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Groton Woman Found Bleeding In New London Parking Lot Dies
New London County resident Lindsay Melher, age 46, of Groton, who was found on Friday, June 21, in a New London parking lot, has died from her injuries, according to Capt. Matthew Galante of the New London Police. Melher's was found around 10:45 p.m. in the parking lot of 48...
Tree falls on ‘cursed’ police cruiser in Waterford
WATERFORD, Conn. (WTNH) — No one was injured after a tree fell on a police car in Waterford on Monday. The vehicle has been having a string of bad luck recently, according to the Waterford Police Departments Facebook. The car has faced a transmission issue and an air conditioning issue as of late, and now […]
Monkey seized from Old Saybrook after being found in shed: EnCon police
OLD SAYBROOK, Conn. — A monkey was found in someone's shed in Old Saybrook on Monday evening, according to state environmental officials. The Department of Energy and Environmental Protection's EnCon Police and Old Saybrook police responded to a home in Old Saybrook after a homeowner reported finding a monkey in his shed.
3 Police Officers Attacked In New Haven, Norwich
The attacks occurred on Saturday, June 29, in New Haven County in West Haven and New London County in Norwich. In West Haven, one officer was injured when Imran Ahmed, age 54, of West Haven, allegedly deliberately crashed his vehicle into an occupied police cruiser that was helping another officer who Ahmed had been trying to run off the roadway.
State police in Montville nab suspected serial shoplifter
Jul. 2—An East Haven man suspected of shoplifting thousands of dollars worth of items from at least three eastern Connecticut retailers was arrested again this week, this time by state police. Manuel Q. Rivera, 52, was charged Monday by state police with fourth-degree larceny in the June 1 theft of cologne and perfume from Ulta at 160 River Road in Lisbon. Police said Rivera loaded a basket ...
Police search for suspect who robbed bank at gunpoint
NORWICH, CT (WFSB) – A man robbed a Norwich bank at gunpoint on Tuesday, according to police. Authorities said it happened at the Centreville Bank on High Street. Someone called 911 and reported the bank was robbed and the suspect fled the scene. Video surveillance shows the suspect, who...
Two police officers injured after large fight breaks out at Jenkins Park
NORWICH, Conn. (WFSB) - A disturbance at Jenkins Park resulted in a large police presence Saturday night. Police say officers responded to Jenkins Park at Mechanic Street after a report of a disturbance. The call came in from an unknown female who wanted a police presence due to a possible...
State Police K9 tracks DUI suspect through woods, back yards in Montville
MONTVILLE, Conn. (WTNH) — A Connecticut State Police K9 helped locate a suspect wanted on multiple charges Saturday, according the police officials. K9 Zedo and his handler Trooper First Class Sulich were dispatched to locate a wanted person in the area of New London Turnpike and Old Fitch Hill Road around 6:30 p.m. Montville police […]
Ledyard man accused of DUI after police put him in Uber
LEDYARD, Conn. (WTNH) — Ledyard police say they charged a local man with driving under the influence not long after sending him home in an Uber. Police said they located 49-year-old Robert Fabel in his vehicle at Erickson Park in Gales Ferry around 12:48 a.m. While speaking with him, police determined Fabel was “highly intoxicated” […]
Connecticut Issues Arrest Warrant for Ravizza
A Vineyard resident who has been charged in six mainland stabbings will also face a murder charge in Connecticut. Jared Ravizza, 26, was in Plymouth District Court Monday to see if he was competent to stand trial for the stabbings in Massachusetts. No determination was made, but during the hearing court officials said that an arrest warrant had been issued out of Connecticut on charges of murder, criminal mischief and two counts of animal cruelty.
Clinton Man Busted With Kidnapping Teen From North Carolina: Police
Michael Oliver, of Clinton, was arrested on Saturday, June 29, and charged with trafficking of a child victim, abduction of a child, and soliciting a child with an electronic device, the Norwood (NC) police department said. Oliver is believed to have been in contact with the 16-year-old for a year...
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