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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...
‘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...
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...
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.
CT man charged with manslaughter after allegedly selling fatal dose of fentanyl disguised as painkiller
A Putnam man has been charged with allegedly selling fentanyl disguised as a less-potent prescription painkiller to a woman who fatally overdosed nearly four years ago. Rohan “G” Robinson, 38, was arrested Wednesday and charged with second-degree manslaughter and illegal sale of a controlled substance in connection with the death of a woman in Stafford in 2021, according to Connecticut State ...
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...
CT National Guard vehicle catches fire on I-91 in Windsor
A Connecticut National Guard vehicle caught fire on Interstate 91 North in Windsor, state police said. Traffic was slowly getting by as rush hour came to an end on Friday evening. The two right lanes of traffic were closed and traffic was backed up in the area. The highway has...
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...
Bomb threat forces evacuation of school in Bloomfield
A magnet school in Bloomfield was evacuated Friday morning due to a bomb threat, according to police. Officers responded to the Global Experience Magnet School on South Griffin Road around 8:15 a.m. after school security noticed some graffiti in a bathroom that was percieved as a bomb threat, police said.
FOX61 gets exclusive look inside the Woodstock home at the center of 12-hour police standoff
WOODSTOCK, Conn. — We are learning new information about what led up to a home invasion and police standoff that rocked the rural Windham County town of Woodstock Wednesday. According to police, what happened at the Woodstock Road home involves homeless people with addiction problems. The home is owned by an older couple who say they try to help the homeless by letting them stay there.
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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