Police are investigating a carjacking on the UConn campus in Storrs Thursday night and authorities believe one of the suspects was caught following a chase through West Hartford toward Hartford, Connecticut.
A statement that UConn’s Division of Campus Security sent out to the UConn community said there was an armed robbery and vehicle theft at a Hilltop Apartments parking lot just following 5 p.m. Thursday.
On Friday, they were notified that a person matching the description of one of the suspects was taken into custody by police following an accident in Hartford and another is being sought.
The vehicle involved in the crash matches the description of a vehicle driven by suspects in the incident in UConn, according to the UConn statement, and the UConn and Hartford police departments believe the individuals and the incident are connected and will work with the State Attorney’s Office to seek criminal prosecution.
Hartford police said they received a report Thursday that a 2018 BMW X5 was stolen at gunpoint in the Hillside Avenue area and the vehicle was used Thursday night in a carjacking on the UConn Storrs campus. .
At around 8:49 a.m. Friday, West Hartford police saw the BMW, tried to pull it over, the driver fled and West Hartford police pursued the vehicle into Hartford, according to Hartford police.
The BMW struck two vehicles in the area of 1200 Park St. and a 19-year-old Hartford man ran and was pulled over by members of the Greater Hartford Regional Auto Task Force, according to Hartford police.
A firearm was seized while being held by police, Hartford police said.
The suspect was charged with first degree larceny, carrying a handgun without a permit, interfering with police, and assault on police.
