New Haven pedestrians being shot by paint balls in drive-bys, police say
Police are asking for the public’s help in finding out who has been firing paintball guns out of car windows at passing motorists and pedestrians in New Haven. Some even fired at officers, police say.
View ArticlePolice find guns, drugs during Hartford raid, arrest six
Hartford police seized three handguns, including an untraceable “ghost gun,” and more than 500 packages of illegal drugs during an operation on a Parkville street corner that has long been troubled by...
View ArticleDaily coronavirus updates: Connecticut’s hospitalizations dip slightly, but...
Connecticut on Wednesday also reported a daily positivity rate of 4.2%, which brings the weekly average rate to a new five-month high.
View ArticleSouthington robbery victim identifies childhood friend as suspect; police...
A 19-year-old New Britain man has been arrested and charged for his involvement in a violent August robbery in Southington after one of the two victims in the case identified the man as a childhood...
View ArticlePolice: South Windsor robbery suspect held up store in Winsted, too
Police say they arrested a man in an armed robbery in South Windsor after linking him to a similar holdup more than 30 miles away.
View ArticleNew Haven store clerk shot in back, police say
A convenience store clerk who was shot in the back Wednesday may have been the victim of a stray bullet, police say.
View ArticleWaterbury police make arrest in deadly hit-and-run
Police have arrested the driver they say is responsible for the hit-and-run death of a pedestrian in Waterbury last month. They say the pedestrian had been pushing a shopping cart across the street...
View ArticleGov. Lamont says towns need to clamp down on illegal crowds at restaurants in...
As COVID-19 tightens its hold on Connecticut once again and the state prepares to move back to the second phase of reopening on Friday, Gov. Ned Lamont has repeatedly called for strict enforcement of...
View ArticleUsing tests from federal government, Connecticut rolls out rapid testing for...
State officials hope to expand rapid testing to other school districts in coming days and weeks.
View ArticleStabbing victim “terrified” after suspect defies court order, Middletown...
A Middletown man accused of stabbing and slashing a woman eight times last month has been arrested again after he texted her in violation of a no-contact order, police say.
View ArticleAsthmatic Connecticut teacher who was told she can’t work remotely during...
A Norwalk teacher who suffers from asthma and cannot wear a face mask has sued the city’s school district after she was told she could not work remotely despite the increased risk if she contracts...
View ArticleFlorida authorities capture fugitive drama instructor who disappeared from...
A U.S. Department of State security officer investigating passport fraud tracked Douglas E. Bennett, now about 76, to his home in Clearwater.
View ArticleRain, snow from Hurricane Zeta’s remnants loosens drought’s grip on Connecticut
The remnants of Hurricane Zeta and the unusual October snowstrom it brought to the Northeast last week have finally broken a months-long drought’s hold on much of Connecticut, although the eastern half...
View ArticleMeriden police searching for driver, car involved in fatal hit-and-run crash
Meriden police are searching for the driver and car that struck and killed an elderly pedestrian Thursday afternoon on Old Colony Road.
View ArticleConnecticut issues official advisory asking residents to stay home from 10...
The advisory, which is not mandatory, goes into effect at 12:01 a.m. Friday.
View ArticleHartford police find handgun, drugs, missing teen girl during early morning...
When officers located him a few minutes later, they discovered he had in his car crack cocaine, a handgun and a 16-year-old girl reported missing by her mother in Bristol, police said.
View ArticleWest Hartford homeowners group warns apartment complex would ‘destroy’...
A proposal to build luxury apartments in West Hartford stirred up intense neighborhood opposition two years ago, and now a new version is drawing objections as well.
View ArticleEast Hartford settles with police officer who filed human rights complaint
The town council settled a police officer’s human rights complaint, giving her a lump sump payment and a year of paid leave in return for her retirement.
View ArticleWoman dies, man seriously injured, in head-on crash in Portland
One driver is dead and a second is in intensive care after a head-on crash in Portland Thursday, police say.
View ArticleTwo die in Windham trailer fire, town official says
Two people died in a trailer fire in North Windham early Friday, a town official says.
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