Bethel Man Arrested for Larceny of a Motor Vehicle Following Investigation in New Fairfield
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On December 17, 2024, Officers from the New Fairfield Police Department responded to the report of a stolen vehicle on Fulton Drive that was said to have occurred in the overnight hours. On December 19, 2024, a Trooper was investigating an unrelated traffic accident in the town of Sherman when they observed property from the previously reported stolen vehicle inside the passenger compartment of the vehicle involved in the car accident.
With assistance from the Connecticut Adult Parole and Probation Office, New Fairfield Officers interviewed one of the occupants involved in the collision. Information was developed that lead police to believe that the stolen vehicle was being operated in the Stamford area, with a New York registration plate now attached.
The stolen vehicle was recovered unoccupied in Danbury on December 31, 2024. DNA samples were collected from the stolen vehicle and later sent to the Forensic Laboratory for examination.
A DNA match was obtained from the collected sample, identifying a potential suspect as Albert Sanchez-Hernandez (DOB 03/24/2002) of Bethel. After applying for a search and seizure warrant for Sanchez-Hernandez's DNA, a sample was obtained which was later confirmed to be the DNA sample obtained from inside the stolen motor vehicle.
Based on the investigation, an arrest warrant was applied for and later granted by Danbury Superior Court. On May 20, 2025, Sanchez-Hernandez was taken into custody on the strength of the arrest warrant and transported to Troop A for processing. Sanchez-Hernandez was charged with the following:
C.G.S. 53a-119c - Larceny of a Motor Vehicle
C.G.S. 53a-125b - Larceny in the Sixth Degree
C.G.S. 53a-126a - Criminal Trover in the First Degree
Sanchez-Hernandez was held on a court-set $50,000 bond which he was unable to post.
He was later transported to the Department of Correction, awaiting arraignment at Danbury Superior Court on 05/21/25.
Please see attached arrest warrant application and criminal information summary.
