MERIDEN, CT — A person has been arrested in reference to the housebreaking and theft of autos from a automotive dealership in Meriden final spring, based on police.
Police responded to Robert’s Chrysler Dodge at 87 South Broad St. round 4:25 a.m. on April 6 for a burglar alarm. Officers discovered that two of the massive storage doorways had been extensively broken, based on police.
Officers decided the doorways have been broken by somebody driving a buyer’s autos by the doorways in an try and steal them, based on police.
Police mentioned one of many autos, a Dodge Challenger Demon SRT that was valued at $150,000, was discovered broken within the street in entrance of 533 South Broad Avenue. The opposite car stolen was a Dodge Durango SRT, valued at $80,000, that belonged to the identical proprietor, based on police.
The stolen Durango was discovered later that day in Hartford with a smashed-out rear window and harm to the entrance passenger facet of the car, police mentioned.
Brian Vellon, 21, was recognized as a suspect after a prolonged investigation, based on police.
Vellon, who’s incarcerated on different pending fees, was arrested on a warrant Jan. 11 at Meriden Superior Courtroom, police mentioned. He was charged with two counts every of first-degree larceny and conspiracy to commit first-degree larceny, and one rely every of first-degree felony trover, conspiracy to commit first-degree felony trover, third-degree housebreaking, conspiracy to commit third-degree housebreaking, first-degree felony mischief and conspiracy to commit first-degree felony mischief.
He was held in lieu of a $95,000 bond.
Police mentioned Vellon has been “tentatively linked to 10 different incidents” round Connecticut involving motorcar thefts. The case stays beneath investigation and police mentioned they’re working towards extra arrests.