EAST HARTFORD

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...

Officials said two officers fired shots at a stolen vehicle after the driver knocked over two people holding two children and rammed into a police cruiser.

At least one police officer fired shots after responding to a disturbance in East Hartford on Sunday afternoon, according to police. Officers responded to the disturbance call at a car repair shop on Governor Street just before 3:30 p.m. During the incident, at least one officer discharged their weapon. It’s unclear if someone was shot. The officers involved were...