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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...
Woman Found Suffering From Stab Wounds On Brooklyn Sidewalk Dies At Hospital, Police Say
Officers were called at around 9:20 p.m. on Monday night to the area of Ritchie Highway and 4th Avenue, where they found a woman suffering from apparent stab wounds on the sidewalk. She was treated at the scene and rushed to Shock Trauma, where she later died from her injuries.
Police search for suspect who robbed bank at gunpoint
NORWICH, CT (WFSB) – A man robbed a Norwich bank at gunpoint on Tuesday, according to police. Authorities said it happened at the Centreville Bank on High Street. Someone called 911 and reported the bank was robbed and the suspect fled the scene. Video surveillance shows the suspect, who...
State police in Montville nab suspected serial shoplifter
Jul. 2—An East Haven man suspected of shoplifting thousands of dollars worth of items from at least three eastern Connecticut retailers was arrested again this week, this time by state police. Manuel Q. Rivera, 52, was charged Monday by state police with fourth-degree larceny in the June 1 theft of cologne and perfume from Ulta at 160 River Road in Lisbon. Police said Rivera loaded a basket ...
Two police officers injured after large fight breaks out at Jenkins Park
NORWICH, Conn. (WFSB) - A disturbance at Jenkins Park resulted in a large police presence Saturday night. Police say officers responded to Jenkins Park at Mechanic Street after a report of a disturbance. The call came in from an unknown female who wanted a police presence due to a possible...
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.
Family of five loses home, cars in Moosup house fire: What we know
A family of five is without a home after an early morning house fire in Moosup on Sunday. The Moosup Fire Department reported on its Facebook page at 7:08 a.m. Sunday that they were at a structure fire at 10 Cottage St. in Moosup. A GoFundMe has been established to...
State Police K9 tracks DUI suspect through woods, back yards in Montville
MONTVILLE, Conn. (WTNH) — A Connecticut State Police K9 helped locate a suspect wanted on multiple charges Saturday, according the police officials. K9 Zedo and his handler Trooper First Class Sulich were dispatched to locate a wanted person in the area of New London Turnpike and Old Fitch Hill Road around 6:30 p.m. Montville police […]
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...
2 pets missing, 5 people displaced after large fire at Plainfield, Conn. home
Two pets are missing and five people are displaced after a large fire at a home in Plainfield on Sunday morning. Firefighters were called to the home on Cottage Street around 6:30 a.m. for a report of a fire. When crews arrived, there was reportedly already heavy fire coming from...
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 […]
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...
Griswold man charged in 2023 fatal motor vehicle crash. Where the case stands
A Griswold man has been charged in an October 2023 fatal motor vehicle accident in Pomfret. On the night of Oct. 9, 2023, Connecticut State Police found Ian Gillis’ car at the bottom of a gulley in the area of Pomfret Street in Pomfret. Gillis, the operator of the vehicle, suffered suspected serious injuries and was transported via Life Flight to UMass Memorial Medical Center.
Griswold Man Charged in Fatal 2023 Pomfret Crash
Pomfret/Griswold, CT – A Griswold man has been arrested and charged with numerous charges, including Manslaughter and OUI, after crashing a vintage car last year where his passenger was killed and he was seriously injured. On Wednesday, June 19th, 2024, the operator of the vehicle, a 35-year-old man (34...
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