The Greenwich Police Department through investigating a series of residential burglaries dating back to October obtained and served a warrant for Grigoli Chaphichadze, 48.
Probable cause was established after investigators determined that Chaphichadze was responsible for multiple residential burglaries in both Greenwich and New Canaan.
Detectives identified a pattern of burglaries sharing a consistent and distinctive modus operandi, and GPD detectives secured evidence linking Chaphichadze to the crimes. The combined value of stolen property in these incidents is estimated to be $1 million-plus.
On Jan. 28, Chaphichadze was arrested in Connecticut by Greenwich Police Detectives on the active arrest warrant.
He was charged with the following offenses:
- Conspiracy to Commit Larceny in the First Degree (53a-48 / 53a-122) – 5 counts
- Conspiracy to Commit Burglary in the Third Degree (53a-48 / 53a-103) – 6 counts
- Conspiracy to Commit Criminal Mischief in the Second Degree (53a-48 / 53a-116) – 4 counts
- Conspiracy to Commit Criminal Mischief in the First Degree (53a-48 / 53a-115) – 2 counts
Chaphichadze’s bond has been set at $5 million by the court.
Police reminded residents to make sure their home alarm systems are fully operational. In particular, second-floor glass break sensors, as investigators have noted that many recent burglaries involved entry through second-floor windows.
New Canaan Police reported that residential burglaries rose 25% in 2025, and last summer warned residents about a new method that burglars used to get inside homes: Using ladders on people’s properties to climb to second-floor entrances. (A discussion at New Canaan Library, “Crime Prevention and Awareness with the New Canaan Police Department,” is scheduled for 6 p.m. on Feb. 9. Register here.)
The GPD investigation is active and no further information will be released at this time, officials said.