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‘Absolutely dazzling’ gift: Billionaire couple buying CT island for 125-acre shoreline public park
Plans to turn the long-restricted Manresa Island in Norwalk into a 125-acre public park, beach and nature center represent a massive gain not just for Connecticut, but for the entire Northeast, speakers said at a news conference announcing a blockbuster philanthropic project that’s anticipated to cost hundreds of millions of dollars. “From Hell’s Gate down in Manhattan to Point Judith, the ...
A card skimmer was found at this store in Norwich
NORWICH, Conn. — Shoppers who recently visited one of the Dollar General locations in Norwich are urged to check their credit card accounts after a skimmer was found at one of the cash registers. The Dollar General manager at the 313 West Main Street location found a card skimmer...
When does early voting start in Connecticut? Here's what to know
The November election is just over a month away, which means early voting is starting soon in Connecticut. This is the first year the state is offering early voting. In addition to electing a new president and vice president, voters in Connecticut will also be making their choices for several offices, including U.S. and state senator and...
Infant Suffered 58 Rib Fractures, Brain Bleed In Suspected Abuse Case In Pomfret: Police
Zachary Beausoleil, of Pomfret in Windham County, is charged with risk of injury to a minor, Connecticut State Police said. Police began investigating after Beausoleil and a woman brought a month-old baby to the Day Kimball Hospital in Putnam in August 2023. The infant was lethargic and was not eating, they told emergency room doctors.
East Hampton police respond to reported threat at middle school
EAST HAMPTON, Conn. (WTNH) — A lockdown was lifted at East Hampton schools on Tuesday after a threat was reported at the middle school. East Hampton Police Chief Dennis Woessner said the report of an active shooter came in at 12:47 p.m. Responding officers encountered a woman outside the middle school who told them a […]
Norwich man arrested after 15 grams of fentanyl found at his home. Here are the charges.
A Norwich man who is prohibited from possessing firearms was caught with a gun, drugs and money Friday. At approximately 10:40 a.m. Sept. 27, members of the Connecticut State Police Violent Crimes Task Force East Office and the Norwich Police Department Detective and Patrol divisions executed a search and seizure warrant at a Shetucket Avenue residence in the Taftville section of Norwich. ...
Wethersfield man arrested in relation to 2023 crash
WETHERSFIELD, Conn. (WTNH) — A Wethersfield man was arrested on Tuesday in relation to a 2023 car crash. In May of 2023, a police officer arrived to the scene of a one-vehicle crash to find a passenger face-first on the ground in a pool of blood outside of a car with heavy front damage. The […]
Pennsylvania man used U.S. Postal Service to mail heroin and cocaine into Connecticut
BRIDGEPORT, Conn. — A man formerly of Reading, Pa. pleaded guilty in Bridgeport, Conn. on Tuesday to conspiracy to distribute, and to possess with intent to distribute, heroin and cocaine, according to a release from the U.S. Attorney for the District of Connecticut. Israel Mendoza, 44, also known as...
Connecticut's Broko's Law protecting Police K-9s takes effect
HARTFORD, Conn. — A new law in Connecticut took effect Oct. 1 in honor of a state police k-9 killed in the line of duty last year. K-9 Broko was fatally shot while officers were serving a search warrant in Pawcatuck in December 2023. His death rocked the law...
Utah-based AR Industries shut down by CT Attorney General for illegal ghost gun sales
HARTFORD, Conn. — Connecticut Attorney Gen. William Tong has shut down another firearms dealer for illegally selling ghost gun parts in Connecticut, according to a release from his office Wednesday. AR Industries, based in Utah, will cease operations after settling with the state for selling prohibited items in Connecticut....
CT man who sold fentanyl to woman who died of overdose pleads guilty to narcotics charge
A man pleaded guilty to a federal narcotics charge on Monday after authorities said they found that he sold fentanyl to a woman who died of an overdose in Meriden last October. Jimmy Lassus, 40, of Wethersfield pleaded guilty in federal court in Bridgeport to distribution of fentanyl and oxycodone, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Connecticut. In the early morning ...
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