Suspects trying to steal cooking oil in Old Saybrook flee in rental truck, strike elderly driver

Old SAYBROOK, CT (WFSB) – Suspects tried out to steal cooking oil in Previous Saybrook and struck an elderly driver in Westbrook as they fled, in accordance to law enforcement.

Law enforcement mentioned the the suspects had been in a rental truck from a House Depot on Thursday early morning when the incident commenced. The truck was also identified to have been stolen.

When he was coming to work the proprietor of the cafe, Stavros Gianitsos, observed a box truck parked outside the house the cafe, and then he saw an individual in the truck and a youthful male in the vicinity of the back again, siphoning off cooking oil from a bin.

He yelled at him and then the man obtained again into the truck.

Cooking oil thefts on the rise

“People are making great income with it. They are cleansing it and doing no matter what with it, then reselling it,” claimed Gianitsos.

A rented box truck from Household Depot is towed away immediately after suspects crashed it in Westbrook on June 9.(WFSB)

The aged driver they hit endured slight injuries, police mentioned.

They managed to flee onto Interstate 95 and into Fairfield.

Point out law enforcement established up end sticks on the other hand, the suspects got past them and travel into some woods.

When they acquired out of the auto, they have been apprehended.

Prince Gonzalez, 26, of Yonkers, New York was arrested and is billed with participating in pursuit, running a motor vehicle with a suspended license, two counts of felony trespass, two counts of criminal trespass, two counts of tried larceny sixth-degree, two counts of conspiracy to commit larceny, and interfering and possession of stolen property valued at over $4,000.

Leuri Blanco, 21, of the Bronx, New York, was arrested and charged with two counts of legal trespass, two counts of attempted larceny sixth-diploma, two counts of conspiracy to dedicate larceny, interfering, and possession of stolen residence valued at about $4,000.

From remaining to ideal: Leuri Blanco and Prince Gonzalez.(Aged Saybrook Law enforcement Department)

“The Connecticut Point out Police have further costs linked to the evading accident in Westbrook and the legal apprehension in Westport,” Old Saybrook police reported.

Law enforcement said each men are getting held by Old Saybrook law enforcement on a $50,000 bond.

They are scheduled to appear in Middletown Excellent Courtroom Friday.

Two adult men arrested right after chase with stolen truck

Suspects tried using to steal cooking oil in Aged Saybrook and struck an aged driver in Westbrook as they fled, in accordance to law enforcement.