A detective in the Hartford, Connecticut, police department faces disciplinary action for soliciting bets on where the city’s first murder will take place in 2021, according to a published account. A Hartford police cruiser is seen in this photograph in Connecticut’s capital city. A police detective is accused of attempting to organize bets on where Hartford’s first 2021 murder will occur. (Image: Hartford Courant) Detective Jeffrey Placzek could be demoted and placed on unpaid leave for four months under a recommendation this week from Police Chief Jason Thody, according to the Hartford Courant. The chief called the betting scheme “appalling.”