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A CT woman was arrested and committed to a mental hospital after refusing to give a hotel clerk ID
The state Supreme Court took up the difficult question of competency Wednesday in an appeal by a woman who was arrested, involuntarily committed to a maximum security mental institution for nine months and forcibly medicated with antipsychotics after she refused to identify herself to a hotel reservation clerk. The appeal drew unusually strong reaction from some on the court. Justice Stephen ...
Suspects in ski masks strike police cruiser while fleeing Universal Drive in North Haven
North Haven police are searching for multiple suspects accused of striking a police cruiser while fleeing from outside Chick-fil-A, where they were seen wearing ski masks in a car with no license plates Thursday afternoon.
Man who hit people in head with bat in Hamden sentenced for illegally reentering U.S. after being deported
HAMDEN, Conn. (WTNH) — An El Salvador man who was previously deported after stabbing someone illegally reentered the country and hit people in the head with a baseball bat in Hamden, according to authorities. Fredy Adalberto Guardado Salgado, 43, was sentenced on Wednesday to 15 months in prison for illegally reentering the country. He was […]
Traveler arrested after loaded firearm found in carry-on bag at Bradley Int'l Airport: State police
WINDSOR LOCKS, Conn. — A traveler was arrested at Bradley International Airport on Friday after TSA agents found a loaded handgun in his carry-on bag. Connecticut State Police stationed at the airport responded around 10:45 a.m. to the terminal security checkpoint where the handgun was found. After state police...
Ferrari Heist: Waterbury Teen, Man Accused Of Stealing Multiple Luxury Cars
Keon Webster, 18, and Dion Schontten, 22, both of Waterbury, are charged with stealing a motor vehicle, authorities said. This is Schotten's second time he's been charged with that crime and Webster's seventh, Waterbury police said. Investigators say the duo swiped a 2023 Ferrari G12 GTS from Greenwich on Monday,...
Waterbury man arrested after police found drugs, firearm in his home
WATERBURY, Conn. (WTNH) — A man was arrested on Tuesday in Waterbury after police found narcotics and firearms in his residence, according to police. Police said that they found lots of drugs, including heroin, crack cocaine and packaging materials in the apartment of 38-year-old Frankie Diaz, a convicted felon. A firearm was also found. Diaz […]
Baked potatoes returned to The Big E's CT building a year after tragedy
Cowboy hats and “Danny’s Way” potatoes were back at The Big E this year. A year after the unexpected death of Danny Bell, the beloved owner of Bell’s Smokehouse Grill, the potato vendor returned to the side of the Connecticut building on the fairgrounds. Bell, who...
Naugatuck woman pleads guilty to $865K embezzlement scheme
NAUGATUCK, Conn. (WTNH) — A Naugatuck woman pleaded guilty Friday to a fraud offense stemming from an $865,106 embezzlement scheme, according to the office of the United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut. In New Haven federal court, 45-year-old Jennifer Cormier waived her right to be indicted and pleaded guilty to bank fraud. The […]
Connecticut Mercilessly Mocks Tesla Truck After New London Sighting
If you're not scrolling through the Connecticut Reddit page at least once a day, you're missing out on pure electricity. A recent Reddit thread about a Cybertuck sighting in Connecticut had me in tears the other day. The post came from a user called Star_Faan who wrote: "Saw a refrigerator in the road yesterday.."
Connecticut, look out for spotted lanternflies
CONNECTICUT (WTNH) — Connecticut has had some unwanted visitors this year: the spotted lanternfly. The insects can cause severe damage to crops and trees, according to the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP). DEEP said that 47% of Connecticut trees are considered susceptible to the flies, and state leaders are urging residents to kill […]
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