A man involved in a domestic incident in Newington on Sunday allegedly kidnapped two children and took off to Stamford where he led police on a pursuit that ended after multiple crashes and an hours-long standoff.

The domestic violence incident was reported at 12:10 p.m. at a home where 36-year-old John Lacen-Romero allegedly assaulted a woman, according to the Newington Police Department .

Following the alleged attack, he allegedly took two children from the resident and took off with them in a vehicle, police said. Newington officers notified law enforcement agencies throughout the state before the vehicle was found by officers with the Stamford Police Department .

Stamford Police Capt. Thomas Scanlon said officers investigating the alleged kidnapping pursued Lacen-Romero as he wa

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