AUBURN, Mass. (WTNH) -- Two shoplifting suspects, one of whom is a New Haven resident, were caught after police said they stopped at a Wendy's drive-thru following the reported theft.

According to the Auburn Police Department, at around 2 p.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 13, an employee of a TJ Maxx clothing store reported that two people had stolen more then $2,000 worth of merchandise before leaving the area in a black Ford Edge with Connecticut tags.

After the reported theft, an officer on duty saw a car matching the suspect vehicle's description in the drive-thru line of a Wendy's. More officers responded to the scene and found more than $2,000 worth of stolen merchandise inside the car, as well as items believed to have been stolen from other stores, according to police.

The two suspects, 2

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