5 teenagers arrested after shoplifting with stolen car: Police

SOUTHINGTON, Connecticut — Five teens were arrested after shoplifting and using a stolen car in Southington, city police said Thursday.

According to police, the teenagers are between 15 and 17 years old. One youth was charged with auto theft and third-degree theft, four with sixth-degree theft, one with obstructing an officer and all five with conspiracy to commit sixth-degree theft.

According to police, officers were called to CVS on Main Street at 12:48 a.m. on June 17 after reports that four masked men had stolen merchandise from the store.

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According to police, the men also fled the scene in a white Nissan sedan and drove north on Main Street.

The Nissan was later found by police parked at the Exxon gas station on Queen Street with five teenagers inside. Police said they were detained and later arrested after investigators determined the vehicle had been stolen in Bridgeport on June 16 and viewed footage of the shoplifting.

All of the teens were released to their guardians and appeared in Bridgeport Juvenile Court on June 21, police said.

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