MERIDEN, Conn. (WTNH) – A person presumably linked to 10 different automobile thefts is accused of stealing and damaging over $200K in automobiles from a dealership in Meriden final 12 months.
Police mentioned on April 6, 2022, round 4:30 a.m., officers responded to Roberts Dodge on South Broad Road for a burglar alarm. After they arrived, they discovered two of the big storage doorways had been extensively broken.
In keeping with police, officers decided that an individual drove a automobile by the doorways in an try to steal the automobile. A Dodge Challenger Demon SRT, valued at $150,000, was discovered broken within the roadway on South Broad Road. The suspect allegedly stole a Dodge Durango SRT, valued at $80,000.
Later that day, police mentioned the stolen Durango was situated in Hartford and had a smashed-out rear window and harm to the entrance passenger facet of the automobile.
Police had been in a position to establish the suspect as Brian Vellon.
On January 11, Vellon, who’s at the moment incarcerated on different pending costs, was charged on this case.
Vellon was charged with first-degree larceny, third-degree housebreaking, and a number of other different costs. He’s being held on a $95,000 bond.
Meriden police mentioned Vellon has been tentatively linked to 10 different incidents across the state involving automobile thefts.
Police mentioned they’re persevering with to analyze the incident and are working in direction of different arrests within the case.