Date: 1/19/14
Time: 2002 Hours
Incident Type: Hit and Run with Officer Down
Location: IAO North Street and Willow Street, New Britain, CT
Units: New Britain PD, NBFD, NBEMS
Description:
***New Britain Police are looking for a BLUE 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA with CT Plates 491 ZOU last seen on Wilcox Street*** Call 911 or 860-826-3000 with information***
Press Release : On January 19, 2014, at approximately 8:02 PM, New Britain Police were dispatched to the area of North Street and Willow Street on the report of a stolen motor vehicle. Less than thirty minutes later, a New Britain Police Officer located the reported stolen vehicle in the rear of 56 Wilcox Street. The officer approached the vehicle to investigate further and was struck, run over, and dragged up the long driveway at that location and into the street. The vehicle was last seen traveling north on Wilcox Street, leaving the badly wounded officer lying in the roadway. Two other New Britain Police Officers arrived on scene a few seconds later and located the injured officer. The officers administered first aid and called for Paramedics. The injured officer was transported to an area trauma hospital and is currently undergoing surgery for serious injuries sustained in this incident.