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15 Cars Broken Into At CT Hospital 15 Cars Broken Into At CT Hospital
15 Cars Broken Into At CT Hospital Police are investigating after some 15 vehicles were broken into in the parking area of a Connecticut hospital. The incident occurred in New Haven County around 1:20 p.m., Monday, May 13, at Gaylord Hospital in Wallingford. According to Officer Alex Torres of the Wallingford Police, responding officers found at least 15 employee vehicles had been broken into.  Many had their windows smashed and wallets and valuables taken, Torres said. Several vehicles were parked by the softball field and in the parking area.  The department asks anyone with information to contact the departmen…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Car Crashes Into CT Apartment Complex Damaging Structure Car Crashes Into CT Apartment Complex Damaging Structure
Car Crashes Into CT Apartment Complex Damaging Structure A car crashed into a Connecticut apartment building after the driver failed to make a turn and drove straight into the complex, according to police. The incident took place in New Haven County around 9 p.m., Tuesday, Feb. 13 in Wallingford at 327 South Elm St. According to Lt. Stephen Jaques of the Wallingford Police, officers discovered that a gray 2016 Kia Optima crashed into the front side of the complex causing damage to the structure.  The driver of the Kia was transported to the hospital for evaluation of suspected minor injuries. No other injuries were reported, …

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by Kathy Reakes
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AR-15 Stolen From DEEP Vehicle In CT During Smash/Grab Thefts, Police Say AR-15 Stolen From DEEP Vehicle In CT During Smash/Grab Thefts, Police Say
AR-15 Stolen From Deep Vehicle In CT During Smash/Grab Thefts, Police Say An AR-15 rifle was stolen out of the vehicle of a Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection vehicle parked at a home. The incident took place in New Haven County around 6:30 a.m., Wednesday, July 26 in Wallingford. An officer on routine patrol noticed a vehicle parked in front of a home with one of its passenger windows smashed out, said  Sgt. Stephen Jaques of the Wallingford Police. After investigation, officers determined that the DEEP vehicle contained an AR-15 rifle in a secured and locked police mount.  The entire mount and rifle had been stolen from th…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Criminal Impersonation: CT Woman Used Stolen Debit Card To Go On Shopping Spree, Police Say Criminal Impersonation: CT Woman Used Stolen Debit Card To Go On Shopping Spree, Police Say
Criminal Impersonation: CT Woman Used Stolen Debit Card To Go On Shopping Spree, Police Say A 22-year-old Connecticut woman is accused of trying to take over a woman's financial life after someone stole her wallet, authorities said.  Litchfield County resident Audrey Bennett, of Woodbury, faces two counts of criminal impersonation and one charge each of identity theft, theft, and criminal attempt of larceny, Wallingford Police said on Friday, May 12. A New Haven County woman called Wallingford police on Jan. 17 after someone used her information to buy a new iPhone 14 from AT&T, authorities said. The woman told investigators that someone had stolen her wallet from her car…

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by Josh Lanier
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Police Search For Pickup Truck Connected To Hit-Run CT Crash Police Search For Pickup Truck Connected To Hit-Run CT Crash
Police Search For Pickup Truck Connected To Hit-Run CT Crash Police are asking the public for help locating a pickup truck that allegedly fled a hit-and-run crash that injured two juveniles in Connecticut. The crash took place in New Haven County around 5:30 p.m., Wednesday, Sept. 14 in Wallingford, on Highland Avenue in the area of Johnson Road. A preliminary investigation by members of the Wallingford Police revealed that three juveniles had been walking along Highland Avenue when two of the three were struck by a dark-colored pickup truck traveling west on Highland Avenue, said Sgt. Stephen Jaques, of the Wallingford Police. …

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by Kathy Reakes
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Sign Of The Times? CT City Starts Community-Service Police Unit Sign Of The Times? CT City Starts Community-Service Police Unit
Sign Of The Times? CT City Starts Community-Service Police Unit Amid the terse, national debate on police operations, a Connecticut city has developed a new law enforcement unit dedicated to community service. The new unit appears to address two sides of the policing debate: the demand for more community services - something the Defund the Police movement has championed - without cutting funding for police - which is something the Back the Blue campaign has promoted.  On Monday, Nov. 9, the new Community Impact Unit of the Wallingford Police was announced.  The goal of the unit is to free up patrol officers from responding to less-intense pol…

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by Kristin Palpini
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Danbury Man Faces Host Of Charges After Fleeing 115 MPH I-84 Chase On Foot Danbury Man Faces Host Of Charges After Fleeing 115 MPH I-84 Chase On Foot
Danbury Man Faces Host Of Charges After Fleeing 115 MPH I-84 Chase On Foot A local man faces a host of charges after taking police on a high-speed chase reaching speeds of 115 miles per hour in a stolen vehicle. Nathaniel Calloway, 28, was arrested after Connecticut State Troopers attempted to stop him on Monday on I-84 for a suspended vehicle registration, Trooper Kelly Grant said. When the trooper pulled out to stop Calloway he sped up reaching speeds of 115 mph before the trooper lost sight of him, Grant said. A minute or so later, the trooper came upon the vehicle that had rolled on the right shoulder of I-84. As he approached the vehicle, Calloway jumped out…

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by Kathy Reakes