Teens, Armed With Gun, Knife, Charged In Fair Haven Carjacking: NHPD

NEW HAVEN, CT — At around 3:30 Monday afternoon, the victims of a gunpoint carjacking went to report the incident at the Fair Haven police substation. While describing the suspects, police said, the stolen car with three teens inside drove by.

According to police spokesperson Officer Christian Bruckhart, the victim said they were approached while in their car by multiple young people in the area of Monroe and Peck streets and "ordered them out of the vehicle." All males, one had a gun and another had a knife, police said.

As the victim was making the report, the stolen car was seen driving by the police substation. Officers pursued the vehicle onto I-91, then, as the vehicle attempted to get off the highway at Exit 8, the car "crashed into the brush area next to the exit" and then three teen-aged males fled the vehicle, but were caught soon after, Bruckhart said in a post to "X." One of the suspects, police said, was taken to the hospital for treatment of "minor injuries."

While searching the car, officers found a gun, police said.

The three juveniles were charged with first-degree robbery, conspiracy to commit first-degree robbery, larceny of a motor vehicle, conspiracy to commit larceny of a motor vehicle and possession of a weapon in a motor vehicle. The driver was also charged with engaging police in pursuit and reckless driving.