Preston
CRIME & SAFETY
60-year-old man died after Mustang rolled over in Preston
PRESTON, CT(WFSB) - Connecticut State Police are investigating a fatal car accident that occurred on Sunday morning. Troopers from Troop E responded to a report at approximately 9:34 a.m. of a vehicle overturned near 194 Middle Road in Preston. They discovered a white 1965 Ford Mustang Convertible, which had its...
Waterford police seeks assistance to identify Target shoplifter
WATERFORD, CT (WFSB) - Waterford police are seeking the public’s help in identifying a suspect involved in a theft at a local Target store. On July 14, 2024, around 4:47 p.m., the suspect reportedly entered the Target store and stole approximately $700 worth of merchandise, including a hoverboard and a scooter.
Saved but not sorry: Waterford emergency crews rescue dog stuck in recliner couch
WATERFORD, Conn. (WTNH) — First responders worked a unique case Saturday when a dog managed to get stuck inside a recliner. Using their tools, Waterford firefighters helped Waterford-East Lyme Animal Control get the dog out of the motorized recliner couch and back to his family, happy to see him safe again. “Judging by his expression, […]
Medical Emergency Causes Head-On Voluntown Crash
Voluntown, CT – A man experiencing a medical emergency struck another vehicle head-on Saturday morning sending himself and two others to the hospital. At approximately 10:17 AM on Saturday, July 20th, 2024, the Voluntown Vol. Fire Co., Lisbon Ambulance Service, American Ambulance Service Paramedic, and Connecticut State Police (CSP) Troop E were dispatched to the area of 593 Rockville Rd, Rt 138, for a multi-vehicle accident with reported entrapment.
Police reports, bodycam video reveal new details in Hopkinton domestic murder-suicide
(WJAR) — Newly released bodycam video from May 2024 shows an incident six weeks before Stephanie Francis was shot and killed by her estranged husband, Joseph Francis. Hopkinton police responded to the couple's family home back in May. The footage and newly obtained police records reveal more information on...
1 person transported via helicopter after crash on Route 85 in Salem
SALEM, Conn. (WTNH) — One person was injured after losing control of their vehicle and hitting a stone wall and a tree on Friday evening on Route 85 in Salem. The victim, who was an East Lyme resident, was negotiating a slight “S” turn in the roadway when they lost control of their Jeep Wrangler. […]
Electric golf cart catches fire in Old Lyme, spreads to vacation house
Jul. 20—OLD LYME — A vacation house caught fire in the White Sands Beach neighborhood Saturday after an electric golf cart went up in flames, according to Fire Marshal David Roberge. Roberge said the Old Lyme Fire Department arrived at 3:56 p.m. to find flames from the golf cart spreading to the exterior of the unoccupied house at 49 Seaside Lane. There were no injuries, he said. The golf cart ...
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