2018: Wild and Wacky Year For Cops In Tolland/Hartford Counties

It was a wild, wacky and even weird year for both state and local police in Hartford and Tolland counties in 2018.

Patch editors in northern Connecticut selected some of the most interesting.

Here's a sampling. Click on the highlighed headlines to see the stories in full:

Tolland County

• Police Respond To Gator Reports At Apartment Complex
• Overturned Manure Truck Leaves Hole In Road And Stink In Air
• Engine Falls Out Of Car During Crash
• Driver Charged After 15 MPH Chase
• Geno Talks His Way Out Of Ticket On Coaching Bus Tour

Hartford County

• Man Tries to Sneak Chainsaw from Store Under Coat
• Dog Reunited With Owner After 'Arrest'
• Man Who Won Settlement Against Cops Arrested In Burglary Case
• Councilman Arrested in Teen Sex Case
• Man Named In Drug Kickback Suit
• Man Has Tirade Over Bedpan After Chase
• Robber Armed With Flare Gun Holds Up Bank
• Alert Police Dog Snags Heroin Stash on I-91
• Employees Fight Off Intruder With Coffee Pot, Broom
• Man Charged After Shower Incident With Girl
• Students Likely Ate Pot Brownies At School
• Country Music Star Arrested At Bradley Airport
• Python Captured In Yard
• Dog Thrown From SUV
• Accountant Indicted On Multiple Federal Charges
• Woman Charged With Multiple Defecations on Roadway
• Black Bear Destroys Car
• Grantmoor Motel Arson Case Leads To Charge

Photo Credit: Chris Dehnel

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