Westport Police Arrest Alleged Burglar After Investigation, Foot Chase

have arrested two suspects in connection with a recent burglary in the Burritts Landing area, a burglary hot spot recently.

An officer on patrol in the area located a suspicious female, identified as twenty-year-old Lauren Yeager, of Stamford. Police learned her vehicle was parked on Judy Point Lane and that she was previously accompanied by 24-year-old Westport resident Jamel Washington, a man accused of burglarizing a home in the Burritts Landing area.

There were reports of a man fitting Washington’s description running in the area and a perimeter was set up with the assistance of the state police and Norwalk Police. The Trumbull Police Department responded to the scene with a K-9. 

Westport Detectives learned Washington fled the area and was heading to the 3900 block of Black Rock Turnpike in a taxi. Surveillance was set up with the assistance of the Fairfield Police Department. He was confronted by Westport police upon arrival and taken into custody after a brief foot chase.

Further investigation revealed his involvement in one of the burglaries in the Burritts Landing area. At about 1 a.m. Washington was charged with second-degree burglary, third-degree criminal trespassing, interfering with an officer, and criminal violation of a protective order. He is being held on a $60,000 bond for a Dec. 29 court appearance. 

Yeager was charged with interfering with an officer and third-degree criminal trespassing and is being held on a $5,000 bond for a Jan. 3 court appearance. 

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