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A Connecticut State Police trooper is injured after their cruiser was struck by a vehicle on Interstate 84 in East Hartford on Monday night. A trooper was on scene with a previous accident at exit 56 on I-84 east around 11:30 p.m. with their emergency lights on. The cruiser was reportedly in the right lane of the highway. According to…

East Hartford police have arrested a man accused of sexually assaulting a passenger in his Uber over the weekend. Police responded to the Margaritas parking lot on Roberts Street around 5 a.m. on Saturday. A woman told police that her Uber driver sexually assaulted her. Police found 38-year-old Isaac Boafo’s car in a commuter lot in Manchester, and he...

Those looking to buy a car could soon be paying more at their dealership of choice following a Trump Administration announcement of a 25% tariff on imported cars and auto parts. The president’s goal is to bring back manufacturing jobs to the United States. But nearly half of all vehicles sold in America are imported, including the Audi Q5, Ford…

A suspect is in custody after hitting an East Hartford police cruiser, then leaving the scene and getting into another crash, according to East Hartford police. They said the second crash happened while the suspect was trying to get onto Interstate 91 on Thursday morning. State police responded as well. They said troopers responded to the I-91 North ramp from…

One person was taken to the hospital after police said a man set himself and an apartment on fire in East Hartford early Wednesday morning. Firefighters were called to the 300 block of Burnside Avenue around 2:30 a.m. for a report of smoke in the hallway. When crews arrived about four minutes later, they said they found a fire in…

Rewards are now being offered after two dogs were discovered dead over the last week in East Hartford. On Monday, we heard from the man who says he found one of the dogs.

Rewards are now being offered after two dogs were discovered dead over the last week in East Hartford. And on Monday, we heard from the man who says he found one of the dogs. “This is crazy. Like every puppy, every dog should see the chance of life, you know?” Joel Vazquez said. Vazquez says he was out walking a…

A dog with a gunshot wound was found dead inside of a bag in the woods in East Hartford over the weekend. Officers were alerted to a dog found in a garbage bag in the woods across from 53 Forbes St. on Sunday morning. Animal control said the dog appears to be a young Pitbull-type dog that is maybe four…

A golden retriever was found dead in a garbage can in East Hartford on Tuesday and an investigation is underway, according to East Hartford Animal Control. They said a garbage bag was placed over the dog and it was left in a garbage can behind the abandoned Stop & Shop at 940 Silver Lane. Animal control is asking for help…

A person who was hit by a vehicle in East Hartford on Sunday night is in stable condition, according to police. Police said the person was taken to the hospital after being struck at Hillside Street and Burnside Avenue and is in stable condition on Monday morning. The driver is cooperating with the investigation and has not been charged, police…

State police arrested a Wethersfield man who was driving the wrong way on Route 5/15 in East Hartford Wednesday night. Troopers responded to the area around 8:30 after getting 911 calls about a an SUV traveling south in the northbound lanes. The troopers spotted the vehicle and were able to stop it on the shoulder of 5/15 before it was…

At least six people are displaced after a fire broke out on Burnside Avenue in East Hartford Thursday evening. Firefighters were called to the scene just before 4:30 p.m. Responding crews found a fire coming from the kitchen of the first floor. The fire department said they helped two residents get out of the building. One of them escaped through…

A person is injured after ice went through a driver’s windshield on Interstate 84 West in East Hartford on Monday. State police said they responded to the area of the Bulkeley Bridge for a reported crash. Minor injuries were reported. The scene has since cleared and the crash remains under investigation. It comes after wintry weather caused icy and slippery…

East Hartford animal control is investigating after an emaciated dog was found out in the freezing cold on Thursday morning and they said she likely would have died if she had been out in the elements for longer. (Warning: you might find the photos in the Facebook post at the bottom of this article disturbing.) Animal control is urging anyone…

A crash involving a tractor-trailer and another vehicle briefly closed Route 2 East in East Hartford Monday morning. The crash happened around 7:45 a.m. between Exits 5A and 5B, according to the Connecticut Department of Transportation. There is no word on injuries. The highway reopened just before 9 a.m.

A man died after he was hit in East Hartford by a driver who left the scene on Friday night and a suspect has been arrested, according to police. Police officers responded to the area of Long Hill Drive and Burnside Avenue at 7:37 p.m. on Friday and found a man with serious injuries. The  East Hartford Fire Department...

A pregnant dog that was abandoned in East Hartford died in labor, along with her unborn puppies, and police are trying to identify the person who left her. Police said the micro bully-French Bulldog mix was barely breathing when she was found abandoned in a parking lot of a condominium complex on Dec. 19. She was in what appeared to…

A gas station in East Hartford was robbed early on New Year’s Day and police are trying to identify the two armed robbers. Police said two males with guns robbed the Citgo gas station at 1259 Burnside Ave. just after 3:30 a.m. Wednesday. The clerks said one robber went behind the counter and demanded cash and the other stood by…

A 22-year-old woman is facing new charges in connection to a deadly crash that happened on Interstate 84 East in East Hartford last year. Police said a man died after being struck by an impaired driver while his vehicle was stopped on the highway on Oct. 7, 2023. Troopers said 29-year-old Westley Clemente-Fuentes, of East Hartford, was traveling the wrong…