Hamden Man Charged with Car Wash Burglary in West Haven

WEST HAVEN, CT — A Hamden man has been charged with burglarizing the Splash Car Wash in West Haven and also admitted to being responsible for a burglary at the Splash Car Wash in Hamden, according to West Haven Police.

Police said that detectives received information early Tuesday morning that the suspect in burglaries of the Splash Car Wash in West Haven, Felix Torres, was on Ferry Street in New Haven.

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Detectives responded to Ferry Street and located Torres.

Torres, 44, was found to be in possession of crack cocaine and placed under arrest, according to police.

Police said Torres confessed to the Splash Car Wash burglary and said he was responsible for two other burglaries at the West Haven Splash and a burglary of Splash Car Wash in Hamden.

Torres, of Warner Street in Hamden, was charged with third-degree burglary, fifth-degree larceny, third-degree criminal mischief and possession of narcotics.

He is being held on a $25,000 bond and police said arrest warrants will be sought in connection to the two previous burglaries.

Pictured: Felix Torres, 44, of Hamden / West Haven Police Department