Global Courant 2023-04-21 09:46:53
A Ring video surveillance system captured the terrifying moment when an armed robber, posing as a delivery boy, attempted to rob a Connecticut homeowner. The homeowner reacted quickly and quickly defended himself by shoving the would-be thief.
East Haven Police in Connecticut said the attempted burglary occurred on Friday, April 14, in a quiet neighborhood.
Officers said 37-year-old Xavier Otero arrived at a home just before 10 a.m. dressed as a delivery boy, wearing a fluorescent orange safety vest and holding a manila envelope in his hand. In the background of the Ring surveillance video, a silver Dodge Ram pickup truck was seen waiting at the home of the unsuspecting family.
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Xavier Otero and Jean Carrasquillo-Torres attempted to rob a Connecticut homeowner, but didn’t get very far after the homeowner defended himself. (East Haven Police/LOCAL NEWS X/TMX)
Otero is seen ringing the doorbell and telling the homeowner that the package was his.
Otero then pulled out a black pistol and began to step into the house. He didn’t get very far before the homeowner pushed the man back onto the porch.
Xavier Otero was pushed by the Connecticut homeowner after he showed up at his house and tried to rob him with a gun. Otero posed as a delivery boy and wore a fluorescent safety vest. (East Haven Police/LOCAL NEWS X/TMX)
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Otero quickly recovered and sprinted to the waiting pickup truck where his accomplice, 26-year-old Jean Carrasquillo-Torres, was waiting. The pair broke free and quickly left the neighborhood.
East Haven Police Department first released screenshots of the unknown family’s home in an effort to track down the two suspects.
Tips began to pour in, and officers later found Otero, who was hiding in a relative’s home. He faces charges of several crimes, including home burglary, first-degree threats, and possession of a firearm.
Authorities subsequently arrested Carrasquillo-Torres, charged with conspiracy to commit a home invasion and unlawful deprivation of liberty. He was also charged with narcotics and gun-related charges after authorities found drugs and firearms in his home.
Otero and Carrasquillo-Torres were held at the East Haven Police Department on $250,000.00 bond and are expected to appear in court on April 26, 2023 at 23 GA, 121 Elm Street, New Haven, CT. (East Haven Police Department)
Authorities believe the men planned to tie up and rob their victims. They also believe the men were planning a second home invasion.
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Both men are being held on $250,000.00 bond and are expected to appear in court on April 26.
Sarah Rumpf-Whitten is a writer on Fox News Digital’s breaking news team. You can reach her on Twitter at @s_rumpfwhiteten.
