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Luis Garcia

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Norwalk Police: Bridgeport Car Theft Suspect Tried To Escape Officers Norwalk Police: Bridgeport Car Theft Suspect Tried To Escape Officers
Norwalk Police: Bridgeport Car Theft Suspect Tried To Escape Officers NORWALK, Conn. -- A Bridgeport man suspected of stealing a car in Middletown was tackled by a police officer in Norwalk as he tried to escape arrest, according to police. At around 1:30 a.m. on Tuesday, an officer on patrol in Norwalk saw a Nissan Maxima traveling on Water Street with significant front-end damage. Just prior to this, an evading motor vehicle accident had been reported in South Norwalk, police said. Suspecting that this was the car that had fled the scene, the officer tried to stop the Nissan on the Stroffolino Bridge. The driver refused to pull over, and sped away before pu…

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by Casey Donahue
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Norwalk Police Bust Bridgeport Man In Stolen Car After Foot Chase Norwalk Police Bust Bridgeport Man In Stolen Car After Foot Chase
Norwalk Police Bust Bridgeport Man In Stolen Car After Foot Chase A Bridgeport man took police in Norwalk on a wild chase after attempting to flee from a motor vehicle crash, fleeing on foot and resisting arrest before being brought into custody. An officer from the Patrol Division of the Norwalk Police Department received notification of a motorist attempting to flee the scene of an accident shortly before 1:30 a.m. on Tuesday morning. Minutes later, he spotted a car traveling on Water Street with “significant” front-end damage. Police said that the officer, suspecting that this was the evading vehicle attempted to pull over the driver - later identified…

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by Zak Failla