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CRIME & SAFETY
Shoplifter's Accomplice Threatens Bystanders With Knife Outside Putnam Walmart, Police Say
In Windham County, Contessa Vayo, age 34, of Brooklyn, was arrested on suspicion of threatening and related charges outside the Putnam Walmart on School Street on Friday afternoon, July 29. Connecticut State Police said it was around 2:30 p.m. when a man pushed a cart full of merchandise out of...
Trooper injured after single-car crash in Hampton
HAMPTON, Conn. (WTNH) — A state trooper suffered minor injuries after a single-vehicle collision Thursday evening, officials with the Connecticut State Police said. Police said Troop D-Danielson was notified of a single-vehicle collision involving a trooper on Station Rad just before 9 p.m. The trooper was transported to a hospital with minor injuries. State police […]
Woman arrested for burglarizing her job in Mansfield, state police say
MANSFIELD, CT (WFSB) - A mother faces charges for burglarizing the restaurant she worked at while her daughter sat in the car, according to state police. Jennifer Spencer, 28, of Coventry, was charged with third-degree burglary, fifth-degree larceny, and risk of injury to a minor. State police said they were...
Police Respond to Bomb Threat at Killingly Business
Killingly, CT – A bomb threat was made against Colt’s Packaging Wednesday morning. The building has since been deemed safe. According to the Connecticut State Police, at approximately 10:16 AM on Wednesday, July 24th, 2024, Killingly Police and Troop D troopers were dispatched to Colt’s Plastics, 969 North Main St, for a reported bomb threat made to the business.
Six arrested in Rose City drug bust
NORWICH, CT. (WFSB) - Six people were arrested as part of an ongoing investigating in illegal drug activity in the Rose City. According to police, members of the Connecticut State Police Violent Crime Task Force East Office, Norwich Police Department Detective Division, and the Norwich Police Department Patrol Division executed a search warrant at 191 Franklin Street, apartment 4 the city.
Plainfield Stabbing Suspect in Custody
Plainfield, CT – A 33-year-old Norwich man turned himself in Tuesday morning on an active arrest warrant for the July 18th stabbing. According to the Plainfield Police Department, 33-year-old Francisco Ramon Martinez Suro of Norwich turned himself in to the Plainfield Police at approximately 9:20 AM on Tuesday, July 24th, 2024. Martinez Suro was wanted in connection to the July 19th stabbing at the Gulf gas station, 309 Putnam Road, which sent a 32-year-old man to the hospital. Read our original article on the stabbing here.
Owner tracks stolen dirt bike to suspects with multiple outstanding arrest warrants
DANIELSON, Conn. (WTNH) — Two suspects were taken in on outstanding arrest warrants after a stolen dirt bike led police to them, Connecticut State Police officials say. The incident started when troopers were requested to assist Putnam police with a stolen dirt bike investigation around 7 p.m. on Wednesday. They were told the owner of […]
Airtag on Stolen Dirt Bike Leads Police to 2 Wanted Men
Putnam/Killingly, CT & Foster, RI – Two men with active warrants were arrested after police followed an airtag on a stolen dirtbike to a Killingly residence. According to the Connecticut State Police (CSP), at approximately 7 PM on Wednesday, July 24th, 2024, Troop D was informed by the Putnam Police Department that a stolen dirt bike had been tracked by the owner, using an airtag on the bike, to the area of 96 Knox Ave in Killingly.
Jewett City man killed in Voluntown motorcycle crash
A Jewett City man has died after crashing his motorcycle in Voluntown Thursday evening. The accident occurred around 5:20 p.m. in the area of 330 Shetucket Turnpike when a motorcycle began traveling into the westbound roadside area as it was negotiating a left-hand curve and struck a guardrail. State Police...
Connecticut Woman Charged After Exchanging 4,700 Messages On Discord With Child
Vanessa Roberts Avery, U.S. Attorney for the District of Connecticut, along with Robert Fuller, Special Agent in Charge of the FBI’s New Haven Division, and Connecticut State Police Colonel Daniel Loughman, announced today that Alyson Cranick, 43, of Columbia, has been charged with enticement of a minor to engage in sexual activity.
State drops charges against Norwich pediatrician
Jul. 25—State prosecutors will not pursue sexual assault charges against the Norwich pediatrician arrested by Norwich police last month. Dr. Ravi Prakash, 61, was making his first appearance in New London Superior Court on Thursday when the state entered a nolle, or "nolle prosequi" on the two charges pending against him ― fourth-degree sexual assault and risk of injury to a minor. Assistant ...
Connecticut State Police investigating multiple car thefts in Putnam
PUITNAM, Conn. (WLNE) — Connecticut State Police said troopers are investigating two vehicles that were stolen from a business in Putnam. Troopers were called to a business on Providence Pike just after midnight on Wednesday after a witness observed three men in black clothes breaking into the building. Police...
Search on for vehicle stolen from Putnam collision center
PUTNAM, Conn. (WTNH) — Connecticut State Police officials are asking anyone who sees a vehicle they say was stolen from a collision center overnight to contact 911 immediately. Troopers were dispatched to Cargill Collision Center at 571 Liberty Highway just after midnight after three suspects wearing ski masks triggered the lot’s alarm system. On scene, […]
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