Crime & Safety

Man Claims Trailer Stolen, Turns Out He Hit a Car and Got it Stuck Fleeing in Milford: Report

Milford police say they found the trailer stuck under an underpass, which local residents are unfortunately used to seeing.

MILFORD, CT — Vaughn Joyner, 32, of Waterbury, has been arrested after making a false claim that his trailer was stolen in Milford, reports WTNH News 8.

Joyner told Milford police that his trailer was stolen but after investigation police say he actually hit a car and then got his trailer stuck under a railroad underpass as he tried to leave the scene, News 8 reports.

The incident occurred on Old Gate Lane Friday morning.

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