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Heard on: West Hartford Police, Fire and EMS · 1/18/2026 06:56 AM
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89 at Target.
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Suspect is loading up a backpack with candy.
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Possible theft investigated at West Hartford Target
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As discussed during the dispatch call, officers responded to a possible theft in progress at a Target store near N Main St in West Hartford. A man was reportedly filling a backpack with candy before leaving the store. Officers initially stopped the wrong person but later located the cooperative suspect with store security.