CRIME & SAFETY
Woman Shot By Neighbor Through His Garage, Her Kitchen Wall In Stafford: Police
A 56-year-old Stafford was jailed for a shooting involving an innocent victim: His neighbor.The female victim, a resident of a home in North Stafford, said she was not sure what happened, but that she was bleeding profusely from her stomach around 12 a.m. Tuesday, April 30, the county sheriff's off…
South Windsor Woman Accused Of Keying Car At Stop & Shop
Hartford County resident Mimi L. Fluharty, age 62, of South Windsor, was arrested on Tuesday, April 30, for an incident in February at the Stop & Shop at 1739 Ellington Road in South Windsor. According to Lt. Mark Cleverdon of the South Windsor Police, Fluharty turned herself in to police...
1 person found dead on Main Street in Sturbridge
STURBRIDGE, Mass. (WGGB/WSHM) - One man was found dead on Main Street in Sturbridge on Tuesday. Police arrived on scene just after 2:15 p.m. around the Mill Yard for a report of an untimely death. Police say there is no threat to the public. Right now, no other information has...
Man, woman busted for drugs, including “grey death,” in Manchester
MANCHESTER, CT (WFSB) - Two people were arrested as part of a task force drug bust in Manchester. Police said they arrested Joseph Vasquez, 41, and Latoya Betts, 37 on April 26. They said a drug task force, along with members from the DEA and Manchester police, wrapped up an...
Police in Manchester apprehend 2 Hartford men with warrants, discover ghost gun
MANCHESTER, Conn. — Two Hartford men were apprehended by law enforcement in Manchester on Tuesday, according to a Wednesday release from the Manchester Police Department. Frankie Almodovar-Roman, 22, and Junior Jorge, 20, both had active warrants and were taken into custody, according to police. On Tuesday, members of the...
1 Hospitalized After I-84 Rollover Crash In Tolland
The Tolland County wreck happened at around 10 a.m. Monday, April 29, on I-84 in the town of Tolland, near Exit 69. Connecticut State Police said a 38-year-old New York man was driving a Hyundai SUV eastbound in the left lane when he suddenly veered across three lanes of traffic and went off the roadway.
Bus carrying elementary school children involved in crash in Vernon
A bus carrying elementary school children was involved in a crash in Vernon on Monday afternoon. No children were injured, but one parent asked to be taken to the hospital, according to school officials. The crash happened at the corner of Route 30 and Bamforth Avenue. School officials said six...
Manchester man sentenced to 4 years in prison for unlawfully possessing handgun
HARTFORD, Conn. — A fugitive felon who illegally possessed a loaded handgun was sentenced to four years in federal prison on Wednesday, according to a release from the U.S. Attorney for the District of Connecticut. Elliot Otero, 34, of Manchester, was sentenced in Hartford; his 4 years in prison...
CCSU student killed in rollover crash in Willington
A student at Central Connecticut State University was killed in a rollover crash in Willington over the weekend. State police said a 21-year-old man from Bethel was driving southbound on River Road on Saturday night around 10:15 p.m. when he lost control of his vehicle and caused the vehicle to roll over.
Employer of visiting nurse who was killed didn’t protect her and should be fined, safety agency says
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — A home health care company failed to protect a visiting nurse who was killed during an appointment with a convicted rapist at a Connecticut halfway house and should be fined about $161,000, federal workplace safety officials said Wednesday. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration released...
Pro-Palestine students arrested at UConn
Students protesting for Palestine were arrested at the University of Connecticut’s Storrs campus early Tuesday morning, according to university officials. The arrests included 24 students, and one former student. The students had created an encampment with nearly two dozen tents on campus in demands that the school divest from...
Man arrested for drunk driving in the wrong direction in South Windsor
SOUTH WINDSOR, CT (WFSB) - A man was hit with drunk and wrong-way driving charges after police pulled him over in South Windsor. Dwight Murphy, 60, of Windsor, was arrested on Friday and charged with operating under the influence and driving the wrong way on a divided highway. A patrol...
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