Crime & Safety
Police Recover A Car Stolen While Running From Daycare Center
Two hours after being stolen, and with the help of an observant East Haven police officer, North Branford police found the SUV.
NORTH BRANFORD, CT —A car left running in a daycare parking lot Tuesday was stolen. It took North Branford police investigators two hours to find it.
It was around 3 p.m. when a black Volvo SUV, left running with doors unlocked, police said, was taken by a man who hopped from a dark-colored SUV that had pulled up alongside the Volvo, and into the vehicle's driver seat and took off.
According to police, the Volvo was seen traveling westbound on Foxon Road and the North Branford police dispatch center quickly told law enforcement in surrounding towns to be on the look out.
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A short time later, a police officer from the East Haven Police Department saw it speeding on Foxon Road heading into the city of New Haven.
"Using the latest investigative technology available," North Branford police Detective Division was able to track the vehicle, and locate it sans a driver, in New Haven, all in less than two hours, police posted on Facebook.
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Investigators hope to get forensic evidence from the car to now identify the suspected SUV thief, they said.
Anyone with information is asked to contact the North Branford Police Department at 203-484-2703 or the Anonymous Tip Line at 203-484-2201
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