16-Year-Old Charged In Woodbridge Attempted Armed Carjacking: PD

WOODBRIDGE, CT — Sunday afternoon, police were called to a report of an attempted carjacking in a Lucy Street apartment complex parking lot, Woodbridge police Sgt. A.J. Capiello said.

The victim told officers that he was approached by two people, one who he said had a handgun and demanded his car keys. The man refused, and the two took off, police said.

Shortly after, police found two people matching the descriptions of the suspects as "they ran southbound on Litchfield Turnpike into New Haven." Police saw one ditch a "firearm," which later was found to be a pellet gun.

Police took the 16-year-old from New Haven into custody. The other person got away.

The teen was charged with criminal attempt to commit first-degree robbery. Capiello said the "same juvenile was arrested by Woodbridge Police in June 2021 for being in possession of a stolen vehicle."

No further information regarding the second suspect is currently available as the investigation