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5 Apprehended After Shooting, Lengthy Police Chase, Including On I-84
Five people were arrested following a lengthy police chase, including on I-84, after police saw shots coming from the vehicle.
The incident started just before 6 p.m. in Hartford on Thursday, Aug. 11 when detectives in an unmarked police vehicle in the Broad Street area when the officers saw shots being fired from a white Honda Passport.
The officers began following the vehicle, which was reported stolen out of Meriden, as the driver fled on I-84 west, said Lt. Aaron Boisvert.
Additional patrol unit attempted to stop the vehicle as it sped along the highway into Farmington, then exited, an…
CT Man Nabbed For Sexually Assaulting Minor, Police Say
A Connecticut man has been charged with sexually abusing a minor following a two-month investigation.
The Hartford County incident took place in Manchester.
In May, the Manchester Police Department received information that Jesus Manuel Figueroa, age 32, of Hartford, was suspected of sexually abusing a minor child, said Lt. Ryan Shea, of the Manchester Police Department.
Detectives conducted an extensive investigation and a warrant for the arrest of Figueroa was issued, Shea said.
On Wednesday, July 6, investigators, assisted by members of the Hartford Police Department Violent …