Former Bristol teacher charged with worker’s comp fraud
A woman who was working as a Bristol public school teacher when she tried to break up a fight between students has been charged with illegally collecting worker’s compensation benefits, state officials...
View ArticleConnecticut veterans’ unclaimed cremains to be buried with honors
Remains of eight veterans that were forgotten or abandoned in funeral homes are to be buried with full military honors on Friday in Middletown.
View ArticleFBI statistics show homicide, car thefts up in Connecticut during coronavirus...
Homicides and motor vehicle thefts jumped in Connecticut in 2020 while other crimes decreased, reflecting a nationwide mix in violent and property crime figures from an FBI report released Monday.
View ArticleNew York kayaker died in North Stonington lake, environmental agency says
The body of a New York man was pulled from a Connecticut lake Sunday. See where:
View ArticleMiddletown police say man stabbed woman after she accused him of stealing...
After a night of arguing with a woman who accused him of looting her Social Security benefits, a man stabbed her in the abdomen, declaring he would go to jail “for something he actually did,”...
View ArticleWaterbury police make arrests in back-to-back shootings that wounded two...
Police say they have made arrests in a pair of shootings in Waterbury last week that wounded two bystanders -- including a 10-year-old.
View ArticleVernon police searching for silver Ford involved in hit-and-run
Vernon police are searching for a light silver Ford Taurus that hit a pedestrian and a Walgreens on Talcottville Road Thursday around noon.
View ArticleWaterbury police searching for Ford Explorer responsible for fatal hit-and-run
Waterbury police are investigating a fatal, multiple vehicle crash that took place by Route 8 North Exit 35 at East Aurora Street around 8:40 p.m. Monday night.
View ArticleDanbury man faces federal child exploitation charges
A Danbury man is facing federal charges for child exploitation and pornography.
View ArticleShelton man arrested for selling fake iPhones online
A Shelton man is facing forgery and larceny charges for selling fake iPhones to at least two people online.
View ArticleMan found dead in state forest in Chester, investigation ongoing
State police are investigating the death of a man Tuesday in a state forest in Chester, the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection said.
View ArticleHartford teen charged with murder in fatal shooting of 19-year-old Makhi...
A Hartford teen has been charged with murder four months after the fatal shooting of 19-year-old Makhi Buckly, a local football standout and grandson of lifelong violence prevention advocate Carl...
View ArticleParking brake found in ‘set’ position in Farmington plane crash that killed...
The crash killed Courtney Haviland, 33, and her husband, William Shrauner, 31, both doctors from Boston. In addition to leaving a 1-year-old son, Haviland -- a Farmington native -- was pregnant with a...
View ArticleEnfield: Suspect hits police car while fleeing scene of a theft
Enfield police are searching for a suspect who hit a police car while fleeing the scene of a theft in progress Sunday around 1 p.m.
View ArticlePolice: Owner of East Haven residential facility where staff overdosed...
A man who failed to correct 19 fire code violations in his East Haven rooming house where two staff members overdosed while on the job last week has been arrested, police say.
View ArticleThieves try to steal ATMs in Wallingford and Cromwell and fail, trashing...
Thieves tried, but failed, to steal an ATM from a Cromwell pharmacy overnight, leaving it in shambles, police say.
View ArticleWholesale grocer to lay off 175 workers in Connecticut as Stop & Shop shifts...
A national wholesale grocer announced layoffs of 175 workers at its Suffield warehouse, a move likely prompted by the self-distribution strategy of a major customer.
View ArticleWoman hit, man shot during Middletown home invasion
A convicted felon who police say forced his way into a Middletown home where he hit a woman and shot a man Sunday night faces home invasion and attempted murder charges.
View ArticleInmate seriously injured during Suffield prison stabbing
An inmate was seriously injured when he was stabbed with a homemade weapon in a Suffield prison over the weekend, state police say.
View ArticleNew Britain-based criminal enterprise targeted ATMs, police say; leader faces...
After a year-long, multi-agency investigation, Middletown police have arrested the head of a New Britain-based criminal organization they say is responsible for ATM thefts in the city and around the...
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