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Plainfield Police Investigating Gas Station Stabbing
Plainfield, CT – Police are investigating the circumstances that led to a 32-year-old man being stabbed in broad daylight at a Gulf gas station Thursday afternoon. At approximately 12:40 PM on Thursday, July 18th, 2024, the Plainfield Police Department, Atwood Hose Fire Company, American Legion (Moosup) Ambulance, and a Quinebaug Valley Paramedic were dispatched to 85 Moosup Pond Rd, Morgan Trucking, for a reported stabbing.
Police, Coast Guard capture suspect from Thames River
Jul. 18—NEW LONDON — Federal and local law enforcement on Thursday fished a man out of the Thames River on Tuesday afternoon after he had tried to elude capture for more than an hour by swimming between barges moored in the river. Police said officers and emergency medical officials originally responded to a call for an assault at Riverside Park. The suspect in the assault, who has been ...
Norwich officer accused of shoplifting at Walmart
NORWICH, Conn. (WTNH) — An officer with the Norwich Police Department has been placed on administrative leave after being accused of stealing food from a Walmart. Megan Crawford is a member of the patrol division, according to Norwich Police Chief Patrick Daley. She’s been with the department for three years and is now the subject […]
Two Rhode Island men sentenced to prison after 16 kilos of fentanyl, 2 ghost guns, $20,000 seized
Attorney General Peter Neronha announced that a pair of Providence men have been sentenced in Providence County Superior Court to serve a combined 41 years at the Adult Correctional Institutions for trafficking 16 kilograms of fentanyl and possessing two ghost guns. At a hearing on July 11, 2024, Superior Court...
VIDEO: Body Cam, Police & Court Records - The Story of the Francis’s Murder-Suicide
Through video, photos, police, and court records, GoLocal worked to unveil the tragic story of the murder of Stephanie Francis by her husband in front of their two children. It begs the question, why didn't the legal system protect her?. GoLocalProv has written nearly 100,000 stories over its 14-year history....
Man pulled from water in Westerly
A body was pulled from the water in Westerly Thursday. First responders said a 71-year-old man was seriously injured while body surfing at Weekapaug Beach. Police said he was wading in the water when waves crashed on him pushing him down into shallow spots. Officials said the man was given...
Stonington police officer, bystanders rescue truck driver
Jul. 17—STONINGTON — Police Officer Julia Rich and three bystanders are being commended for pulling a driver out of a box truck that crashed into a landscaping truck Tuesday morning on Route 2 in Pawcatuck and rolled over. Deputy Chief Todd Olson said the box truck carrying food came off the Exit 92 off-ramp of northbound Interstate 95 about 7:15 a.m. and struck a dump truck towing a ...
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