2 Teens Among Arrests Following New Haven Police Pursuit

Two 16-year-olds and one man were arrested in New Haven after the driver led police on a pursuit this week.

On Wednesday, undercover officers were in the Route 80 area, deployed to prevent any retaliation following a gunshot investigation from days earlier. 

Just before 7 p.m., someone told New Haven Police that a green Acura SUV was full of people and armed on Bouchet Lane, police said. 

Charles Brewer, 20, was identified as the driver of the Acura because of his past dealings with officers. 

Task force officers began to follow Brewer - who was accompanied by two teenage passengers - towards I-91, police said. The driver began to speed up with marked patrol cars showed up and police quickly learned that the Acura had been stolen from East Haven. 

After losing sight of the Acura after Brewer got off the interstate at exit 13N, the car was spotted by police in the Westville neighborhood at 7:20 p.m.

Brewer crashed into a utility pole on McKinley Avenue at West Elm Street shortly  after another brief pursuit with police.

While the teens stayed in the car, the 20-year-old, armed with a black colored handgun, sprinted from the immobilized SUV and led police on a search for about 15 minutes.

Police found Brewer from his hiding place in the yard of 245 Alston Avenue. 

All three suspects were taken into custody.

One teen, who was first arrested for narcotics when he was 13, had crack-cocaine and Oxycodone pills in his pocket, and was charged with second degree larceny, interfering with police and two drug crimes. 

The other teen, who has prior arrests for sexual assault, possessing child porn, risk of injury to a minor and first degree unlawful restraint, was charged with second degree larceny and interfering with a police officer. 

Brewer told police where he hid the .38 caliber Smith & Wesson he had on him earlier. He was charged with criminal possession of a firearm, carrying a pistol without a permit, weapon in a motor vehicle, risk of injury to a minor, reckless endangerment in the first degree, reckless driving, second degree larceny, operating a motor vehicle with a suspended license, engaging police in a pursuit, interfering with police and criminal trover in the second degree.

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