Cop Corner: Rookies on the Job, Old Fugitives Caught

Police are looking for an underwear thief, but one case dating back to 2005 was solved.

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