Teen, 17, Stole 2 Vehicles In Same Day: Hamden Police

HAMDEN, CT — A 17-year-old Hamden resident has been arrested in connection with the theft of two stolen vehicles in the same day, according to police.

Hamden police responded to the area of Cherry Ann Street around 7:45 a.m. on Wednesday, May 17, on the report of a suspicious motor vehicle. The caller told police that there was a white Hyundai parked with a man asleep in the driver’s seat, according to Sgt. Angela Vey.

Vey said Officer Jinett Marte arrived at the scene, and Hamden Dispatch advised that the license plate came back to a stolen vehicle out of North Haven. Marte saw that the ignition to the vehicle was damaged, and there was a USB cable attached to it, according to Vey.

Officer Edward Stoor also arrived at the scene, and after a brief struggle, Vey said officers were able to take the juvenile suspect into custody.

Earlier in the day, Vey said Officer Vincenzo Palma had an incident with the same suspect on Leeder Hill Road, in a different stolen motor vehicle that was later recovered unoccupied in New Haven.

The juvenile “drove erratically on the sidewalks” at a high rate of speed through the Aces High School parking lot at 130 Leeder Hill Rd., according to Vey.

The juvenile was arrested in connection with both incidents. He was charged with larceny of a motor vehicle, operating without a license and reckless driving in connection with the incident at Leeder Hill High School.

He was charged with larceny of a motor vehicle, interfering with police, possession of burglar tools and third-degree burglary in connection with the incident on Cherry Ann Street.

Vey said the juvenile also had an active Take into Custody order and was taken to Superior Court for Juvenile Matters in Bridgeport.