CRIME & SAFETY
Willimantic police arrest man who assaulted officer, had machete and firearms in car
Willimantic Police arrested a man yesterday for having illegal firearms in his vehicle and assaulting a police officer when they pulled him over. An officer first noticed the man driving a vehicle with an illegal license plate on West Main Street and attempted to pull him over. The vehicle continued...
Money stolen from drive-through ATM in Norwich. Here's what we know.
An ATM at a local bank was heavily damaged and a significant amount of money was stolen. At approximately 8:50 a.m. on Sunday, members of the Norwich Police Department Patrol and Detective divisions responded to the Eastern Connecticut Savings Bank branch located at 666 West Main St. in Norwich for reported damage to the drive-through ATM. ...
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.
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.
Body found in Yantic River near Town Street in Norwich. What we know.
The body of an adult man was found in the Yantic River in Norwich. Norwich Police said that a fisherman called them at approximately 4:30 p.m. Wednesday in regards to a body found in the river. The body was found in the area of Stop & Shop at 70 Town St. in Norwich. ...
2 Ledyard women charged with animal cruelty
LEDYARD, Conn. (WTNH) – Two Ledyard residents were charged Wednesday with animal cruelty, according to Ledyard police. Quiana L. Durham, 33, and Precious Michaud, 28, were both charged with five counts of cruelty to animals after turning themselves in on active arrest warrants. The charges stem from a call police said Durham made to Ledyard […]
Norwich Fire Department completes rope rescue in just over 8 minutes
NORWICH, Conn. — The Norwich Fire Department completed a quick and impressive rope rescue on Thursday evening. Around 5:35 p.m. on May 2, Norwich Emergency Dispatch received a call from a resident at Indian Leap Condominiums on Yantic Street who reported someone was yelling for help from the west side of Indian Leap Falls, according to a release from the fire department.
U.S. Army sergeant arrested in Connecticut murder-for-hire scheme
MONTVILLE, Conn. (WTNH) — A second man, who is the original suspect’s brother and a U.S. Army sergeant, was arrested Thursday in connection to a murder-for-hire scheme to kill four people, including two juveniles, in Connecticut. Police arrested Jeremiah Peikert, 30, the brother of previously arrested Joshua Peikert, 32. Joshua was an inmate at the […]
70-year-old motorcyclist dies after crash in Bolton
BOLTON, Conn. (WTNH) – Connecticut State Police officials say a motorcyclist from Vernon died Wednesday after sustaining injuries in a crash on West Street. The driver was identified as 70-year-old Michael Demers in a police report. Troopers responded to the scene of Route 85 near West Street around 5 p.m. They determined a Suzuki motorcycle […]
Mass School Bus Driver Accused Of Raping Child Younger Than 14
A 32-year-old Marlborough man has been arrested and charged with raping a young boy last year when he visited the man's home, authorities announced this week. Derek Thistle, of Marlborough, was charged on Friday, May 3, with forcible rape of a child, aggravated rape of a child, indecent assaul…
Area police departments look at replacing troublesome handguns
East Lyme Police Lt. Michael Macek said he’s never had problems with the Sig Sauer handgun he carried for more than 22 years. But he said he and other administrators at the department who currently carry the Sig Sauer P320 will begin replacing them with Glock 45 9 mm handguns after seeing numerous reports from across the country of the handguns firing without the trigger being pulled.
Feds intercept semiautomatic pistols en route to Grafton Street in US mail
WORCESTER — Federal agents in January intercepted two semiautomatic pistols they say a South Carolina man mailed to Grafton Street, writing in recently filed court documents the man was also seen gunsmithing an AK-47-style firearm in a video he sent to the pistols’ intended recipient. Matheus Peroba, 20, of Summerville, South Carolina, sent at least three packages of guns through the mail in recent months — one to Worcester and two to Marlborough — federal agents allege...
Crews extinguish fire at scrap yard in Manchester
Crews extinguished a fire at a scrap yard in Manchester on Saturday. Firefighters responded to Ostrinsky Scrap on Parker Street around 11:30 a.m. for a report of an outside fire. Once there, crews found a large scrap and debris fire in the lot of the facility. Multiple crews brought the...
Police: East Lyme gadfly continues to vex officials
East Lyme ― David Godbout, a local man who has at times been barred from entering Town Hall without a police escort, was in court Thursday for allegedly impersonating a town employee. Godbout has a reputation for making prolific Freedom of Information requests and complaining to various state agencies...
Manchester police detain four, seize ‘ghost’ gun during auto theft operation
MANCHESTER — Officers from the Greater Hartford Regional Auto Theft Task Force detained four individuals, including a man with an active felony warrant, during a proactive detail on April 30. The task force, operating in Hartford, noticed Frankie Almodovar-Roman, 22, entering a vehicle with three others. Knowing Almodovar-Roman had...
Eagle Scout's Project Builds New K-9 Course for Conn. State Police Troop
TOLLAND, CT — With its K-9 obstacle course in a state of disrepair and a lack of funds to replace it, state police at Troop C looked to alternatives to create a course as special as its canine officers. And it was a soon-to-be Eagle Scout who accepted the...
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