Suspect On The Run Hits Cop Car, Other Vehicles: Fairfield Police

FAIRFIELD, CT — A shoplifting suspect was involved in multiple collisions while attempting to escape police Wednesday in Fairfield, according to law enforcement.

Police were called about 1:30 p.m. to Home Depot, 541 Kings Highway Cutoff, about a known shoplifter hiding items at the store, law enforcement said. When officers arrived, the man fled in a gold Toyota Camry, hitting a police car and two other vehicles in the parking lot before leaving on Kings Highway toward Bridgeport, according to law enforcement.

The Camry then sideswiped a vehicle at Traffic Circle East and was seen on the wrong side of North Avenue, just missing oncoming cars, law enforcement said.

“Police attempted to stop the vehicle but disengaged due to the suspect’s reckless driving and in accordance with statewide police pursuit policy,” police said in a news release.

No one was hurt, according to police. The Camry was last seen near North and Park avenues in Bridgeport, police said.

The Connecticut license plate attached to the vehicle — AK97634 — did not match the car, according to police.

Anyone with information about the vehicle or the driver is asked to call police at 203-254-4808.