Three Charged After Stolen Vehicles, Crash Reported Overnight In Newtown

NEWTOWN, CT — Police in Newtown said three people, including a 19-year-old Stratford resident and two juveniles, were taken into custody early Thursday, Jan. 22, following reports of stolen motor vehicles and a crash in town.

According to the Newtown Police Department, officers were dispatched shortly after 1:15 a.m. to a report of an abandoned vehicle at the intersection of Aunt Park Lane and Hundred Acres Road. About 20 minutes later, police responded to a motor vehicle crash on Butterfield Road involving a vehicle registered to a residence on Aunt Park Lane.

During the investigation, officers determined that both vehicles had been reported stolen. Police also learned from a witness that a third vehicle was driving slowly in the Butterfield Road area. That vehicle was later located and stopped by a patrol officer.

Police said the vehicle was occupied by four people, including front-seat passenger Rashaun Woods, 19, of Stratford, and two juveniles, ages 13 and 15, seated in the rear.

Woods was charged with larceny of a motor vehicle, evading responsibility, operating a motor vehicle without a license, and making an improper turn, police said. The two juveniles were each charged with larceny of a motor vehicle and possession of burglary tools, with one juvenile also charged with having a weapon in a motor vehicle.

Woods was held on a $25,000 bond and was scheduled to appear the same day in Danbury Superior Court. Police said the juveniles were transported to a hospital for treatment of minor injuries related to the crash before being released to their parents.