Four CT men charged with trying to flee police who spotted their stolen car stopped in traffic

Four men were arrested after police spotted them in a reported stolen vehicle while they were stopped in traffic in Waterbury on Wednesday.

At 8:40 p.m. on Wednesday, officers were patrolling the area of 881 Wolcott St. when they identified a vehicle recently reported as stolen out of Bristol and that was stopped in traffic, according to the Waterbury Police Department.

As officers conducted a motor vehicle stop, the vehicle attempted to flee and struck two police cruisers before coming to a stop, police said.

All four people in the vehicle were arrested and charged, according to police.

Eric Sapp, 20, of Waterbury, was identified as the driver of the vehicle, police said. He is charged with larceny of a motor vehicle, second-degree criminal trover, first-degree criminal mischief, interfering with an officer, unsafe backing, disobeying the signal of an officer and reckless driving.

He was being held on a $150,000 bond pending his court arraignment on Thursday.

Quamieck Warthem, 21, and Xylis Clausell, 19, both of Waterbury, and Shane Erdmann, 18, of Bristol, are charged with larceny of a motor vehicle and received a promise to appear for a scheduled court appearance.