Hartford/Tolland County Cop Corner: Crash Closes Highway

Police in the area made arrests for cases involving prostitution, sex trafficking, murder and assault during the past week.

There were also burglaries, a car fire and a weapons incident.

A man was sentenced to a quarter-century in prison for a bank robbery.

They are just some of the the top and most interesting police stories in Hartford and Tolland counties this week:

Enfield

• Man Sentenced to Prison for Teenage Sex Trafficking In Enfield

East Windsor

• East Windsor Gas Station Robbed; Police Searching for Suspect

East Granby

• Woman Charged With Prostitution at East Granby Spa

Glastonbury

• Glastonbury Woman Charged With Being an Accessory to Double Murder

West Hartford

• West Hartford Police Arrest 1 Man, 1 Juvenile Suspected in Connection with Recent Vehicle Burglaries

Hartford

• Person Dies in Car Fire on Hartford Bridge

Rockville

• Man Sentenced to 25 Years For Vernon Bank Robbery

Tolland

• Tolland Man Facing Assault Charge After Weekend Incident: State Police

Southington

• More Information Released on Southington Weapons Arrest

Vernon

• Vernon Man Charged With Embezzling from Glastonbury Financial Services Firm

Ellington

• Troopers Find Domestic Victim on Ellington Road: Report

South Windsor

• Former Childcare Worker Arrested After Drugs Found in South Windsor School

Wethersfield

• Crash Closes Highway Lanes in Wethersfield on Monday

Rocky Hill

• Children Hit By Car in Rocky Hill: Report

Berlin

• Berlin PD Helps Food Pantry with 'Stuff a Cruiser' Event

Farmington

• Shoplifting at Westfarms

Several towns in both counties were mentioned in an FBI report on hate crimes over the 2015 calendar year. It was released this week. The towns are:

• Suffield
• Vernon
• Windsor
• Hartford
• Simsbury
• Mansfield/Storrs
• Newington
• Manchester
• Southington

Photo Credit: Chris Dehnel