Wethersfield Cops Nab One Car Burglar, Contend With Others

WETHERSFIELD, CT — A series of incidents for Tuesday in the Wethersfield Police Department log book read like a movie script and it left officers warning residents — again — to lock their cars and hide or take valuables out of vehicles.

Here is what transpired on Sept. 19, according to the log:

12:15 a.m. — Police spotted a suspicious car and the operator would not stop. Officers chased the vehicle until the operator bailed out on Midwell Road. Police searched for the driver with the help of a state police dog unit but were unsuccessful. The car was stolen out of Middletown.

3:08 a.m. — A suspicious vehicle was observed on Windmill Hill and the operator would not stop. Cruisers were able to pin the car on Angela Drive and four males fled the scene. A CSP dog unit returned and tracked down — a 15 year old, wearing an ankle bracelet from previous arrest. The car was stolen out of West Hartford.

4:29 a.m. — Car burglary, Windmill Hill, car unlocked.

5:52 a.m. — Stolen car report, turned out to be private tow from a private lot on Follybrook.

5:54 a.m. — Car burglary, Crest Street, unlocked.

6:28 a.m. — Car burglary, Angela Drive, unlocked.

6:29 a.m. — Car burglary, Dix Road, unlocked.

6:41 a.m. , — Car burglary Angela Drive, unlocked.

6:42 a.m. — Car theft, Two Rod Highway, white Mercedes, unlocked, with key.

7:08 a.m. — Car Burglary Southwell Road, unlocked.

7:21 a.m., Car burglary, Harmund Place, unlocked.

7:36 a.m. — Car burglaries, Forrest Drive, both unlocked.

7:50 a.m. — Car burglary, Colonial Drive, unlocked.

7:51 a.m. — Two Car burglaries, Main Street, both no damage.

7:51 a.m. — Car burglary, Crest Street, no damage.

07:59 a.m. — Car burglary, Fairview Drive, unlocked.

8:01 a.m. — Car burglary, Goodrich Drive, no damage.

8:13 a.m. — Car burglary, Harmund Place, unlocked.

8:19 a.m. — Car burglary, Southwell, unlocked.

8:59 a.m. — Car burglary, Cranston Avenue, no damage.

9 a.m. — Car burglary, Dix Road, unlocked.

10:48 a.m. — Car burglary, Wilcox Street, unlocked.

Police on Wednesday said leaving vehicles unlocked is a "recipe for disaster."

All incidents are being investigated, police said.

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