At approximately 4:00am on October 19, 2016, Milford Police Officers were dispatched to Courtney Honda, 767 Bridgeport Avenue, on the report of suspicious males walking around the lot.
While en-route to the scene, officers were notified that video surveillance being viewed by a staff member, who was off site, showed two men taking tires and rims off of cars in the lot. As officers were en-route they were notified that the males had just left in a White SUV. While responding, officers located a White SUV in the area of Bridgeport Avenue and School House Road and performed a motor vehicle stop.
Inside the vehicle were two men, Franky Cortez (B/M, 45) 87 Overlook Place, Newburg New York and Steven Green (B/M, 40) 1246 Shakespere Avenue, Bronx New York. Cortez admitted to attempting to steal tires and rims from the dealership, utilizing Green as a lookout. Inside the truck were cinderblocks, cutting tools, a vehicle jack and tire iron. Also found left behind at the dealership were more cinderblocks and a hammer located at an area of fence that had been cut by the men.
Cortez is charged with the following: Larceny 2 nd Conspiracy to Commit Larceny 2 nd Criminal Mischief 2 nd (4 counts) Conspiracy to Commit Criminal Mischief 2nd (4 counts).
Green is charged with the following: Conspiracy to Commit Larceny 2nd Conspiracy to Commit Criminal Mischief 2nd Press Release Cortez was released on $100,000 non-surety bond to appear in Milford Court on November 15, 2016.
Green was held on $100,000 bond and appeared in Milford Court on October 19, 2016