Suspect dragged cop 150 yards with car for stolen beer, police say
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Police in Connecticut were on the lookout Wednesday for a driver accused of dragging an officer for nearly 150 yards – just so he could get away with $190 worth of beer.
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Newington police on Saturday were responding to a midday shoplifting report after a Best Market employee saw a man and woman leave with $190 worth of beer. The man, identified as 37-year-old Joshua Coonradt, took off in a green Honda Civic before the cops arrived, Fox 61 reported.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}When police later saw the car traveling east towards Wethersfield, the officer pulled the suspect over – but as he approached, he saw the driver reaching for a handgun on the dashboard.
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The officer and the driver engaged in a struggle. The suspect eventually sped off, dragging the officer beside the car until he could finally free himself. The unnamed officer wasn’t badly hurt.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Police did recover the suspect’s car, and arrested the woman spotted leaving with the man. The woman, 31-year-old Sandra Weeks, said Coonradt often went to a particular spot in Hartford to buy crack, and slept in his car nearby.
Weeks was charged with sixth-degree larceny and released on a $5,000 bail.
Newington is about 8 miles south of downtown Hartford.