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CT restaurant inspections reveal roaches, rodent droppings, unsafe food practices
Roaches, rodent droppings, shrimp at room temperature and chicken thawing on a counter are among the conditions found separately at restaurants during inspections by the Central Connecticut Health District. Records from the district show at least 16 restaurants during January and February have had priority item violations found during routine health inspections. The Central Connecticut Health ...
Deadly stabbing under investigation in Hartford
HARTFORD, CT (WFSB) – A deadly stabbing is under investigation in Hartford on Thursday evening, according to police. Authorities said it happened on Plainfield Street. Officers responded to the area for the report of an unresponsive man inside of a car. The victim had a stab wound. He was...
Road closed after crash damages utility pole on Bloomfield Avenue
BLOOMFIELD, Conn. (WFSB)—On Wednesday, a motor vehicle crashed, closing parts of Rt. 218 in Bloomfield. The incident occurred late Wednesday afternoon at Bloomfield Avenue and Haviland Street. A utility pole was heavily damaged during a crash and must be repaired. The road remained closed very early Thursday morning. There...
Dog euthanized in Hartford after being abandoned with rosary beads tied to paw
HARTFORD, Conn. (WTNH) — A blind dog had to be euthanized on Thursday after she was found abandoned in Hartford. According to the Hartford Animal Shelter, the approximately 15-year-old dog was blind and barely moving when officials found her Wednesday on Brook Street. She was wearing a sweatshirt, a camo collar and had rosary beads […]
Families of two victims of fatal CT shooting in 2016 seeking long-awaited resolution to deaths
During hours of testimony on the first day of the trial for Brandon Letman this week, Ashley Spence’s sisters scarcely stopped crying as they sat in the courtroom. The tears continued to fall as more and more witnesses were called to the stand to testify in Letman’s case Wednesday, nearly eight years after 21-year-old Spence and 19-year-old Cameron Mounds, Jr. were gunned down. Letman, 31, is ...
Dog Abandoned Fastened To Tree in Connecticut Hiking Area
In South Windsor, Connecticut, police have launched an investigation following the discovery of an abandoned dog. Someone bound the dog — identified as a black and white Pit Bull named Kobe — to a tree within the Frank Niederwerfer Wildlife Sanctuary. The distressing event unfolded on Monday morning when local officers reached the sanctuary around […] The post Dog Abandoned Fastened To Tree in Connecticut Hiking Area appeared first on DogTime.
Man gets 45 years for 2020 murder in Hartford
HARTFORD, CT (WFSB) - A man was sentenced to 45 years in prison for the 2020 murder of a man in Hartford. Yamil Rohena, 28, of Hartford, learned his fate on Tuesday, according to Sharmese Walcott, Hartford Judicial District state’s attorney. Rohena shot and killed 27-year-old Kwadir Paris on...
Video, documents reveal more about East Hartford police lieutenant’s DUI arrest
EAST HARTFORD, CT (WFSB) - New video obtained by the Eyewitness News I-Team raises new questions about an East Hartford police officer’s arrest on charges he was driving under the influence. Lieutenant Joseph Ficacelli has been on desk duty since his arrest three months ago. His case is sealed.
Police investigate stolen car crash in Vernon
VERNON, Conn. (WTNH) — Police are investigating a car crash involving a stolen vehicle Wednesday night in Vernon. Police said that the northbound lane on Route 83 in the area of Cumberland Farms was closed due to the crash, but has since reopened. Officers have not released any details from the crash yet. This is […]
24-Year-Old Caught Going 120 MPH In Naugatuck: Police
Hartford County resident Jean Rivera, age 24, was arrested on Tuesday, April 24 in connection with an alleged reckless driving incident that happened in New Haven County earlier in the same day, Connecticut State Police announced. According to state police, at around 9 a.m., a trooper saw a black BMW...
Motorcyclist Goes Over 130 MPH On I-84 In Manchester: Police
The arrest stemmed from an incident in Hartford County on Tuesday, April 23, when a Connecticut State Police trooper in Manchester at the intersection of Buckland Hills Drive and Buckland Street saw a motorcyclist weave through traffic and straddle the center dividing lines to cut in front of other stopped vehicles, according to police.
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