The town of Southington is hoping to take a financial burden off the wife of fallen State Trooper First Class Aaron Pelletier.

Dunkin Park in Hartford Saturday, raising money for the family of Trooper First Class Aaron Pelletier.

Dunkin Park in Hartford Saturday, raising money for the family of Trooper First Class Aaron Pelletier. “They’re a tough group, you know?” Chris Ganzer, a retired Connecticut State Police sergeant said. A group that held their own during a charity softball game at Dunkin Park Saturday. “Playing on a baseball and playing softball is not easy. Running 90 feet at…

It has been more than two months since State Police Trooper First Class Aaron Pelletier lost his life in the line of duty. He was hit and killed by a pickup truck while he conducted a traffic stop on Interstate 84 West in Southington on May 30. The driver left the scene, but was later taken into custody and is…

Law enforcement from around the state gathered at the Connecticut State Police Training Academy on Friday, as several law enforcement officers prepared for a special event. “When I was seven years old, I raised money for bullet proof vests as well as medical trauma kits for K9s because it’s my dream when I’m older to become a K9 officer,”...

Teenager Morgan Blann, of New Jersey, was joined by police officers from several departments on Friday as she came to the state police training facility in Meriden to run one mile to honor fallen State Trooper First Class Aaron Pelletier.

Connecticut lawmakers are planning to implement changes to the state pension system that would make it easier for the families of state troopers to collect their pensions. This push comes after the family of Trooper First Class Aaron Pelletier, who was killed in the line of duty last month, was told they were unable to collect his pension.

A town council meeting was held in Wethersfield on Monday after a vote two weeks ago to not fly the “Thin Blue Line Flag” at Town Hall on the day of Trooper First Class Aaron Pelletier’s funeral.

The community came out to support the family of Trooper First Class Aaron Pelletier after he was hit and killed during a traffic stop on I-84 in town last week.

A Southington restaurant held a fundraiser Friday evening for the family of Trooper First Class Aaron Pelletier. It was a packed house at Smoke and Muddle in Southington for a Friday dinner rush. The customers weren’t just there to eat and drink, but to honor a fallen state trooper. “It’s just a beautiful, beautiful community and this is just...