Cop Corner: Prison Suits and Lawsuits in the Area

The week was about lawsuits, prison suits and crazy crashes.

So what else transpired over the past few days?

Here is a look at the top cop stories over the past week in Hartford and Tolland counties.

Click on the headlines to see the stories in full.

Ellington

• Civil Lawsuit Filed in Ellington Dabate Murder Case

Avon

• Avon Lingerie Store Robbed, Clerk Pepper-Sprayed

Vernon

• Woman Wanted for Christmas Day 2005 Fracas in Vernon Surrenders

Enfield

• Enfield Lawsuit Settlement Amounts Released

Glastonbury

• Glastonbury Car Fire Linked to Griswold Fatal House Blaze

Manchester

• Truck Crosses Both Sides of I-84, Crashes in Manchester

Tolland

• Tolland Man Arrested on Gun, Endangerment Charges

Southington

• Charges Filed for Wild Southington Crash in September

Wethersfield

• Images of Wethersfield Purse Thieves Released

Mansfield

• State Police Shoot Armed Man During Altercation in Mansfield

Windsor

• Windsor Man Arrested in Connection With Fatal Highway Crash

West Hartford

• Roommate Makes Plea In Bodily Fluid Case

Rocky Hill

• Rocky Hill Police Swear in New Officer

Hartford

• Wanted Fugitive Captured in Hartford

Simsbury

• Simsbury Driver Escapes Serious Injury in Fatal Crash

Suffield

• Suffield Native Joins Vernon Police Force

East Granby

• New York City Fugitive Captured in East Granby

Windsor Locks

• Windsor Locks Native Joins Vernon Police Force

Newington

• Prison Sentence Imposed on Newington Cocaine Dealer

Patch Graphic: Kristin Borden