Stolen Vehicle Leads to Trumbull Arrest: PD

TRUMBULL, CT— Police arrested a Bridgeport woman after she was found to be driving a stolen vehicle, according to police.

An officer was on patrol on Old Town Road and observed a vehicle with no front plate. He ran the vehicle's registration and noticed the plate had been unregistered since 2015 and belonged on another vehicle.

The officer pulled the vehicle over and the operator, Cristina Ortiz, 27, only had a state ID card and no driver's license.

She said the plate belonged to her mother's car. The vehicle's VIN number came back as stolen from Bridgeport in March.

Ortiz said she bought the vehicle at an auction, but had no paperwork, police said.

The vehicle's value was $3,000 and she was charged with third-degree larceny along with motor vehicle violations.