CRIME & SAFETY
I-95 in Connecticut reopens after flaming crash left it closed for days
Interstate 95 in Connecticut reopened Sunday after a flaming crash involving a gasoline tanker scorched a bridge and left the roadway closed for days, officials said. Authorities shut the highway down in both directions after a three-vehicle crash Thursday involving a gasoline tanker, which burst into flames and damaged an overpass above I-95 in Norwalk. No one was seriously injured.Workers began demolishing the bridge on Friday and worked to repave damaged parts of the roadway in time for rush hour on Monday. “It is truly remarkable to complete this work in less than 80 hours,” Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont...
Woman faces charges for abandoning cats in Walmart parking lot, killing kitten
SOUTHINGTON, Conn. (WTNH) — Police arrested a resident of New Britain in connection with an incident involving the abandonment of two cats in a Walmart parking lot. Ana Rodriguez has been charged with two county of cruelty to animals after authorities found a dead kitten and an injured adult cat in the parking lot April […]
Investigation into gunshots fired at driver in Bristol leads to arrest
Bristol police have arrested a suspect who is accused of shooting at a driver, getting into another person’s car and then assaulting police officers who were taking him into custody. Police said the investigation started when they received several calls reporting a shooting on Stevens Street on Thursday. One...
Double-Fatal Shooting: Teens ID'd As Victims In Hartford
It happened around 10:30 p.m. Saturday, May 4, at an apartment complex in Hartford. The two victims in the incident at 94 Hendricxsen Ave. were found in a stairwell and later pronounced dead at Hartford Hospital. They were identified as Lavante Brown, age 19, of Hartford, and Aydin Davis, age...
Vernon, CT man arrested on multiple drug, firearm charges
VERNON — Law enforcement agencies, including the East Central Narcotics Task Force (ECNTF), the DEA Diversion Task Force, and Vernon Police Department, conducted a successful search and arrest operation at a Rockville residence on May 1, leading to the detention of a local man on numerous narcotics and firearms charges.
Some Connecticut police are replacing a handgun that can reportedly fire without being triggered
Some Connecticut police departments have either replaced or have taken steps to replace their officers’ duty weapons out of safety concerns, following reported incidents that those firearms allegedly fired without their triggers being pulled. The publicly reported incidents involved gunmaker Sig Sauer’s P320 handgun, the active duty weapon of...
CT Man Attempts To Suffocate Milford Woman
New Haven County resident Edgar Alamo, age 23, of Meriden, was arrested on the charges on Sunday, April 28 in Milford. According to the Milford Police, officers took custody of Alamo regarding two active arrest warrants stemming from separate incidents. Alamo is accused of throwing a woman to the floor...
23-Year-Old From Southington Killed In I-91 Windsor Crash
It happened in Hartford County just before 11 p.m. Saturday, May 4, in Windsor. Connecticut State Police said a 2024 Kawasaki was traveling northbound on I-91 south of Exit 36 when, for an unknown reason, it veered to the left and struck a median concrete barrier. The driver, Zachary Michael...
Shannon Marie Williams Sentenced For Attempted Murder
Shannon Marie Williams has been sentenced to 115 years in prison, with all but 50 years suspended, for her role in an arson incident that was reported in April 2022. At approximately 3 a.m. on April 5, 2022, prosecutors say that Williams conspired with two others to kill a person by throwing a molotov cocktail into the window of an apartment at the Bluffs of Hawthorn in the 10000 block of Hickory Ridge Circle in Columbia.
Woman dies after being struck by vehicle in Hamden
HAMDEN, Conn. (WTNH) — A woman has died from her injuries after being struck by a vehicle last night in Hamden. Last night at 10:52, Hamden officers arrived at 2320 Dixwell Ave. where they found a woman who had been struck by a vehicle. According to police, initial observation determined that the woman’s injuries “were not believed to be […]
Six people charged in CT drug trafficking ring involving large amounts of fentanyl, heroin, cocaine
Six people from Connecticut have been charged in connection with a drug trafficking ring based in the Norwalk area, officials said. The six people from Norwalk and Darien are facing federal charges after allegedly being involved in a drug ring that brought large amounts of fentanyl, heroin and cocaine into Connecticut from Ohio, New York and Texas and sold it throughout the Norwalk area, ...
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