Man Charged in Used Tire Theft at Truck Stop

SOUTHINGTON, CT — IN a case of police pinball over three departments, a Waterbury man has been charged in a strange theft of tires and related materials at a Southington truck stop, police said.

At about 11 p.m. last Wednesday, Timothy Hughes, 35, of Waterbury, was taken into custody at the East Haven Police Department on an active warrant from the Southington Police Department, according to a report.

Hughes was in East Haven PD custody on unrelated charges.

Hughes was transported to Southington where he was processed and charged with sixth-degree larceny and criminal impersonation, police said.

Hughes was released on a $1,000 non-surety bond and given a court appearance date of July 31, police said.

After being released from Southington, Hughes was turned over to the Waterbury Police Department, which had an active arrest warrant for Hughes on an unrelated charge.

The Southington warrant stems from an investigation on May 8 when, at 5:48 a.m. officers responded to

1875 Meriden Waterbury Road, the T/A Travel Center, on a reported theft complaint.

The warrant alleges that Hughes entered the garage area of the Travel Center and purported to be
from a company that handles the disposal of used tires and tire casings.

The used tires and casings from the Travel Center were loaded into Hughes’ van, but when the employees asked for paperwork from Hughes, he allegedly pulled over as if he was going to produce paperwork for the tires and casings, bu then drove off the property without producing the paperwork.

Travel Center employees were able to obtain a license plate on Hughes’ van.

The Travel Center reported that 14 used tires and casings valued at $100 each were taken during the
incident.

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