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CRIME & SAFETY
Shoplifter's Accomplice Threatens Bystanders With Knife Outside Putnam Walmart, Police Say
In Windham County, Contessa Vayo, age 34, of Brooklyn, was arrested on suspicion of threatening and related charges outside the Putnam Walmart on School Street on Friday afternoon, July 29. Connecticut State Police said it was around 2:30 p.m. when a man pushed a cart full of merchandise out of...
Preston Man Dies After Rolling Classic Convertible Off Retaining Wall
The crash occurred in New London County around 9:30 a.m., Sunday, July 21, in Preston near 194 Middle Road. According to the Connecticut State Police, Kraid Bressette, age 60, of New London County in Preston, died after he drove his convertible into the northbound grassy roadside and onto a stone retaining wall before rolling on its right side.
Connecticut Woman Charged After Exchanging 4,700 Messages On Discord With Child
Vanessa Roberts Avery, U.S. Attorney for the District of Connecticut, along with Robert Fuller, Special Agent in Charge of the FBI’s New Haven Division, and Connecticut State Police Colonel Daniel Loughman, announced today that Alyson Cranick, 43, of Columbia, has been charged with enticement of a minor to engage in sexual activity.
Trooper Safely Talks Man Off Putnam Bridge
Putnam, CT – A State Trooper safely talked a man down from the side of an overpass bridge Sunday morning. According to the Connecticut State Police, at approximately 9:03 AM on Sunday, July 21st, 2024, Troop D Troopers were dispatched to the Kennedy Dr/Park Rd bridge over I-395 for a distraught man hanging over the southbound side of the bridge.
Westerly man charged in I-95 crash that critically injured a Ledyard woman
Jul. 23—State police arrested a 24-year-old Westerly, R.I., man Monday on multiple charges related to a crash on Interstate 95 in Groton last year that critically injured a Ledyard woman. Caleb L. Mikeworth is charged with driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs, failure to maintain the proper lane, second-degree assault with a motor vehicle, speeding and second-degree reckless ...
Fatal Crash: 38-Year-Old Found By Guardrail With Leg Injury In Hebron
The events leading to the man's death began in Tolland County on Sunday, July 21 around 1 p.m., when a passerby saw an unattended bicycle against a guardrail at 667 Wall St. (Route 316) in Hebron. According to Connecticut State Police, the passerby then saw a man next to the...
Fatal Multi-Vehicle Crashes Closes I-81 At Lebanon, Schuylkill Line: PennDOT
The crash happened on I-81 North around 4:17 p.m., according to PennDOT. At least four vehicles were involved and multiple people have been taken to hospitals with injuries, officials say. One person reported passed away at the scene according to radio dispatch, but additional information was not available at the time of publishing.
Andover man arrested for stealing items from Lowe's
SOUTH WINDSOR, CT (WFSB) — An Andover man has been arrested in connection with a theft at a local Lowe’s store. On June 1, 2024, Greyson Meikle, 30, was taken into custody for stealing merchandise valued at $695.16 from the Lowe’s located at 31 Buckland Hills Drive in South Windsor.
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