Police: Woman Staged Home Invasion to Cover Robbery

A Chaplin, Connecticut, woman has been arrested on accusations she fabricated a home invasion to cover up her alleged theft of money.

Angela J. Pearl is charged with falsely reporting an incident, larceny and criminal mischief.

Police said officers responded to a report of a home invasion Sept. 30 in Plainfield. Police found a bedroom window smashed, the house ransacked and a woman and child unharmed.

Police say the home invasion was staged and that the 40-year-old Pearl planted items of evidence and smashed the window.

Authorities said Tuesday a subsequent investigation found that Pearl set up the scene to steal cash from the home.

She's being held on a $25,000 bond pending arraignment in Danielson Superior Court Wednesday. It's not known if she's represented by a lawyer.