EAST HARTFORD

A family from East Hartford is mourning a tragic loss after a dog attacked their 1-year-old baby in their backyard. Police said it happened Wednesday afternoon at the home on Fuller Avenue in East Hartford. The family said the child, named Lennox, was playing on a trampoline with his mom when the attack happened. The dog, they said, is a…

A 1-year-old has died after being attacked by a dog in East Hartford on Wednesday, according to police. The child was bitten several times at a home on Fuller Avenue, police said. The baby was taken to the hospital where they ultimately died. Two dogs have since been removed from the home and they are being quarantined, police said. One…

An East Hartford man is accused of driving the wrong way on a highway and hitting a state police cruiser early Sunday morning. Troopers were called to a report of someone driving westbound in the eastbound lanes of Route 2 around 3:45 a.m. While heading to the area, state police said they learned the person driving the wrong way had…

An 18-year-old East Hartford man was killed in a crash on Interstate 84 West on Thursday night, according to state police. He was a passenger in a Honda Accord that hit the back of freightliner near exit 56 in East Hartford around 5:45 p.m. Thursday, veered across lanes and then hit a the back of a tractor-trailer, according to state…

Gio Reyna was noticeable with dyed blond hair in his first game back with Gregg Berhalter following the eruption of their family feud at last year’s World Cup. Germany’s offense in its first game under Julian Nagelsmann and a porous U.S. defense also stood out. Niclas Füllkrug and Jamal Musiala scored three minutes apart early in the second half,...

A man was shot several times at an apartment complex in East Hartford Monday night and he is in the hospital in stable condition on Tuesday afternoon. Officers were called to an apartment complex parking lot on Nutmeg Lane around 7:30 p.m. and found a man with several gunshot wounds. He was shot in the chest and leg, according to…

A man has died after being struck by an impaired driver while his vehicle was stopped on Interstate 84 East in East Hartford early Saturday morning, according to state police. State police said 29-year-old Westley Clemente-Fuentes, of East Hartford, was traveling the wrong way on I-84 East near the exit 52 off ramp around 3 a.m. Clemente-Fuentes collided with the…

A mother and father have been arrested after their baby was found unattended in a park in East Hartford, police said. East Hartford police responded to Alumni Park and found a 6-week-old without supervision in a stroller. It’s unknown how long the baby was there. Police said a dispute between the mother and father happened Wednesday morning. The father...

A search is underway for a person who is accused of breaking into a state police cruiser and crashing a separate stolen car on the highway in East Hartford on Sunday. Troopers received a report of a vehicle that was stolen around 4:33 a.m. State police said the occupants of that vehicle were believed to have broken into a state…

Two men are injured after an incident involving an assault and a kidnapping in East Hartford early Saturday morning. Officers were called to Burnside Avenue just after midnight for two men who had been assaulted in a parking lot. Police said one man had been assaulted, had his wrists bound by the suspects and was then put in his own…

A 40-year-old man was killed in East Hartford Sunday night and police have identified him as Sean Arcari. He was a resident of East Hartford. Police are urging the public to come forward with information as the investigation continues. Police said they responded to Burnside Avenue just before 8 p.m. to investigate a report of a shooting and found the...

Members of East Hartford’s Andra Valcinord’s family were at Manchester Superior Court, heartbroken and shocked as her estranged husband, 57-year-old Wilkid Valcinord, was arraigned for murder. “He didn’t have to do that to her. He didn’t have to do that,” said Andra’s sister Linele Hill. “We just want answers. Why would he take her from us? Why would he...

Police have arrested a man accused of stabbing his estranged wife to death in their East Hartford home earlier this month. Authorities said 51-year-old Andra Elizabeth Valcinord, of East Hartford, was found dead inside her home on Martin Circle on June 18. She died of multiple stab wounds, according to police. Officers initially responded to the home sometime around 6:30…

East Hartford police have located a 5-year-old that went missing from his home this afternoon. The police department said they found Zaire Parris, who went missing from his East Hartford home, on Thursday. The boy was last seen at about 1 p.m. and was located about three hours later, according to police. Police believe he wandered off from the home,…

Police have arrested a man who is suspected of breaking into the bedroom of an East Hartford home while people were sleeping and touching one victim, then forcing another to touch him, police said. Police said 31-year-old Tyonne Pierce, of East Hartford, went into a Whitney Street home through a first-floor bedroom window Friday while two victims were sleeping in…

A woman found dead inside a home in East Hartford Sunday died of multiple stab wounds, according to police. They have identified her as 51-year-old Andra Elizabeth Valcinord, of East Hartford. Officers initially responded to Martin Circle sometime around 6:30 a.m. to conduct a welfare check at one of the residences. police said. When officers got inside, Valcinord was unresponsive…

Police officers rescued dozens of people from a burning apartment building in East Hartford early Monday morning, including a woman in a wheelchair who they carried down several flights of stairs. Police said officers responded to Hillside Street just after midnight to check on someone and found heavy smoke coming from the first floor. Officers called for the fire department…

It was just over a week ago when Stone Academy announced it would be closing all three campuses across the state after more than 150 years of operation and Attorney General William Tong said Thursday that his office is starting a formal investigation into the nursing school under the Connecticut Unfair Trade Practices Act. After announcing the closure, a Stone…

One suspect in an attempted armed robbery in East Hartford is dead after a store owner who was shot during the ordeal shot back, according to police.    Police said two people wearing black ski masks went into Humble & Paid Co. at 1285 Main St. just after 10:30 p.m. Thursday, intending to rob the business. The store owner struggled…

A person was shot and another is in custody after a shooting at a home in East Hartford.