Suspicious Device Found At Danbury Hospital Garage Led To Stalking Arrest: Police

Danbury man charged with stalking after tracking device sparked bomb investigation, police say

Police say the victim found the tracking device and left it in a parking garage, triggering a bomb squad to respond.

Suspicious Device Found At Danbury Hospital Garage Led To Stalking Arrest: Police

Investigators later determined the device was a GPS tracker placed on a vehicle.

GPS Device Found At Danbury Hospital Garage Leads To Stalking Arrest

A suspicious device found at a Connecticut hospital parking garage sparked a large emergency response and uncovered a stalking case that led to an arrest.German Lopez-Ortiz, 30, of Danbury, was arrested on Monday, March 16, after police traced the device back to a domestic stalking investigation. The discovery happened on Nov. 6, 2025, when officers were called to the Rizzo Parking Garage at Danbury Hospital after an electronic device was found …