Police: Man Steals SUV, Then Crashes It in Greenwich

A 24-year-old man is in Greenwich Police custody following his arrest on charges he stole a SUV and engaged police in a pursuit before crashing the vehicle on I-95.

The suspect apparently caught the attention of police who saw him driving 2006 Ford Freestyle on Ritch Avenue without the headlights illuminated shortly before 1 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 3, according to a police report. As police tried to stop the vehicle, the driver reportedly “began to rapidly speed away,” according to the report.

“After a brief pursuit, the vehicle crashed on I-95 just north of Exit 2. No occupants were injured,” according to the report.

Steven Rodas, of 244 S. Regent St., Port Chester, NY, is accused of stealing the vehicle from an acquaintance who lives in the Armstrong Court apartment complex on Hamilton Avenue.

Rodas is being held on $25,000 bond set on charges of engaging police in pursuit, failure to have lights lit, first-degree criminal trespass and second-degree larceny. He is scheduled to appear Jan. 12 in state Superior Court in Stamford.

Greenwich Police Photo: Steven Rodas.

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