Man Wanted For Skipping Court In Vernon Theft Case Snagged In WH

VERNON/WEST HARTFORD, CT — A defendant in a larceny case involving a Vernon business wanted for skipping a court date was picked up by authorities after a larceny at a West Hartford business, police said.

Steven Reynolds, 60, of Bridgeport, was charged with first-degree failure to appear for the Vernon case while in custody in West Hartford, police said.

A re-arrest order was issued for Reynolds by Rockville Superior Court on Sept. 3. He was due in court to answer charges related to a June 2020 theft at Scooter Pros in Vernon, police said. For the Vernon caper, Reynolds has been charged with criminal mischief, criminal trespass and larceny — all in the third-degree — and a related conspiracy, judicial system records show.

Reynolds is one of two men assigned Oct. 21 court dates after being arrested in connection with a Tuesday robbery at Coastal Tool in West Hartford. Another arrest is anticipated, police said.

At 9:30 Tuesday morning, West Hartford Police Department received a call of a possible robbery
at Coastal Tool, 571 New Park Ave.

A witness supplied officers with a registration plate number and a description of a white Toyota Corolla occupied by three men, police said.

A short time later, the vehicle was located by members of the Greater Hartford Regional Auto Theft Task
Force in Hartford and the trio was taken into custody, police said.

The stolen merchandise was recovered and police estimated its value at $1,460.

The Coastal Tool employees working at the time were not injured, police said.

One suspect was uncooperative and has not yet been identified, police said. He will be facing robbery, interfering and larceny charges.

Nicardo Brown, 33, of Albany Ave., Hartford, was charged with conspiracy to commit larceny in the fourth degree and conspiracy to commit robbery in the third degree. He was released on a $10,000 non-surety bond, police said.

Reynolds was charged with the same crimes, police said. He was released on a $10,000 non-surety bond, but then held on a $5,000 bond related to the Vernon case, police said.