Crime & Safety
Break-In on Prospect, Suspect Apprehended
A suspect fled the scene after nearby workers noticed him allegedly breaking in to an apartment on Prospect.
Update 9:45 a.m.: The suspect who allegedly tried to break-in to an apartment on 609 Prospect Avenue was apprehended by police around 9:45 a.m. Thursday.
Previously: vehicles and helicopters have been circling the 700 block of Charter Oak Street since about 8 a.m. Thursday after a suspect attempted to break in to an apartment on Prospect Avenue.
The suspect allegedly fled the scene and ran into the backyard of a home on Charter Oak Street, according to reports.
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"Work men chased the suspect and lost him in the back yards on Charter Oak," a reader wrote to Patch.
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Correction: This aticle originally stated that the suspect had broken into an apartment on Orange Grove. Patch regrets the error.
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