Bloomfield

It’s been a busy few days for firefighters. They’ve been putting out flames in homes and by the side of major highways. Flames damaged several units at a condo complex in Bloomfield on Sunday. “We’ve received a call for a report of fire. Upon arrival, started seeing heavy smoke in the air. Once we got here, heavy flames were...

A fire in a chicken coop in Bloomfield sparked a brush fire over the weekend. Firefighters responded to a fire involving a chicken coop on Gale Road on Saturday around 5:30 p.m. According to fire officials, the fire in the chicken coop spread to the nearby woods. It reportedly then created a large brush fire. Crews knocked down the fire…

A 24-year-old Middletown man is accused of shooting at a vehicle, leading police on a multitown chase and barricading himself in an East Hartford home. Bloomfield police said Hartford police notified their dispatchers around 11:30 p.m. Tuesday that they were with a man who reported that someone shot at his vehicle in Bloomfield. The vehicle had four bullet holes, but…

Bloomfield officials are conducting an investigation after racist messages were sent to students and community members.

Bloomfield officials are conducting an investigation after racist messages were sent to students and community members. The town of Bloomfield said they were made aware of racist and derogatory text messages that were sent to members of the community. “The town of Bloomfield and Bloomfield Board of Education stand united in condemning any and all forms of racism, prejudice or…

Police have identified the man who was found dead after a house fire in Bloomfield last week and detectives are continuing to investigate the circumstances of the fire. Firefighters and police responded to the home on Ivory Road around 2:30 p.m. Friday and firefighters contained the fire to an upstairs bathroom. After the fire was extinguished, Howard Hakian, 66, was…

Police are investigating after a man was found dead in a house fire on Ivory Road in Bloomfield.

Firefighters found a man dead in an upstairs bathroom after they responded to a fire at a home on Ivory Road in Bloomfield Friday afternoon.

A man was found dead in a fire at a home in Bloomfield on Friday afternoon. Bloomfield firefighters and Bloomfield police responded to the home on Ivory Road around 2:30 p.m. They found smoke coming from the home and a fire contained to an upstairs bathroom, according to police. After putting the fire out, firefighters found 66-year-old Howard Hakian in…

The woman who was arrested has been charged with arson and her bond was set at $500,000.

An 89-year-old woman was taken to a hospital as a precaution after a fire in Bloomfield early Friday morning and a 70-year-old woman has been arrested and charged with arson after telling police she set the fire, according to police.

An 89-year-old woman was taken to a hospital as a precaution after a fire in Bloomfield early Friday morning and a 70-year-old woman has been arrested and charged with arson after telling police she set the fire, according to police. Police were called around 3 a.m. Friday to respond to an apartment building on Dorothy Drive that was on fire…

There will be an increased police presence at Bloomfield schools on Tuesday after a threat on TikTok, according to Bloomfield police.

There will be an increased police presence at Bloomfield schools on Tuesday after a threat on TikTok, according to Bloomfield police.

There will be an increased police presence at Bloomfield schools on Tuesday after a threat on TikTok, according to Bloomfield police. Police said the FBI’s Guardian notification system contacted the Bloomfield Police Detective Unit around 6:30 p.m. Monday about a tip from TikTok regarding a posting from Sunday that was perceived as threatening school violence. The FBI alerted local...

Police responded to Bloomfield High School on Thursday afternoon to investigate reports that a student had a gun and said no gun was found. Officers responded to the high school at 12:42 p.m. and the school was place in lockdown. Police located the student who was suspected and found no weapon. Officials said the preliminary investigation indicates that the student…

Cities and towns around the state are struggling to find people to run for local boards. Yet, in many towns, people of color are rarely tapped to run for those openings. “The political environment isn’t built for underdogs, and it is not built for people of color and women to lead,” said Mayor Danielle Wong (D, Bloomfield), one of...

A man who is accused of shooting and killing two brothers outside a Bloomfield restaurant in 2020 has been found guilty on one of the murder charges filed against him. Russell Smith, 49, of Windsor, was accused of shooting and killing Aaron Walker, 43, of Windsor, and 47-year-old Franklin Spencer, of East Hartford, outside Elizabeth’s Bar and Restaurant on Feb….

High school boys basketball players had an opportunity to keep their skills sharp over the summer with the second annual “Coach Mo’s Summer Basketball League.”

High school boys basketball players had an opportunity to keep their skills sharp over the summer with the 2nd annual “Coach Mo’s Summer Basketball League.” The 8-team, two-day tournament put together by the GHPA Youth Basketball Program is named in honor of late Bloomfield High School boys basketball coach Kevin Moses, who passed away from cancer in 2022. “Having them…