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Connecticut State Polie is investigating alleged excessive use of force by several officers during a traffic stop that ended with one person in the hospital after jumping off a 70-foot landing.
According to the state police, on Wednesday, Jan. 20, detectives from the Connecticut State Police were requested by the Hartford State’s Attorney’s Office to assume the investigation into the potential use of force incident in West Hartford.
The investigation stems from an incident that occurred on I- 84 eastbound, Exit 46 ramp in the city of Hartford at approximately 9:30 p.m., Wednesday, involving West Hartford Police Officers.
Published January 21. 2021 8:44PM
HARTFORD (AP) A man wanted for alleged robbery in Connecticut jumped off a highway in Hartford and fell 70 feet Wednesday night while fleeing police an incident that prompted an investigation into the use of force by West Hartford officers.
State police said the man was taken to a hospital after jumping off an elevated portion of Interstate 84. The man s name and condition have not been released.
Hartford prosecutors asked state police to investigate a “potential use of force incident,” state police said in a statement Thursday. Details of what type of force the officers may have used have not been released.
State police investigate use of force incident involving West Hartford cops
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HARTFORD State police detectives are investigating a use of force incident involving West Hartford police officers late Wednesday night.
In a statement on Thursday, Connecticut State Police said the investigation is ongoing and preliminary information that is subject to change.
Detectives from the Connecticut State Police Central District Major Crimes Squad were requested to assume the investigation into a use of force incident around 11:50 p.m. Wednesday.
Police said the incident, involving West Hartford officers, happened on the Exit 46 ramp of westbound Interstate 84 around 9:30 p.m.
A passenger in a car fleeing West Hartford police on I-84 Wednesday night got out of the vehicle and jumped over the jersey barrier, landing on a Hartford street some 70 feet below, state police say.