Crime & Safety

Wallingford Police Nab Fugitive From Justice

The man, who was wanted out of Florida, was arrested following a routine traffic stop.

A routine traffic stop led to the arrest of a fugitive from justice out of Florida early Thursday morning in Wallingford, according to the Meriden Record-Journal.

The Record-Journal reports Wallingford Police arrested Ivan Rivera, 32, who was a passenger in a motor vehicle stop, at about 1:30 a.m. on Thursday.

Rivera was wanted for grand theft auto, according to the Record-Journal.

Read more at the Meriden Record-Journal here.

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