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Drunk, Machete-Carrying Driver Among Duo Nabbed In Tolland County Traffic Stop, Police Say
Connecticut State Police said parkgoers in Tolland County called 911 at around 3 p.m. Monday, July 15, about two men seen carrying machetes and stumbling in a wooded area in Columbia, near Recreation Fields on Hennequin Road. The men then drove off and witnesses provided troopers with a description of...
Men arrested for stealing cooking oil from Ellington restaurant
ELLINGTON, CT (WFSB) – Two men are facing charges for allegedly stealing cooking oil from a restaurant in Ellington, according to state police. State police said 34-year-old Jonathan Gutierrez Rosario and 29-year-old Ronald Gutierrez-Santos were charged with possession of burglar’s tools, criminal trespass second-degree, and larceny fourth-degree. It...
1 dead, 1 injured after Manchester head-on crash: Police
MANCHESTER, Conn. — A woman died and another was injured after a head-on crash in Manchester Monday, according to the town's police department Tuesday. Police said they went to the area of Highland Street at 7:59 p.m. on Monday after receiving a report about the crash. Investigators who arrived...
Police Seek Jewelry Owner Following Vandalism at Killingly Cemetery
The incident occurred in Windham County on Sunday, July 14, at the Holy Cross Cemetery in Killingly. According to Connecticut State Police, troopers and Killingly Police responded to the cemetery on Maple Street after receiving a report of criminal mischief. A witness reported someone causing damage to multiple grave sites...
Man accused of pointing knife at Windham grocery store manager, others
WINDHAM, Conn. (WTNH) — Connecticut State Police officials say a Canterbury man was arrested Sunday after allegedly pointing a knife at the manager and customers at a grocery store. Troopers and Willimantic police officers responded to a grocery store at 422 Route 32 around 6:08 p.m. for report of an active disturbance. Investigators learned the […]
Man who left Bloomfield halfway house for court and failed to return pleads guilty to escape charge
A Connecticut man has pleaded guilty to escaping a halfway house where he was serving out the remainder of a prison sentence in connection with a federal firearm charge. Jonathan McEwen, 34, formerly of Vernon pleaded guilty Tuesday in federal court in New Haven to escaping from the custody of the Attorney General, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Connecticut. ...
Alfredo Pizarro-Franco Killed In Wrong-Way Crash With SUV:PD
Alfredo Pizarro-Franco was driving the opposite way of traffic along Hanover Street when he blew through the Mifflin Street intersection without stopping — slamming into the driver's side door of an SUV around 8:30 p.m., on Sunday, July 14, city police detailed in the release. He was taken to...
Reward offered after 2 dogs left tied to pole in Manchester
MANCHESTER, Conn. (WTNH) — Desmond’s Army is offering a reward for information leading to the arrest and prosecution of whoever is responsible for abandoning two dogs in the pouring rain over the weekend. The animal law advocacy group is offering a $5,000 reward. Manchester Animal Control officials said video footage showed a man walking the […]
Man facing murder charge in stabbing death of Windsor man: Hartford police
HARTFORD, Conn. — A man was arrested in connection to a fatal stabbing in April, according to the Hartford Police Department Monday. Peter Logan, 31, of Hartford is facing a murder charge following the death of Jason Williamson, 41, of Windsor, and was held on a $2 million bond, police said.
Teens arrested for shoplifting in South Windsor
SOUTH WINDSOR — Two 18-year-olds were arrested Monday for allegedly shoplifting merchandise worth approximately $164 from a Target store, police said. Brianna Anderson of Agawam, Massachusetts, and Jack D. Vandyke of Tariffville, Connecticut, were each charged with sixth-degree larceny and conspiracy to commit sixth-degree larceny, according to the South Windsor Police Department.
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