Waterbury police say a 15-year-old student at Kennedy High School was hit by a car after leaving school for the day on Thursday afternoon.

A student pedestrian was hit by a car on Thursday outside of John F. Kennedy High School in Waterbury, according to the Waterbury Public School District. The victim, a 15-year-old girl, was struck shortly after exiting school at around 2 p.

Police in Waterbury have recovered three stolen cars over the past week, leading to nearly half a dozen arrests. On Nov. 7, officers conducting patrol work just after 1:40 p.m. spotted a black Nissan Armada in the area of Dorchester Avenue and found that the vehicle had been reported stolen from somewhere within the city,

The Waterbury Police Department is investigating a series of car thefts throughout the city in the past week, according to police. According to police, on Monday evening, officers were patrolling an area and noticed a Red Hyundai Elantra that was reported stolen and being driven by two people and are facing larceny charges.

A student was hit by a car today at a high school in Waterbury. Nicholas Albini, Chief Operating Officer for the superintendent’s office at Waterbury Public Schools confirmed a student was struck by a car at John F.