Suspect in West Hartford Car Thefts In Custody

Police have arrested a teen suspected in a rash of car thefts in West Hartford.

West Hartford police said Kristopher Alexander Galloza, 18, of Hartford, is suspected in several car thefts and car breaks-in West Hartford in the fall and was also wanted out of Florida.

On Jan. 5, West Hartford police learned that there was an outstanding warrant for Galloza
from the Orange County Sheriff’s Office in Orlando, Florida, so they reached out to authorities there, who said they would extradite Galloza if he was found.

When he appeared in Hartford Superior Court on unrelated charges, authorities took him into custody.

On Jan. 28, police obtained a warrant from Hartford Superior Court charging Galloza with racketeering, third-degree larceny, 12 counts of burglary in the third-degree, 12 counts of conspiracy to commit burglary in the third degree and second-degree criminal trover.

Bond was originally set at $1 million and he remains in custody.

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