Milford Man Broke Into Vehicles Behind Milford Library: Police

MILFORD, CT — A witness observed a man breaking into a vehicle behind the Milford Library on Wednesday afternoon and the suspect was quickly apprehended by the Milford Police Department, police said.

On Sept. 26 at approximately 4:30 a.m. Milford Police responded to a complaint behind Milford Public Library of a vehicle break-in, by a witness who observed a male running from a car that had a window smashed out and the door left open, police said.

A male, Liam Rice, 19, of East Broadway, was located a short distance away matching the description by the witness, police said. As officers investigated the call they located two vehicles in the parking lot area that had the side windows smashed out and contents of the glove box emptied onto the passenger seats, police said. Located on Rice was a watch that was taken from one of the vehicles with the vehicle owners name engraved on the back of it, police said.

Rice is charged with the following:

Burglary 3rd (2 counts)
Criminal Mischief 2nd (2 counts)
Larceny 6th

Rice was being held on $5,000 bond to appear in Milford Court on September 26, 2017.

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