Bridgeport and Milford Police are investigating a reported police pursuit that ended near Interstate 95 in Milford Wednesday night.
An active investigation is underway. There was a heavy police presence in the area of High Street and exit 37, but it's
Bridgeport police said officers saw a vehicle allegedly involved with a homicide in another community at 5:54 p.m. and members of the Fairfield County Regional Auto Theft Task Force, which includes members of the Bridgeport Police Department, began to follow the vehicle without lights and sirens onto Interstate 95 North.
According to Bridgeport police, the vehicle turned off the lights in the Milford area to try to evade authorities, sped up and recklessly changed lanes.
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The vehicle got off the highway at exit 37, where it was involved in a crash, according to Bridgeport police.
Two of the three people who were in the vehicle ran and police chased them into a wooded area.
Police detained one person who was charged with conspiracy to commit larceny in the second degree, criminal trover in the second degree and interfering with police.
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The vehicle had been reported stolen from Waterbury and New Haven police are processing it.
