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Man arrested for stealing woman’s car at gunpoint in Winsted
WINSTED, CT (WFSB) – A man is facing charges for stealing a woman’s car at gunpoint in Winsted over the weekend, according to police. Authorities said 48-year-old Scott Blass, of Winsted, was arrested and charged with robbery first-degree, conspiracy to commit robbery, robbery involving occupied motor vehicle, criminal use of a firearm, obliteration of serial number, criminal possession of a firearm,, carrying a pistol without a permit, larceny of a motor vehicle, larceny fourth-degree, unlawful restraint, assault third-degree, strangulation second-degree, interfering with an officer, destruction of evidence, and breach of peace second-degree.
Bear struck, killed by 3 cars on Route 8 in Torrington
TORRINGTON, Conn. (WTNH) — No injuries were reported after Connecticut State Police officials say a bear on Route 8 was struck by three separate cars. Troopers were dispatched to the scene near Exit 45 on Route 8 in Torrington just before 9 p.m. An investigation showed three cars struck a bear in the roadway. The […]
Two firefighters injured, multiple families displaced in Torrington structure fire
A major structure fire in Torrington over the weekend left two firefighters hospitalized and multiple families without homes. A Torrington fire lieutenant told NBC Connecticut that the fire erupted at a three-story apartment complex on Wall Street shortly after 8:30 p.m. Saturday. The lieutenant said the fire consumed the upper...
1 injured after crash in Plymouth
PLYMOUTH, Conn. (WTNH) — Plymouth police say one person suffered minor injures after a crash on Main Street Monday night. The rear-end crash occurred between two vehicles on the 400 block of Main Street/Route 6. The patient was transported to a hospital with non-life threatening injuries. Editor’s note: A previous version of this story reported […]
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