Local Men Arrested On 274 Combined Charges In Car Burglary Spree: Clinton Police

CLINTON, CT — Two New Haven men have been arrested on 274 combined charges in connection to a series of motor vehicle thefts and burglaries that occurred in Clinton this past November, according to police.

Clinton Police have been actively investigating the numerous thefts and burglaries that occurred on Nov. 11 and Nov. 26, according to Sgt. Joseph Flynn.

“The investigation found that the incidents in Clinton were connected to similar incidents in other towns across the entire state of Connecticut,” Flynn said in a press release. “At the time citizens reported thefts from unlocked vehicles and theft of five vehicles. All of the vehicles were recovered in the weeks after in New Haven and Hamden. Suspects stole property including wallets, credit cards, electronics, phones and a loaded hand gun. Some of the items have been recovered. The hand gun has not been recovered.”

Police identified many suspects in the investigation and two have been arrested, according to Flynn.

Montrell Homes, 20, of Butler Street in New Haven, and Dajuan Bostic (also known as Dajuan Harrison), 19, of Ivy Street in New Haven, were both arrested March 7 on numerous charges.

Pictured: Montrell Homes, 20, of New Haven / Clinton Police Department

Holmes was charged with:

• 38 counts of Burglary Third Degree: Motor Vehicle Burglary
• 1 count of Criminal Attempt: Burglary Third Degree
• 38 counts of Conspiracy to Commit: Burglary Third Degree
• 2 counts of Larceny Second Degree: Theft of a Motor Vehicle
• 2 counts of Conspiracy to Commit: Larceny Second Degree
• 3 counts of Larceny Third Degree: Theft of Motor Vehicle
• 3 counts of Conspiracy to Commit: Larceny Third Degree
• 1 count of Larceny Third Degree: Theft from Motor Vehicle
• 1 count of Conspiracy to Commit: Larceny Third Degree
• 1 count of Larceny Fifth Degree
• 1 count of Conspiracy to Commit: Larceny Fifth Degree
• 10 counts of Larceny Sixth Degree: Theft from Motor Vehicle
• 10 counts of Conspiracy to Commit: Larceny Sixth Degree
• 24 counts of Criminal Attempt to Commit Larceny Sixth Degree
• 1 count of Theft of a Firearm
• 1 count of Conspiracy to Commit: Theft of a Firearm
• 1 count of Criminal Possession of a Firearm
• 3 counts of Credit Card Theft
• 3 counts of Illegal Use of Credit Card
• 3 counts of Conspiracy to Commit: Illegal Use of Credit Cards
• 5 counts of Criminal Trover Second Degree

152 Total Charges

Pictured: Dajuan Bostic, 19, of New Haven / Clinton Police Department

Bostic was charged with:

• 31 counts of Burglary Third Degree: Motor Vehicle Burglary
• 1 count of Criminal Attempt: Burglary Third Degree
• 31 counts of Conspiracy to Commit: Burglary Third Degree
• 3 counts of Larceny Third Degree: Theft of Motor Vehicle
• 3 counts of Conspiracy to Commit: Larceny Third Degree
• 1 count of Larceny Third Degree: Theft from Motor Vehicle
• 1 count of Conspiracy to Commit: Larceny Third Degree
• 8 counts of Larceny Sixth Degree: Theft from Motor Vehicle
• 8 counts of Conspiracy to Commit: Larceny Sixth Degree
• 21 counts of Criminal Attempt to Commit Larceny Sixth Degree
• 1 count of Theft of a Firearm
• 1 count of Conspiracy to Commit: Theft of a Firearm
• 3 counts of Credit Card Theft
• 3 counts of Illegal Use of Credit Card
• 3 counts of Conspiracy to Commit: Illegal Use of Credit Cards
• 3 counts of Criminal Trover Second Degree

122 Total Charges

Police ask anyone with information pertaining to the investigation to contact Ofc. Christopher Varone at 860-669-0451 or Cvarone@clintonct.org.