Commission to nominate Connecticut’s first inspector general, an independent...
The state’s Criminal Justice Commission plans to interview Thursday and then nominate Connecticut’s first inspector general, a key position responsible for investigating police killings that was...
View ArticleStand Down program for CT veterans will be virtual and in-person
The annual Stand Down for Connecticut veterans on Thursday and Friday, a centralized fair of services and benefits guidance, will offer limited in-person care due to the coronavirus pandemic.
View ArticleWest Haven woman arrested after Facebook call for violence against cop,...
A West Haven woman was arrested Tuesday after she threatened a local officer on Facebook and the post was repeatedly shared, police say.
View ArticleVernon police make arrests in attempted murder case, still searching for...
Vernon police Tuesday night arrested two people who they say conspired to kill a teenager last month in the Rockville section of town.
View ArticleSuspect arrested in Tuesday’s workplace shooting in South Windsor, police say
A Springfield. Mass. man has been brought back to Connecticut and charged with assault in the wake of Tuesday's workplace shooting in South Windsor, police say.
View ArticleThird arrest made in 2019 murder of Hartford teen, police say
A third person has been arrested and charged in the murder of 17-year-old Usher Hanns, who was killed a year ago in Hartford when drive-by shooters opened fire on a crowded outdoor party.
View ArticleNew Britain Columbus statue may be headed for a new home after 79 years on...
The city’s Columbus statue is likely to still be in McCabe Park when Columbus Day arrives, but city leaders will soon be negotiating with a private Italian-American association to relocate it.
View ArticleFormer Republican lawyer accused of stealing campaign funds faces dozens of...
The former attorney accused last year of stealing state senate Republican campaign funds was arrested again Tuesday on dozens of felony forgery and identity theft charges in connection with financial...
View ArticleTwo men in custody after report of armed person prompted lockdowns at two...
Two men are under arrest and a pistol and high-capacity magazines have been recovered after an incident that prompted lockdowns at two Hartford schools Thursday morning.
View ArticleTwo people charged with murder of missing Waterbury woman whose remains were...
A Waterbury man and woman have been charged with the murder of a missing woman whose remains were discovered earlier this month in Black Rock State Park in Watertown.
View ArticleAvon dispute leads to state court decision on examining documents, but it’s...
Arguing that police aren’t entitled to require signatures from people viewing police records, an Avon man is appealing a recent court decision that went against him and the state’s Freedom of...
View Article‘My bad:’ South Windsor workplace shooting suspect says gun fired by...
The Springfield man who fired his gun in a South Windsor industrial park Tuesday, wounding two people -- including his boss, a relative -- says the gun discharged by accident.
View ArticleOwner of Southington luxury home, scene of raucous and ‘lifestyle’ parties,...
A rented McMansion in Southington was the scene of more than a dozen complaints this summer as hundreds of revelers arrived for bashes that included a “lifestyle” party, a police report released...
View ArticleU.S. Drought Monitor: Parts of Connecticut experiencing extreme drought
Long swaths of northern and eastern Connecticut are now experiencing an “extreme drought,” the second-driest level, the U.S. Drought Monitor says.
View ArticleStamford police make assault arrest after deadly outdoor party
Police have arrested a suspect who they say seriously wounded a man at a large weekend gathering in Stamford that turned deadly.
View ArticleMass COVID-19 testing at Department of Correction finds 241 inmates with virus
The Department of Correction’s second round of system-wide COVID-19 tests in the past two months discovered 241 inmates with the virus, but officials said they have not had an inmate show symptoms in...
View ArticleState police seek public’s help in Manchester double slaying
State police on Friday released photos of a suspect vehicle in a double homicide at a commuter lot in Manchester where car enthusiasts had gathered in early August.
View ArticleHartford police respond to reports of a dead body in the river
Police said they are responding to reports of a body in the Connecticut River.
View ArticleWarrant: Police tracked phone of suspected killer to area where missing...
Months after a body was left in a Watertown forest, wrapped in bags and bound by tape, Waterbury detectives tracked the phone of a city man through the area on the night they believe she was killed, an...
View ArticleNarcotics officers find $6,000 worth of illegal drugs in car, Vernon police say
Police said they stopped a car with illegal drugs in it in Vernon Thursday and arrested the two occupants, who they said had been dealing in the area.
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