Teens In Car Stolen From Milford Arrested After Crash In North Haven

NORTH HAVEN, CT ? Three Hamden teens, ages 13 and 14, were arrested after crashing in a stolen vehicle Tuesday in North Haven, according to police.

Police responded around 6:45 p.m. to a report of a vehicle operating erratically in the area of Route 22 / Valley Service Road in North Haven, according to police.

The first-arriving patrol officer saw the suspect vehicle, which police said was occupied by three people wearing ski masks.

Police determined that the vehicle was stolen out of Milford.

The officer tried to stop the vehicle, but police said the driver refused to pull over and stop.

?A short time later we received calls that the same vehicle had crashed on Russell Road, with 3 suspects seen fleeing,? North Haven police wrote in a post on Facebook. ?Officers set up a perimeter and brought K9 Cyrus and K9 Dietz out to show them a demonstration. After a search of the area all 3 juveniles were located and arrested.?

All three juveniles were charged with possession of a stolen motor vehicle, interfering with police and under 18 cannabis possession.

?It?s unfortunate that these young kids are behaving like this,? police wrote. ?We don?t get to pick who commits crimes in our town, but we will arrest them regardless. If you are in a stolen car, refuse to stop, and then flee after crashing, we are going to leverage every resource and tool we can to lawfully find, arrest, and prosecute you. We love giving kids tours of our building, but we prefer the more traditional way of coming through the front doors.?