Teen Linked To 3-Town Crime Spree Arrested, Charged: Police

BRANFORD, CT — A 17-year-old from Bristol was arrested Tuesday charged in connection with a September nighttime burglary in the Pawson Park area of town, Branford police said.

The same person is tied to a string of burglaries and car thefts in Guilford and Madison, and faces charges in both those towns as well.

As Patch reported in early September, brazen home burglaries and car thefts in all three towns prompted police to urge residents to not just keep their cars locked, but their homes as well.

At the time, Guilford police shared a surveillance photo of a young man in black wearing a blue face mask. Police said he was "not only was involved in attempting to steal and successfully stole cars" from Guilford, Madison and Branford, "but also burglarized these homes to steal the keys for the cars they stole."

Patch interviewed Branford police Deputy Police Chief John Alves and Guilford police Chief Butch Hyatt at the time, both of whom urged residents to lock cars and doors.

Read the full story about the crime spree here.

Currently, Branford police are also securing another warrant for the same unnamed teen who they say is also linked to a burglary and stolen vehicle from Pawson Park five days earlier.

Police said the "extensive" and sweeping investigation involved multiple police agencies throughout Connecticut who "collaborated to establish probable cause to arrest this individual."

Police said "other suspects have also been identified and investigation is continuing to link these individuals to this crime spree."