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The three were arrested in Trumbull on Wednesday, Sept. 7, following the incident at the Ten Trumbull Apartments.
The New Haven County teens, identified as David Mitchell, age 18, a 17-year-old, and a 16-year-old, all of Meriden, were arrested around 3 a.m. after police were called to 100 Oakview Drive to investigate a report of three people that were dressed in black and entering vehicles in the parking lot, said Lt. Brian Weir, of the Trumbull Police.
Arriving officers located Mitchell and the two teens standing in the roadway next to a BMW nearby, Weir said.
As officers spoke with the teens, they all had bulges in their pockets and provided false information to the police. Officers observed the interior of the BMW had items thrown around inside and the glove box was left open. Officers then located various amounts of jewelry, key fobs, cell phones, and loose change in their pockets, Weir added.
Weir said an investigation revealed the 16-year-old had driven the group to the area in his father’s Acura with the intent to break into vehicles.
The 16-year-old had an electronic cigarette and the key fob to his father’s Acura in his possession, as the vehicle was located nearby, police said.
Inside the Acura, officers recovered various items including marijuana, a loaded 9mm semiautomatic handgun with no identifying numbers, affixed with a laser sight, and a 17-round capacity magazine, Weir added.
The 16-year-old was issued a juvenile summons and charged with:
- Weapon in a motor vehicle
- Possession of large capacity magazine
- Carrying a pistol without a permit
- Interfering with an officer
- Larceny
- Conspiracy to commit larceny
- Possession of marijuana and an e-cigarette
He was released to his father on a promise to appear.
The 17-year-old was charged with:
- Interfering with an officer
- Larceny
- Conspiracy to commit larceny.
He was released to his mother on a promise to appear.
Mitchell was charged with:
- Weapon in a motor vehicle
- Interfering with an officer
- Larceny
- Conspiracy to commit larceny
He was held on a $10,000 bond.
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