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Bomb squad deliberately burns down Conn. home after finding enormous trove of fireworks inside
A suburban Connecticut home that firefighters found filled with dangerous fireworks was intentionally burned down Thursday after officials decided that was the best way to dispose safely of the explosives. Officials opted to set the Bruce Drive home aflame and let the haul of commercial-grade fireworks explode during a “controlled burn” after firefighters responded to a blaze in the garage Saturday — and then found a “significant” amount of the devices reportedly wired to a control panel. Deputy Police Chief Kevin Stratton told the Shelton Herald that it was just easier to burn the home and let the fireworks go off,...
Missing Connecticut Teen Found in Orange County, Suspect Arrested
During the afternoon hours of Tuesday June 24, 2024 an announcement was released by local law enforcement regarding the recent disappearance of a Connecticut teenager. The announcement was in regards to a missing teen from Connecticut who was found here in the Hudson Valley at an Orange County location. Tracking...
27-year-old shot in New Haven
NEW HAVEN, Conn. (WFSB) - New Haven police are investigating a shooting on Greenwich Avenue and Second Street. Police say they located a 27-year-old New Haven resident with a gunshot wound to the arm. He was transported to Yale-New Haven Hospital with a non-life-threatening wound. Police ask that anyone who...
West Haven officers attacked while driving
WEST HAVEN, Conn. (WTNH) – A driver is facing numerous charges after police say he deliberately attacked law enforcement officers by driving into multiple police cars Saturday afternoon in West Haven. The incident began at 1:58 p.m. when a West Haven officer driving a marked patrol vehicle near Meloy Rd. and Route 1. That is […]
Wallingford man arrested for allegedly stabbing relative during dispute
WALLINGFORD, Conn. (WTNH) — A Wallingford man was charged for allegedly trying to stab one of his relatives during a dispute. Alan Munoz-Velez, 28, was charged with two assault charges, tampering with physical evidence and breach of peace. The incident happened at 12:34 p.m. on June 24 in the driveway of 533 Center St. in […]
Arrest made during police search for vehicle involved in shooting
NORTH HAVEN, Conn. (WFSB) - A 35-year-old West Haven man was arrested on Thursday during a police investigation into a shooting. North Haven police say officers were assisting New Haven police in locating a vehicle suspected in a shooting. Officers responded at 6 p.m. to the area of Middletown and...
5 juveniles charged after shoplifting from Southington CVS
SOUTHINGTON, Conn. (WTNH) — Five juveniles were arrested shortly after midnight on June 17 after police were called to a CVS for an active shoplifting incident. According to a release from police Thursday, officers were notified that four males wearing masks had just shoplifted items from the drugstore chain and had left the scene in […]
DSS Commissioner: $2.72 Million Stolen From EBT Cards Over Past Two Years
Over the past two fiscal years, thieves have skimmed $2.72 million from the EBT cards used by clients of the Department of Social Services to pay for food and other necessities, DSS Commissioner Andrew Barton Reeves said Friday. During a news conference early Friday morning in Bridgeport, Barton Reeves and...
Bridgeport police arrest escapee from New Haven halfway house
NEW HAVEN, Conn. (WTNH) — An armed fugitive with multiple active warrants was brought into custody on Thursday morning by the Bridgeport Police Department after he had been on the run. According to a release, 27-year-old Juwaun Terry, of Stratford, was apprehended after fleeing out of a second floor door of a multi-family home on […]
25-Year-Old Killed In Milford Crash After Losing Control Of Vehicle: Police
The incident happened in New Haven County on Sunday, June 23 just before 7:30 p.m., when a motorcyclist allegedly lost control and crashed while traveling north on Anderson Avenue near Chaucer Court in the city of Milford, Milford Police said on Thursday, June 27. The motorcyclist, a 25-year-old man, was...
New Haven man sentenced to four-plus years for involvement in drug trafficking ring
HARTFORD, Conn. — A New Haven man was sentenced in Hartford on Friday to four years and four months in prison, followed by three years of supervised release, for his involvement in a New Haven area drug trafficking ring, according to a release from the U.S. Attorney for the District of Connecticut.
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