Hartford police said Thursday night that they arrested an armed 14-year-old car theft suspect after a foot chase, and that the youth is a repeat offender.
The 14-year-old was behind the wheel of the car, police said in a tweet Wednesday night. No one was injured during the foot chase.
14yr-old arrested by Hartford detectives for operating stolen Subaru from #manchester. This is the child’s third auto theft arrest. Taken into custody safely after foot chase; was in possession of loaded .22 revolver. pic.twitter.com/UHeJMxOPGW
— Hartford Police CT (@HartfordPolice) April 1, 2021
Police said the child also had a .