dont remember what kind of~afiit was but it was still in the Vernondale Drive ~at~l We continued walking around and endedtlipJUtanother house where a Mitsubishi was pa[~eampin the drivewaY someofthe guys were going through the threeparked cars while I stood in the driveway Aguyeame

out of the house and startled us so we took off and went back to Andrews house

19 On February 172009 at approximately 600 pm Lieutenant Shanley and I arrived at 1 a the home of bull 2 We were met by 7 smother Kathy_ who advised her son to cooperate with the investigation During our interview with _ he admitted being with the group of other teens who were responsible for the thefts vandal isms and car fires ~hen provided a sworn statement to this affiant in the presence of his mother According to a statement A couple of weeks ago on a Friday night I stayed overnight at my neighbor Andrew Potrepkas house There were a few other of our friends that also stayed over the house that night They were Nick Scarpati and Someone had brought beer over to Andrews house While we hung out in the cellar some of the guys present did drink some of the beer At some point after midnight Andrew Potrepka decided he wanted to go out At that point I left Andrews house along with Andrew and Kenny stayed behind at Andrews house We walked down Mt Vernon Road towards the ski area We then walked up West Center Street Extension and onto Vernondale Drive While we were in this area we did some prank stuff by switching some flags around At one point all five of us took some blocks out of the back of a pickup truck and placed them across the road We also took some of these blocks from a pile that was stacked next to this truck During the course of this night I did open up the door to one car and looked inside of it I did not take anything out of this car and I dont remember what type of car it was As we were walking down the road that night I was with UR nd- Andrew Potrepka got a bit separated from us as he was going through different cars At one point I saw Andrew Potrepka inside of a car on Vernondale Drive As Andrew began to walk away from this car I saw what appeared to be a fire inside of this car~nd I had words with Andrew as he walked back towards us about the fire in this car _and I then went up to this car actually it was a smaller SUV We opened the door and began to throw snow into this SUV and onto the fire until it was out Shortly after this as we continued to walk Andrew was going through a car parked in a driveway on West Center Extension As he was going through this car I was standing in the roadway Some guy came out of a house and yelled something to us At this point we began to head back to Andrew Potrepkas house As we were walking we did see the police from a distance away To my knowledge none of the other guys or myself took anything out of a car and kept it Andrew told me that he had lit a box of tissue that he found inside of the car and that was what caused the fire

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POTREPKA Andrew 1275 Mount Vernon Road Southington CT Bristol 17

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20 On February 182009 at II 40 am Lieutenant Shanley and I arrived at 1275 Mount Vernon Road the home of Andrew Potrepka He was advised of the ongoing investigation and stated he would cooperate He was asked to come to the police station to give a statement Andrew stated he didnt have a car or a ride Lieutenant Shanley and I offered to drive him to the police station and then drive him home He was told he wasnt under arrest and that his coopetlfitiot1 and statement was voluntary He agreed~nd understood Potrepka was seated in thefrCiJrtmiddot middot seat of Lieutenant ~hanJeys unmarked police vehicle and he wasdtiven to police headquarters He was broughfh- into the Detective Division interview room He was asked if he wanted anything to drink Andrew asked for water and he was given two cups During the interview Andrew was given bathroom and water breaks According to his statement About three or so weeks ago I was hanging out at my house with several friends There was me~ Nick Scarpati and_ Some of them were going to sleep over in my basement and my parents were in bed It was pretty late maybe arouncl330am or

so We had been drinking beer that we bought from a package store in Hartford where they dont card Most of us had gone out before We would do prank stuff and go through cars in the neighborhood We had done this on Mt middot Vernon Road and also in the Deerbrooke Circle neighborhood Some of the things we would do were minor We put a trampoline in the middle of the road we moved an inflatable turkey during Thanksgiving time It was this sort of funny stuff nothing harmful After a few times we went out it got more serious We started going through cars and taking things I wasnt into stealing anything of value but I have taken spare change and lottery tickets before My other friends would look for GPS units or things they could sell

20a Andrew Potrepka continued On the night of the fires it was me _~an~ We took a left out of my house and then walked down West Center Street Extension The first thing I remember was seeing a green truck on West Center Street with concrete blocks in the bed bull and I took out some of the concrete blocks and placed them across West Center Street I went into this green truck and found a lighter I used this I ighter to light something that was in the console of the truck A little flame started and I thought it would be funny if the owner saw smoke in his car when he went out to his truck in the morning The flame went out and we all moved on There was another car across the street parked in a driveway on the comer of West Center Street and Vernondale Drive It was a Chevrolet Malibu I went into this car and remember seeing a coffee cup and a newspaper Detective Suski showed me some pictures of this car and I remember it I must have started a fire in this car because no one else was starting fires but I dont have a specific recollection of this one

20b He further stated Next we turned down Vernondale Drive and I saw a Dodge Durango Some of the other kids might have gone into cars along the way I opened the drivers side door and started going through the interior We only go into unlocked cars the Durango happened to be unlocked Inside there was a baby seat in the back a tissue box in the center console and a blanket near the tissue box I used that same lighter to light the tissue box on fire The flame got big all the sudden and the blanket was lit I was standing back watching the

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flames while all my friends threw snow and ice on the fire to put it out The fire went out but there was a lot of smoke From there we moved on down the road to Vernondale Court I remember seeing a smaller sedan parked in a driveway on Vernondale Court I opened one of the car doors and saw a tissue box in the center console I used the lighter to light the tissues on fire The paper was flaming but died down in the box so I left I thought the fire was out My oJwr-friends had already moved on down Vern~~e Drive they were looking through w- )

other cars

20c Andrew Potrepka said From there we walked further down West Center Street to another house with several cars in the driveway I was in one car and~was in another one with someone else I remember looking at the stuff inside the car and seeing a paycheck addressed to one of my friends Chandler Hartford At that point I realized what I was doing was wrong and wanted to get out of there I told Eric to shut those doors and was yelling at him Thats when the owner of the house came out and said Get the fuck out of here The police are already on their way All of us took off running through properties on West Center Street to Vernondale Drive and then to Vernondale Court We entered the woods behind Vernonda Ie Court and came out in the Deerbrooke Circle neighborhoods I was in the street and my friends ended up behind a shed on someones property on Deerbrooke Circle I met up with them behind this shed and we all walked through the woods along a creek back to Mt Vernon Road and back to my house We all talked about what we had done and tol~ what happened We all eventually fell asleep in my basement and got up the next morning

20d Additionally While we were talking Detective Suski asked me about a car fire that happened December 6 2008 in a driveway on Mt Vernon Road I lit this car on fire too The car was parked in the driveway to a small white house with a for sale sign in the yard I think a kid by the name of Tom McKay either lives or lived there at one point I wasnt targeting him though That night I was with Nick Scarpati and we were walking on Mt Vernon Road I first lit some bushes on fire with a lighter and a can of bug spray that we had found Nick found some paper to use near a mailbox and he put it in the bushes so a fire would start We then walked down the road and found the car in the driveway It was gold and was a small sedan Nick and I were going through the car Inside there was a bunch of paper which I lit in the front seat A fire started burning I popped the trunk and found some CDs and laundry detergent I opened the detergent and poured it over the front seats Nick found a cardboard case of soda and put it in the front seat He also put a blanket or towel across the seats Both Nick and I placed these things on the fire to keep it burning We then took off towards my house When I last saw the car it was pretty engulfed We heard the sirens so we looked back from my house There was a bunch of trees in the way so we could only see the flashing lights from the fire engines and how high the fire got

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20e Andrew Potrepka concluded About a week or two before Nick and I did this fire I was out one night with Pat Riera and Tyler Calvi-Rogers We were walking from his house down to Frost Street We both went into a few cars along Frost Street and Mt Vernon Road I found a GPS unit in one of the cars and gave it to Pat Riera I didnt want anything to do with stolen stuff Tyler was just there with us I dont remember him going through any cars or taking anythingAA~a house on the comer of Mt Vernon Road afttl Frost Street I found a blue recycle bin at the end of the driveway 16 MtyernonRoad There was some cardboard irf the bin and I lit it with a lighter I found in one of the cars I went through A fire started but it smoldered out the wind blew it out It was cold outside I think someone saw us going through cars because the police were in the area for a little while We ended up running back to Tylers house on Duck Pond Crossing

20f That at the conclusion of the interview and statement Andrew Potrepka s demeanor appeared depressed Although he stated he felt okay Lieutenant Shanley and I decided it would be appropriate to contact a parent to pick up Andrew at the police station and ensure he was safe I then contacted Chet Potrepka and advised him of what transpired Mr Potrepka reported to the police station and he was briefed on the investigation and his sons admitted involvement Mr Potrepka was provided with this affiants contact information He and his son then left police headquarters

21 On February 19 2009 at 11 30 am Detective Wojenski and I interviewed bull at pis home located at Southington CT 5 s mother Deborah I was presentituring this interview 2 a stated several weeks ago he was at Andrew Potrepkas house with tilbullbullbullbull 3 $ J 2 5 and Nick Scarpati At some point they all left the house after I 00 am to go out

_ said he understood this to mean they were going to do some prank stuff because theyve done this sort of thing in the past q said he stayed back because he knew it was trouble and didnt remember what time they returned to Andrews house said none of the guys said anything about it in the morning that he found out about it several weeks later

22 On February 192009 at I 20 am Detective Wojenski and I arrived at the home ofer During our interview with bull 2 he admitted being with the group of other teens who were responsible for the thefts vandalisms and car fires provided a sworn statement which states A few weeks ago I was hanging out with some friends at Andrew Potrepka s [house] It was me Andrew Potrepka bullbullbullbullbullbull Nick Scarpati Land There was some beer there and we might have had a couple Later in the night we all went out it was between 1200 am - 1 00 am All these kids have been out before in neighborhoods doing prank stuff like switching house flags or moving lawn ornaments around This was the first time I went out with them like this All of us went out except who said he was

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tired We walked down Mt Vernon Road and then down West Center Street At one point we saw some concrete blocks next to a pickup truck with a cap I grabbed a block or two and placed them across the road From there we walked down Vernondale Drive All of us got staggered so I couldnt see what everyone was doing I know some kids were going through cars that were parked in driveways I didnt se~ who went into which cars The

~llt only car I went into was on Mt Ve~n RQad I opened a car door and rea1izedw~Lwas doing was wrong so I Hi closed it and walked away I didnuakeanything At one point while we were walking around Andrew got

separated from the rest of the group When we saw Andrew he was running from a car that had flames inside I think the car was a Dodge SUV The rest of us were in shock and asked him what happened I dont remember if he said anything We all told Andrew to go put outthe fire Andrew went and itgtoked at the fire and said theres no way we are going to put it out All of us then ran to the car I opened the passenger door and started throwing snow on the fire to put it out Illd~er on the driver side putting snow on the fire I think Andrew was just standing there The fire went out and we left toward West Center Street We stopped at a house and some of the kids were going through cars in the driveway A guy came out of the house and told us to get out of there We all then ran back to Andrews house

23 Based upon all the facts and circumstances surrounding this investigation this affiant has probable cause to believe the accused Andrew Potrepka (date ltIT birth 11281991) did commit the following violations of the Connecticut General Statutes within the Town of Southington on 1I2420~ Arson in the First Degree 53a-111 Arson in the Second Degree 53a-112 [2-Counts] Criminal Attempt 53a-49 (Arson in the Third Degree 53a-113) [4-Counts] Burglary in the Third Degree 53a-1 03L2-coupts] Criminal Mischief in the First Degree 53a-115 Criminal Mischief in the S~cond Degree 53a-116 Criminal Mischief in the Third Degree 53a-117 [5shycounts] Conspiracy 53a-48 (Burglary in the Third Degree-5la-103) [5-counts] Conspiracy 53a-48 (Larceny in the Sixth Degree 53a-125b) and Larceny in the Sixth Degre~ 53a-125b Therefore it is requested an arrest warrant be issued

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14 That during the on-scene investigation members of the Southington Police Department Patrol Division processed the incident scenes with photographs sketch maps and collecting evidence Several items of evidentiary value were located and seized within the area where the aforementioned incidents took place Among the items seized were the following one (1) pair of Steve Madden eyeglasses one (1) white Styrofoam food

~nmiddot ~ container 320z plastic Gatorade bottle f1illstic quart bottle of Penzoil motor oil (all similar to those reported stolen ii W 1 by Robert Dellavecchia as described in paiagraph 9) two (2) clear drinking glasses (similarto those reported

stolen by Heather McDonough as described in paragraph 6) two (2) Kenwood Satellite Radios model KTCshyH2EC with serial numbers 003415586056 and 004478379912 (both radios positively identified as the ones reported stolen by Lewis Schassler in paragraph 13)

15 The investigation was turned over to the Detective Division for follow up and this affiant was assigned all the cases The following infonnation was obtained during the course of this affiants investigation On January 26 2009 I spoke with Dean Boucher of 1191 Mt Vernon Road He stated over the weekend someone removed a flag from his property and placed it next door Boucher further stated there were several footprints found that lead to his home These footprints come up a wooded access road in the rear of his property I traveled to this area and located the footprints Boucher was speaking of These shoe impressions were similar as the ones located at the crime scenes I followed these shoe impressions into the woods behind 1191 Mt Vernon Road all the way to the neighborhood of Deerbrooke Circle The shoe impressions were found to have originated entering the property of 73 Deerbrooke Circle They continue to a shed at the rear of this property enter the woods and end at 1191 Mt Vernon Road

16 A reward with the Connecticut Arson Tip-Hotline was set up and on 21309 Lt Michael Shanley and Detective Eddie Rodriguez of the Connecticut State Police Fire Marshals Office met with an individual who claimed to have knowledge of who committed the acts in this neighborhood This individual who wished to remain anonymous provided details on the incidents that wo~ been known by investigators or persons involved The anonymous person stated Andrew Potrepka_ and Nick Scarpati were the kids responsible for the acts of vandal isms thefts and car fires All are seniors at the Southington High School and play football together

17 On February 172009 at approximately 1230 pm Lt Shanley and I arrived at 65 Hidden Hills Drive the home of Nicholas Scarpati We were met by his mother Beth Scarpati who stated her son was not at home but she phoned him and he arrived a few minutes later During our interview with Nicholas Scarpati he admitted being with a group of other teenswho were responsible for the thefts vandalisms and car fires Nicholas Scarpati

A few weeks back I was with some friends Andrew Potre]pkl bullbullbull

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then provided a sworn statement to this affiant in the presence of his mother According to Scarpatis statement

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POTREPKA Andrew -1275 Mount Vernon Road Southington CT Bristol

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We were all sleeping at Andrew Potrepkas house on Mt Vernon Road We were all hanging out in the basement playing video games Sometime after midnight some of us decided to go out Andrew said he wanted an adventure It was me AndrewanltWlt We took a left out ofAndrews house on Mt Vernon Road The

first thing we did was switched flags on two houses Actually it was who did this to a house on Mt Vernon Ift~wl While we were walking around AndreW-~fld started going into cars and takingtliings bulland I didfl~ tJike what Andrew andD were doing sOWe just hung back and didnt get involved in thk Wejust

stayed with them while walking aroulid the neighborhood At one point while in a neighborhood Andrew started a car on fire I was standing in the streetwith- and There was a car on fire in a driveway and Andrew was jogging away from the car towards us We asked Andrew what had just happened did he start that car on fire Andrew said yes I started to panic and wanted to put the fire out so me andwent back to this car to try to put it out Andrew was very mad that we were putting the fire out he just stood in the road and didnt help us I remember the car was an SUV and possibly a Dodge Durango It was dark color I believe we put the fire out with snow I was very unfamiliar with the neighborhood I think it was a big loop Andrew wanted to start more fires but the rest of us just wanted to go back to his house Andrew kept going into more cars At one of the houses someone came out and started [yelling at] us He yelled at us so we took off running and ended up back at Andrew s house

18 On February 172009 at approximately 400 pm Lieutenant Shanley and I arrived at the home of amp S We were met by his mother who stated her son was not at home but she phoned him and he arrived a few minutes later During our interview with bull he admitted being with the group of other teens who were responsible for the thefts vandal isms and car fires then provided a sworn statement to this affiant in the presence of his mother According tc Ss statement About three weeks ago 5

1 was hanging Qut with my friend Andrew Potrepka at his house 1 was with some other friends as well Nick Scarpati and It was a weekend night and we were all sleeping at Andrews house that night Andrew lives on Mt Vernon Road Sometime after midnight close to 200 am all of us went out for a walk because we were bored We took a left out of his house At this house on Mt Vernon Road I took a flag off a tree and moved it to a snow bank (I remember that was also at Andrews house but he stayed and didnt go out with us) We all then walked down West Center to the Vernondale Drive area While on Vernondale Drive Andrew~and_started going into cars They werent stealing anything but would remove items and throw them around the neighborhood I never went into any of these cars I might have opened a car door to see if it was locked but never actually went inside 1 remember opening the door to a Subaru and saw a Bluetooth headset but didnt take it At one point Andrew went off by himself I saw Andrew about a hundred feet away from me He Was inside the driver side door to a mid-size SUV that was parked in the driveway A few seconds later 1 saw flames inside this SUV and Andrew was running back towards usbull Q and I were shocked that Andrew started a car on fire All of us then ran to the car to try to put the fire out

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I was shoving handfuls of snow on the fire a bull was helping me and all the others joined too We were able to put the fire out but it took a lot of snow Before this fire Andrew started another fire inside a car This fire was much smaller Andrew was leaning in the driv~ side door and I remember seeing flames from inside Andrew closed the door and the fire went out I dont remember what kind of~afiit was but it was still in the Vernondale Drive ~at~l We continued walking around and endedtlipJUtanother house where a Mitsubishi was pa[~eampin the drivewaY someofthe guys were going through the threeparked cars while I stood in the driveway Aguyeame

out of the house and startled us so we took off and went back to Andrews house

19 On February 172009 at approximately 600 pm Lieutenant Shanley and I arrived at 1 a the home of bull 2 We were met by 7 smother Kathy_ who advised her son to cooperate with the investigation During our interview with _ he admitted being with the group of other teens who were responsible for the thefts vandal isms and car fires ~hen provided a sworn statement to this affiant in the presence of his mother According to a statement A couple of weeks ago on a Friday night I stayed overnight at my neighbor Andrew Potrepkas house There were a few other of our friends that also stayed over the house that night They were Nick Scarpati and Someone had brought beer over to Andrews house While we hung out in the cellar some of the guys present did drink some of the beer At some point after midnight Andrew Potrepka decided he wanted to go out At that point I left Andrews house along with Andrew and Kenny stayed behind at Andrews house We walked down Mt Vernon Road towards the ski area We then walked up West Center Street Extension and onto Vernondale Drive While we were in this area we did some prank stuff by switching some flags around At one point all five of us took some blocks out of the back of a pickup truck and placed them across the road We also took some of these blocks from a pile that was stacked next to this truck During the course of this night I did open up the door to one car and looked inside of it I did not take anything out of this car and I dont remember what type of car it was As we were walking down the road that night I was with UR nd- Andrew Potrepka got a bit separated from us as he was going through different cars At one point I saw Andrew Potrepka inside of a car on Vernondale Drive As Andrew began to walk away from this car I saw what appeared to be a fire inside of this car~nd I had words with Andrew as he walked back towards us about the fire in this car _and I then went up to this car actually it was a smaller SUV We opened the door and began to throw snow into this SUV and onto the fire until it was out Shortly after this as we continued to walk Andrew was going through a car parked in a driveway on West Center Extension As he was going through this car I was standing in the roadway Some guy came out of a house and yelled something to us At this point we began to head back to Andrew Potrepkas house As we were walking we did see the police from a distance away To my knowledge none of the other guys or myself took anything out of a car and kept it Andrew told me that he had lit a box of tissue that he found inside of the car and that was what caused the fire

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POTREPKA Andrew 1275 Mount Vernon Road Southington CT Bristol 17

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20 On February 182009 at II 40 am Lieutenant Shanley and I arrived at 1275 Mount Vernon Road the home of Andrew Potrepka He was advised of the ongoing investigation and stated he would cooperate He was asked to come to the police station to give a statement Andrew stated he didnt have a car or a ride Lieutenant Shanley and I offered to drive him to the police station and then drive him home He was told he wasnt under arrest and that his coopetlfitiot1 and statement was voluntary He agreed~nd understood Potrepka was seated in thefrCiJrtmiddot middot seat of Lieutenant ~hanJeys unmarked police vehicle and he wasdtiven to police headquarters He was broughfh- into the Detective Division interview room He was asked if he wanted anything to drink Andrew asked for water and he was given two cups During the interview Andrew was given bathroom and water breaks According to his statement About three or so weeks ago I was hanging out at my house with several friends There was me~ Nick Scarpati and_ Some of them were going to sleep over in my basement and my parents were in bed It was pretty late maybe arouncl330am or

so We had been drinking beer that we bought from a package store in Hartford where they dont card Most of us had gone out before We would do prank stuff and go through cars in the neighborhood We had done this on Mt middot Vernon Road and also in the Deerbrooke Circle neighborhood Some of the things we would do were minor We put a trampoline in the middle of the road we moved an inflatable turkey during Thanksgiving time It was this sort of funny stuff nothing harmful After a few times we went out it got more serious We started going through cars and taking things I wasnt into stealing anything of value but I have taken spare change and lottery tickets before My other friends would look for GPS units or things they could sell

20a Andrew Potrepka continued On the night of the fires it was me _~an~ We took a left out of my house and then walked down West Center Street Extension The first thing I remember was seeing a green truck on West Center Street with concrete blocks in the bed bull and I took out some of the concrete blocks and placed them across West Center Street I went into this green truck and found a lighter I used this I ighter to light something that was in the console of the truck A little flame started and I thought it would be funny if the owner saw smoke in his car when he went out to his truck in the morning The flame went out and we all moved on There was another car across the street parked in a driveway on the comer of West Center Street and Vernondale Drive It was a Chevrolet Malibu I went into this car and remember seeing a coffee cup and a newspaper Detective Suski showed me some pictures of this car and I remember it I must have started a fire in this car because no one else was starting fires but I dont have a specific recollection of this one

20b He further stated Next we turned down Vernondale Drive and I saw a Dodge Durango Some of the other kids might have gone into cars along the way I opened the drivers side door and started going through the interior We only go into unlocked cars the Durango happened to be unlocked Inside there was a baby seat in the back a tissue box in the center console and a blanket near the tissue box I used that same lighter to light the tissue box on fire The flame got big all the sudden and the blanket was lit I was standing back watching the

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flames while all my friends threw snow and ice on the fire to put it out The fire went out but there was a lot of smoke From there we moved on down the road to Vernondale Court I remember seeing a smaller sedan parked in a driveway on Vernondale Court I opened one of the car doors and saw a tissue box in the center console I used the lighter to light the tissues on fire The paper was flaming but died down in the box so I left I thought the fire was out My oJwr-friends had already moved on down Vern~~e Drive they were looking through w- )

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20c Andrew Potrepka said From there we walked further down West Center Street to another house with several cars in the driveway I was in one car and~was in another one with someone else I remember looking at the stuff inside the car and seeing a paycheck addressed to one of my friends Chandler Hartford At that point I realized what I was doing was wrong and wanted to get out of there I told Eric to shut those doors and was yelling at him Thats when the owner of the house came out and said Get the fuck out of here The police are already on their way All of us took off running through properties on West Center Street to Vernondale Drive and then to Vernondale Court We entered the woods behind Vernonda Ie Court and came out in the Deerbrooke Circle neighborhoods I was in the street and my friends ended up behind a shed on someones property on Deerbrooke Circle I met up with them behind this shed and we all walked through the woods along a creek back to Mt Vernon Road and back to my house We all talked about what we had done and tol~ what happened We all eventually fell asleep in my basement and got up the next morning

20d Additionally While we were talking Detective Suski asked me about a car fire that happened December 6 2008 in a driveway on Mt Vernon Road I lit this car on fire too The car was parked in the driveway to a small white house with a for sale sign in the yard I think a kid by the name of Tom McKay either lives or lived there at one point I wasnt targeting him though That night I was with Nick Scarpati and we were walking on Mt Vernon Road I first lit some bushes on fire with a lighter and a can of bug spray that we had found Nick found some paper to use near a mailbox and he put it in the bushes so a fire would start We then walked down the road and found the car in the driveway It was gold and was a small sedan Nick and I were going through the car Inside there was a bunch of paper which I lit in the front seat A fire started burning I popped the trunk and found some CDs and laundry detergent I opened the detergent and poured it over the front seats Nick found a cardboard case of soda and put it in the front seat He also put a blanket or towel across the seats Both Nick and I placed these things on the fire to keep it burning We then took off towards my house When I last saw the car it was pretty engulfed We heard the sirens so we looked back from my house There was a bunch of trees in the way so we could only see the flashing lights from the fire engines and how high the fire got

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20e Andrew Potrepka concluded About a week or two before Nick and I did this fire I was out one night with Pat Riera and Tyler Calvi-Rogers We were walking from his house down to Frost Street We both went into a few cars along Frost Street and Mt Vernon Road I found a GPS unit in one of the cars and gave it to Pat Riera I didnt want anything to do with stolen stuff Tyler was just there with us I dont remember him going through any cars or taking anythingAA~a house on the comer of Mt Vernon Road afttl Frost Street I found a blue recycle bin at the end of the driveway 16 MtyernonRoad There was some cardboard irf the bin and I lit it with a lighter I found in one of the cars I went through A fire started but it smoldered out the wind blew it out It was cold outside I think someone saw us going through cars because the police were in the area for a little while We ended up running back to Tylers house on Duck Pond Crossing

20f That at the conclusion of the interview and statement Andrew Potrepka s demeanor appeared depressed Although he stated he felt okay Lieutenant Shanley and I decided it would be appropriate to contact a parent to pick up Andrew at the police station and ensure he was safe I then contacted Chet Potrepka and advised him of what transpired Mr Potrepka reported to the police station and he was briefed on the investigation and his sons admitted involvement Mr Potrepka was provided with this affiants contact information He and his son then left police headquarters

21 On February 19 2009 at 11 30 am Detective Wojenski and I interviewed bull at pis home located at Southington CT 5 s mother Deborah I was presentituring this interview 2 a stated several weeks ago he was at Andrew Potrepkas house with tilbullbullbullbull 3 $ J 2 5 and Nick Scarpati At some point they all left the house after I 00 am to go out

_ said he understood this to mean they were going to do some prank stuff because theyve done this sort of thing in the past q said he stayed back because he knew it was trouble and didnt remember what time they returned to Andrews house said none of the guys said anything about it in the morning that he found out about it several weeks later

22 On February 192009 at I 20 am Detective Wojenski and I arrived at the home ofer During our interview with bull 2 he admitted being with the group of other teens who were responsible for the thefts vandalisms and car fires provided a sworn statement which states A few weeks ago I was hanging out with some friends at Andrew Potrepka s [house] It was me Andrew Potrepka bullbullbullbullbullbull Nick Scarpati Land There was some beer there and we might have had a couple Later in the night we all went out it was between 1200 am - 1 00 am All these kids have been out before in neighborhoods doing prank stuff like switching house flags or moving lawn ornaments around This was the first time I went out with them like this All of us went out except who said he was

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tired We walked down Mt Vernon Road and then down West Center Street At one point we saw some concrete blocks next to a pickup truck with a cap I grabbed a block or two and placed them across the road From there we walked down Vernondale Drive All of us got staggered so I couldnt see what everyone was doing I know some kids were going through cars that were parked in driveways I didnt se~ who went into which cars The

~llt only car I went into was on Mt Ve~n RQad I opened a car door and rea1izedw~Lwas doing was wrong so I Hi closed it and walked away I didnuakeanything At one point while we were walking around Andrew got

separated from the rest of the group When we saw Andrew he was running from a car that had flames inside I think the car was a Dodge SUV The rest of us were in shock and asked him what happened I dont remember if he said anything We all told Andrew to go put outthe fire Andrew went and itgtoked at the fire and said theres no way we are going to put it out All of us then ran to the car I opened the passenger door and started throwing snow on the fire to put it out Illd~er on the driver side putting snow on the fire I think Andrew was just standing there The fire went out and we left toward West Center Street We stopped at a house and some of the kids were going through cars in the driveway A guy came out of the house and told us to get out of there We all then ran back to Andrews house

23 Based upon all the facts and circumstances surrounding this investigation this affiant has probable cause to believe the accused Andrew Potrepka (date ltIT birth 11281991) did commit the following violations of the Connecticut General Statutes within the Town of Southington on 1I2420~ Arson in the First Degree 53a-111 Arson in the Second Degree 53a-112 [2-Counts] Criminal Attempt 53a-49 (Arson in the Third Degree 53a-113) [4-Counts] Burglary in the Third Degree 53a-1 03L2-coupts] Criminal Mischief in the First Degree 53a-115 Criminal Mischief in the S~cond Degree 53a-116 Criminal Mischief in the Third Degree 53a-117 [5shycounts] Conspiracy 53a-48 (Burglary in the Third Degree-5la-103) [5-counts] Conspiracy 53a-48 (Larceny in the Sixth Degree 53a-125b) and Larceny in the Sixth Degre~ 53a-125b Therefore it is requested an arrest warrant be issued

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We were all sleeping at Andrew Potrepkas house on Mt Vernon Road We were all hanging out in the basement playing video games Sometime after midnight some of us decided to go out Andrew said he wanted an adventure It was me AndrewanltWlt We took a left out ofAndrews house on Mt Vernon Road The

first thing we did was switched flags on two houses Actually it was who did this to a house on Mt Vernon Ift~wl While we were walking around AndreW-~fld started going into cars and takingtliings bulland I didfl~ tJike what Andrew andD were doing sOWe just hung back and didnt get involved in thk Wejust

stayed with them while walking aroulid the neighborhood At one point while in a neighborhood Andrew started a car on fire I was standing in the streetwith- and There was a car on fire in a driveway and Andrew was jogging away from the car towards us We asked Andrew what had just happened did he start that car on fire Andrew said yes I started to panic and wanted to put the fire out so me andwent back to this car to try to put it out Andrew was very mad that we were putting the fire out he just stood in the road and didnt help us I remember the car was an SUV and possibly a Dodge Durango It was dark color I believe we put the fire out with snow I was very unfamiliar with the neighborhood I think it was a big loop Andrew wanted to start more fires but the rest of us just wanted to go back to his house Andrew kept going into more cars At one of the houses someone came out and started [yelling at] us He yelled at us so we took off running and ended up back at Andrew s house

18 On February 172009 at approximately 400 pm Lieutenant Shanley and I arrived at the home of amp S We were met by his mother who stated her son was not at home but she phoned him and he arrived a few minutes later During our interview with bull he admitted being with the group of other teens who were responsible for the thefts vandal isms and car fires then provided a sworn statement to this affiant in the presence of his mother According tc Ss statement About three weeks ago 5

1 was hanging Qut with my friend Andrew Potrepka at his house 1 was with some other friends as well Nick Scarpati and It was a weekend night and we were all sleeping at Andrews house that night Andrew lives on Mt Vernon Road Sometime after midnight close to 200 am all of us went out for a walk because we were bored We took a left out of his house At this house on Mt Vernon Road I took a flag off a tree and moved it to a snow bank (I remember that was also at Andrews house but he stayed and didnt go out with us) We all then walked down West Center to the Vernondale Drive area While on Vernondale Drive Andrew~and_started going into cars They werent stealing anything but would remove items and throw them around the neighborhood I never went into any of these cars I might have opened a car door to see if it was locked but never actually went inside 1 remember opening the door to a Subaru and saw a Bluetooth headset but didnt take it At one point Andrew went off by himself I saw Andrew about a hundred feet away from me He Was inside the driver side door to a mid-size SUV that was parked in the driveway A few seconds later 1 saw flames inside this SUV and Andrew was running back towards usbull Q and I were shocked that Andrew started a car on fire All of us then ran to the car to try to put the fire out

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I was shoving handfuls of snow on the fire a bull was helping me and all the others joined too We were able to put the fire out but it took a lot of snow Before this fire Andrew started another fire inside a car This fire was much smaller Andrew was leaning in the driv~ side door and I remember seeing flames from inside Andrew closed the door and the fire went out I dont remember what kind of~afiit was but it was still in the Vernondale Drive ~at~l We continued walking around and endedtlipJUtanother house where a Mitsubishi was pa[~eampin the drivewaY someofthe guys were going through the threeparked cars while I stood in the driveway Aguyeame

out of the house and startled us so we took off and went back to Andrews house

19 On February 172009 at approximately 600 pm Lieutenant Shanley and I arrived at 1 a the home of bull 2 We were met by 7 smother Kathy_ who advised her son to cooperate with the investigation During our interview with _ he admitted being with the group of other teens who were responsible for the thefts vandal isms and car fires ~hen provided a sworn statement to this affiant in the presence of his mother According to a statement A couple of weeks ago on a Friday night I stayed overnight at my neighbor Andrew Potrepkas house There were a few other of our friends that also stayed over the house that night They were Nick Scarpati and Someone had brought beer over to Andrews house While we hung out in the cellar some of the guys present did drink some of the beer At some point after midnight Andrew Potrepka decided he wanted to go out At that point I left Andrews house along with Andrew and Kenny stayed behind at Andrews house We walked down Mt Vernon Road towards the ski area We then walked up West Center Street Extension and onto Vernondale Drive While we were in this area we did some prank stuff by switching some flags around At one point all five of us took some blocks out of the back of a pickup truck and placed them across the road We also took some of these blocks from a pile that was stacked next to this truck During the course of this night I did open up the door to one car and looked inside of it I did not take anything out of this car and I dont remember what type of car it was As we were walking down the road that night I was with UR nd- Andrew Potrepka got a bit separated from us as he was going through different cars At one point I saw Andrew Potrepka inside of a car on Vernondale Drive As Andrew began to walk away from this car I saw what appeared to be a fire inside of this car~nd I had words with Andrew as he walked back towards us about the fire in this car _and I then went up to this car actually it was a smaller SUV We opened the door and began to throw snow into this SUV and onto the fire until it was out Shortly after this as we continued to walk Andrew was going through a car parked in a driveway on West Center Extension As he was going through this car I was standing in the roadway Some guy came out of a house and yelled something to us At this point we began to head back to Andrew Potrepkas house As we were walking we did see the police from a distance away To my knowledge none of the other guys or myself took anything out of a car and kept it Andrew told me that he had lit a box of tissue that he found inside of the car and that was what caused the fire

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20 On February 182009 at II 40 am Lieutenant Shanley and I arrived at 1275 Mount Vernon Road the home of Andrew Potrepka He was advised of the ongoing investigation and stated he would cooperate He was asked to come to the police station to give a statement Andrew stated he didnt have a car or a ride Lieutenant Shanley and I offered to drive him to the police station and then drive him home He was told he wasnt under arrest and that his coopetlfitiot1 and statement was voluntary He agreed~nd understood Potrepka was seated in thefrCiJrtmiddot middot seat of Lieutenant ~hanJeys unmarked police vehicle and he wasdtiven to police headquarters He was broughfh- into the Detective Division interview room He was asked if he wanted anything to drink Andrew asked for water and he was given two cups During the interview Andrew was given bathroom and water breaks According to his statement About three or so weeks ago I was hanging out at my house with several friends There was me~ Nick Scarpati and_ Some of them were going to sleep over in my basement and my parents were in bed It was pretty late maybe arouncl330am or

so We had been drinking beer that we bought from a package store in Hartford where they dont card Most of us had gone out before We would do prank stuff and go through cars in the neighborhood We had done this on Mt middot Vernon Road and also in the Deerbrooke Circle neighborhood Some of the things we would do were minor We put a trampoline in the middle of the road we moved an inflatable turkey during Thanksgiving time It was this sort of funny stuff nothing harmful After a few times we went out it got more serious We started going through cars and taking things I wasnt into stealing anything of value but I have taken spare change and lottery tickets before My other friends would look for GPS units or things they could sell

20a Andrew Potrepka continued On the night of the fires it was me _~an~ We took a left out of my house and then walked down West Center Street Extension The first thing I remember was seeing a green truck on West Center Street with concrete blocks in the bed bull and I took out some of the concrete blocks and placed them across West Center Street I went into this green truck and found a lighter I used this I ighter to light something that was in the console of the truck A little flame started and I thought it would be funny if the owner saw smoke in his car when he went out to his truck in the morning The flame went out and we all moved on There was another car across the street parked in a driveway on the comer of West Center Street and Vernondale Drive It was a Chevrolet Malibu I went into this car and remember seeing a coffee cup and a newspaper Detective Suski showed me some pictures of this car and I remember it I must have started a fire in this car because no one else was starting fires but I dont have a specific recollection of this one

20b He further stated Next we turned down Vernondale Drive and I saw a Dodge Durango Some of the other kids might have gone into cars along the way I opened the drivers side door and started going through the interior We only go into unlocked cars the Durango happened to be unlocked Inside there was a baby seat in the back a tissue box in the center console and a blanket near the tissue box I used that same lighter to light the tissue box on fire The flame got big all the sudden and the blanket was lit I was standing back watching the

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flames while all my friends threw snow and ice on the fire to put it out The fire went out but there was a lot of smoke From there we moved on down the road to Vernondale Court I remember seeing a smaller sedan parked in a driveway on Vernondale Court I opened one of the car doors and saw a tissue box in the center console I used the lighter to light the tissues on fire The paper was flaming but died down in the box so I left I thought the fire was out My oJwr-friends had already moved on down Vern~~e Drive they were looking through w- )

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20c Andrew Potrepka said From there we walked further down West Center Street to another house with several cars in the driveway I was in one car and~was in another one with someone else I remember looking at the stuff inside the car and seeing a paycheck addressed to one of my friends Chandler Hartford At that point I realized what I was doing was wrong and wanted to get out of there I told Eric to shut those doors and was yelling at him Thats when the owner of the house came out and said Get the fuck out of here The police are already on their way All of us took off running through properties on West Center Street to Vernondale Drive and then to Vernondale Court We entered the woods behind Vernonda Ie Court and came out in the Deerbrooke Circle neighborhoods I was in the street and my friends ended up behind a shed on someones property on Deerbrooke Circle I met up with them behind this shed and we all walked through the woods along a creek back to Mt Vernon Road and back to my house We all talked about what we had done and tol~ what happened We all eventually fell asleep in my basement and got up the next morning

20d Additionally While we were talking Detective Suski asked me about a car fire that happened December 6 2008 in a driveway on Mt Vernon Road I lit this car on fire too The car was parked in the driveway to a small white house with a for sale sign in the yard I think a kid by the name of Tom McKay either lives or lived there at one point I wasnt targeting him though That night I was with Nick Scarpati and we were walking on Mt Vernon Road I first lit some bushes on fire with a lighter and a can of bug spray that we had found Nick found some paper to use near a mailbox and he put it in the bushes so a fire would start We then walked down the road and found the car in the driveway It was gold and was a small sedan Nick and I were going through the car Inside there was a bunch of paper which I lit in the front seat A fire started burning I popped the trunk and found some CDs and laundry detergent I opened the detergent and poured it over the front seats Nick found a cardboard case of soda and put it in the front seat He also put a blanket or towel across the seats Both Nick and I placed these things on the fire to keep it burning We then took off towards my house When I last saw the car it was pretty engulfed We heard the sirens so we looked back from my house There was a bunch of trees in the way so we could only see the flashing lights from the fire engines and how high the fire got

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20e Andrew Potrepka concluded About a week or two before Nick and I did this fire I was out one night with Pat Riera and Tyler Calvi-Rogers We were walking from his house down to Frost Street We both went into a few cars along Frost Street and Mt Vernon Road I found a GPS unit in one of the cars and gave it to Pat Riera I didnt want anything to do with stolen stuff Tyler was just there with us I dont remember him going through any cars or taking anythingAA~a house on the comer of Mt Vernon Road afttl Frost Street I found a blue recycle bin at the end of the driveway 16 MtyernonRoad There was some cardboard irf the bin and I lit it with a lighter I found in one of the cars I went through A fire started but it smoldered out the wind blew it out It was cold outside I think someone saw us going through cars because the police were in the area for a little while We ended up running back to Tylers house on Duck Pond Crossing

20f That at the conclusion of the interview and statement Andrew Potrepka s demeanor appeared depressed Although he stated he felt okay Lieutenant Shanley and I decided it would be appropriate to contact a parent to pick up Andrew at the police station and ensure he was safe I then contacted Chet Potrepka and advised him of what transpired Mr Potrepka reported to the police station and he was briefed on the investigation and his sons admitted involvement Mr Potrepka was provided with this affiants contact information He and his son then left police headquarters

21 On February 19 2009 at 11 30 am Detective Wojenski and I interviewed bull at pis home located at Southington CT 5 s mother Deborah I was presentituring this interview 2 a stated several weeks ago he was at Andrew Potrepkas house with tilbullbullbullbull 3 $ J 2 5 and Nick Scarpati At some point they all left the house after I 00 am to go out

_ said he understood this to mean they were going to do some prank stuff because theyve done this sort of thing in the past q said he stayed back because he knew it was trouble and didnt remember what time they returned to Andrews house said none of the guys said anything about it in the morning that he found out about it several weeks later

22 On February 192009 at I 20 am Detective Wojenski and I arrived at the home ofer During our interview with bull 2 he admitted being with the group of other teens who were responsible for the thefts vandalisms and car fires provided a sworn statement which states A few weeks ago I was hanging out with some friends at Andrew Potrepka s [house] It was me Andrew Potrepka bullbullbullbullbullbull Nick Scarpati Land There was some beer there and we might have had a couple Later in the night we all went out it was between 1200 am - 1 00 am All these kids have been out before in neighborhoods doing prank stuff like switching house flags or moving lawn ornaments around This was the first time I went out with them like this All of us went out except who said he was

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tired We walked down Mt Vernon Road and then down West Center Street At one point we saw some concrete blocks next to a pickup truck with a cap I grabbed a block or two and placed them across the road From there we walked down Vernondale Drive All of us got staggered so I couldnt see what everyone was doing I know some kids were going through cars that were parked in driveways I didnt se~ who went into which cars The

~llt only car I went into was on Mt Ve~n RQad I opened a car door and rea1izedw~Lwas doing was wrong so I Hi closed it and walked away I didnuakeanything At one point while we were walking around Andrew got

separated from the rest of the group When we saw Andrew he was running from a car that had flames inside I think the car was a Dodge SUV The rest of us were in shock and asked him what happened I dont remember if he said anything We all told Andrew to go put outthe fire Andrew went and itgtoked at the fire and said theres no way we are going to put it out All of us then ran to the car I opened the passenger door and started throwing snow on the fire to put it out Illd~er on the driver side putting snow on the fire I think Andrew was just standing there The fire went out and we left toward West Center Street We stopped at a house and some of the kids were going through cars in the driveway A guy came out of the house and told us to get out of there We all then ran back to Andrews house

23 Based upon all the facts and circumstances surrounding this investigation this affiant has probable cause to believe the accused Andrew Potrepka (date ltIT birth 11281991) did commit the following violations of the Connecticut General Statutes within the Town of Southington on 1I2420~ Arson in the First Degree 53a-111 Arson in the Second Degree 53a-112 [2-Counts] Criminal Attempt 53a-49 (Arson in the Third Degree 53a-113) [4-Counts] Burglary in the Third Degree 53a-1 03L2-coupts] Criminal Mischief in the First Degree 53a-115 Criminal Mischief in the S~cond Degree 53a-116 Criminal Mischief in the Third Degree 53a-117 [5shycounts] Conspiracy 53a-48 (Burglary in the Third Degree-5la-103) [5-counts] Conspiracy 53a-48 (Larceny in the Sixth Degree 53a-125b) and Larceny in the Sixth Degre~ 53a-125b Therefore it is requested an arrest warrant be issued

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I was shoving handfuls of snow on the fire a bull was helping me and all the others joined too We were able to put the fire out but it took a lot of snow Before this fire Andrew started another fire inside a car This fire was much smaller Andrew was leaning in the driv~ side door and I remember seeing flames from inside Andrew closed the door and the fire went out I dont remember what kind of~afiit was but it was still in the Vernondale Drive ~at~l We continued walking around and endedtlipJUtanother house where a Mitsubishi was pa[~eampin the drivewaY someofthe guys were going through the threeparked cars while I stood in the driveway Aguyeame

out of the house and startled us so we took off and went back to Andrews house

19 On February 172009 at approximately 600 pm Lieutenant Shanley and I arrived at 1 a the home of bull 2 We were met by 7 smother Kathy_ who advised her son to cooperate with the investigation During our interview with _ he admitted being with the group of other teens who were responsible for the thefts vandal isms and car fires ~hen provided a sworn statement to this affiant in the presence of his mother According to a statement A couple of weeks ago on a Friday night I stayed overnight at my neighbor Andrew Potrepkas house There were a few other of our friends that also stayed over the house that night They were Nick Scarpati and Someone had brought beer over to Andrews house While we hung out in the cellar some of the guys present did drink some of the beer At some point after midnight Andrew Potrepka decided he wanted to go out At that point I left Andrews house along with Andrew and Kenny stayed behind at Andrews house We walked down Mt Vernon Road towards the ski area We then walked up West Center Street Extension and onto Vernondale Drive While we were in this area we did some prank stuff by switching some flags around At one point all five of us took some blocks out of the back of a pickup truck and placed them across the road We also took some of these blocks from a pile that was stacked next to this truck During the course of this night I did open up the door to one car and looked inside of it I did not take anything out of this car and I dont remember what type of car it was As we were walking down the road that night I was with UR nd- Andrew Potrepka got a bit separated from us as he was going through different cars At one point I saw Andrew Potrepka inside of a car on Vernondale Drive As Andrew began to walk away from this car I saw what appeared to be a fire inside of this car~nd I had words with Andrew as he walked back towards us about the fire in this car _and I then went up to this car actually it was a smaller SUV We opened the door and began to throw snow into this SUV and onto the fire until it was out Shortly after this as we continued to walk Andrew was going through a car parked in a driveway on West Center Extension As he was going through this car I was standing in the roadway Some guy came out of a house and yelled something to us At this point we began to head back to Andrew Potrepkas house As we were walking we did see the police from a distance away To my knowledge none of the other guys or myself took anything out of a car and kept it Andrew told me that he had lit a box of tissue that he found inside of the car and that was what caused the fire

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POTREPKA Andrew 1275 Mount Vernon Road Southington CT Bristol 17

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20 On February 182009 at II 40 am Lieutenant Shanley and I arrived at 1275 Mount Vernon Road the home of Andrew Potrepka He was advised of the ongoing investigation and stated he would cooperate He was asked to come to the police station to give a statement Andrew stated he didnt have a car or a ride Lieutenant Shanley and I offered to drive him to the police station and then drive him home He was told he wasnt under arrest and that his coopetlfitiot1 and statement was voluntary He agreed~nd understood Potrepka was seated in thefrCiJrtmiddot middot seat of Lieutenant ~hanJeys unmarked police vehicle and he wasdtiven to police headquarters He was broughfh- into the Detective Division interview room He was asked if he wanted anything to drink Andrew asked for water and he was given two cups During the interview Andrew was given bathroom and water breaks According to his statement About three or so weeks ago I was hanging out at my house with several friends There was me~ Nick Scarpati and_ Some of them were going to sleep over in my basement and my parents were in bed It was pretty late maybe arouncl330am or

so We had been drinking beer that we bought from a package store in Hartford where they dont card Most of us had gone out before We would do prank stuff and go through cars in the neighborhood We had done this on Mt middot Vernon Road and also in the Deerbrooke Circle neighborhood Some of the things we would do were minor We put a trampoline in the middle of the road we moved an inflatable turkey during Thanksgiving time It was this sort of funny stuff nothing harmful After a few times we went out it got more serious We started going through cars and taking things I wasnt into stealing anything of value but I have taken spare change and lottery tickets before My other friends would look for GPS units or things they could sell

20a Andrew Potrepka continued On the night of the fires it was me _~an~ We took a left out of my house and then walked down West Center Street Extension The first thing I remember was seeing a green truck on West Center Street with concrete blocks in the bed bull and I took out some of the concrete blocks and placed them across West Center Street I went into this green truck and found a lighter I used this I ighter to light something that was in the console of the truck A little flame started and I thought it would be funny if the owner saw smoke in his car when he went out to his truck in the morning The flame went out and we all moved on There was another car across the street parked in a driveway on the comer of West Center Street and Vernondale Drive It was a Chevrolet Malibu I went into this car and remember seeing a coffee cup and a newspaper Detective Suski showed me some pictures of this car and I remember it I must have started a fire in this car because no one else was starting fires but I dont have a specific recollection of this one

20b He further stated Next we turned down Vernondale Drive and I saw a Dodge Durango Some of the other kids might have gone into cars along the way I opened the drivers side door and started going through the interior We only go into unlocked cars the Durango happened to be unlocked Inside there was a baby seat in the back a tissue box in the center console and a blanket near the tissue box I used that same lighter to light the tissue box on fire The flame got big all the sudden and the blanket was lit I was standing back watching the

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flames while all my friends threw snow and ice on the fire to put it out The fire went out but there was a lot of smoke From there we moved on down the road to Vernondale Court I remember seeing a smaller sedan parked in a driveway on Vernondale Court I opened one of the car doors and saw a tissue box in the center console I used the lighter to light the tissues on fire The paper was flaming but died down in the box so I left I thought the fire was out My oJwr-friends had already moved on down Vern~~e Drive they were looking through w- )

other cars

20c Andrew Potrepka said From there we walked further down West Center Street to another house with several cars in the driveway I was in one car and~was in another one with someone else I remember looking at the stuff inside the car and seeing a paycheck addressed to one of my friends Chandler Hartford At that point I realized what I was doing was wrong and wanted to get out of there I told Eric to shut those doors and was yelling at him Thats when the owner of the house came out and said Get the fuck out of here The police are already on their way All of us took off running through properties on West Center Street to Vernondale Drive and then to Vernondale Court We entered the woods behind Vernonda Ie Court and came out in the Deerbrooke Circle neighborhoods I was in the street and my friends ended up behind a shed on someones property on Deerbrooke Circle I met up with them behind this shed and we all walked through the woods along a creek back to Mt Vernon Road and back to my house We all talked about what we had done and tol~ what happened We all eventually fell asleep in my basement and got up the next morning

20d Additionally While we were talking Detective Suski asked me about a car fire that happened December 6 2008 in a driveway on Mt Vernon Road I lit this car on fire too The car was parked in the driveway to a small white house with a for sale sign in the yard I think a kid by the name of Tom McKay either lives or lived there at one point I wasnt targeting him though That night I was with Nick Scarpati and we were walking on Mt Vernon Road I first lit some bushes on fire with a lighter and a can of bug spray that we had found Nick found some paper to use near a mailbox and he put it in the bushes so a fire would start We then walked down the road and found the car in the driveway It was gold and was a small sedan Nick and I were going through the car Inside there was a bunch of paper which I lit in the front seat A fire started burning I popped the trunk and found some CDs and laundry detergent I opened the detergent and poured it over the front seats Nick found a cardboard case of soda and put it in the front seat He also put a blanket or towel across the seats Both Nick and I placed these things on the fire to keep it burning We then took off towards my house When I last saw the car it was pretty engulfed We heard the sirens so we looked back from my house There was a bunch of trees in the way so we could only see the flashing lights from the fire engines and how high the fire got

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20e Andrew Potrepka concluded About a week or two before Nick and I did this fire I was out one night with Pat Riera and Tyler Calvi-Rogers We were walking from his house down to Frost Street We both went into a few cars along Frost Street and Mt Vernon Road I found a GPS unit in one of the cars and gave it to Pat Riera I didnt want anything to do with stolen stuff Tyler was just there with us I dont remember him going through any cars or taking anythingAA~a house on the comer of Mt Vernon Road afttl Frost Street I found a blue recycle bin at the end of the driveway 16 MtyernonRoad There was some cardboard irf the bin and I lit it with a lighter I found in one of the cars I went through A fire started but it smoldered out the wind blew it out It was cold outside I think someone saw us going through cars because the police were in the area for a little while We ended up running back to Tylers house on Duck Pond Crossing

20f That at the conclusion of the interview and statement Andrew Potrepka s demeanor appeared depressed Although he stated he felt okay Lieutenant Shanley and I decided it would be appropriate to contact a parent to pick up Andrew at the police station and ensure he was safe I then contacted Chet Potrepka and advised him of what transpired Mr Potrepka reported to the police station and he was briefed on the investigation and his sons admitted involvement Mr Potrepka was provided with this affiants contact information He and his son then left police headquarters

21 On February 19 2009 at 11 30 am Detective Wojenski and I interviewed bull at pis home located at Southington CT 5 s mother Deborah I was presentituring this interview 2 a stated several weeks ago he was at Andrew Potrepkas house with tilbullbullbullbull 3 $ J 2 5 and Nick Scarpati At some point they all left the house after I 00 am to go out

_ said he understood this to mean they were going to do some prank stuff because theyve done this sort of thing in the past q said he stayed back because he knew it was trouble and didnt remember what time they returned to Andrews house said none of the guys said anything about it in the morning that he found out about it several weeks later

22 On February 192009 at I 20 am Detective Wojenski and I arrived at the home ofer During our interview with bull 2 he admitted being with the group of other teens who were responsible for the thefts vandalisms and car fires provided a sworn statement which states A few weeks ago I was hanging out with some friends at Andrew Potrepka s [house] It was me Andrew Potrepka bullbullbullbullbullbull Nick Scarpati Land There was some beer there and we might have had a couple Later in the night we all went out it was between 1200 am - 1 00 am All these kids have been out before in neighborhoods doing prank stuff like switching house flags or moving lawn ornaments around This was the first time I went out with them like this All of us went out except who said he was

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tired We walked down Mt Vernon Road and then down West Center Street At one point we saw some concrete blocks next to a pickup truck with a cap I grabbed a block or two and placed them across the road From there we walked down Vernondale Drive All of us got staggered so I couldnt see what everyone was doing I know some kids were going through cars that were parked in driveways I didnt se~ who went into which cars The

~llt only car I went into was on Mt Ve~n RQad I opened a car door and rea1izedw~Lwas doing was wrong so I Hi closed it and walked away I didnuakeanything At one point while we were walking around Andrew got

separated from the rest of the group When we saw Andrew he was running from a car that had flames inside I think the car was a Dodge SUV The rest of us were in shock and asked him what happened I dont remember if he said anything We all told Andrew to go put outthe fire Andrew went and itgtoked at the fire and said theres no way we are going to put it out All of us then ran to the car I opened the passenger door and started throwing snow on the fire to put it out Illd~er on the driver side putting snow on the fire I think Andrew was just standing there The fire went out and we left toward West Center Street We stopped at a house and some of the kids were going through cars in the driveway A guy came out of the house and told us to get out of there We all then ran back to Andrews house

23 Based upon all the facts and circumstances surrounding this investigation this affiant has probable cause to believe the accused Andrew Potrepka (date ltIT birth 11281991) did commit the following violations of the Connecticut General Statutes within the Town of Southington on 1I2420~ Arson in the First Degree 53a-111 Arson in the Second Degree 53a-112 [2-Counts] Criminal Attempt 53a-49 (Arson in the Third Degree 53a-113) [4-Counts] Burglary in the Third Degree 53a-1 03L2-coupts] Criminal Mischief in the First Degree 53a-115 Criminal Mischief in the S~cond Degree 53a-116 Criminal Mischief in the Third Degree 53a-117 [5shycounts] Conspiracy 53a-48 (Burglary in the Third Degree-5la-103) [5-counts] Conspiracy 53a-48 (Larceny in the Sixth Degree 53a-125b) and Larceny in the Sixth Degre~ 53a-125b Therefore it is requested an arrest warrant be issued

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NAME AND RESIDENCE (Town) OF ACCUSED COURT TO BE HELD AT (Town) GANO

POTREPKA Andrew 1275 Mount Vernon Road Southington CT Bristol 17

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20 On February 182009 at II 40 am Lieutenant Shanley and I arrived at 1275 Mount Vernon Road the home of Andrew Potrepka He was advised of the ongoing investigation and stated he would cooperate He was asked to come to the police station to give a statement Andrew stated he didnt have a car or a ride Lieutenant Shanley and I offered to drive him to the police station and then drive him home He was told he wasnt under arrest and that his coopetlfitiot1 and statement was voluntary He agreed~nd understood Potrepka was seated in thefrCiJrtmiddot middot seat of Lieutenant ~hanJeys unmarked police vehicle and he wasdtiven to police headquarters He was broughfh- into the Detective Division interview room He was asked if he wanted anything to drink Andrew asked for water and he was given two cups During the interview Andrew was given bathroom and water breaks According to his statement About three or so weeks ago I was hanging out at my house with several friends There was me~ Nick Scarpati and_ Some of them were going to sleep over in my basement and my parents were in bed It was pretty late maybe arouncl330am or

so We had been drinking beer that we bought from a package store in Hartford where they dont card Most of us had gone out before We would do prank stuff and go through cars in the neighborhood We had done this on Mt middot Vernon Road and also in the Deerbrooke Circle neighborhood Some of the things we would do were minor We put a trampoline in the middle of the road we moved an inflatable turkey during Thanksgiving time It was this sort of funny stuff nothing harmful After a few times we went out it got more serious We started going through cars and taking things I wasnt into stealing anything of value but I have taken spare change and lottery tickets before My other friends would look for GPS units or things they could sell

20a Andrew Potrepka continued On the night of the fires it was me _~an~ We took a left out of my house and then walked down West Center Street Extension The first thing I remember was seeing a green truck on West Center Street with concrete blocks in the bed bull and I took out some of the concrete blocks and placed them across West Center Street I went into this green truck and found a lighter I used this I ighter to light something that was in the console of the truck A little flame started and I thought it would be funny if the owner saw smoke in his car when he went out to his truck in the morning The flame went out and we all moved on There was another car across the street parked in a driveway on the comer of West Center Street and Vernondale Drive It was a Chevrolet Malibu I went into this car and remember seeing a coffee cup and a newspaper Detective Suski showed me some pictures of this car and I remember it I must have started a fire in this car because no one else was starting fires but I dont have a specific recollection of this one

20b He further stated Next we turned down Vernondale Drive and I saw a Dodge Durango Some of the other kids might have gone into cars along the way I opened the drivers side door and started going through the interior We only go into unlocked cars the Durango happened to be unlocked Inside there was a baby seat in the back a tissue box in the center console and a blanket near the tissue box I used that same lighter to light the tissue box on fire The flame got big all the sudden and the blanket was lit I was standing back watching the

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flames while all my friends threw snow and ice on the fire to put it out The fire went out but there was a lot of smoke From there we moved on down the road to Vernondale Court I remember seeing a smaller sedan parked in a driveway on Vernondale Court I opened one of the car doors and saw a tissue box in the center console I used the lighter to light the tissues on fire The paper was flaming but died down in the box so I left I thought the fire was out My oJwr-friends had already moved on down Vern~~e Drive they were looking through w- )

other cars

20c Andrew Potrepka said From there we walked further down West Center Street to another house with several cars in the driveway I was in one car and~was in another one with someone else I remember looking at the stuff inside the car and seeing a paycheck addressed to one of my friends Chandler Hartford At that point I realized what I was doing was wrong and wanted to get out of there I told Eric to shut those doors and was yelling at him Thats when the owner of the house came out and said Get the fuck out of here The police are already on their way All of us took off running through properties on West Center Street to Vernondale Drive and then to Vernondale Court We entered the woods behind Vernonda Ie Court and came out in the Deerbrooke Circle neighborhoods I was in the street and my friends ended up behind a shed on someones property on Deerbrooke Circle I met up with them behind this shed and we all walked through the woods along a creek back to Mt Vernon Road and back to my house We all talked about what we had done and tol~ what happened We all eventually fell asleep in my basement and got up the next morning

20d Additionally While we were talking Detective Suski asked me about a car fire that happened December 6 2008 in a driveway on Mt Vernon Road I lit this car on fire too The car was parked in the driveway to a small white house with a for sale sign in the yard I think a kid by the name of Tom McKay either lives or lived there at one point I wasnt targeting him though That night I was with Nick Scarpati and we were walking on Mt Vernon Road I first lit some bushes on fire with a lighter and a can of bug spray that we had found Nick found some paper to use near a mailbox and he put it in the bushes so a fire would start We then walked down the road and found the car in the driveway It was gold and was a small sedan Nick and I were going through the car Inside there was a bunch of paper which I lit in the front seat A fire started burning I popped the trunk and found some CDs and laundry detergent I opened the detergent and poured it over the front seats Nick found a cardboard case of soda and put it in the front seat He also put a blanket or towel across the seats Both Nick and I placed these things on the fire to keep it burning We then took off towards my house When I last saw the car it was pretty engulfed We heard the sirens so we looked back from my house There was a bunch of trees in the way so we could only see the flashing lights from the fire engines and how high the fire got

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NAME AND RESIDENCE (Town) OF ACCUSED COURT TO BE HELD AT (Town) GA NO

POTREPKA Andrew -1275 Mount Vernon Road Southington CT Bristol

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20e Andrew Potrepka concluded About a week or two before Nick and I did this fire I was out one night with Pat Riera and Tyler Calvi-Rogers We were walking from his house down to Frost Street We both went into a few cars along Frost Street and Mt Vernon Road I found a GPS unit in one of the cars and gave it to Pat Riera I didnt want anything to do with stolen stuff Tyler was just there with us I dont remember him going through any cars or taking anythingAA~a house on the comer of Mt Vernon Road afttl Frost Street I found a blue recycle bin at the end of the driveway 16 MtyernonRoad There was some cardboard irf the bin and I lit it with a lighter I found in one of the cars I went through A fire started but it smoldered out the wind blew it out It was cold outside I think someone saw us going through cars because the police were in the area for a little while We ended up running back to Tylers house on Duck Pond Crossing

20f That at the conclusion of the interview and statement Andrew Potrepka s demeanor appeared depressed Although he stated he felt okay Lieutenant Shanley and I decided it would be appropriate to contact a parent to pick up Andrew at the police station and ensure he was safe I then contacted Chet Potrepka and advised him of what transpired Mr Potrepka reported to the police station and he was briefed on the investigation and his sons admitted involvement Mr Potrepka was provided with this affiants contact information He and his son then left police headquarters

21 On February 19 2009 at 11 30 am Detective Wojenski and I interviewed bull at pis home located at Southington CT 5 s mother Deborah I was presentituring this interview 2 a stated several weeks ago he was at Andrew Potrepkas house with tilbullbullbullbull 3 $ J 2 5 and Nick Scarpati At some point they all left the house after I 00 am to go out

_ said he understood this to mean they were going to do some prank stuff because theyve done this sort of thing in the past q said he stayed back because he knew it was trouble and didnt remember what time they returned to Andrews house said none of the guys said anything about it in the morning that he found out about it several weeks later

22 On February 192009 at I 20 am Detective Wojenski and I arrived at the home ofer During our interview with bull 2 he admitted being with the group of other teens who were responsible for the thefts vandalisms and car fires provided a sworn statement which states A few weeks ago I was hanging out with some friends at Andrew Potrepka s [house] It was me Andrew Potrepka bullbullbullbullbullbull Nick Scarpati Land There was some beer there and we might have had a couple Later in the night we all went out it was between 1200 am - 1 00 am All these kids have been out before in neighborhoods doing prank stuff like switching house flags or moving lawn ornaments around This was the first time I went out with them like this All of us went out except who said he was

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ARREST WARRANT AFFIDAVIT STATE OF CONNECTICUT INSTRUCTIONS CONTINUATION PAGE The jurat is to be completed for each page of the affidavit SUPERIOR COURT JD-CR-64a Rev 10-04 The prosecutorial official and judgejudge trial referee are to date CGS sect 54-2a Pr Bk Sec 36-1 36-2 36-3 and sign or initial each page to indicate that they have reviewed it

NAME AND RESIDENCE (Town) OF ACCUSED COURT TO BE HELD AT (Town) GANO

POTREPKA Andr-ew - 1275 Mount Vernon Road Southington CT Bristol 17

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tired We walked down Mt Vernon Road and then down West Center Street At one point we saw some concrete blocks next to a pickup truck with a cap I grabbed a block or two and placed them across the road From there we walked down Vernondale Drive All of us got staggered so I couldnt see what everyone was doing I know some kids were going through cars that were parked in driveways I didnt se~ who went into which cars The

~llt only car I went into was on Mt Ve~n RQad I opened a car door and rea1izedw~Lwas doing was wrong so I Hi closed it and walked away I didnuakeanything At one point while we were walking around Andrew got

separated from the rest of the group When we saw Andrew he was running from a car that had flames inside I think the car was a Dodge SUV The rest of us were in shock and asked him what happened I dont remember if he said anything We all told Andrew to go put outthe fire Andrew went and itgtoked at the fire and said theres no way we are going to put it out All of us then ran to the car I opened the passenger door and started throwing snow on the fire to put it out Illd~er on the driver side putting snow on the fire I think Andrew was just standing there The fire went out and we left toward West Center Street We stopped at a house and some of the kids were going through cars in the driveway A guy came out of the house and told us to get out of there We all then ran back to Andrews house

23 Based upon all the facts and circumstances surrounding this investigation this affiant has probable cause to believe the accused Andrew Potrepka (date ltIT birth 11281991) did commit the following violations of the Connecticut General Statutes within the Town of Southington on 1I2420~ Arson in the First Degree 53a-111 Arson in the Second Degree 53a-112 [2-Counts] Criminal Attempt 53a-49 (Arson in the Third Degree 53a-113) [4-Counts] Burglary in the Third Degree 53a-1 03L2-coupts] Criminal Mischief in the First Degree 53a-115 Criminal Mischief in the S~cond Degree 53a-116 Criminal Mischief in the Third Degree 53a-117 [5shycounts] Conspiracy 53a-48 (Burglary in the Third Degree-5la-103) [5-counts] Conspiracy 53a-48 (Larceny in the Sixth Degree 53a-125b) and Larceny in the Sixth Degre~ 53a-125b Therefore it is requested an arrest warrant be issued

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ARREST WARRANT AFFIDAVIT INSTRUCTIONS STATE OF CONNECTICUT CONTINUATION PAGE The jurat is to be completed for each page of the affidavit SUPERIOR COURT JD-CR-64a Rev 10-04 The prosecutorial official and judgeljudge trial referee are to date CGS sect 54-2a Pr Bk Sec 36-1 36-2 36-3 and sign or initial each page to indicate that they have reviewed it

NAME AND RESIDENCE (Town) OF ACCUSED COURT TO BE HELD AT (Town) GA NO

POTREPKA Andrew -1275 Mount Vernon Road Southington CT Bristol 17

AFFIDAVIT - CONTINUED

flames while all my friends threw snow and ice on the fire to put it out The fire went out but there was a lot of smoke From there we moved on down the road to Vernondale Court I remember seeing a smaller sedan parked in a driveway on Vernondale Court I opened one of the car doors and saw a tissue box in the center console I used the lighter to light the tissues on fire The paper was flaming but died down in the box so I left I thought the fire was out My oJwr-friends had already moved on down Vern~~e Drive they were looking through w- )

other cars

20c Andrew Potrepka said From there we walked further down West Center Street to another house with several cars in the driveway I was in one car and~was in another one with someone else I remember looking at the stuff inside the car and seeing a paycheck addressed to one of my friends Chandler Hartford At that point I realized what I was doing was wrong and wanted to get out of there I told Eric to shut those doors and was yelling at him Thats when the owner of the house came out and said Get the fuck out of here The police are already on their way All of us took off running through properties on West Center Street to Vernondale Drive and then to Vernondale Court We entered the woods behind Vernonda Ie Court and came out in the Deerbrooke Circle neighborhoods I was in the street and my friends ended up behind a shed on someones property on Deerbrooke Circle I met up with them behind this shed and we all walked through the woods along a creek back to Mt Vernon Road and back to my house We all talked about what we had done and tol~ what happened We all eventually fell asleep in my basement and got up the next morning

20d Additionally While we were talking Detective Suski asked me about a car fire that happened December 6 2008 in a driveway on Mt Vernon Road I lit this car on fire too The car was parked in the driveway to a small white house with a for sale sign in the yard I think a kid by the name of Tom McKay either lives or lived there at one point I wasnt targeting him though That night I was with Nick Scarpati and we were walking on Mt Vernon Road I first lit some bushes on fire with a lighter and a can of bug spray that we had found Nick found some paper to use near a mailbox and he put it in the bushes so a fire would start We then walked down the road and found the car in the driveway It was gold and was a small sedan Nick and I were going through the car Inside there was a bunch of paper which I lit in the front seat A fire started burning I popped the trunk and found some CDs and laundry detergent I opened the detergent and poured it over the front seats Nick found a cardboard case of soda and put it in the front seat He also put a blanket or towel across the seats Both Nick and I placed these things on the fire to keep it burning We then took off towards my house When I last saw the car it was pretty engulfed We heard the sirens so we looked back from my house There was a bunch of trees in the way so we could only see the flashing lights from the fire engines and how high the fire got

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NAME AND RESIDENCE (Town) OF ACCUSED COURT TO BE HELD AT (Town) GA NO

POTREPKA Andrew -1275 Mount Vernon Road Southington CT Bristol

AFFIDAVIT - CONTINUED

20e Andrew Potrepka concluded About a week or two before Nick and I did this fire I was out one night with Pat Riera and Tyler Calvi-Rogers We were walking from his house down to Frost Street We both went into a few cars along Frost Street and Mt Vernon Road I found a GPS unit in one of the cars and gave it to Pat Riera I didnt want anything to do with stolen stuff Tyler was just there with us I dont remember him going through any cars or taking anythingAA~a house on the comer of Mt Vernon Road afttl Frost Street I found a blue recycle bin at the end of the driveway 16 MtyernonRoad There was some cardboard irf the bin and I lit it with a lighter I found in one of the cars I went through A fire started but it smoldered out the wind blew it out It was cold outside I think someone saw us going through cars because the police were in the area for a little while We ended up running back to Tylers house on Duck Pond Crossing

20f That at the conclusion of the interview and statement Andrew Potrepka s demeanor appeared depressed Although he stated he felt okay Lieutenant Shanley and I decided it would be appropriate to contact a parent to pick up Andrew at the police station and ensure he was safe I then contacted Chet Potrepka and advised him of what transpired Mr Potrepka reported to the police station and he was briefed on the investigation and his sons admitted involvement Mr Potrepka was provided with this affiants contact information He and his son then left police headquarters

21 On February 19 2009 at 11 30 am Detective Wojenski and I interviewed bull at pis home located at Southington CT 5 s mother Deborah I was presentituring this interview 2 a stated several weeks ago he was at Andrew Potrepkas house with tilbullbullbullbull 3 $ J 2 5 and Nick Scarpati At some point they all left the house after I 00 am to go out

_ said he understood this to mean they were going to do some prank stuff because theyve done this sort of thing in the past q said he stayed back because he knew it was trouble and didnt remember what time they returned to Andrews house said none of the guys said anything about it in the morning that he found out about it several weeks later

22 On February 192009 at I 20 am Detective Wojenski and I arrived at the home ofer During our interview with bull 2 he admitted being with the group of other teens who were responsible for the thefts vandalisms and car fires provided a sworn statement which states A few weeks ago I was hanging out with some friends at Andrew Potrepka s [house] It was me Andrew Potrepka bullbullbullbullbullbull Nick Scarpati Land There was some beer there and we might have had a couple Later in the night we all went out it was between 1200 am - 1 00 am All these kids have been out before in neighborhoods doing prank stuff like switching house flags or moving lawn ornaments around This was the first time I went out with them like this All of us went out except who said he was

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ARREST WARRANT AFFIDAVIT STATE OF CONNECTICUT INSTRUCTIONS CONTINUATION PAGE The jurat is to be completed for each page of the affidavit SUPERIOR COURT JD-CR-64a Rev 10-04 The prosecutorial official and judgejudge trial referee are to date CGS sect 54-2a Pr Bk Sec 36-1 36-2 36-3 and sign or initial each page to indicate that they have reviewed it

NAME AND RESIDENCE (Town) OF ACCUSED COURT TO BE HELD AT (Town) GANO

POTREPKA Andr-ew - 1275 Mount Vernon Road Southington CT Bristol 17

AFFIDAVIT CONTINUED

tired We walked down Mt Vernon Road and then down West Center Street At one point we saw some concrete blocks next to a pickup truck with a cap I grabbed a block or two and placed them across the road From there we walked down Vernondale Drive All of us got staggered so I couldnt see what everyone was doing I know some kids were going through cars that were parked in driveways I didnt se~ who went into which cars The

~llt only car I went into was on Mt Ve~n RQad I opened a car door and rea1izedw~Lwas doing was wrong so I Hi closed it and walked away I didnuakeanything At one point while we were walking around Andrew got

separated from the rest of the group When we saw Andrew he was running from a car that had flames inside I think the car was a Dodge SUV The rest of us were in shock and asked him what happened I dont remember if he said anything We all told Andrew to go put outthe fire Andrew went and itgtoked at the fire and said theres no way we are going to put it out All of us then ran to the car I opened the passenger door and started throwing snow on the fire to put it out Illd~er on the driver side putting snow on the fire I think Andrew was just standing there The fire went out and we left toward West Center Street We stopped at a house and some of the kids were going through cars in the driveway A guy came out of the house and told us to get out of there We all then ran back to Andrews house

23 Based upon all the facts and circumstances surrounding this investigation this affiant has probable cause to believe the accused Andrew Potrepka (date ltIT birth 11281991) did commit the following violations of the Connecticut General Statutes within the Town of Southington on 1I2420~ Arson in the First Degree 53a-111 Arson in the Second Degree 53a-112 [2-Counts] Criminal Attempt 53a-49 (Arson in the Third Degree 53a-113) [4-Counts] Burglary in the Third Degree 53a-1 03L2-coupts] Criminal Mischief in the First Degree 53a-115 Criminal Mischief in the S~cond Degree 53a-116 Criminal Mischief in the Third Degree 53a-117 [5shycounts] Conspiracy 53a-48 (Burglary in the Third Degree-5la-103) [5-counts] Conspiracy 53a-48 (Larceny in the Sixth Degree 53a-125b) and Larceny in the Sixth Degre~ 53a-125b Therefore it is requested an arrest warrant be issued

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ARREST WARRANT AFFIDAVIT STATE OF CONNECTICUTINSTRUCTIONS CONTINUATION PAGE The jurat is to be completed for each page of the affidavit SUPERIOR COURT JD-CR-64a Rev 10-04 The prosecutorial official and judgejudge trial referee are to dateCGS sect 54-2a Pro Bk Sec 36-1 36-2 36-3 and sign or initial each page to indicate that they have reviewed it

NAME AND RESIDENCE (Town) OF ACCUSED COURT TO BE HELD AT (Town) GA NO

POTREPKA Andrew -1275 Mount Vernon Road Southington CT Bristol

AFFIDAVIT - CONTINUED

20e Andrew Potrepka concluded About a week or two before Nick and I did this fire I was out one night with Pat Riera and Tyler Calvi-Rogers We were walking from his house down to Frost Street We both went into a few cars along Frost Street and Mt Vernon Road I found a GPS unit in one of the cars and gave it to Pat Riera I didnt want anything to do with stolen stuff Tyler was just there with us I dont remember him going through any cars or taking anythingAA~a house on the comer of Mt Vernon Road afttl Frost Street I found a blue recycle bin at the end of the driveway 16 MtyernonRoad There was some cardboard irf the bin and I lit it with a lighter I found in one of the cars I went through A fire started but it smoldered out the wind blew it out It was cold outside I think someone saw us going through cars because the police were in the area for a little while We ended up running back to Tylers house on Duck Pond Crossing

20f That at the conclusion of the interview and statement Andrew Potrepka s demeanor appeared depressed Although he stated he felt okay Lieutenant Shanley and I decided it would be appropriate to contact a parent to pick up Andrew at the police station and ensure he was safe I then contacted Chet Potrepka and advised him of what transpired Mr Potrepka reported to the police station and he was briefed on the investigation and his sons admitted involvement Mr Potrepka was provided with this affiants contact information He and his son then left police headquarters

21 On February 19 2009 at 11 30 am Detective Wojenski and I interviewed bull at pis home located at Southington CT 5 s mother Deborah I was presentituring this interview 2 a stated several weeks ago he was at Andrew Potrepkas house with tilbullbullbullbull 3 $ J 2 5 and Nick Scarpati At some point they all left the house after I 00 am to go out

_ said he understood this to mean they were going to do some prank stuff because theyve done this sort of thing in the past q said he stayed back because he knew it was trouble and didnt remember what time they returned to Andrews house said none of the guys said anything about it in the morning that he found out about it several weeks later

22 On February 192009 at I 20 am Detective Wojenski and I arrived at the home ofer During our interview with bull 2 he admitted being with the group of other teens who were responsible for the thefts vandalisms and car fires provided a sworn statement which states A few weeks ago I was hanging out with some friends at Andrew Potrepka s [house] It was me Andrew Potrepka bullbullbullbullbullbull Nick Scarpati Land There was some beer there and we might have had a couple Later in the night we all went out it was between 1200 am - 1 00 am All these kids have been out before in neighborhoods doing prank stuff like switching house flags or moving lawn ornaments around This was the first time I went out with them like this All of us went out except who said he was

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ARREST WARRANT AFFIDAVIT STATE OF CONNECTICUT INSTRUCTIONS CONTINUATION PAGE The jurat is to be completed for each page of the affidavit SUPERIOR COURT JD-CR-64a Rev 10-04 The prosecutorial official and judgejudge trial referee are to date CGS sect 54-2a Pr Bk Sec 36-1 36-2 36-3 and sign or initial each page to indicate that they have reviewed it

NAME AND RESIDENCE (Town) OF ACCUSED COURT TO BE HELD AT (Town) GANO

POTREPKA Andr-ew - 1275 Mount Vernon Road Southington CT Bristol 17

AFFIDAVIT CONTINUED

tired We walked down Mt Vernon Road and then down West Center Street At one point we saw some concrete blocks next to a pickup truck with a cap I grabbed a block or two and placed them across the road From there we walked down Vernondale Drive All of us got staggered so I couldnt see what everyone was doing I know some kids were going through cars that were parked in driveways I didnt se~ who went into which cars The

~llt only car I went into was on Mt Ve~n RQad I opened a car door and rea1izedw~Lwas doing was wrong so I Hi closed it and walked away I didnuakeanything At one point while we were walking around Andrew got

separated from the rest of the group When we saw Andrew he was running from a car that had flames inside I think the car was a Dodge SUV The rest of us were in shock and asked him what happened I dont remember if he said anything We all told Andrew to go put outthe fire Andrew went and itgtoked at the fire and said theres no way we are going to put it out All of us then ran to the car I opened the passenger door and started throwing snow on the fire to put it out Illd~er on the driver side putting snow on the fire I think Andrew was just standing there The fire went out and we left toward West Center Street We stopped at a house and some of the kids were going through cars in the driveway A guy came out of the house and told us to get out of there We all then ran back to Andrews house

23 Based upon all the facts and circumstances surrounding this investigation this affiant has probable cause to believe the accused Andrew Potrepka (date ltIT birth 11281991) did commit the following violations of the Connecticut General Statutes within the Town of Southington on 1I2420~ Arson in the First Degree 53a-111 Arson in the Second Degree 53a-112 [2-Counts] Criminal Attempt 53a-49 (Arson in the Third Degree 53a-113) [4-Counts] Burglary in the Third Degree 53a-1 03L2-coupts] Criminal Mischief in the First Degree 53a-115 Criminal Mischief in the S~cond Degree 53a-116 Criminal Mischief in the Third Degree 53a-117 [5shycounts] Conspiracy 53a-48 (Burglary in the Third Degree-5la-103) [5-counts] Conspiracy 53a-48 (Larceny in the Sixth Degree 53a-125b) and Larceny in the Sixth Degre~ 53a-125b Therefore it is requested an arrest warrant be issued

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ARREST WARRANT AFFIDAVIT STATE OF CONNECTICUT INSTRUCTIONS CONTINUATION PAGE The jurat is to be completed for each page of the affidavit SUPERIOR COURT JD-CR-64a Rev 10-04 The prosecutorial official and judgejudge trial referee are to date CGS sect 54-2a Pr Bk Sec 36-1 36-2 36-3 and sign or initial each page to indicate that they have reviewed it

NAME AND RESIDENCE (Town) OF ACCUSED COURT TO BE HELD AT (Town) GANO

POTREPKA Andr-ew - 1275 Mount Vernon Road Southington CT Bristol 17

AFFIDAVIT CONTINUED

tired We walked down Mt Vernon Road and then down West Center Street At one point we saw some concrete blocks next to a pickup truck with a cap I grabbed a block or two and placed them across the road From there we walked down Vernondale Drive All of us got staggered so I couldnt see what everyone was doing I know some kids were going through cars that were parked in driveways I didnt se~ who went into which cars The

~llt only car I went into was on Mt Ve~n RQad I opened a car door and rea1izedw~Lwas doing was wrong so I Hi closed it and walked away I didnuakeanything At one point while we were walking around Andrew got

separated from the rest of the group When we saw Andrew he was running from a car that had flames inside I think the car was a Dodge SUV The rest of us were in shock and asked him what happened I dont remember if he said anything We all told Andrew to go put outthe fire Andrew went and itgtoked at the fire and said theres no way we are going to put it out All of us then ran to the car I opened the passenger door and started throwing snow on the fire to put it out Illd~er on the driver side putting snow on the fire I think Andrew was just standing there The fire went out and we left toward West Center Street We stopped at a house and some of the kids were going through cars in the driveway A guy came out of the house and told us to get out of there We all then ran back to Andrews house

23 Based upon all the facts and circumstances surrounding this investigation this affiant has probable cause to believe the accused Andrew Potrepka (date ltIT birth 11281991) did commit the following violations of the Connecticut General Statutes within the Town of Southington on 1I2420~ Arson in the First Degree 53a-111 Arson in the Second Degree 53a-112 [2-Counts] Criminal Attempt 53a-49 (Arson in the Third Degree 53a-113) [4-Counts] Burglary in the Third Degree 53a-1 03L2-coupts] Criminal Mischief in the First Degree 53a-115 Criminal Mischief in the S~cond Degree 53a-116 Criminal Mischief in the Third Degree 53a-117 [5shycounts] Conspiracy 53a-48 (Burglary in the Third Degree-5la-103) [5-counts] Conspiracy 53a-48 (Larceny in the Sixth Degree 53a-125b) and Larceny in the Sixth Degre~ 53a-125b Therefore it is requested an arrest warrant be issued

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D7J ED AND SWORN TO BEFORE ME ON Date) Notary Public)

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