GREENWICH — Police were engaged in another vehicle chase this week, one of a handful of pursuits involving stolen cars that have kept officers busy in recent months.
The latest pursuit involved a stolen Honda on Wednesday morning around 8:15 a.m. that entered the Byram section of town from Mill Street, according to police Lt. Mark Zuccerella. Officers engaged in a brief pursuit before breaking off the chase, out of safety concerns.
Zuccerella said the stolen Honda and its driver was later apprehended in northern Westchester County, N.Y. No more information was available on that case. The apprehension followed another pursuit by law enforcement authorities in the area of Somers, N.Y.
Greenwich police have been involved in other investigations involving stolen cars recently. Last weekend, an Alfa Romeo stolen from the Belle Haven neighborhood was involved in a chase with New York State troopers along the border of New York and Connecticut. Gunfire was directed at the troopers, and a shell casing was found near exit 2, the Delavan Avenue ramp. The car was later recovered in Stratford.
Zuccerella noted that law enforcement is facing a number of challenges in minimizing the number of stolen cars and pursuits. Many of the thieves involved in the thefts are juveniles, below the age of 18.
“The legislators have changed the laws in Connecticut that makes the prosecution of these suspects difficult.... If caught, they are returned home. The likelihood of them being held accountable, due to the changes in juvenile law, is minimal.” the police spokesman said.
In addition, police officers are discouraged from pursuing stolen cars “unless there is an overriding threat to safety, or the vehicle occupants committed an act of violence.”
Property crimes alone do not necessitate police to initiate a pursuit.
More than 50 cars have been stolen from Greenwich this year. Police have been urging car-owners for years to take simple steps — locking cars and taking out starting devices — to prevent thefts and other crimes that arise from negligence.
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