Meriden Police Department

Meriden officers responded to a prisoner who had escaped while in custody Tuesday morning.

A driver rammed a car into several police officers and ran over one officer’s foot in Meriden Monday evening, according to police. Officers pulled up to a vehicle on North 2nd Street around 5:20 p.m. to identify three people in the car and the driver, Luis Camacho, sped up and drove straight into one of the two police vehicles...

Police are investigating a shots fired incident which left one injured in Meriden Friday afternoon. Officials said the shooting happened at approximately 4:30 p.m. in the area of Lewis Avenue and Springdale Avenue. Midstate Medical Center notified police of a victim with several gunshot wounds, according to police. Officers then located a crime scene and the victim. He was transported…

A man with a monitoring bracelet from numerous violent domestic incidents climbed through the pet door of a woman’s home in Meriden on Wednesday, according to officials. Police said 31-year-old Colin McBriarty, of Berlin, cut off his monitoring bracelet that he was required to wear. At the time of the break-in, officials said there were six protective court orders...

Police are investigating after a man died because of a gunshot wound to the body in Meriden. Officials said 38-year-old Dante Smith was dropped off at Midstate Medical Hospital, where he later died of his injuries. It is unknown what led up to the shooting at this time. No other injuries were reported. Officials are investigating. Anyone with information is…

An off-duty Meriden police officer was shot at in New Haven and now police are investigating if she was targeted because of her job, police said. The shooting happened at the Essex Townhouses on Quinnipiac Avenue at approximately 9 p.m. Thursday night. When officers arrived at the scene, they found the victim, which they say was a Meriden police officer….

A woman is dead after a car crashed into a telephone pole in Meriden Sunday afternoon. Police said the crash happened at approximately 12:44 p.m. at the intersection of Kensington Avenue at Gracey Avenue. Officers said a car driven by an elderly woman was found with moderate left front damage. It appears that the car was traveling south on Gracey…

The Meriden Police Department will be using a drone to monitor trails and parks to ensure social distancing.

The Meriden Police Department will be using a drone to monitor trails and parks to ensure social distancing. In a Facebook post Monday, Mayor Kevin Scarpati explained the department will be using the drone as it becomes warmer and more people are outside. “We’re doing our best to keep our parks open, but at times it’s been a challenge,...

For the first time, Connecticut has police dogs that can sniff out guns.

Several state police K9s are now trained to detect guns and ammunition.

Meriden police are attempting to identify a woman who is accused of stealing packages from the doorstep of a home on Friday.

Meriden police are investigating after there were reports of shots fired early Saturday morning.

A 3-year-old child is in critical condition after he and his mother were hit by a car in Meriden on Friday while waiting for another child to be dropped off by the bus.

A resolution to reinstate the Meriden Police Department’s Neighborhood Initiative Unit is moving forward and will go before city council next week.

Three Meriden police officers shot a man who state police said fired a gun from a car, then got out of the car with a gun in his hand.

Major staffing changes are coming to the Meriden Police Department after the city council pushed a new budget following the voter referendum rejecting a tax increase over the summer.

A 12-year-old girl from Meriden didn’t think twice when she jumped on the back of an armed robber who police said was trying to rob the Tachuelas Grocery Store last month. On Friday, the city honored her for her incredible act of bravery.

Police are investigating an armed home invasion in Meriden and said one woman who lives in the home needed to go to the hospital to be treated for minor injuries.