Stonington — Police charged an eighth person Saturday afternoon in connection with drug use and sales in downtown Pawcatuck after they say he stole a cellphone charger from a woman in front of the Elm Tree Inn.

In addition to the second-degree larceny charge, police also held a warrant for Timothy E. Kisch, 34, of 153 High St., Westerly, for sale of narcotics and conspiracy to sell narcotics. He was held over the weekend by police and is slated to appear in New London Superior Court on Monday. Kisch has previous convictions in Connecticut for larceny, burglary, breach of peace, violation of probation, interfering with police and fraudulent use of an ATM along with numerous convictions in Rhode Island.

On Friday, police announced they had executed search warrants for four residences in Pawcatuck and had charged seven people. They also seized two vehicles, quantities of heroin and cocaine, and drug paraphernalia during the searches. The Stonington Police Department’s detective and patrol divisions were assisted by the Westerly Police Department and Connecticut State’s Attorney’s office during an investigation that took place over the last few months.

The arrests came nine months after veteran Westerly Police Detective Steven Johnson appeared before the Board of Police Commissioners and criticized the Stonington Police Department’s drug enforcement efforts in Pawcatuck where he lives.. The arrests also came five months after the Shine the Light event was held in downtown Pawcatuck to being attention to increasing heroin use in the area.