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North Haven police seek help in identifying many shoplifting suspects
NORTH HAVEN, Conn. (WTNH) — Police are seeking the public’s assistance in identifying numerous suspects caught on camera shoplifting. Investigators say there have been many incidents in recent days, with thousands of dollars worth of goods stolen. Police released photos with suspects appearing to steal a cart full of laundry detergent, a handful of boxes, […]
Man found dead at Conn. park was shot: police
An investigation is underway after a man was found shot and killed at a park on the Manchester-East Hartford town line on Sunday night. East Hartford police officers found a man in Wickham Park behind 1211 Tolland Street just after 10:30 p.m. Police have identified the victim as a 31-year-old...
New Details Emerge After Teens Shot, Killed In Hartford
The incident occurred in Hartford around 10:30 p.m., Saturday, May 4, at 94 Hendicxsen Ave. According to Lt. Aaron Boisvert, officers responded after receiving multiple 911 callers reporting shots fired. The teens, Lavante Brown, age 19, of Hartford, and Aydin Davis, age 16, of Bloomfield, were found in the building...
Woman Hit, Killed On Busy Hamden Roadway
The incident occurred in New Haven County around 11 p.m., Friday, May 3, at 2320 Dixwell Ave., in Hamden. According to Lt. Raymond Quinn of the Hamden Police, the victim was transported to the hospital, and the initial report was that the injuries were not believed to be life-threatening. Quinn...
CT authorities trace middle school bomb threat to Bradley International Airport, detain suspect
One person was detained Monday after a bomb threat directed toward a school in Rocky Hill was found to have come from Bradley International Airport. Police officers in the morning hours were dispatched to Griswold Middle School on the report of a bomb threat, according to the Rocky Hill Police Department. Police said the school was evacuated as authorities used a bomb-detecting dog during a ...
A CT woman’s ‘life just shattered’ when her twin died in a house fire. Could it have been prevented?
Five years after her twin brother died in a fire in a rooming house, Clarice Elerabi feels like “half of me is now gone.” Michael Randall Sr. died May 5, 2019, at 150 West St. in the Hill neighborhood of New Haven, in what Elerabi’s lawyer claims was an illegal rooming house. Randall and another man who died in the fire, Corey Reed, lived on the third floor, where two apartments had been ...
I-95 reopens in Connecticut after gas tanker fire damaged Norwalk overpass
NORWALK, Conn. -- A busy stretch of Interstate 95 in southwestern Connecticut reopened to traffic this weekend, just a few days after a gasoline tanker fire damaged an overpass and forced the highway to close in both directions. Traffic was back up and running in both directions Monday morning "at...
Fair Haven Teachers Thanked With Ice Cream & Soda
Fair Haven School teachers took a quick break from keeping students afloat for the remainder of the school year — to receive thanks and complimentary root beer floats from the mayor and superintendent, as part of National Teacher Appreciation Week. Fair Haven School leaders joined New Haven Public Schools...
Crews respond to wreck on Berlin Turnpike
BERLIN, Conn. (WFSB) - First responders rushed to a crash on Rt. 5 late Sunday night. It occurred on the Berlin Turnpike close to Selden Street. According to the Berlin Volunteer Fire Department, a person had to be removed from one of the vehicles. The severity of the victim’s injuries...
Cloudy and warmer start to the new workweek
Happy Monday! We have a cloudy start to the new workweek with warmer temperatures on tap. There will be considerable clouds on Monday with some sunshine. There is a very slight chance of a late afternoon or evening shower or thunderstorm. Highs on Monday will be in the upper 70s.
Fate of CT man charged in 2016 fatal shooting of man and woman in hands of jury
The trial of Brandon Letman on two murder charges is now in the hands of the jury, nearly eight years after two people were gunned down in Hartford’s North End. A 12-person jury was sent into the deliberation room about 4:30 p.m. Monday after attorneys for both sides gave their closing arguments at the end of the trial, taking another step toward possible closure for the families of ...
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