Man Drives Car Into Pond, Breaks Into Milford House To Call For Help: Police

MILFORD, CT — Police say a West Haven man drove his car into a pond in the rear of a Milford residence and he went looking for help and when no one was home he broke into a house and made the call for assistance, police said.

Police said on March 22 officers took custody of Jerry Rollins, 33, of Highland Street in West Haven, in regards to an active warrant for his arrest. Rollins is accused of driving his vehicle off the road into a pond located to the rear of a residence on Tomahawk Lane on Jan. 15, police said.

Rollins was able to get out of the vehicle and get to a nearby residence looking for help, police said. The homeowners were not home and Rollins broke into the home through a rear window and called for someone to help him, police said. (To sign up for Milford breaking news alerts and more, click here.)

He is charged with first-degree criminal mischief and second-degree criminal trespass. He was released on a promise to appear in Superior Court, Milford on April 18.