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Shots fired incident under investigation in Griswold
GRISWOLD, CT (WFSB) – State police are investigating after shots were fired in Griswold on Thursday evening. Troopers responded to the area of North Main Street. Police said the scene was still active as of 9 p.m. No further information was available.
Plainfield police: 88-year-old drives through stop signal, causes crash
PLAINFIELD, CT (WFSB) - An elderly person drove through a stop signal and caused a crash in Plainfield, according to police. They identified the driver as 88-year-old Noella Deroko. The crash happened at the intersection of Norwich and Cemetery roads around 12:20 p.m. on Wednesday. It involved two vehicles. Police...
Two Plainfield residents arrested for operating a drug factory, other charges: what we know
Two Plainfield residents were arrested on a number of charges Monday, including operating a drug factory. At approximately 9:58 a.m. on Monday, members of the Plainfield Police Department arrested Jamie Dionne, 51, and Pamela Dionne, 38, both of Plainfield. While on patrol, an officer observed a tan Cadillac traveling northbound...
Bensalem man was high, speeding and unlicensed in crash that killed couple: police
A 31-year-old Bensalem man who authorities say was high on drugs, has been charged with fleeing the scene of an accident that killed a Connecticut couple before he allegedly stole and crashed a dump truck in a failed get-away attempt. John T. Wadlinger was arraigned Wednesday on three dozen offenses...
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...
Thieves snatch $4,000 worth of items from Ulta in Lisbon
LISBON, CT (WFSB) - A trio of suspects stole $4,000 worth of merchandise from an Ulta in Lisbon over the weekend. State police said it happened at the River Road business on Saturday around 8:25 p.m. Troopers said three people went into the store, took the items, then fled in...
Shots fired at residence on Cliff Street in Norwich CT. Here's what we know
Gunshots were fired into a residence on Cliff Street in Norwich on Monday. Norwich Police said that at approximately 5:25 p.m. Monday, the dispatch center received several 911 calls reporting shots fired in the area of Cliff Street and North Cliff Street in Norwich. Numerous patrol officers responded to the...
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 ...
Fire rips through business in Gales Ferry
GALES FERRY, CT (WFSB) - A big fire ripped through a business in Gales Ferry on Wednesday night. According to investigators, it broke out in a building at R.B. Kent & Son Inc on Baldwin Hill Road. Firefighters said they responded around 9 p.m. The fire chief told Channel 3...
CT multi-family home riddled with bullets during shooting
A multi-family home in Norwich was peppered with bullets during a shooting on Monday evening. Officers received several 911 calls around 5:25 p.m. reporting shots fired in the area of Cliff and North Cliff Streets, according to the Norwich Police Department. Patrol officers who responded found evidence of a shooting before the department’s Detective Division responded to the scene. Police said ...
Ledyard woman disputes animal cruelty charges
Ledyard ― Precious Michaud of Ledyard says she is the kind of animal lover that throws themed birthday parties for her pets and bought name brand booties for Lulu, her 2-year-old cocker spaniel. But last month police seized nine animals from the Highland Drive home Michaud shares with her...
Police logs ― May 15, 2024
Celso A. Ajche Vicente, 40, of 66 Convent St., Norwich, was charged May 7 with driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs. Robert F. Fox, 55, of 31 1/2 Lester Ave., Pawcatuck, was charged May 7 with second-degree breach of peace and Saturday with violation of a protective order.
40 people worked to save 2 horses stuck in mud for 7 hours
About 40 people worked together to save two horses who were stuck in the mud in New England for more than seven hours on Saturday. The horses had wandered almost a mile into the woods in a swampy area on a farm in Lebanon, Conn., according to the Lebanon Volunteer Fire Department. The horses then got stuck in the mud and water.
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