Thief steals car after intentionally crashing into it in South Windsor: Police – NBC Connecticut

South Windsor police have arrested a man accused of intentionally driving into a car to steal it.

They said a 20-year-old man from Agawam, Massachusetts, and a woman struck the victim’s car from behind on Chapel Street near Route 5 in April.

When the driver got out to check the damage to her car, the suspect jumped in and drove off, police said.

According to police, the vehicle was found a month later in West Hartford after being sold on social media.

Investigators worked backwards and identified the suspect.

He was charged with theft of a motor vehicle and released to the Hampden County Correctional Center on $25,000 bail.

He is due back in Manchester Superior Court on May 29.