Two Teens Charged After Ansonia Chase, Crash

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ANSONIA Police charged two teenagers with leading cops on a chase in a stolen SUV before ditching the vehicle on William Street, where it rolled down an embankment into a tree.

In a prepared statement, Ansonia Police Lt. Patrick Lynch said cops received a suspicious activity complaint at the Beaver Brook apartment complex on Woodbridge Avenue about 4 a.m. Wednesday.

A resident of the complex reported two males in the parking lot at the complex that ran to a black SUV when they saw the resident,” Lynch said. When officers attempted to stop a car matching the description of the suspicious car, that car refused to stop and led the officers on a pursuit.”

The chase ended on William Street, where Lynch said the two suspects exited the car, leaving the car in gear causing the car to go down a steep embankment at the end of William Street and crash into a tree.”

The suspects fled on foot but were taken into custody after a search by cops and Kane, a police dog.

Charged were 18-year-old Jontae Wright, who was allegedly behind the wheel, and a 17-year-old from Bridgeport whose identify was not released because they were charged as a juvenile.

The vehicle had been stolen two days earlier in Ansonia, Lynch said, and had a stolen plate from another car on it. 

A search of the car revealed three more stolen plates along with various items believed to be stolen,” Lynch said.

Wright was charged with first-degree larceny, third-degree criminal mischief, possession of burglar tools, interfering with police, failing to obey an officer’s signal, engaging in pursuit, failure to obey a stop sign, traveling unreasonably fast, going the wrong way on a one-way street, failure to have tail lamps, and three counts of stealing license plates.

He was arraigned at Superior Court in Derby and ordered held on $10,000 bond and is currently jailed in Bridgeport. He is scheduled to return to court Sept. 4.

The 17-year-old was charged with first-degree larceny, possession of burglar tools, and interfering with police. Lynch said the juvenile was turned over to the Bridgeport police, who held a take into custody order for the juvenile from previous juvenile offenses.”

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