Two Arrested In Connection With Hillcrest Burglary

Update, 4:33 p.m.: Sgt. Jeremiah Marron said it was unclear whether Tuesday's burglary was related to a string of unlocked cars that were rummaged through early Monday morning.

"It's difficult to determine at this point," Marron said. "At this point that's still under investigation."

Marron added that further break-ins of unlocked vehicles had been reported since the initial discovery.

Original article, 4;12 p.m.: An 18-year-old man and a juvenile were arrested Tuesday afternoon on Middlesex Road after fleeing the area of a residential burglary on Hillcrest Avenue, Darien Police said.

Around 2 p.m., police received a report that a "suspicious male" had run down Hillcrest Avenue near Middlesex Road and entered a red Volkswagen Jetta, which subsequently left the areas "at a high rate of speed."

Units responding to the scene soon located a vehicle matching the description provided. Officers pulled over the sedan on Middlesex Road near the Stamford line and detained the occupants.

During the stop, police noticed a laptop, jewelry box, and "what appeared to be proceeds from a burglary" on the front right floor of the vehicle. Additional officers began canvassing the area, where they encountered a Hillcrest Avenue resident who indicated that her house had "been robbed."

The 18-year-old, identified as Ardian Ademi of Lawn Avenue in Stamford, and the youth were placed under arrest and charged with third degree burglarly, conspiracy to commit third-degree burglary, larceny, and conspiracy to commit larceny.