Shots Fired At Resident After Attempted Car Theft: Wallingford PD

WALLINGFORD, CT — Shots were fired at a resident who chased down a suspect who tried to steal his vehicle during the overnight hours Thursday in Wallingford, according to police. At around 4 a.m., a resident on Forest Road confronted a man who was trying to steal his vehicle from the driveway, according to Lt. Michael Colavolpe.

Colavolpe said the resident chased the man as he got into the passenger side of an awaiting vehicle, which was believed to be a white sedan. The sedan then sped off and the resident got into his vehicle and chased the suspects.

“The resident caught up to suspects on Plymouth Court, which is located off of Parkview Road,” Colavolpe wrote in a news release. “Plymouth Court is a short U-shaped roadway and the resident was able to block the suspect’s vehicle. While both the suspects and resident were stopped, two gunshots were fired from the suspect’s vehicle.”

The suspects then managed to drive around the resident and proceed southbound on North Turnpike Road (Route 150). The resident tried to follow the suspects and caught up to the them as they were entering Route 15 North at Exit 65, according to Colavolpe. (To sign up for Wallingford breaking news alerts and more, click here.)

Colavolpe said the resident stopped pursuing the suspects and returned home to call police. The resident didn’t have his cell phone with him as he was pursuing the suspects.

The resident wasn’t injured and the bullets didn’t strike his vehicle, according to Colavolpe. Police responded to the area and found two shell casings on Plymouth Court. Police also found that the suspects entered numerous unlocked vehicles in the area and stole a vehicle, which had the keys in it, from a driveway on Elmwood Drive, according to Colavolpe. This vehicle was recovered on Forest Road.

Police are asking anyone in the area of Forest Road, Elmwood Drive, Colonial Lane, Parkview Road, or Plymouth Court to check their home surveillance systems to see if the suspects or their vehicle were spotted. Contact the Detective Division with any information at 203-294-2845.

“Residents are reminded to take their keys out of their vehicles and to lock their vehicle doors at all times, not just during the overnight hours,” Colavolpe said.