At Sunrise Thursday, Woman Picking Up Friend Had Her Car Stolen By 2 Men Inside Apartment: EHPD

EAST HAVEN, CT — A woman went to a Russo Avenue address early Thursday morning to pick up a friend when two men inside the condo "grabbed her keys off the counter and fled the apartment," and then sped away in her car, police said.

According to East Haven police spokesperson Capt. Joseph M. Murgo, the victim witnessed the men take off in her car. It was 6:45 a.m.

Two hours later, police found the "stolen Dodge Challenger in New Haven, being operated by the suspects who had fled the apartment earlier in the day," Murgo said.

Murgo said police initiated a car stop, and "both suspects," identified as Jessup Bollinger, 43, of East Haven, and Michael Rubino, 38, of East Haven, were taken into custody.

Bollinger and Rubino were transported to the East Haven Police Department and charged with first-degree conspiracy to commit larceny of a motor vehicle. Both were held on $2,500 surety bond and are due in court on Friday.