Weekly Cop Corner: Stories From Wethersfield and the Region

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

Click on the highlighted headlines to see the stories in full.

Stafford

• Driver Blames Lollipop for Wild Crash in Stafford

Vernon

• State Police Seize Stolen Gun, Drugs After I-84 Stop in Vernon

Manchester

• Manchester Police Investigating Reports of Drive-By Shooting

Avon

• Cops Run Off the Road by Stolen Car in Wild Chase Through Avon

Hartford

• Man Throws Brick At Police Cruiser

West Hartford

• Guns Seized, Man In Custody After Standoff

Glastonbury

• Glastonbury Police Offering Free Gun Locks to the Public

Windsor Locks

• Father, Son Charged In Windsor Locks Machete, Stun Gun Fight

Somers

• Montana Fugitive Nabbed at Somers Business

Ellington

• Car Hits Town Facility in Ellington

Rocky Hill

• Rocky Hill Police Re-Issue Directive to Lock Vehicles

Simsbury

• Water Man Breaks in Simsbury

South Windsor

• South Windsor Man Set Fire To Town-Owned Property: Police

Wethersfield

• Wethersfield Burglars Arrested In Separate Cases

East Windsor

• East Windsor Police Arrest 1 In Hotel Investigation

Windsor

• Residents Warned About Fake Water Company Employees

Photo Credit: Chris Dehnel

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