Man Arrested in Southbury After Engaging Police in Pursuit

A Waterbury man was arrested in Southbury on Thursday after refusing to stop when police pulled him over in Newtown, the Republican-American reports.

Timothy Fitzsimmons, 42, was charged with engaging in pursuit, reckless driving, misuse of plates and failure to carry insurance, the paper reports.

A trooper noticed Fitzsimmons was driving with the wrong license plates on I-84.

Read more at the Republican-American.

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