East Windsor Police Arrest Man In Auto Theft, Larceny Case

EAST WINDSOR, CT - Police have arrested a man who was driving a stolen vehicle and is accused of stealing $250 of merchandise from Walmart.

According to police, an officer was patrolling the industrial park off of Route 5 when he noticed a vehicle with a male driver parked on the side of the road near the Newberry/Thompson Road intersection.

The officer queried the vehicle’s registration within the DMV files and it showed the registration plate did not belong on the vehicle and the registration plate had been recently reported stolen from a vehicle that had been parked in the Big Y parking lot.

The officer attempted to pull over the vehicle and investigate, but the driver ran from the traffic stop. He was apprehended shortly thereafter.

Police said the investigation found the vehicle he was driving was also recently reported stolen and it contained merchandise from Walmart that was stolen. Officers were able to watch Walmart surveillance video of the male stealing about $250 worth of merchandise just prior to the officer encountering him parked on the side of the road, according to police.