A Connecticut man is facing multiple charges after fleeing police following a reported robbery at a home improvement store in Newington on Sunday morning.
Scott Tenney, 35, of Waterbury was arrested during the course of an investigation into a robbery which took place around 8:21 a.m. at the Lowe’s in Newington located at 3270 Berlin Turnpike, according to the Newington Police Department.
Officers were alerted to the robbery by store employees, police said.
Officers located Tenney in a vehicle in a Panera Bread parking lot and attempted to make a stop before he fled the scene, according to police.
Connecticut State Police located the vehicle a short time later and engaged Tenney in a pursuit, police said. State police troopers, with the assistance from the New Britain and Farmington Police Departments, were able to stop the vehicle.
Newington officers responded to the scene and took custody of Tenney, who was arrested and charged with two counts of first-degree criminal trespass, two counts of fifth-degree larceny and one count each of second-degree robbery, sixth-degree larceny, operation of a motor vehicle while suspended, reckless operation, engaging police in pursuit, interfering with an officer, second-degree reckless endangerment and third-degree larceny.
Tenney was being held on a $60,000 bond and was scheduled to appear at New Britain Superior Court on Monday
