ROCKY HILL, Conn. — Connecticut State Police worked with police in Norwich, Wethersfield, and Rocky Hill to locate the suspects on foot after several hours.
A multi-agency police pursuit starting along a commercial corridor in Norwich ended in the arrest of two men in a residential neighborhood in Rocky Hill.
Mark Francis Chee-You, 24, of Hartford and 32-year-old Euris Tejada of Rocky Hill are charged are facing motor vehicle and interfering.
Connecticut State Police say the pair tried to get into a now banged-up drive-up ATM in Norwich behind Berkshire Bank where a construction cone remained Monday afternoon.
Just before 3:30 Monday morning an attempted break into this ATM alerts Norwich Police.
But what happened next stretched well into the morning commute and beyond.
Police say they saw the pair flee the attempted burglary and get onto 395 South.
Troopers from Montville and Colchester are dispatched for a pursuit.
State Police followed the car on Routes 2 and 3 and onto Interstate 91 where they say things could have been dangerous for commuters when the car drove onto the highway off-ramp.
“At that point the vehicle stopped and two occupants fled the scene on foot,” said LT Kate Cummings with the Connecticut State Police (CSP).
Rocky Hill and Wethersfield police joined Troopers who flew a drone and searched for several hours in a 10-mile radius with K-9 tracking teams. Then, an off-duty sergeant from Rocky Hill saw the pair reportedly walking on Main Street.
“The description of the suspect was put out on a patch radio channel so all of the officers in the area received the information. That’s how the Rocky Hill sergeant then recognized them later on,” Cummings said.
Monday afternoon, a spokesperson for Berkshire Trust said, “There was an attempted break into our ATM that was unsuccessful. Nothing was stolen. The police are investigating this matter.”
Cummings says CSP is grateful for a peaceful resolution, “This was best case scenario outcome and a lot of that came down to the communication between Wethersfield Police Department, Rocky Hill, Troop H and K, and Rocky Hill Police Department.”
Troopers brought the men to Hartford where they were charged with interfering and other motor vehicle charges.
Norwich Police are still investigating and say they expect to have further charges.
Jennifer Glatz is a digital content producer at FOX61 News. She can be reached at jglatz@fox61.com.
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