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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 […]
6 Norwich residents arrested at Franklin Street apartment, police report
NORWICH, Conn. — After investigating narcotic activity in the city of Norwich, multiple law enforcement agencies collaborated to make six arrests at an apartment on Franklin Street, Norwich police reported on Thursday. Members of the Connecticut State Police Violent Crime Task Force East office, the Norwich Police Department Detective...
CT police went looking for a stolen dirt bike. They found 2 men with outstanding warrants.
Two men have been arrested after a stolen dirt bike investigation led to discovery of one man with an outstanding warrant, and another with multiple outstanding warrants, state police said. Connecticut State Police troopers from Troop D-Danielson were asked on Wednesday, July 24, to help the Putnam Police Department with a stolen dirt bike investigation, according to a police report. The dirt ...
55-year-old dies in Voluntown motorcycle crash
VOLUNTOWN, Conn. (WFSB) - A man has died after a motorcycle crash in Voluntown. State police say 55-year-old Donald Sunny of Jewett City has died after hitting a guardrail in the area of 330 Shetucket Turnpike. The crash occurred at around 5:22 p.m. Sunny had been traveling westbound on Shetucket...
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 ...
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.
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.
Employee Caught Stealing Cash From Mansfield Restaurant While Daughter Waits In Car, Police Say
The Tolland County incident happened in the town of Mansfield, at a restaurant on Storrs Road, at around 9:30 p.m. Tuesday, July 23. Connecticut State Police said 28-year-old Jennifer Spencer entered the business after hours, without the owner’s permission, and stole cash from the register. She was caught after...
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...
State rules Montville must release body camera footage from station gun incident
Jul. 24—MONTVILLE — The state Freedom of Information Commission on Wednesday ordered the police department to release body camera footage and audio of an arrest in the station lobby in which an officer's gun discharged. The Day had filed a request for the footage, but the police department refused to release it. The Day then filed an appeal with the commission seeking release of the video. ...
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