Connecticut flags lowered to half-staff to honor Newtown fire chief
Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont ordered U.S. and state flags lowered to half-staff in honor of Sandy Hook Volunteer Fire and Rescue Company Fire Chief William Halstead, who died Friday after responding to...
View ArticleDEEP identifies Waterford man killed in Portland boat crash, 7 others injured
At least one person is dead and seven people were injured after a boating accident on the Connecticut River on Sunday, officials said.
View ArticleStratford woman found dead in vehicle in Westport
A Stratford woman was found dead in a car in Westport on Sunday night, police said.
View ArticleEast Windsor man pleads guilty to drug crime in oxycodone scheme
Federal prosecutors said Kemp obtained blank prescription paper from employees of various Connecticut medical practices. He admitted in court that he kept some of the prescription paper for himself and...
View ArticleMiddletown man charged with allegedly impersonating a police officer
A Middletown man was arrested on a charge of impersonating a police officer, the Connecticut State Police said Monday.
View ArticleOfficials recover body in pond at Cheshire’s Mixville Park
Rescue crews found a body in the pond where a teenage boy was last seen swimming at Mixville Park in Cheshire, police said on Monday afternoon.
View ArticleMan in critical condition after medical episode while in police custody in...
A 37-year-old man was found unresponsive in a holding cell at the Manchester Police Department on Sunday, police said.
View ArticleAfter scandal, New Britain fire department and union reach deal for random...
New Britain and its fire union have reached a deal for random drug testing nearly six months after the drug-related death of an off-duty 36-year-old firefighter led to revelations of drug use in...
View ArticleWoman seriously injured in wrong-way crash on Route 8 in Waterbury
A woman was seriously injured and two men suffered minor injuries in a wrong-way crash on Route 8 in Waterbury on Monday night.
View ArticlePolice: Four people hospitalized after stabbing in Hamden
Four people were hospitalized after a stabbing in Hamden on Monday evening, police said.
View ArticleNew Britain man charged with assaulting Southington cop during scuffle
The officers attempting to take Sunday Okoro into custody “encountered resistance” after he became very agitated and combative while screaming at officers in an excited state, police said.
View ArticleNew Haven police charge 17-year-old after two men were injured in shooting
A 17-year-old boy was arrested and charged after two men were shot in New Haven on Monday, according to the New Haven Police Department.
View ArticleVernon police investigating death of 57-year-old woman
The Vernon Police Department is investigating the death of a 57-year-old woman on Tuesday.
View ArticleWindsor Locks man sentenced to five years for role in 2020 assault, attempted...
A Windsor Locks man was sentenced to five years in prison on Tuesday for his role in the August 2020 assault and attempted shooting of a juvenile in Rockville, according to a release from the...
View ArticleCT man gets 22 years in prison for child exploitation offense
Wayne Marcell, 36, also was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Victor A. Bolden in Bridgeport to 10 years of supervised release and a $30,000 fine, according to federal authorities.
View ArticleHartford apartment owner pleads guilty in mortgage fraud scheme that could...
Court filings show that in one case, Jacob Deutsch went to extraordinary length - renting furniture and recruiting phony tennants - to persuade lenders to refinance BH Property Management’s $1.2...
View ArticleJuvenile arrested for alleged armed robbery at a home in Newington
A juvenile was arrested after an alleged armed robbery inside a residence in Newington on Monday afternoon, police said. Officers have identified two other suspects, and arrest warrants are pending.
View ArticleWindsor man arrested after allegedly threatening hospital staff
A Windsor man was arrested on threatening charges after allegedly telling his counselor he intended to obtain a pistol permit and a gun to kill staff at Mount Sinai Hospital in Hartford, according to...
View ArticleNew Haven man to plead guilty to cyberstalking charges in Massachusetts
A New Haven man has agreed to plead guilty to charges of threatening, harassing and intimidating a Massachusetts woman through social media and email, according to the U.S. Attorney’s office in the...
View ArticleSeymour man sentenced to over five years for federal drug, gun charges
A Seymour man was sentenced to 5 1/2 years on federal narcotics distribution and firearm possession charges on Tuesday, according to the U.S. Attorney’s office in Connecticut.
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