Read / Add Comments Police are seeking the public’s assistance in locating a suspect after an officer and his K-9 were struck by a hit-and-run driver in Connecticut, investigators said. Officers in New Haven County from the Naugatuck Police Department were dispatched to the area of Seth Drive and Highland Avenue at approximately 12:30 a.m. on Thursday, May 27, where there was a report of a suspicious vehicle, which had struck a police cruiser. It is alleged that the driver rammed a marked patrol vehicle, causing damage and fleeing the area. Investigators noted that neither the officer nor K-9 partner suffered any injuries in the hit-and-run crash.