Off-Duty State Trooper Apprehends Enfield Larceny Suspect [VIDEO]

ENFIELD, CT — An alert off-duty state trooper encountered a larceny suspect in the parking lot of an Enfield convenience store Thursday and apprehended him after a very brief foot chase.

In an account of the incident on its Facebook page, Connecticut State Police reported the unidentified trooper, wearing a gray hooded sweatshirt, was on his way to play basketball when he stopped at a convenience store in Enfield to buy Gatorade. As he was parking, he heard a police radio broadcast that Enfield police were looking for a shoplifting suspect wearing a black hooded sweatshirt, along with a description of the suspect.

As the trooper was getting out of his car, he saw the suspect heading toward him. The trooper turned on his cruiser’s emergency lights and identified himself as a state trooper, prompting the man to flee. The trooper quickly caught the suspect, handcuffed him and turned him over to Enfield police, who arrived within seconds.

State police did not reveal the location of the incident, but review of surveillance video clearly shows the site was the Mobil Mart at 100 Elm Street. A larceny report had been filed at that location with Enfield police earlier in the day, according to police logs.

No identity has yet been revealed of either the trooper or the suspect.

Photo/video courtesy of Connecticut State Police