The Farmington Police Department's 72-hour weekend log for April 24–27 records one arrest. Edward Charette, 51, of Wolcott was arrested at 500 South Road on Saturday evening, charged with one count of §53a-125b Larceny in the 6th Degree, and posted a $5,000 nonsurety bond. The arresting officer was Daniel R. Aparo. The log is short. The pattern is not.
This is the third consecutive low-volume log in the Mercury's running coverage of Farmington PD arrest logs, following April 17–20 (two arrests) and April 23–24 (two arrests). The April 14–16 log, by contrast, recorded six.
The arrest
Charette was arrested at 6:29 p.m. Saturday at 500 South Road — the address for Westfarms Mall — by Officer Aparo. The "Remarks" field reads: "Arrested in connection with Shoplifting. Posted bond." Incident #2600006909. Court date Monday, May 11. Bond was nonsurety; Charette posted and was released.
§53a-125b Larceny in the 6th Degree is the most-cited statute in this log series, and shoplifting at 500 South Road is the most repeated kind of arrest the Mercury has covered. Charette is the eighth shoplifting arrest at that address in 2026, following Chassidy N Cote (March 21), Alexis J Caballero (March 23), Hannes Josue Guaman (March 24), Olivia Lauren Terk (March 28), and the April 14–15 cluster of Sharon Brailsford, Chandrawattie Harry, and Tajwantie Singh.
Officer Aparo, alone at the top
Aparo had been tied with Officer Michael J. Smith and Officer Malik D. Brown at five appearances each — the series-leading tier. Charette's arrest is Aparo's sixth, putting him alone at the top.
All six of Aparo's appearances are at 500 South Road. All six are shoplifting arrests. No other officer in this log series has formed a comparably consistent location-and-charge pairing. Smith's five span warrant service, a DUI-plus-littering stop, breach of peace, a restraining-order violation, and a failure-to-appear warrant — five different categories. Brown's five span four different locations: Birch Street (twice), Farm Glen Boulevard, Batterson Park Road, and an earlier arrest in the March 23–24 log.
Aparo works the mall. Consistently.
What's next
Charette's court date is Monday, May 11. The Mercury will note the outcome when one is recorded by the Connecticut Judicial Branch.
Charette is presumed innocent.
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— Jack Beckett has covered Farmington's police beat for fifteen logs and counting, and the 500 South Road shoplifting count has reached eight. He is on his third coffee. He has stopped being surprised. ☕
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