Hartford

A bicyclist from East Hartford was killed in a hit-and-run in Hartford early Sunday morning. Officers responded to the 600 block of Albany Avenue shortly after midnight for a report of a collision involving a car and a bicycle. It was reported that the car had hit the bicyclist and then fled from the scene. Once on Albany Avenue, police...

An engaged couple from Glastonbury has won this year’s Hartford Marathon. Alex Norstrom, 28, came in first in the marathon on Saturday with a time of 2:17:56 while his fiancée, Angelia Rafter, 25, finished first for the women with a time of 2:38:09, according to the race’s results page. Norstrom and Rafter said it was really hard for them both...

A Hartford man has been found guilty of the 2021 murder of a 3-year-old child. A jury found 22-year-old Jaziah Smith guilty Tuesday of shooting and killing Randell Jones, Jr. The 3-year-old was in the back seat of his mother’s car with his two siblings at Nelson Street and Garden Street on April 10, 2021 when a car pulled up…

Police are investigating a homicide that happened in Hartford Friday night. The police department said they were called to Capitol Avenue around 7:30 p.m. for a reported shooting. Responding officers found 56-year-old Yakpoaro Kollie, of Hartford, with a gunshot wound. He died at the scene, authorities said. Officers were looking to speak with neighbors about what transpired. Police said they…

Four people and a police officer were injured after a stolen U-Haul crashed into several vehicles in downtown Hartford Friday evening. The police department said they were initially notified of a female passenger reportedly yelling for help. As officers tried to stop the U-Haul, it struck several vehicles before coming to a stop in the area of Main Street and…

A woman was stabbed multiple times during a carjacking in Hartford Saturday morning, according to police. Officers responded to the area of 605 Albany Avenue around 6:15 a.m. They found a woman in her thirties suffering from multiple stab wounds. She was alert and conscious, police said. The woman was take to the hospital to be treated for her injuries….

The family of a young mother who was killed in a hit-and-run Sunday in Hartford is speaking out and calling for justice. Tonyque Davis, 23, of Portland, was killed while driving through the intersection of Franklin Avenue and Adelaide Street in Hartford around 6:11 a.m. Sunday. Police said Clarence Cross, 45, of Hartford, was driving an unregistered Toyota minivan without…

A woman is dead and a man is injured after a shooting early Friday morning in Hartford and police believe they were both unintended targets. According to police, at approximately 12:50 a.m., officers were dispatched to 40 Cleveland Ave. for reports of a shooting. There were officers reportedly already in the area at the time of the call because of…

Capulet Fest promised a three-day hard rock fest that will “have your mind blown,” according to its website. But fans are pulling out their hair Monday trying to get their money back after cancelled sets, and a last-minute venue change too. The CT Attorney General’s Office is now investigating. “We all feel duped and all we really want is...

A New Haven-based water authority could make a bid to buy Aquarion Water Company from Eversource.   The State Senate Wednesday approved a proposal that would let the South Central Connecticut Regional Water Authority make a bid to buy Aquarion.   Democrats said the change is needed to ensure Connecticut-based water companies can bid on Aquarion, which Eversource is expected…

A Massachusetts woman is dead after she was hit by a driver who fled the scene in Hartford late Thursday night and police are looking for the driver. Patrol officers responded to Main Street, near Tower Avenue, at 11:55 p.m. after reports that a vehicle hit a pedestrian and they found the victim, Lutricia Daniels, 40, of Chicopee, Massachusetts. Police…

A toddler who wandered out of a laundromat was killed in a hit-and-run in Hartford on Monday night and police said they found the vehicle responsible in New Haven on Tuesday morning and have identified a suspect. Officers were called to New Britain Avenue just before 11 p.m. after the 19-month-old girl darted out of the laundromat and into the…

A man has died after a rollover crash on Route 5/15 in Hartford on Tuesday afternoon. State police said 26-year-old Andrew Saez, of Windsor Locks, was driving on Route 5/15 North near exit 89 around 2 p.m. when he veered across the right lane and went into the left lane of the exit 89 off-ramp. After that, troopers said he…