Man wanted in Connecticut homicide captured in Saratoga Springs

Man wanted in Connecticut homicide captured in Saratoga Springs

SARATOGA SPRINGS, NY (WRGB) — The Saratoga Springs Police Department has arrested a man being sought for a murder that took place in Connecticut.

At 10:33 Sunday morning, an officer on patrol received a hit on a license plate reader attached to his patrol vehicle, alerting him that a vehicle nearby was being sought by Rocky Hill, Conn. police in relation to a homicide.

Officers conducted a high-risk stop in the area of Rock Street. The driver, a 55 year old male identified by the Hartford Courant as Michael Ranger, was safely detained.

The department is currently working with Rocky Hill police, who seek to extradite the suspect back to Connecticut.