COVID-19 will shorten but not stop this holiday motorcade in Meriden
COVID-19 will shorten but not stop this holiday motorcade in Meriden
Meriden City Councilor David Lowell speaks at Hunter s Ambulance in Meriden before the 2017 Spirit of Giving, where first responders work alongside the community to bring gifts and hugs to families in need. | File photo Advertisement
Karmen Drag, of Meriden, hugs a woman during the 2017 Spirit of Giving, where first responders work alongside the community to bring gifts and hugs to families in need. | File photo
Tera Boyce, left, and Derek Drag, right, look at the crowd gathered to wish them well during 2017 Spirit of Giving. | Devin Leith-Yessian/Record-Journal
Meriden police up patrols after rash of car break-ins
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A file photo of a Meriden, Conn., police cruiser.Meriden Police / Contributed Photo
MERIDEN Proactive patrols have been deployed in “areas of main concern” after a recent spike in car burglaries, according to police.
More than 100 vehicles were burglarized in Newington on Dec. 8. Days later, more than 40 were burglarized in Meriden.
During these recent patrols, police took a suspect into custody early Sunday morning, Lt. John Mennone said.
After getting a call about suspicious activity, officers flooded the area with patrol units and tried to stop a suspicious vehicle in the South Meriden area, he said.
Police: Teen charged with car break-ins tried to flee in ride share car
Police: Teen charged with car break-ins tried to flee in ride share car
December 14, 2020 02:50PM By Lauren Sellew, Record-Journal staff
MERIDEN â A teen charged in connection with a car break-ins apparently was attempting to flee by calling Lyft for a ride. Â
Jensen Rodriguez, 18, of 459 Zion St., Hartford, was charged Sunday with sixth-degree larceny, possession of marijuana and simple trespass.Â
Police, who have deployed âproactive patrolsâ following a recent rash of car break-ins, received a report of a suspicious vehicle early Sunday, Lt. John Mennone, police spokesman, said in a release Monday. Â