Enfield Police Seeking Driver of Stolen Truck

ENFIELD, CT - Police are seeking a stolen vehicle suspect who crashed into a tree and fled on foot in the southeast section of Enfield early Tuesday morning, Deputy Police Chief Gary Collins said.

Around 2:35 a.m., a blue pickup truck heading eastbound on Town Farm Road failed to obey the stop sign at Abbe Road. Police caught up to the driver, who accelerated and passed a car in a no-passing zone until striking a tree at the junction of Broad Brook Road, Collins said.

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The operator fled on foot into a wooded area. An Enfield K-9, aided by a Connecticut State Police dog, searched the area but were unable to locate the suspect, Collins said.

Police determined the truck had been stolen from a business on Dusthouse Road, in the Powder Hollow section of Hazardville, the deputy chief added.

Anyone with information about the theft or the suspect is asked to call Enfield police at 860-763-6400.