A photo of a stolen car was posted by Naugatuck police to social media.
NAUGATUCK — Three teenagers were arrested on charges of larceny, interfering with an officer and related violations Tuesday, after Naugatuck police said they wrecked a stolen car and tried to run from officers.
The incident occurred at about 5:40 p.m. when officers spotted a black Dodge Charger that the officers learned had been stolen out of Ansonia, and had been used in connection with other crimes.
“As a Naugatuck Police Officer attempted to initiate a traffic stop, the Dodge Charger accelerated away from the officer at a high rate of speed,” police wrote in a statement. “Several moments later, the vehicle was discovered in the area of the Salem Bridge (Route 63) at the Route 8 [southbound] on-ramp after colliding with a white Volvo SUV which was operating on Route 63. Three occupants of Dodge Charger fled the scene on foot and were quickly apprehended in the area of the South Main Street Mobile after a foot chase by Naugatuck Police Officers.”
Police recovered a knife from one of the suspects, and illegal marijuana from another one. The driver of the Volvo was treated at the scene by emergency medical technicians, but declined to go to the hospital.
Arrested were two 16-year-olds, whose identities were not disclosed, and 18-year-old Trevon Vickers, of Derby.
One 16-year-old was charged with:
- Larceny, 1st degree
- Carrying a Dangerous weapon
- Interfering with an Officer
The other 16-year-old was charged with first-degree larceny, and interfering with an officer.
Vickers was charged with:
- Larceny, 1st degree
- Reckless Endangerment, 1st degree
- Interfering with an Officer
- Possession of Drugs
The two juveniles are scheduled to appear in juvenile court at a later date. Vickers was released after posting bond on bail of $250,000, and he is scheduled to appear in Waterbury Superior Court on Dec. 28. Naugatuck police said the two 16-year-olds are suspected of committing similar crimes.
Naugatuck police said that the department has stepped up patrols throughout the community in an attempt to deal with an increase in crime in recent weeks, particularly car thefts, some of which have involved firearms.
“The Naugatuck Police Department continue pro-active patrols of various locations on a daily basis,” police said. “These patrols operate on an intelligence based policing model and information sharing with other police departments in the area in an effort to apprehend stolen cars and dangerous criminals operating in the Waterbury region.”
