Connecticut
CT man and teen allegedly carjack an Uber at gunpoint then rob a pawn shop
A 20-year-old man and a teenager face robbery and other charges following an incident in which they allegedly stole a car at gunpoint in one town and then robbed a pawn shop in another town, police said Sunday.
The incident began just after 4:30 p.m. Friday when West Haven police received a broadcast about a carjacking that took place in North Haven. In that incident, two males, both armed with handguns, had allegedly assaulted “an Uber driver and discharged a firearm while forcibly removing the victim from his vehicle and then driving away in the 4-door white Toyota Camry, Sgt. Patrick Buturla said.
West Haven police then learned of an alleged armed robbery at the East Coast Pawn shop, which is at at 961 First Avenue. Police said the suspects were identified as two “males armed with handguns operating the same white Toyota Camry.”
West Haven officers spotted the suspect vehicle and engaged it in pursuit but “lost sight of the vehicle due to the extreme reckless manner in which it was being operated and subsequently the pursuit was terminated,” police said in a statement.
“A short time later we received a report of this vehicle crashing in the area of Glade Street,” Buturla said in an email. “Through investigative techniques officers were able to ascertain these individuals last known whereabouts.”
Buturla said detectives took over the investigation and were able to obtain a search warrant for an address on Treat Street in West Haven.
Buturla said a search warrant was executed Sunday after 4 a.m., and officers found both suspects in the apartment, “numerous items of evidentiary value as well as firearm related items.”
Mehki Stewart, 20, no town given, and a 17-year-old male, also not town given, were taken into custody; both are charged with first-degree robbery, criminal possession of a firearm, engaging officers in pursuit and third-degree larceny.
Buturla said the North Haven Police Department will also have charges for both suspects as that agency completes an investigation.
Stewart was being held on bond Sunday and the 17-year-old “has been placed on an order to detain and will remain in custody pending their court dates,” Buturla said.
Buturla said West Haven Police Department thanks the North Haven Police Department and the Connecticut State Police for their assistance in the investigation.
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Rain showers will begin in southwest Connecticut this afternoon before slowly spreading to the east through the evening
Much of the state will see rain tonight unless you’re in the far northeast corner of Connecticut.
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Clouds will linger through much of Sunday with temperatures in the 50s for more of the state.
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Fairfield police announced that the Jennings Beach Carnival has been canceled for Saturday and Sunday.
The department made the announcement on their Facebook page and cited public safety concerns during Friday night’s event.
According to police, officers were called in large numbers, with help from the Bridgeport Police Department, to manage “unusually large and disorderly crowds.” Police said the crowd was made up mostly of unsupervised juveniles.
Police said that throughout Friday evening, there were multiple incidents where attendees believed shots had been fired or that fights had broken out, which led to “panic, chaos, and crowd surges.”
Officers who were at the scene already looked into the reports and found no evidence that shots had been fired.
According to police, the size and movement of the crowds caused some families to be separated and required officers to reconnect parents with their children. Police said they also got numerous reports of fights and disturbances in different areas of the Jennings Beach grounds and parking lots.
Large groups also began running in multiple directions, including some into surrounding neighborhoods, police said. Crowds numbering in the hundreds also gathered at the Chick-fil-A and surrounding businesses, where other fights broke out, and people illegally congregated, needing more police and help from the Connecticut State Police.
Police said the decision to cancel the carnival was made in the interest of public safety and supported by the McKindley PTA, which sponsored the carnival.
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