Crime & Safety
Stolen Car Suspect Flees By Swimming To Boat In Milford Harbor, Police Say
Police captured three suspects accused in a stolen vehicle case Thursday. One of them attempted to flee by swimming to a boat.
MILFORD, CT — Three suspects in a stolen car case were arrested Thursday in Milford, according to police.
The incident occurred at 6:33 p.m. when police spotted the stolen Ford Escape on New Haven Avenue that was stolen out of Seymour.
Police followed the car into a parking lot at 85 New Haven Ave. where it stopped. One of the passengers fled toward Wilcox Park.
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Police detained the driver and another passenger, who were both juveniles.
Police established a perimeter at the park and deployed a drone. Using the drone, police said they spotted the third suspect, Robert Cortina, 18, of Naugatuck, swimming to a boat in Milford Harbor.
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Police "borrowed a rowboat nearby and rowed out to the suspect where he was taken into custody without further incident."
All three suspects were charged with larceny of a motor vehicle.
Cortina was also charged with interfering with police. He was released after posting $5,000 bond.
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