GREENWICH – Greenwich police thwarted the robbery attempt of a Ferrari parked in a driveway of a home in the city on Wednesday.
According to police, at approximately 9:15 a.m. this morning, officers responded to a mid-country residence for suspects trying to steal a vehicle from the driveway of a home.
“The suspects fled before getting the targeted vehicle, a Ferrari. GPD was on the scene quickly and broadcasted the description of the two fleeing cars. The Dispatch Center transmitted this information to police agencies in New York,” police said. “A short time later, New York authorities spotted the cars in New York and were able to stop the two vehicles and arrested five people.”
The fleeing vehicles were both stolen. One car was stolen from New Jersey, and the other stolen from South Salem, NY. A firearm was recovered in one of these vehicles.
On April 19, two vehicles were stolen from Greenwich around sunrise. These vehicles were then quickly recovered in the Bronx, NY. The incidents from April 19th and 20th are currently under investigation. They involve the Greenwich Police Department Detective Division and several police agencies.