Wethersfield names new town manager, enters final weeks of controversial...
After a tumultuous year, Wethersfield on Monday night chose Frederick Presley, a county administrator in Virginia, as its new town manager.
View ArticlePolice charge second man in connection with Hartford triple shooting that...
Lamont Fields, 24, of 76 Webster St., Hartford, was charged Tuesday with murder, conspiracy to commit murder, criminal possession of a firearm and two counts of first-degree assault, police said.
View ArticleFederal authorities charge Hartford man with drug dealing, gun crimes
During a search of the car, police allegedly found fentanyl, crack cocaine and a Polymer handgun known as a “ghost gun” manufactured on a hi-tech copy machine, along with an extended magazine loaded...
View ArticleNew Britain man charged in Farmington armed robbery
The department has identified two other suspects involved in the robbery and expect to make additional arrests, police said.
View ArticleHartford exhibit among events spotlighting native son and world famous...
Pastoral scenes from his boyhood inspired Hartford native Frederick Law Olmsted’s vision of public space as a calming “third place” away from home and work. Exhibits, talks and events honor Olmsted's...
View ArticleSupreme Court finds loophole in state gun law: Some out-of-state drug...
Had the applicant for the permit been convicted of a similar, non-felony crime in Connecticut, the permit would have been denied under state law establishing fitness requirements for gun owners.
View ArticleTrooper charged with manslaughter in deadly 2020 police shooting of Mubarak...
Trooper Brian D. North, who investigators say fatally shot 19-year-old Mubarak Soulemane after a chase into West Haven in 2020, was charged with first-degree manslaughter with a firearm, Inspector...
View ArticleReport: Connecticut trooper’s use of deadly force ‘not justified’ in Mubarak...
After an extensive investigation, Inspector General Robert J. Devlin Jr. released a report on Wednesday that establishes that Trooper Brian D. North's use of deadly force against Mubarak Soulemane was...
View ArticleNo cause determined for Hartford fires that displaced more than 50 people
More than 50 people were displaced from their homes after two fires in Hartford this week, a fire official said. No one was injured.
View ArticleState police pursuing Killingly suspected felon wanted on endangerment charge
State police are asking for the public’s help in finding a suspected felon from Killingly.
View ArticleGlastonbury police lieutenant facing charges in car crash announces resignation
A Glastonbury police lieutenant will resign after being arrested on charges that he repeatedly lied to Enfield police about wrecking his car while driving drunk, according to a letter obtained Thursday.
View ArticleFifty dogs and cats rescued from a burning kennel in Westport
Firefighters rescued about 50 dogs and cats from a burning kennel in Westport late Wednesday. Three people in an upstairs apartment had to jump to escape the flames.
View ArticlePolice: Four officers sickened by chemical substance in Windsor home
Five people — including four police officers — were sent to the hospital Thursday when they were overcome by a substance in a Windsor house.
View ArticleFeds: New Haven crack dealer gets prison
The FBI’s New Haven Safe Streets/Gang Task Force and New Haven Police Department conducted an investigation in 2020 into narcotics trafficking and related criminal activity in and around New Haven.
View ArticleAfter two years of grief and frustration, Mubarak Soulemane’s family is...
Since the Jan. 15, 2020 shooting, Mubarak Soulemane's family has been grappling with grief while fighting for justice. On Thursday, they said they felt the weight they’ve been bearing on their...
View ArticleEast Hartford police: Man sexually assaulted 15-year-old in hotel room
A Hartford man was arrested Wednesday after the sexual assault of a 15-year-old girl in East Hartford, police say.
View ArticleConnecticut wildlife study seeks public help to gauge mallard ducks’ health...
Connecticut wildlife biologists seek the public’s help in gauging the reproductive health of mallard ducks in the state.
View ArticleConnecticut cop accused of drinking on job, ignoring calls pleads guilty
The former Norwalk officer pleaded guilty to misdemeanor larceny and reckless endangerment charges.
View ArticleIgnited wax may have sparked destructive fire in downtown Seymour, fire...
A fire that injured two firefighters and destroyed several businesses in downtown Seymour Wednesday may have started when a store worker was polishing merchandise, a fire official says.
View ArticleBloomfield Democratic Town Committee challengers win in primary after lawsuit...
A coalition of Bloomfield Democrats vying for town committee seats have won a double victory - first in court and this week in a primary.
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