a retired member of the Hartford Police Department, with his son’s detective badge on Saturday, pressing it firmly into his hand and saluting the mourning father. The elder Garten proudly ...

Black bunting was draped across the entrance of the Hartford Police Department and officers wore black ribbons across their badges Monday to mourn the death of a young officer who died Sunday as ...

Hartford Police Chief Jason Thody posthumously promoted Bobby Garten to the rank of detective, presenting his retired father with Bobby’s new badge. “He was smiling because if things got more ...

James Rutkauski, the president of the Hartford Police Union. “There’s no clear direction. What are we doing?” Rutkauski said the department needs stability and is calling on Mayor Arunan ...

“Putting a face to the badge, putting a name to the badge ... He took the new role through the Hartford Police Department for a change of pace. Seeking to be on the forefront of what he ...