Crime & Safety
Wethersfield Car Burglars Caught
The men were caught in the act by an active police patrol.
WETHERSFIELD, CT — Police caught two Hartford men going through cars in Wethersfield early Tuesday morning.
Police said that at about 2:30 a.m., the patrol division was scouring local neighborhoods looking for people breaking into cars.
Officer caught two Hartford residents going through cars after they had set off a car alarm on Church Place.
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The men fled the area, police said.
One was picked up on Silas Deane Highway. He was identified as 22-year-old Anthony Manuel Santiago. He was charged with third-degree burglary and a related conspiracy, police said.
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The second man, 23-year-old Marc Llorens, was caught on Franklin Avenue in Hartford and charged with attempted third-degree burglary and a related conspiracy, police said.
The men are due in court Wednesday, police said.
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