Alleged Car Thief Busted on Drug Charges: Police

A traffic stop led to the discovery of a stolen vehicle, drugs and the arrest of a 34-year-old man Thursday afternoon in South Windsor.

A South Windsor police officer stopped a vehicle on Main Street for a violation at about 4 p.m. on Jan. 14.

The officer learned that the vehicle was stolen out of Bridgeport and bore a stolen registration plate, according to Deputy Chief Scott Custer.

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Custer said the operator, Alex Turner, was found to be in possession of cocaine, marijuana and a crack pipe.

Turner, of 386 Dover Street, Bridgeport, was arrested on charges of second-degree larceny, theft of a registration plate, misuse of plates, operating an unregistered motor vehicle, no insurance, possession of narcotics, possession of narcotics with the intent to sell and possession of drug paraphernalia.

Turner was held on $40,000 surety bond and was presented at Manchester Superior Court on Friday morning.