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Street racing leads to multi-vehicle crash on I-84 in Tolland
TOLLAND, CT (WFSB) - Four vehicles were involved in a crash that was believed to have started with street racing, according to state police. Troopers said it happened on Monday on Interstate 84 east between exits 68 and 69. They were sent to the crash around 9:50 p.m. They reported...
2 teens arrested after police say they had a gun at elementary school playground
Two Massachusetts teens were arrested and face multiple charges after the Ludlow Police Department said the teens had a gun at an elementary school playground in May. Around 8:15 p.m. on May 15, there were several 911 calls made regarding teenagers with a gun at the Harris Brook Elementary School’s playground, according to the police department. The callers warned that the teenagers were leaving on bicycles.
2 injured after car crashes into pole in Manchester
MANCHESTER, Conn. (WTNH) — Manchester fire officials say two people were extricated after a car crashed into a pole early Sunday morning. Officials said the crash occurred on the 400 block of Center Street. Two people had to be extricated from the vehicle and were both transported to local trauma centers for non-life threatening injuries.
Mass. man sentenced to life for 2020 double fatal shooting in Conn., DA says
A Springfield man received a life sentence nearly four years after fatally shooting two Western Massachusetts residents in Manchester, Connecticut, according to the Office of the State’s Attorney Judicial District of Hartford Connecticut. On the morning of Aug. 2, 2020, the Manchester Police Department received two calls reporting a...
Suspect pretends to make Amazon delivery while stealing package from Ellington home
ELLINGTON, Conn. (WTNH) — Connecticut State Police troopers are searching for a suspect they say impersonating an Amazon delivery driver while actually stealing a package from a home last week. Troopers said the suspect appeared outside a home on Pinnacle Road about two minutes after a FedEx driver dropped off three iPhone 15 Max’s on […]
Connecticut man convicted in Vermont murder, attempted murder
CHELSEA, Vt. (WCAX) - A Connecticut man has been found guilty in a double-shooting in Vermont that left one man dead. The Orange County state’s attorney says Devon Dennis of Hartford, Connecticut, was found guilty on Friday of second-degree murder, attempted second-degree murder, aggravated assault and cocaine trafficking. Vermont...
Burns and blazes: Officials warn of unauthorized fireworks ahead of Fourth of July
Despite fewer firework-related injuries compared to other states, Massachusetts still sees dozens of instances of injury and property destruction from the devices every year. And Springfield first responders are preparing for an increased number of calls in the coming days. Berkshire, Franklin, Hampden and Hampshire counties accounted for 71 fireworks-related...
Springfield man sentenced for Connecticut double murder
HARTFORD, CT (WFSB/WGGB/WSHM) - A Springfield man was sentenced to life in prison for a double murder that happened in Manchester, CT in 2020. Gregory Crichlow, 25, of Springfield, MA, learned his fate on Wednesday, according to Sharmese Walcott, Hartford Judicial District state’s attorney. Crichlow was found guilty of...
Southbridge police arrest four in narcotics sting
SOUTHBRIDGE — Detectives from the Southbridge Police Department, acting on recent tips regarding street-level drug distribution, arrested four individuals on drug-related charges Tuesday afternoon. Surveillance operations led to the apprehension of the suspects after a suspected drug transaction was observed around 4:40 p.m. The vehicle involved was subsequently stopped...
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