Waterford — A New Haven man on Thursday afternoon turned himself in to police after leading multiple law enforcement agencies on a pursuit Wednesday evening, according to Lt. Steve Bellos.

Daniel Scott Hosler, 42, of New Haven was charged with sixth-degree larceny, reckless driving, failure to obey the signal of an officer, third-degree criminal mischief and second-degree criminal trespass.

Bellos said the ordeal began about 5:45 p.m., when a man lifted a computer from the Walmart at 155 Parkway North and then fled in a vehicle.

An officer attempted to stop the vehicle, but its driver took off, Bellos said. Officers didn’t get close enough to pursue the car, but alerted other departments to what was going on.

Not long afterward, law enforcement personnel driving past Exit 80 of Interstate 95 south, or the Oil Mill Road exit, noticed a cloud of dirt and smoke toward the bottom. When an officer behind them took the exit to see what had happened, the officer found a wrecked vehicle that was still running. No one was inside, Bellos said.

At that point, Waterford police called in K-9s to assist with tracking the suspect and worked with East Lyme and state police to set up a perimeter.

Unable to find the man after an extensive search, police about 8:30 p.m. called it off.

Bellos said police identified Hosler through a combination of information from a previous arrest in South Carolina and surveillance video footage from Walmart.

Hosler called police Thursday morning to inquire about his vehicle and, according to Bellos, admitted what he did. Bellos said he came to the station about 1 p.m. Thursday to give a statement and be processed.

l.boyle@theday.com