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A Connecticut State Police cruiser was struck on Route 72 in Plainville Thursday night. Police said the accident happened at approximately 9 p.m. A state trooper was at the scene of an accident when their car was hit. Officials said the trooper was outside of his cruiser at the time of the crash. Authorities said the car that hit the…

A Connecticut State Police cruiser was struck by a wrong-way driver on Interstate 84 in East Hartford early Sunday morning. Officials said an on-duty trooper was driving on I-84 West when he saw a Chevrolet Malibu driving in the wrong direction. The trooper tried to stop the wrong-way car by activating his emergency lights and sirens. The cruiser was then…

A Hartford Police cruiser was rear-ended and the driver took off shortly after, according to police. Officials said the crash happened in the area of Albany Avenue and Burton Street. Police said they tried to stop the car but it got away. They said they’re actively looking for the driver. No injuries were reported. No additional information was immediately...

The Branford Police Department is talking about the dangers of drunk driving after a police cruiser was almost involved in a head-on collision with another car driving on the wrong side of the highway.

A man was arrested Sunday after trying to crash into a police cruiser in East Lyme earlier this year, police said. Officials said 59-year-old Robert Amato, of East Haven, was arrested after police executed a warrant in relation to an incident that happened in April. He was previously in the custody of the Groton Police Department before East Lyme executed…

A group of men allegedly trying to break into cars in Montville rammed into a police cruiser while trying to flee from a traffic stop, police said. Authorities said the incident happened on Aug. 15 in the area of Driscoll Drive. A car was observed blacked out in the middle of the street, according to officials. Police tried to pull…

Two people were arrested after leading officers on a car chase and smashing into a police cruiser with an officer inside, officials said.

Hartford police said there was a crash involving a police cruiser Saturday afternoon. Officials said the accident happened on Walnut Street at approximately 2:30 p.m. Two vehicles were involved in the crash. Police said the police officer wasn’t injured, but an unknown number of passengers were transported to the hospital with minor injuries. The crash is under investigation.