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CRIME & SAFETY
‘I’m Not Playing’: Man Threatens Willimantic Staples Workers Over Denied Return, Police Say
The Windham County incident happened in Willimantic, at the Staples store on Storrs Road. Connecticut State Police said a store supervisor contacted the agency on Thursday, April 11, after discovering a concerning post from a customer on the social media platform, X. In the post, which was directed at Staples...
Police arrest woman accused of abandoning dog in the woods in Conn.
Police have arrested a woman they say abandoned a dog in South Windsor last month. Janiya Bradford, 26, of Manchester, turned herself in on Thursday and was charged with cruelty to animals. She is accused of attaching the dog's collar to a large tree branch in the Frank Niederwerfer Wildlife...
Northern Westchester CVS Incident Involving Woman Leads To Chase, 3 Arrests
Three Connecticut men were apprehended after an incident involving a woman in a CVS parking lot in New York led to a police chase and separate crashes.The chain of events began around 4:30 p.m. Friday, May 17 in Northern Westchester County.The North Castle Police Department received a call from a p…
Middletown police are looking for larceny suspects who stole from 3 stores
MIDDLETOWN, Conn. — The Middletown Police Department is attempting to identify two larceny suspects who stole from three city stores on Tuesday. According to a Facebook post by police, the two suspects allegedly stole $237.88 worth of merchandise, including Yankee candles, Tampax, and leggings from the Washington St. store.
Police are looking for women who stole Tampax, candles, and more from Walgreens
MIDDLETOWN, CT (WFSB) - Middletown police need help identifying two women who stole items from the local Walgreens. On May 14, the two suspects stole $237.88 worth of merchandise including Yankee candles, Tampax, and leggings from the Walgreens on 311 Main Street. The suspects also stole from CVS on 308...
East Hampton police cruiser struck; driver of other vehicle cited
EAST HAMPTON, CT (WFSB) - A driver was found to be at fault for striking a police cruiser in East Hampton. Police said the driver hit the East Hampton cruiser as the driver left the parking lot of the Atlantic Gas Station on High Street on Friday morning. The cruiser...
1 injured in crash on entrance ramp to Rt. 2
NORWICH, Conn. (WFSB)—A driver in Norwich was injured during a crash on Wednesday. It occurred at 6:30 p.m. on the on-ramp to Rt. 2 eastbound, state police say. When firefighters arrived at the ramp from West Town Street, they found a wrecked vehicle but no rollover. It’s driver suffered...
Man hit by car in Hartford taken to hospital
A man who was hit by a car in Hartford on Saturday morning has been taken to the hospital and is recovering. Police said the man was hit at the intersection of Garden Street and Mather Street. He was taken a nearby hospital to be treated for his injuries. The...
Coventry police: FL man defrauded victim of $135,000
COVENTRY, CT (WFSB) - A man from Florida was arrested for defrauding a victim in Coventry out of $135,000. Osmaldy De La Rosa Nunez, 29, of Orlando, committed the wire fraud crime in Aug. 2022, according to Coventry police. According to police, the suspect communicated with the victim as an...
Double shooting under investigation in Hartford
HARTFORD, CT (WFSB) – Two people were shot in Hartford on Thursday afternoon, according to police. Authorities said the shooting happened on Homestead Avenue. Officers responded to a ShotSpotter activation in the area around 3:11 p.m. Two gunshot victims were dropped off at the hospital. Police said the victims,...
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