Weekly Cop Corner: Crime Stories from Wethersfield and Nearby

Check out the top police stories from the past week in patch towns throughout Hartford and Tolland counties.

Click on the headlines to see the stories in full:

Simsbury

• Simsbury Murder Investigation Now Aided By Cold Case Unit

Vernon

• Lt. Governor Involved in Car Crash in Vernon

Hartford

• Hartford Burglar Caught Thanks to Safe Room Access for Homeowner

Rocky Hill

• Lost Rocky Hill Dog Located 40 Miles Away

Farmington

• Man Sentenced To Prison For Fatal Farmington Crash

Tolland

• Car Bursts Into Flames on I-84 in Tolland

Suffield

• Suffield Middle School Student Had Airsoft Gun at School: PD

Manchester

• Manchester DUI Suspect Hides from Cops Under Sheets: Report

Enfield

• Car Burglary Suspect Sought in Enfield

Southington

• Southington Woman Accused Of Embezzling $125K: Report

Wethersfield

• Teen Charged for Glastonbury/Wethersfield Police Chase

South Windsor

• Couple Scuffles With Cops Over Fake Gun, Pot in South Windsor

Somers

• Second Arrest Made in Somers $30K Residential Theft

Ellington

• Truck Fire Spreads to Front of Crystal Lake Home

Glastonbury

• Man Tries to Buy Gift Cards With Fake card in Glastonbury: Cops

Windsor Locks

• Drug Trafficking Charges Levied Against 3 from Windsor Locks

West Hartford

• West Hartford Police Chief To Retire

Newington

• Newington Police Cancel Search for Suspicious Man

Patch Graphic: Kristin Borden