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Rolling in Recognition: Keith Richards Honored With Governor's Award Of Excellence Rolling in Recognition: Keith Richards Honored With Governor's Award Of Excellence
Rolling in Recognition: Keith Richards Honored With Governor's Award Of Excellence Rolling Stones legend and longtime Connecticut resident Keith Richards is receiving the first-ever Connecticut Governor’s Award of Excellence, an honor celebrating those who embody the state’s values of creativity, passion, and generosity, Governor Ned Lamont announced on Monday, March 3.  Richards, a longtime Weston resident, is being recognized not only for his decades-long music career but his deep commitment to the local community. His support for organizations like SPHERE, which empowers adults with disabilities, and The Prospector Theater, which creates meaningful jobs through fil…

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by Josh Lanier
Police & Fire
CT Man Who Fled After Nearly Crashing Into Cruiser Apprehended, Police Say CT Man Who Fled After Nearly Crashing Into Cruiser Apprehended, Police Say
CT Man Who Fled After Nearly Crashing Into Cruiser Apprehended, Police Say A man who allegedly almost hit a Connecticut State trooper before fleeing a traffic stop in May has been arrested. State police in Hartford County arrested Christopher Nunez, age 32, of New Britain on Monday, Oct. 3 in connection with the Thursday, May 5 incident. According to state police, the incident took place around 3:30 p.m. on Whitehead Highway when a state trooper reported being nearly struck by a gray Toyota Highlander which merged into the trooper's lane without using a signal, according to an arrest warrant. The trooper activated his lights and sirens in an attempt to conduct a …

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by Kathy Reakes
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CT State Trooper Suspended Pending Sexual Assault Investigation CT State Trooper Suspended Pending Sexual Assault Investigation
CT State Trooper Suspended Pending Sexual Assault Investigation A Connecticut State Trooper has been taken off the force amid accusations of sexual assault. Constables in New Haven County were called to a home on Old Field Road in Southbury at around 1:30 a.m. Wednesday, July 27. When they arrived, an individual at the home made allegations against Jose Campos, a Connecticut State Trooper, according to police. Campos was suspended pending a sexual assault investigation by the Central District Major Crime Squad. His police powers were also revoked. In a statement, Connecticut State Police said they will not release further information to "protect the i…

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by Michael Mashburn
Police & Fire
On-Duty CT State Trooper Involved In Crash On-Duty CT State Trooper Involved In Crash
On-Duty CT State Trooper Involved In Crash An on-duty Connecticut State trooper was found at fault after being involved in a crash with another vehicle. The crash took place in New Haven County around 4:45 p.m., Tuesday, May 17 in Milford near Anderson and Merwin avenues when the trooper allegedly "failed to obey a traffic signal," said Officer MariLisa Anania, of the Milford Police. The trooper, who was not named, suffered minor injuries and was transported to a hospital, Anania said. The driver of the second vehicle was not injured. The trooper was found at fault in the crash, Anania said.

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Fairfield County Man Nabbed For Stabbing Woman In Face, Holding Her, Police Say Fairfield County Man Nabbed For Stabbing Woman In Face, Holding Her, Police Say
Fairfield County Man Nabbed For Stabbing Woman In Face, Holding Her, Police Say A Fairfield County man is behind bars after allegedly stabbing a woman in the face multiple times and then holding her hostage. Quentin Lewis, age 28, of Stamford, was arrested around 3 a.m. Tuesday,  April 12, after he turned himself in to police on a warrant for the incident which took place on Saturday, March 19. The woman was found by a Connecticut state trooper who was driving in the area of Broad Street bleeding from her face, said Capt. Richard Conklin, of the Stamford Police. The woman told Stamford Police that Lewis had attacked her during a dispute, stabbing her and holding …

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
CT State Trooper, K-9 Hit By Drunk Driver, Police Say CT State Trooper, K-9 Hit By Drunk Driver, Police Say
CT State Trooper, K-9 Hit By Drunk Driver, Police Say A Connecticut State trooper and his K-9 partner were unharmed when their police cruiser was hit by an alleged impaired driver. The crash took place around 1:53 a.m., Friday, June 4, when the trooper was traveling northbound on I-91 in a construction zone in Hartford and was hit by a vehicle driven by Richard Harris, 57, of West Hartford, said state police. An investigation found that Harris was driving under the influence of drugs or alcohol, state police said. Harris was arrested and charged: DUI in a construction zone Failure to maintain proper lane in a construction zone Failure to ob…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
CT State Trooper Arrested For DUI Following Crash CT State Trooper Arrested For DUI Following Crash
CT State Trooper Arrested For DUI Following Crash A Connecticut State trooper has been charged with DUI after an off-duty crash. Trooper Kenneth Dillon, of West Hartford, was arrested on Thursday, Feb. 18, by Canton Police on a warrant for the incident that took place on Tuesday, Feb. 2, said Captain Andrew Schiffer. According to Schiffer, the warrant was issued after Canton Police responded to the two-vehicle crash at the intersection of Route 44 and Route 179. A follow-up investigation found that Dillion was allegedly driving drunk. He was charged with operating under the influence of alcohol and carrying a firearm while under the infl…

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by Kathy Reakes
Obituaries
Retired CT State Trooper Dies Unexpectedly At Age 50 Retired CT State Trooper Dies Unexpectedly At Age 50
Retired CT State Trooper Dies Unexpectedly At Age 50 A longtime retired Connecticut State Trooper has died unexpectedly.  Trooper First Class Patrick Dragon, 50, of Brooklyn, Connecticut, died on Saturday, Jan. 2, at Hartford Hospital, said the Connecticut State Police. A cause of death has not been released to date. Dragon, a member of the 107th Training Troop entered the State Police Training Academy on January 9, 1998.  Upon graduation, he served as a patrol trooper at Troop D in Danielson, as a resident trooper in the town of Sterling, as a detective in the Eastern District Major Crime Squad, and as a detective in the Fire and…

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by Kathy Reakes