A Hartford man was arrested while trying to steal a police officer’s car right from the police department parking lot, according to authorities.
The officer, who was at the police department at 253 High St. in Hartford, was having car battery issues and had started his car for a short time. When he went back to his car around 2:40 a.m. Thursday, he noticed it was moving slowly, so he ran to his car, thinking he might have left it in drive, but saw a stranger behind the wheel, police said.
Police immediately detained the person behind the wheel, identified as 19-year-old Christian Rodriguez, of Hartford. He has been charged with third-degree trespass, third-degree larceny and interfering with a police officer.
