3 Bridgeport Men Arrested In Stolen Vehicle Case: Trumbull PD

TRUMBULL, CT — A suspected car thief led Trumbull police on a wild chase through the parking lot of the Westfield Mall in Trumbull Monday afternoon, smashing into police and other vehicles before abandoning the stolen car on the Merritt Parkway, according to authorities. No injuries were reported.

Bridgeport resident Dominique Reid, 23, was arrested after a foot chase in a nearby neighborhood and was charged with a host of offenses, including first-degree larceny, reckless driving and engaging police on pursuit. Also arrested on related charged were suspected accomplices Hector Delgado, 24, and Xavier Rondon, 29, both of Bridgeport.

The incident began at about 2:30 p.m. when Trumbull police were notified about an Audi reported stolen from Yonkers, New York. Officers found the vehicle in the parking lot of the Trumbull Mall and waited for the occupants to return to it.

Once they did, officers quickly arrested Delgado and Rondon, but Reid had gotten into the driver's seat and sped off, smashing into Trumbull police cruisers and other parked vehicles.

"Reid continued to drive recklessly through Westfield Mall property, and leaving mall property by traveling the wrong way up the Main Street entrance ramp," Trumbull police said. "Reid eventually proceeded onto the Merritt Parkway (Route 15) northbound entrance ramp, but as he merged onto the Merritt Parkway, he turned the vehicle and traveled southerly into oncoming traffic in the northbound lane. After a short distance, Reid abandoned the stolen Audi and continued to flee police on foot, but was later captured in a nearby residential neighborhood."

During the incident, a Trumbull police K-9 officer and Connecticut State Police troopers also assisted in tracking Reid. While no injuries were reported, members of Trumbull EMS checked out Reid as a precautionary measure to evaluate him for exhaustion, but he refused any medical treatment.

In addition to the above-mentioned offenses, Reid also was charged with evading motor vehicle accident; first-degree reckless endangerment; and interfering with an officer. He was held in lieu of bail of $100,000, and is scheduled to appear in Bridgeport Superior Court on Aug. 6.

Both Delgado and Rondon were each charged with conspiracy to commit first-degree larceny, and were each held in lieu of bail of $25,000. They are also scheduled to appear in Bridgeport Superior Court on Aug. 6.