Torrington Police

Torrington police are searching for the person who set an American flag on fire overnight. Officers responded to a home on Church Street Friday. They determined that around 2:10 a.m., a man dressed in all black walked up to the home, and set the American flag that was hanging from the front porch on fire. He then fled the scene,…

A man in Torrington has been arrested after being accused of robbing a bank at gunpoint Wednesday, police said. Officials said they arrested 84-year-old James Thompson after identifying the car used in the robbery at Litchfield Bancorp on East Main Street. Thompson was driving a black Cadillac DTS and was seen on various surveillance videos in the area. Detectives received…

Two people have been arrested following a months-long investigation into suspected animal cruelty at a home in Torrington. Animal control and police officers executed a search and seizure warrant at a home on Washington Avenue on April 28. There, they found over a dozen animals living in what’s being described as very poor and unsanitary conditions. Six dogs, eight cats,…

The man shot by a Torrington police officer Wednesday afternoon came at two officers with a knife in his hand, according to the Office of Inspector General. Police responded to a home on Tioga Street just after 4:30 p.m. to conduct a wellness check on 53-year-old Brian Dungan. Dungan was threatening to kill himself, according to the Inspector General. Two…

The state is investigating the circumstances surrounding a Torrington police officer shooting and wounding a man on Tioga Street Wednesday night.