Phone Tracker Leads Troopers To Stolen Phone — And Suspect — In Ellington

ELLINGTON, CT — A tracking app was the key to locating a stolen phone — and the accused thief — in Ellington last week, state police said.

According to an arrest report, state police were dispatched to the Five Corners Dunkin' Donuts to investigate multiple vehicle-related thefts.

A cellphone tracking application was utilized in conjunction with a victim's iPhone and it led troopers to a nearby wooded area, where the thief was hiding, according to an arrest report.

The accused thief, a 30-year-old Vernon man, was charged with illegal possession of a weapon in a motor vehicle, carrying dangerous weapon, the use of a motor vehicle without permission (two counts), first-degree larceny (two counts) and third-degree larceny (two counts).

The case was assigned a $250,000 bond.