The Fairfield Police Department identified the suspect as Guilherme Lima-DaSilva, who now faces multiple criminal charges and is being held on a $500,000 bond.
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Authorities initially received a report from the victim's sister, who was on the phone with her right before the alleged home invasion.
Four minutes later, the victim called police and reported that a man broke into her home and attacked her while displaying a knife.
Officers were dispatched to Coventry Avenue in search of the suspect, who they say they quickly located driving in the area.
An officer pulled the driver over and conducted a motor vehicle stop, and as the officer was walking towards his patrol car after requesting identification, the suspect fled the scene.
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Officers pursued the vehicle, which eventually stopped on the front lawn of a property on Davis Road.
Authorities say the suspect was later found hiding under the deck of a home and was taken into custody.
Jewelry and cash belonging to the victim were later recovered.
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