Juvenile Thieves Busted After Crashing Stolen Cars: Greenwich PD

GREENWICH, CT — A pair of underage car thieves from Stamford were arrested in Greenwich early Sunday morning after the stolen vehicle they were riding in crashed into another stolen vehicle driven by a suspect who ran away and remains at-large, according to Greenwich police.

The crash occurred just after 3 a.m. on Drinkwater Place in Riverside after the two stolen vehicles - a 2004 Volvo X70 and a 2013 Jeep Grand Cherokee - were spotted by a Greenwich police officer after both ran a red light on Sound Beach Avenue. The Volvo had been stolen from a home on Fitch Avenue in Darien, while the Jeep was stolen from a home in Old Greenwich.

Both vehicles took off and were chased by police once the drivers saw the flashing police cruiser lights, and smashed into each other side-by-side, according to Greenwich police. The two vehicles ran off the road, and the Volvo slammed into a telephone pole, snapping it in half.

The Jeep continued a short distance and stopped on Hendrie Avenue, where the driver jumped out and ran away. Greenwich police tried to track the suspect but could not find him. The driver and a passenger in the Volvo were arrested at the scene.

According to Darien police, the Volvo wasn't discovered missing from the Fitch Avenue home until hours later.

Arrested were a 17-year-old and a 16-year-old, both of whom were charged with second-degree larceny and a host of other violations. The 17-year-old, the suspected driver of the stolen Volvo, also was charged with engaging police in pursuit, failure to drive in proper lane, driving without a license and other infractions.

Both suspects are scheduled to appear in Stamford Juvenile Court on July 25. The suspect in the stolen Jeep remains at-large.

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