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Heard on: Hartford CT Law Dispatch Group Calls · 1/16/2026 07:09 PM
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Three hundred, put me on the Berlin turnpike call and 300 responding units.
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Just make sure someone is making contact with the complainant to confirm if the suspect wielded the hatchet in any kind of threatening manner.
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Possible hatchet incident near Berlin Turnpike

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As discussed during the dispatch call, police responded to a possible incident involving a man reportedly carrying a hatchet near the Berlin Turnpike in Newington. The suspect appeared to flee on foot in the vicinity of a local restaurant before possibly entering a vehicle and leaving the area. Officers later determined no charges related to a weapon, and the matter was treated as a trespassing incident.

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Berlin Tpke, Newington, CT
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