Connecticut Man Drove Stolen Car to Court to Face Stolen Car Charge
By David Owens
The Hartford Courant
March 8, 2018
HARTFORD, Conn. — A Hartford man due in court to answer a charge of stealing a car apparently stole a car to get to court, police said.
Jonathan Rivera, 25, was at Superior Court in Hartford on Wednesday to answer a charge of first-degree larceny and tampering with a motor vehicle involving the theft of a car in Hartford on Feb. 17.
As he waited to appear before a judge, Hartford Parking Authority agents scanning license plates for parking violators got a hit on a white 2014 Subaru Legacy parked near the courthouse. The license plates had been reported stolen and the car itself had been stolen from Newington, police said.
Police kept an eye on the car, and when Rivera left court, got in and tried to drive away, they moved in and arrested him.
He was charged with second-degree larceny and taking a motor vehicle without the owner’s permission.
2 comments:
The license plate reader strikes again! Now that's funny!
Every once in a while here in San Joaquin County they do surveillance on people whose drivers license is suspended. A huge number of them attempt to drive away from court. They end up going to jail (at least briefly) and having their car towed and impounded. Doesn't even put a dent in the problem.
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