Another Arrest Made In November 2025 Huge Foxon Road Plaza Street Takeover: EHPD

EAST HAVEN, CT — Another arrest has been made in connection with a "large-scale street takeover" in East Haven last November.

The arrest follows an 'extensive ongoing investigation' into the incident during the early morning hours of Nov. 30, 2025 at the Foxon Road ShopRite Plaza.

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Officers responded to reports of numerous vehicles performing burnouts, igniting fireworks, and engaging in reckless activity in a crowded parking lot, and when they got there, they "encountered hundreds of participants and spectators."

"As officers attempted to address the situation, individuals surrounded a marked East Haven Police cruiser, damaged the vehicle, threw objects at it, and sprayed a fire extinguisher into the vehicle's engine compartment and windshield area," East Haven police spokesperson Capt. Joseph M. Murgo.

"During a months-long investigation conducted by Detective Jonathan Trinh, investigators identified Aldo Almonte Vargas, 22, of Worcester, MA, as an individual who allegedly played a significant role in organizing and coordinating participants involved in the street takeover," Murgo said.

"The investigation revealed that social media platforms and online communications played a significant role in organizing and coordinating participants involved in the street takeover," he said. "Through a variety of investigative resources and close collaboration with regional law enforcement partners, detectives were able to identify Almonte Vargas and establish his alleged role in the event."

Almonte Vargas turned himself in at East Haven Police Headquarters Monday and was taken into custody on an active arrest warrant charging him with inciting injury to persons or property, inciting to riot, and second-degree riot.

Almonte Vargas was released on a $50,000 court-set bond and is scheduled to appear at New Haven Superior Court on June 17.

Murgo said the investigation remains ongoing and that detectives "continue to identify individuals involved in this street takeover, and additional arrests are expected."

"Over the past several months, investigators have methodically worked through evidence and identified participants involved in this event," the police captain said. "That work is far from over. The East Haven Police Department remains committed to pursuing those responsible. Simply put, we are not done yet."