PHOTO: Police Seek Help ID’ing Pair Who Stole Land Rover from New Canaan Train Station Lot

A video surveillance image captured two people who stole a Land Rover from the New Canaan train station parking lot on Oct. 11, 2016. Image courtesy of the New Canaan Police Department

Police are asking for the public to help identify a man and woman caught by video surveillance stealing an SUV from the New Canaan train station parking lot last month.

At about 11:36 a.m. on Oct. 11—a Tuesday—the pair pulled into the lot off of Elm Street in their own vehicle, a Range Rover, according to a press release issued by Lt. Jason Ferraro, public information officer of the New Canaan Police Department.

With the woman driving, the man exited their own SUV and walked to a black 2015 Land Rover, got into it and drove away, according to New Canaan Police Chief Leon Krolikowski.

The keys were in the SUV, police said.

“This one is unique,” Krolikowski told NewCanaanite.com.

The owner of the stolen car is a New Canaan man, the chief said. It was reported the same day and Land Rover still is missing, he said.

“We are seeing a lot of stolen vehicles this year that have their keys in them and it is a pervasive problem throughout Fairfield County,” Krolikowski said. “If people are locking their cars and taking the keys, it’s very unlikely they would become a victim.”

A car stolen Oct. 28 from Rural Drive in New Canaan led to a pursuit to Trumbull and foot chase, and ended with the arrest of three young perpetrators from Stamford, Krolikowski said.

“We know there are groups of teens from cities that are coming through town and stealing vehicles,” he said.

The incident at the train station appears to be “totally unconnected” to the others, Krolikowski said.

It’s unclear how the thieves at the train station knew the keys to the Land Rover had been left in the SUV. The pair pulled into the Elm Street parking lot and drove directly to the Land Rover, and there’s no video surveillance that shows them trawling through the lot looking for keys left in cars, the chief said.

The best surveillance image available—see above—is a grainy image of the man involved in the theft.

Anyone with information is asked to contact the New Canaan Police Department Investigative Division at 203-594-3519.

[Editor’s Note: This article has been updated to clarify the relative positions of the male and female suspects.]