Police located two damaged vehicles on Oak Ridge Street, a 2011 Kia Optima and a 2020 Hyundai. Both vehicles were registered locally and both had damage consistent with the Kia Challenge popular on social media.
About an hour later police located a 2011 Kia Optima parked in the Horseneck Municipal lot. This car also had damage consistent with the Kia Challenge and had been reported stolen from Norwalk.
At about 4:00am police responded to Midwood Road and Deer Park on a report of an abandoned vehicle running in the road. Police located a 2021 Kia Sportage with Kia Challenge type damage to it. The car had not yet been reported stolen and the police were following up with its owner.
At 5:45 am police located another stolen car on North Water Street with Kia Challenge type damage. The 2017 Hyundai Sonata had been reported stolen from Stamford CT.
At about 6:00am police responded back to Deer Park on a report of a 2021 Mercedes Benz stolen from the driveway overnight.
The Norwalk Youth was referred to Juvenile Court on the following charges: Criminal Attempt at Robbery 2nd, Criminal Attempt at Larceny 2nd, Conspiracy to commit Larceny 2nd, Criminal Trover 1st, Criminal Mischief 1st, and Possession of Burglar Tools.
Call 9-1-1 immediately if a crime is in progress as the police are cautioning the public about the dangers in confronting criminals in the act.
Greenwich Police continue to advise citizens to protect their property by locking their cars and taking the keys with them.
Due to the engineering issues with older model Hyundais and Kias, owners of these vehicles are encouraged to use other anti-theft devices such as alarms and devices such as “The Club”.
Back in April Greenwich Police arrested four men after the stolen car they were in crashed into a house on Field Point Road in the area of Belle Haven. It started around 3:00am when police on patrol observed a Kia Forte traveling recklessly and at a high rate of speed on Field Point Road. Before officers could attempt to stop it, the vehicle had left the road and struck a house causing significant damage to both the car and the residence.