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Patrol

Heroic CT Officer Honored by WWE

Bristol police officer Alex Iurato was one of three officers who responded to a domestic disturbance call that turned out to be an ambush. Two other officers were killled. Even though he was wounded, Iurato was able to reach cover behind patrol vehicles and fired a shot at the suspect and killed him.

December 5, 2022

Investigations

Undercover CT Officer Wounded in Shooting

The officer was wounded in the shoulder/chest area as he was sitting in the driver's seat, Waterbury Police Chief Fernando Spagnolo said in an early-morning news conference Thursday.

November 17, 2022

Patrol

“Send Everyone”—Wounded CT Officer’s Video Shows Him Shooting Ambush Suspect

Officer Iurato was hit in the leg but managed to “make his way around the house and back to a Bristol Police Department cruiser.” He can be heard calling in "Shots fired! Shots fired. Send everyone!" He was clearly in pain.

October 17, 2022

Patrol

2 CT Officers Killed, 1 Seriously Wounded in Ambush

Responding Bristol officers were fired on by the suspect outside of the residence.

October 13, 2022

Patrol

Video Released of Man Shooting at CT Officer

In a video released by the Connecticut Inspector General, Officer Chad Curry is attempting to apprehend a man in an orange shirt early Friday morning. Police said he was running away from the scene of a car crash.

October 10, 2022

Patrol

CT Officer Shot Responding to Accident

Officer Chad Curry got to the scene first, and shortly after, police said the car's driver opened fire. Curry was struck twice, once in the shoulder and once in the ear.

October 7, 2022

Patrol

Body-Worn Video Shows CT Officers Save Woman from Ledge

“We want the best for you right now and we want to make sure that you are okay,” one of the officers is heard telling the woman on the video. “So, if you need somebody to talk to, you can talk to me. If you want to stay quiet and relax a little, that’s fine too.”

August 16, 2022

Patrol

Polish-Born CT Trooper Comes to Aid of Former Polish President Lech Walesa

Upon arrival Trooper Lipert discovered that Polish national hero and first president of Poland elected by popular vote Lech Walesa needed his help.

May 13, 2022

Special Units

Warrant Says Suspended CT K-9 Officer Killed Dogs at Training Company

Officer David Rivera Jr. and Daniel Luna, his general manager of Black Rock Canines, face multiple charges of animal cruelty over the killings.

May 4, 2022

Patrol

CT Trooper Charged with Manslaughter Over 2020 OIS

Trooper Brian North fatally shot Mubarak Soulemane in January 2020 as Soulemane sat in the driver's seat of a stolen car in West Haven, where the high-speed chase ended and police boxed in the car.

April 20, 2022

Patrol

7 CT Officers Hospitalized After Pursuit Crashes

The suspect reportedly accelerated her car, smashing a police vehicle and hitting another before driving onto the interstate.

April 4, 2022

Patrol

CT Officer Injured in Crash Dies After 13-Year Coma

A New Haven, CT, police officer who has been in a coma since being involved in a crash while answering a call in 2008, has died.

January 12, 2022