Crime & Safety

[Update] Police Recover Vehicle Boston Marathon Bombing Suspect May Have Been Driving

A search is underway in Watertown for the second Boston Marathon suspect, following the fatal shooting of a MIT campus police officer and a chaotic night starting in Cambridge.

Update, 10:32 a.m., Friday, April 19

Connecticut State Police revised their alert on the state website to say that the vehicle in question that the wanted Boston Marathon bombing suspect may have been driving "has been recovered in Boston."

"All calls regarding this case should be directed to Boston investigators," Connecticut State Police said in the statement. 

Original Story

Connecticut State Police issued this release the morning of Friday, April 19, 2013: 

Since the tragic bombing that took place in Boston on April 15, the Connecticut State Police has monitored all intelligence related to this investigation.   

Today, April 19, 2013, the Connecticut State Police received information from the Boston Investigation that a suspect vehicle could POSSIBLY be occupied by a wanted suspect.   

The vehicle is described by BOSTON AREA AUTHORITIES; the SUSPECT MAY BE OPERATING A: GRAY, HONDA, CRVREGISTRATION: 316 ES9 Massachusetts   Connecticut Troopers are posted strategically in our State and continue to communicate with Massachusetts authorities.

THIS CASE REMAINS UNDER INVESTIGATION.

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