Juveniles, Ages 12 & 13, Charged In Theft Of Vehicles: Hamden Police

HAMDEN, CT — Three juveniles – a 12-year-old and two 13-year-olds – were arrested early Sunday morning after police said they ran out of stolen vehicles that crashed into parked cars in Hamden.

Police responded to the area of Spring Garden Street around 6 a.m. on May 7 on the report of two suspicious vehicles, where the occupants appeared to be breaking into parked cars, according to Sgt. Angela Vey.

Arriving officers saw a 2015 Hyundai Tucson and a 2000 Kia Forte driving recklessly in the area, according to Vey.

Vey said the vehicles turned onto Elihu Street where both crashed into parked cars on Elihu Street and Harmon Street. Three male suspects “bailed out and fled the scene on foot,” according to Vey.

Officers pursued the suspects and apprehended all three a short time later, Vey said.

“Officers Hailey Zarzuela, Michael White, Matthew Buccitti, Edward Stoor, Richard Cotto, and Eric Hallstrom assisted in this investigation,” Vey wrote in a news release. “The Hyundai Tucson and the Kia Forte were previously reported as stolen motor vehicles.”

All three juveniles were charged with larceny of a motor vehicle, conspiracy to commit larceny of a motor vehicle, and interfering with a police officer.