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CRIME & SAFETY
Crash shuts down New London Turnpike
GLASTONBURY, Conn. (WTNH) — A head-on crash shut down part of the New London Turnpike Thursday afternoon. The area between Conestoga Way and Old Sage Road in Glastonbury was closed for several hours Thursday. The area reopened by 5 p.m. Glastonbury police have called the crash “serious,” but have not elaborated on if people were […]
Wethersfield man charged for giving overdose victim in Meriden fentanyl and oxycodone
HARTFORD, Conn. — A federal grand jury in New Haven recently returned an indictment charging a Wethersfield man with distribution of fentanyl and oxycodone which allegedly led to an overdose death in 2023, according to a release from the U.S. Attorney for the District of Connecticut. According to prosecutors,...
Hartford man sentenced to prison for trafficking fentanyl and cocaine
BRIDGEPORT, Conn. — A Hartford man was sentenced on Wednesday in Bridgeport to two years and nine months in federal prison for trafficking fentanyl and cocaine, according to a release from the U.S. Attorney for the District of Connecticut. Luis Ivan Diaz, 26, will have his 33-month sentence followed...
Middletown juvenile faces nearly a dozen charges for April shooting
MIDDLETOWN, Conn. (WTNH) — A 17-year-old is facing nearly a dozen charges in connection to a roadside shooting in April. The Middletown resident was located on July 1 and charged with the following: They were transferred to juvenile detention and were scheduled to appear in court on July 2. The charges stem from April 24, […]
Double shooting in Hartford left women dead and man injured
HARTFORD, Conn. (WFSB) - A woman died and a man is injured after a shooting in Hartford early Friday morning. Hartford police responded to a report of a shooting around 12:50 a.m. at 40 Cleveland Avenue. Upon arrival, officers located two victims, a female and male, both in their twenties.
Connecticut Court Releases Illegal Immigrant Convicted In Deadly DUI Crash: ERO Boston
Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) officers with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Boston field office apprehended a Guatemalan national convicted of manslaughter in Connecticut, officials announced Monday. Manuel Fernando Alejandor-Martinez, 35, was taken into custody on June 7th in Durham, Connecticut, following his release from state prison. Alejandor-Martinez...
Man accused of leaving propane tanks around New Britain courthouse in January
NEW BRITAIN, Conn. (WTNH) — The man accused of leaving propane tanks around the courthouse in New Britain in January has roughly 15 charges against him. Pasquale Sanseverino, 49, was charged in March with two counts of first-degree breach of peace and first-degree threatening. He was held on a $100,000 bond for these charges. According […]
Family of construction worker fatally hit on Connecticut highway hoping to propose bill in his honor
HARTFORD, Conn. (WTNH) — After losing his life while working on a Connecticut highway in June, the family of Jose Diaz-Nieves are hoping to propose a bill in his honor. “We need legislation that is going to protect the family of those who lost their life in construction jobs such as Jose lost his life,” […]
Hartford names acting police chief as search for new leader continues
HARTFORD, Conn. (WTNH) — Hartford’s assistant police chief will oversee the department while the city searches for a new leader, Mayor Arunan Arulampalam announced Wednesday. Kenny Howell will take over for Chief Jason Thody, who said in March that he’s leaving the department. Thody had previously said that he would stay until a replacement is […]
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