MILFORD, Mass. — A 49-year-old Milford man already wanted on a probation violation connected to an indecent assault and battery case found himself in even deeper legal trouble Tuesday night after police say he was caught driving a stolen vehicle, nearly collided with another car and then took off running from an officer outside a busy shopping plaza.
Edwin Santana, 49, of Milford, was arrested Tuesday, October 27, following a brief foot pursuit near the Target store at 250 Fortune Boulevard. Police say Santana was operating a stolen 2008 gray Toyota Corolla when Officer Austin Chapski of the Milford Police Department’s Patrol Division spotted the vehicle speeding through the parking lot.
The incident began around 6:50 p.m., when Milford police received information about a stolen Toyota Corolla believed to be in town. Just 20 minutes later, at approximately 7:10 p.m., Chapski spotted a gray Corolla traveling at a high rate of speed through the Target parking lot…