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Employee shot outside of Norwich bar: police
An employee of a bar in Norwich was shot outside the establishment early Sunday morning and police are looking for the shooter. Police said officers responded to Latin Quarters on Broadway around 12:02 a.m. and found a man who works there outside the front door of the establishment. He had...
Five hurt in Route 2 Stonington crash; road closed
STONINGTON, CT (WFSB) - Five people were hurt in a crash that closed Route 2 in Stonington on Tuesday morning. Stonington police confirmed to Channel 3 that Route 2 was closed at Interstate 95. They expected the road to remain closed for several hours. The I-95 north exit 92 off...
Norwich woman dies after Manchester crash
MANCHESTER, Conn. (WTNH) — A Norwich woman has died following a Monday night crash in Manchester, according to police. The crash happened at about 8 p.m. in the 300 block of Highland Street. Police said that Porscha Williams, 34, was driving west on Highland Street when she hit another head-on. The woman driving the other […]
Multiple suspects arrests after home invasion in Groton
GROTON, CT (WFSB) – Groton police have arrested several individuals following a home invasion early Sunday morning at the Branford Manor apartment complex. The City of Groton Police Department received multiple calls around 3:23 a.m. reporting an individual being assaulted with a bat and the display of a firearm at an apartment within the complex.
New London ready to settle another lawsuit by city police officer
Jul. 16—NEW LONDON — The city is poised to settle another in a series of lawsuits that have plagued the police department over the past several years, this one filed by a female detective who claimed institutional sexism and harassment. The City Council on Monday approved an undisclosed settlement with detective Melissa "Missy" Schafranski-Broadbent, whose complaints of disparate treatment at ...
2 suspects arrested after attempted machete attack on family in park
COLUMBIA, CT (WFSB) – Two individuals were arrested in connection to an attempted machete attack on a family enjoying an afternoon in the park on Monday. The incident occurred on Monday afternoon at the Recreation Fields on Hennequin Road. The Anderson family, playing frisbee with their 7-year-old son, Rayden,...
Man accused of threatening grocery customers, employees in Windham
WINDHAM, CT (WFSB) - A man faces threatening and other charges after state police said he harassed grocery store customers and employees in Windham. Alexander Clemmons, 31, of Canterbury, was arrested on Sunday around 6:10 p.m. Troopers said they responded to a store on Route 32 in Windham. “A caller...
Good Samaritan helps rescue driver after truck rolls over in Connecticut
(WJAR) — Police said five people were sent to the hospital after a crash just over the Rhode Island border in the Pawcatuck section of Stonington. A box truck partially tipped over and crushed a landscaping trailer, narrowly missing the landscaper's black pick-up truck. A car was also involved.
Bodycam Footage Shows Response To Deadly Pedestrian Crash Involving Waterford Police Sergeant
Christofe “Christopher” Wita, 44, of Berlin, was struck by a Waterford police vehicle in the Atco section of Waterford on Nov. 23, 2023, Attorney General Matthew Platkin said. The fatal police encounter is under investigation by the Office of Public Integrity and Accountability (OPIA). Wita was struck by...
2 men arrested in Columbia for wielding machetes and driving under influence
COLUMBIA, Conn. (WTNH) — Two men were arrested on Monday in Columbia for wielding machetes and driving under the influence. Police conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle after receiving reports that two men emerged from the woods at recreation fields on Hennequin Road stumbling and carrying machetes. The men, identified as 43-year-old Benjamin Deleon-Chach […]
Police warn of coyote sightings in Colchester
COLCHESTER, CT (WFSB) - Police in Colchester put out a warning to people in town that there were recent coyote sightings. They noted that while coyotes are a part of the ecosystem, they understood that their presence in residential neighborhoods could be a concern. They offered some advice to keep...
Ex-Boston Prosecutor Gets 5-10 Years For 2021 Rape; Victim Says Her Life Full Of Fear, Paranoia
Zerola, 52, of Salem, was found guilty last month after prosecutors said he broke into a 21-year-old woman's home in the middle of the night and sexually assaulted her. He had been accused and acquitted of several rapes in 2008, the Suffolk County District Attorney's Office said. Zerola's victim submitted...
Alfredo Pizarro-Franco Killed In Wrong-Way Crash With SUV:PD
Alfredo Pizarro-Franco was driving the opposite way of traffic along Hanover Street when he blew through the Mifflin Street intersection without stopping — slamming into the driver's side door of an SUV around 8:30 p.m., on Sunday, July 14, city police detailed in the release. He was taken to...
Stonington yacht club fire injures one, threatens Amtrak power lines
Jul. 15—STONINGTON — Fast acting borough firefighters prevented a maintenance shed fire Monday afternoon from damaging overheard power lines that serve not only Eversource customers but the adjacent Amtrak rail line. About 1:30 p.m., police received calls of fire in a shed at the Wadawanuck Club at 196 Water St. Stonington Borough Fire Chief Jeff Hoadley said he arrived first and found heavy ...
Missing Connecticut woman sought by police
GROTON — Police are searching for a 19-year-old woman who went missing from the Groton area on July 11. Reiley Charlieze Carvell was last seen when she was dropped off at 13 Robbins Court on July 11. She reportedly took an Uber to Greenville Park around 2 p.m. the...
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