Police arrest suspect in multiple carjackings, robberies
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Police have arrested a man who was a fugitive sought by state and federal authorities for multiple carjackings and armed robberies.
Twenty-four-year-old Christian Velez was taken into custody in New Britain on Friday night. The Hartford Courant reported Velez was the subject of multiple arrest warrants in connection with a series of robberies that began in early September.
Velez had been sought by state and local police and the FBI, and the FBI had offered a $25,000 reward leading to his arrest and conviction and said he was considered armed and dangerous, the Courant reported.
State police said Velez’s vehicle was located in New Britain on Friday and officers apprehended him after he struck two state police vehicles while fleeing.
Authorities said Velez's current address was unknown but that he had previously lived in Connecticut.
He was being held on $2.5 million bond. State police didn't have information on whether Velez had an attorney who could comment on the charges.