Seymour cops bust pot farm

By Jean Falbo-Sosnovich
Register Correspondent
SEYMOUR — Police arrested a town man this week who they alleged was growing a substantial amount of marijuana in his shed and was a link to a recent rash of residential burglaries plaguing several Valley towns.
According to Lt. Paul Satkowski, Joseph Downs, 32, of 57 Great Hill Road, was arrested Monday, following a search of his home. Seymour detectives assisted Derby and Shelton police in executing a search and seizure warrant of the house, where Robert Murhamer, a suspect in burglaries in Shelton, had also been living, he said.
Police allege Murhamer is linked to residential burglaries in Derby, Seymour and Middlebury.

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