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One dead in early morning tractor trailer crash
HARTFORD, Conn. (WFSB) - One person is dead following a tractor trailer crash early Saturday morning. According to emergency officials, the crash occurred at the intersection of Middletown and Foxon Avenues and involved a tractor trailer and one other vehicle, a black BMW. A fire broke out, causing significant damage to both vehicles.
Fatal hit-and-run crash under investigation in Waterbury
WATERBURY, Conn. (WTNH) — An early morning hit-and-run accident has left one pedestrian dead in Waterbury. The Waterbury Police Department arrived at 62 Chase Ave. at around 2:12 a.m. for a hit-and-run motor vehicle accident involving a pedestrian. Officers at the scene found 46-year-old Dwayne Hunter, who had been struck in the roadway. Hunter was driven to Saint Mary’s Hospital where he died […]
Meriden Mall Powder Attack Suspect Arrested: Police
The New Haven County incident happened on Thursday, May 16 in Meriden. Cindy Luzunaris, age 42, walked into Windsor, a women’s clothing store at the Meridan Mall, located at 470 Lewis Avenue, just before 12:45 p.m., authorities said. The Meridan resident then reportedly threw a powdery substance into an...
Middletown police are looking for larceny suspects who stole from 3 stores
MIDDLETOWN, Conn. — The Middletown Police Department is attempting to identify two larceny suspects who stole from three city stores on Tuesday. According to a Facebook post by police, the two suspects allegedly stole $237.88 worth of merchandise, including Yankee candles, Tampax, and leggings from the Washington St. store.
Waterbury woman who defrauded Medicaid sentenced to 11 months in prison
HARTFORD, Conn. — A Waterbury woman was sentenced to 11 months in prison on Wednesday in Hartford Superior Court for defrauding Medicaid, according to a release on Thursday from the state’s Division of Criminal Justice. Adrieonna Fisher, 30, billed the government health insurance program for Personal Care Assistant...
Northern Westchester CVS Incident Involving Woman Leads To Chase, 3 Arrests
Three Connecticut men were apprehended after an incident involving a woman in a CVS parking lot in New York led to a police chase and separate crashes.The chain of events began around 4:30 p.m. Friday, May 17 in Northern Westchester County.The North Castle Police Department received a call from a p…
State police trooper injured while conducting traffic stop in Middlebury
MIDDLEBURY, Conn. (WTNH) — A state police trooper is injured after he and his cruiser were struck while conducting a traffic stop Friday night on I-84 in Middlebury. At around 11:18 p.m., a state police trooper pulled over a 2006 Hyundai Sonata one mile west of exit 17 on I-84. Although the police cruiser’s emergency lights were […]
New AMR EMTs earned while they learned
WATERBURY, Conn. (WTNH) — The Waterbury area has a new batch of EMTs as part of a new trend. Instead of paying for their training, they got a paycheck while being trained to save lives. American Medical Response in Waterbury is Connecticut’s latest emergency response company to roll out an “earn while you learn” program. On […]
Connecticut’s Old State House celebrates its 228th Birthday
HARTFORD, Conn. (WTNH) – The building has been threatened many times over the last two centuries but the Connecticut Old State House is still standing to celebrate its 228th birthday. The Old State House held the first Connecticut legislature in 1796 and was the home for all three branches of the state’s government until 1878. […]
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