Suspect in Theft of Autistic Man's Birthday Money Appears in Court

A man accused of stealing $100 in birthday money from an autistic man appeared in court Tuesday and will face a judge again next week.  

Police said Steven St. Jacques, 27, of Stamford, approached the victim, a 27-year-old autistic man, near Veterans Park last Tuesday afternoon, tricked him into handing over his money, then pretended to put it back into the victim's pocket

Instead, he ran away with the cash, police said.

When police were not able to find him, they released surveillance footage that showed a man running from the scene in the hopes that someone could identify the perpetrator.

That was on Thursday.

Over the weekend, St. Jacques was identified as the suspect. They obtained a search warrant and found an article of clothing at his house that matched what they say he was wearing when the video was shot.

St. Jacques was charged with second-degree larceny and appeared in court on Tuesday, where a new court date was set for Sept. 24.

Bond has been set at $50,000 and he remains in police custody.

He has had prior arrests for alleged assault and robbery, police said.

As Stamford police investigated, police officers, members of the local police union and community members banded together to collect money for the victim and presented him with $1,300 on Monday. 

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