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Police investigating after motorcycle crash in Torrington
TORRINGTON, CT (WFSB) - Police are investigating after a motorcycle crash in Torrington Friday afternoon. Police say that it happened at around 2:58 P.M. at the intersection of Highland Avenue and Hawthorne Terrace. Witnesses on scene said that the operator of the motorcycle, a 2001 Honda, was attempting to pass...
Video of Ambush Murder of 2 Bristol Police Officers Released to Public
New report reveals new details about ambush killing of Bristol officers. The Office of the Inspector General released a final report Wednesday on the Oct. 2022 ambush killing of Bristol Lt. Dustin DeMonte and Sgt. Alex Hamzy. On October 12, 2022, around 7:30 p.m., 35-year-old Nicholas Brutcher and his brother,...
This Connecticut city has the fifth-highest rate of drunk driving deaths in the U.S., study finds
A Philadelphia-based law firm found three Connecticut cities are among the deadliest for drunk driving accidents, including one in the list’s top five. According to the firm — Van der Veen, Hartshorn, Levin & Lindheim — Hartford has the fifth-highest rate of fatal drunk driving accidents of all U.S. cities. Waterbury was ranked 13 on the list and New Haven was 60. The three Connecticut cities are among the only five on the list north of the Carolinas and east of Ohio.
Waterbury gang member sentenced to 14 years in federal prison
WATERBURY, Conn. (WTNH) — A Waterbury gang member was sentenced to 14 years in federal prison for charges of racketeering, narcotics trafficking, murder and more. Jaivaun “Sav” McKnight, 25, was arrested along with 15 other members of the 960 gang back in 2021 due to their criminal activity. On Sept. 16, 2021, officers found 600 […]
5 juveniles charged after shoplifting from Southington CVS
SOUTHINGTON, Conn. (WTNH) — Five juveniles were arrested shortly after midnight on June 17 after police were called to a CVS for an active shoplifting incident. According to a release from police Thursday, officers were notified that four males wearing masks had just shoplifted items from the drugstore chain and had left the scene in […]
Springfield Man Guilty Of Double Murder In CT Sentenced To Life In Prison
Gregory Crichlow, of Springfield, who was convicted in March of killing Gregory "Monte" Scott, Jr., age 24, and Jennifer Hicks, age 20, was sentenced on Thursday, June 27, the Connecticut Department of Justice said. Police in Hartford County were called to the Buckland Hills commuter lot in the town of...
Both pedestrians struck in Bristol on Monday have died: police
The two people who were hit by a vehicle in Bristol on Monday morning have died. Police said a man and woman were struck on Route 72 (Pine Street) near Emmett Street around 4:15 a.m. Monday. Police identified the woman as 37-year-old Fay Clarity and the man as 34-year-old Nicholas...
2nd suspect arrested for Waterbury homicide
WATERBURY, Conn. (WTNH) — Another man has been taken into custody in connection to a deadly shooting last month in Waterbury, according to police. Demetrius White, 22, of Waterbury, was arrested on Wednesday in Meriden. He has been charged with murder, conspiracy at murder, criminal possession of a firearm and weapons in a motor vehicle. […]
Police Reports: Crashes, harassing texts, stolen baby formula, a DUI
MONROE, CT — A 52-year-old Waterbury man was taken to Bridgeport Hospital after his 2003 Volkswagen Golf went airborne during a crash by the roundabout at the intersection of routes 110 and 111, before coming to rest on a stonewall on St. Jude Church’s property on June 23.
Hartford ranked 5th worst city for fatal drunk driving accidents
A recent study found Hartford, CT to have the fifth highest rate of fatal drunk driving accidents of any city in the country. The cities of Waterbury and New Haven also cracked the top 75, placing 13th and 60th respectively. The state of Connecticut is the only state in the Northeast to have cities that […] The post Hartford ranked 5th worst city for fatal drunk driving accidents appeared first on Connecticut Inside Investigator.
I-Team digs deeper into Bristol IG report
BRISTOL, CT (WFSB) - Following the state’s detailed report looking into the death of two Bristol officers, many still have questions. Some of you have asked why the suspect’s brother wasn’t charged, and why the investigation took a year and a half to complete. The I-Team has...
Former alcohol and drug abuse counselor from Bloomfield pleads guilty to defrauding Medicaid
BRIDGEPORT, Conn — A Bloomfield man waived his right to be indicted and pleaded guilty in Bridgeport to healthcare fraud, a release from the U.S. Attorney for the District of Connecticut announced on Thursday. Shawn Tyson, 54, was a Licensed Alcohol and Drug Abuse Counselor with an office at...
2 arrested after car theft and firearms incident at Moes Southwest Grill
SOUTHINGTON, CT (WFSB) – Two individuals were arrested for stealing a car while carrying firearms at a Moes Southwest Grill on June 20. Police responded to a disturbance call at Moes Southwest Grill located at 720 Queen Street. While on the scene, officers noticed a white BMW sedan parked...
West Hartford man who made $411,845 selling stolen catalytic converters pleads guilty
HARTFORD, Conn. — A West Hartford man who participated in a stolen catalytic converter trafficking ring and made more than $400,000 pleaded guilty before a judge in Hartford on Wednesday, according to a release from the U.S. Attorney for the District of Connecticut. Yanquee “Yankster” Rodriguez, 28, pleaded guilty...
Serious injuries reported in Waterbury motorcycle crash
WATERBURY, CT (WFSB) – A man was seriously hurt in a Waterbury crash that involved a motorcycle. Police said it happened around 6:18 p.m. Thursday in the area of 657 Watertown Avenue. A motorcycle and a vehicle were involved. The motorcycle rider, who police identified as a 33-year-old man,...
Wallingford man arrested for allegedly stabbing relative during dispute
WALLINGFORD, Conn. (WTNH) — A Wallingford man was charged for allegedly trying to stab one of his relatives during a dispute. Alan Munoz-Velez, 28, was charged with two assault charges, tampering with physical evidence and breach of peace. The incident happened at 12:34 p.m. on June 24 in the driveway of 533 Center St. in […]
2 arrested for stolen vehicle, firearm possession in Southington
SOUTHINGTON, Conn. (WTNH) — Two Waterbury residents were arrested for driving in a stolen vehicle outside of a Moe’s restaurant in Southington. Keon Jesi Mayes, 21, and Xavion Dwight McMillan, 20, were arrested on Friday when they were spotted in a 2018 BMW 750 that had eluded a police officer a few weeks prior. Police […]
Quick thinking by Abalans saves fawn
On the morning of June 1, the Granby Police Department received a report of a deer giving birth on Running Pine Road. Officer Nichole Abalan rushed to the scene and located a newborn deer that was left by its mother. Abalan saw the fawn had labored breathing and was cold to the touch, so wrapped the fawn with blankets and stimulated it to breathe.
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