Stolen Items Taken in Branford Recovered by Milford Police: UPDATE

MILFORD, CT — Milford police say they've recovered numerous items stolen from residences in Milford, West Haven, New Haven, North Haven, Orange, and Branford.

On Wednesday, police arrested two burglary suspects, and were searching for a third suspect, who fled on foot into the woods near Route 1 and the mall.

Now police say they've identified the third suspect and more arrest warrants are pending. Police said once they arrested Kelvin Quintero, 20, and Noel Figueroa-Flores, 20, both of Chapel Street in New Haven, it led to search warrants being executed.

Police said they've found numerous landscaping equipment taken from shed/garage burglaries over the past two weeks in several New Haven County communities.

Milford police are asking that if you recognize any of the stolen equipment (see pictures above and below) and it belongs to you to call your local Police Department.

The arrests and discovery of the stolen equipment all began at 4:45 a.m. Wednesday in Milford when a police vehicle crashed with the burglary suspects car on Interstate 95 in Milford.

The burglary suspects were loading equipment into a van in the Naugatuck Avenue and Beaverbrook Road area, police said. Once the suspects van and police vehicle crashed the three suspects fled in foot, and Quintero and Figueroa-Flores were captured and a third suspect continued to be at-large on Wednesday.

Both Quintero and Figueroa-Flores were treated at a local hospital for injuries suffered from the motor vehicle accident and a K-9 bite to Quintero, police said. The officer in the struck vehicle was also later treated for minor injuries, police said.

Images all via the Milford Police Department