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Officers first spotted the Jeep traveling east on Old Post Road in Fairfield with two other vehicles also believed to be stolen from the area just after 4 a.m., police said.
An officer gave chase and the car headed for the Post Road, where it hit a fire hydrant at the traffic circle and continued onto the northbound lanes of I-95. The officer ended the pursuit there, police said.
The 2014 vehicle, valued at $40,000, was found later on South Frontage Road in Bridgeport, police said. It had been reported stolen from a Rowland Road residence.
Around 8:45 a.m., a resident of nearby Old Field Road reported a 2015 Lexus RX 350 SUV was stolen sometime overnight. The owner said the keys were in the unlocked car, valued at $50,000, police said.
Also inside: a $500 set of golf clubs, a $200 iPad and some soccer equipment.
At 9:40 a.m., a Catherine Street resident reported her 2010 Audio A4, worth about $6,000, had been stolen from her driveway overnight.
The Lexus and Audi are still missing and are believed to have been the vehicles traveling with the Jeep, police said.
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