BRANFORD, CT (WFSB) - Police in Branford arrested a burglary and assault suspect suspect last week.

Manuel Rosario-Nieves, 19, was found by the Portland Police Department in its town after the suspect’s vehicle was found abandoned near a construction site.

According to Branford police, they received a report on June 6 around 10:30 a.m. about a suspicious man breaking into vehicles in the area of Highland and Riverview avenues.

The suspect was said to be wearing a pink hooded sweatshirt and a black ski mask. He drove a gray Hyundai SUV with tinted windows.

The suspect was seen getting out of the Hyundai, running to an Audi SUV, removing an item from the trunk, and fleeing the scene in the Hyundai.

Two days later, on June 8, at around 10:20 a.m., Branford police were dispatched to a hom

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