Stolen government truck strikes multiple police cruisers in CT as driver flees

A truck belonging to an Army recruiter was stolen in Hartford on Wednesday during a recruitment event before the driver fled after striking multiple police cruisers during a pursuit in East Hartford.

The owner of the blue Dodge pickup truck, a government-issued vehicle, was tracking the stolen truck when officers were alerted that it was in East Hartford, according to Officer Marc Caruso of the East Hartford Police Department.

The vehicle was found by police in the 400 block of Main Street. When officers attempted to pull the vehicle over, the driver backed into multiple cruisers and took off, Caruso said.

No injuries were reported.

Police engaged in a short pursuit, according to Caruso.

The truck was later found in Manchester, where the driver took off on foot and could not immediately be found, Caruso said.

Caruso said the pickup truck had initially been stolen at an Army recruitment event in Hartford. Police are still investigating.