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Police arrest woman accused of abandoning dog in the woods in Conn.
Police have arrested a woman they say abandoned a dog in South Windsor last month. Janiya Bradford, 26, of Manchester, turned herself in on Thursday and was charged with cruelty to animals. She is accused of attaching the dog's collar to a large tree branch in the Frank Niederwerfer Wildlife...
‘I’m Not Playing’: Man Threatens Willimantic Staples Workers Over Denied Return, Police Say
The Windham County incident happened in Willimantic, at the Staples store on Storrs Road. Connecticut State Police said a store supervisor contacted the agency on Thursday, April 11, after discovering a concerning post from a customer on the social media platform, X. In the post, which was directed at Staples...
Coventry police: FL man defrauded victim of $135,000
COVENTRY, CT (WFSB) - A man from Florida was arrested for defrauding a victim in Coventry out of $135,000. Osmaldy De La Rosa Nunez, 29, of Orlando, committed the wire fraud crime in Aug. 2022, according to Coventry police. According to police, the suspect communicated with the victim as an...
FOX61 gets exclusive look inside the Woodstock home at the center of 12-hour police standoff
WOODSTOCK, Conn. — We are learning new information about what led up to a home invasion and police standoff that rocked the rural Windham County town of Woodstock Wednesday. According to police, what happened at the Woodstock Road home involves homeless people with addiction problems. The home is owned by an older couple who say they try to help the homeless by letting them stay there.
CT National Guard vehicle catches fire on I-91 in Windsor
A Connecticut National Guard vehicle caught fire on Interstate 91 North in Windsor, state police said. Traffic was slowly getting by as rush hour came to an end on Friday evening. The two right lanes of traffic were closed and traffic was backed up in the area. The highway has...
Emergency crews respond to structure fire in Hampden
HAMPDEN, Mass. (WGGB/WSHM) - Hampden crews responded to a fire in Hampden on Saturday afternoon. According to the Wilbraham Regional Emergency Communications Center, firefighters were on scene for reports of a structure fire on Main Street. Officials have just reported that the fire has been put out. No word on...
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