Car Burglaries Reported in East Windsor

East Windsor, CT - A pair of cars were burglarized in the Prospect Hill neighborhood Tuesday morning, continuing a series of early-morning auto burglaries that have plagued the town and surrounding communities in recent weeks.

On its Facebook page, the East Windsor Police Department reported a homeowner on Prospect Hill Drive reported an individual going through his vehicle around 5 a.m. The resident yelled at the suspect from his door step and threw his coffee mug at him, and the suspect fled.

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The witness was able to give a description of the suspect's vehicle and plate number to police, and officers located the vehicle on North Road (Route 140) and attempted to stop it. The suspect fled at a high rate of speed onto Interstate 91 southbound, and the apprehension attempt was terminated due to the risk to the public, police said.

The suspect's vehicle had been reported stolen out of Cheshire, police said.

Later Tuesday morning, a vehicle was also reported stolen by a resident of Cricket Road, in the same vicinity as the previous incident. The keys had been left in that vehicle with the doors unlocked, police said.

Break-ins have been occurring throughout East Windsor and Broad Brook, as well as surrounding towns, mostly during the early morning hours, 3 to 5 a.m. Police are asking residents to report any suspicious activity in their neighborhoods.