Crime & Safety

Suspects Flee Stolen SUV Crash, Found Hours Later In Woods: Wilton Police

The vehicle had been reported stolen out of New York, and the occupants initially fled the scene, police said.

WILTON, CT — Two people were arrested after fleeing a crash involving a stolen vehicle in Wilton earlier this month, according to police.

Officers responded at around 3 a.m. April 13 to the area of New Canaan Road and Trails End Road for a motor vehicle accident.

Police determined the occupants had fled the scene and that the vehicle, a white 2018 Ford Explorer, had been reported stolen out of Stormville, New York.

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With assistance from a Connecticut State Police K9, officers searched for the occupants, but the suspects were not immediately located.

At about 6:27 a.m., a security guard reported two young males walking near Silver Hill Hospital. A Wilton officer later saw two young males in the woods, and police then determined both were occupants of the crashed vehicle.

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Police identified the two as Joshua Olmos, 18, of Danbury, and Jaiden Rodriguez, 19, of Naugatuck.

Both were arrested on charges of larceny of a motor vehicle, conspiracy to commit larceny of a motor vehicle and interfering with an officer/resisting, according to the arrest report.

Rodriguez is scheduled to appear in Stamford Superior Court on April 27, while Olmos is due in court April 24, according to police.

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