Stolen Car Found, Stratford Man Arrested: Norwalk Police

NORWALK, CT — A Stratford man accused of stealing a car from Maine and traveling with a juvenile in the vehicle was arrested in Norwalk over the weekend, according to police.

In an email, Police Sgt. Sofia Gulino said officers were told Saturday around 6:30 p.m. to look out for a car stolen from Maine with New Hampshire license plates seen several hours earlier near the South Norwalk Train Station. They were also told a missing juvenile should be in the vehicle.

Officer later noticed the car driving along Water Street and surrounded it, initiating a stop, Gulino said.

Police removed Anthony Molina-Vallejo, 24, of Stratford, from the car and arrested him after he was found to have active warrants for his arrest, Gulino said. A juvenile found in the vehicle was also removed and detained.

Both Molina-Vallejo and the juvenile initially provided officers with alias names. Police contacted the juvenile's parent, who would respond from Maine to take custody of the child, Gulino said.

Police also found a knife in Molina-Vallejo's possession, and a baton and "a stem or glass tube used to smoke crack cocaine" were found in the car, Gulino said.

Molina-Vallejo was charged with second-degree larceny, risk of injury to a child, possession of drug paraphernalia, carrying a dangerous weapon and weapons in a motor vehicle. He was held on a $75,000 bond and is scheduled to appear in court later this month.