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Police & Fire
CT Woman, 33, Killed In Fiery Overnight Crash
A Connecticut woman who was a passenger died after the vehicle ran off the road and hit a bridge abutment before bursting into flames, according to authorities. The crash occurred in New London County at 10:20 p.m. Monday, Aug. 19, on I-395 northbound in Lisbon. According to Connecticut State Police, the Dodge was traveling northbound on the highway when it ran off the right side of the road and struck the abutment for the Preston Allen Road overpass. State police said a fire began, and the 2000 Dodge Ram Wagon 3500 was quickly engulfed in flames. State Police said as a result of the coll…
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Gun-Wielding Teen Leads Troopers On 30-Mile Pursuit In CT, Police Say
A 19-year-old man is facing a host of charges after allegedly leading troopers on a 30-mile highway pursuit through eastern Connecticut. The incident began in New London County, on northbound I-395 in Griswold, when someone called 911 saying another driver had displayed a gun during a road rage incident at around 4:30 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 8. Connecticut State Police said troopers located the suspect’s BMW SUV a short time later near exit 24, but the man refused to stop. They continued following him as he crossed into Windham County and exited I-395 in Plainfield. He nearly struck another t…
Police & Fire
Crash In CT Leaves Trucker Dead
A 42-year-old Middlesex County, Massachusetts, man died after crashing his truck down an embankment along I-395 in Connecticut. Tim Murray, of Ashby, crashed his Freightliner truck in Griswold, New London County between Exit 24 and 28 around 8:30 a.m. on Thursday, Aug. 8 Construction had closed the southbound right-hand lane of the highway. As Murray merged into the left lane, his 2019 Freightliner hit a guardrail. Murray corrected the truck but not before striking another section of the guardrail. The truck tumbled down an embankment. Authorities pronounced Murray dead at the scene.…
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Know Them? Duo Steals $52K From ATM At CT Rest Stop, Police Say
If you recognize these sticky-fingered bandits, police want to hear from you. Connecticut State Police are investigating after two men were seen stealing tens of thousands of dollars from a highway rest area. The Windham County incident happened in Plainfield, at the I-395 northbound service plaza on Monday morning, Aug. 5. Troopers were called shortly after 11 a.m. about a man seen tampering with an ATM and looking into parked cars. When troopers arrived, they saw a man running across the highway to a BMW SUV that was parked in the southbound service plaza. The vehicle took off and tro…
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'Gifted, Talented' Teacher In CT Killed In Double-Fatal Wrong-Way Crash
Two people were killed in a violent head-on collision when a wrong-way driver crashed into oncoming traffic in Massachusetts on I-395, authorities said. A GMC Sierra truck got onto the highway driving north in the southbound lane in Worcester County just after 10:15 p.m. in the town of Webster and slammed into a Honda CRV in the left lane, Massachusetts State Police said. Related: Funeral Set For 'Beloved' Teacher, Worcester Native Killed In Webster Wrong-Way Wreck Jordan Pimentel, age 31, of Auburn, who was behind the wheel of the truck, died at the scene, police said.&…
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CT State Police Release Sites, Times For Holiday Roving Patrols
Connecticut State Police will be out in force during the holiday season, targeting distracted or impaired drivers on area highways. Troopers will be assigned to conduct roving patrols for nearly two weeks beginning on Friday, Dec. 20, as the roadways are expected to be filled with motorists traveling to see friends and family. Police noted that “a busy week will be made even more heavily traveled with Christmas falling on a Wednesday.” According to AAA, a record-breaking 112.5 million Americans are expected to travel for the holiday season, including more than 102 million who will likely …
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Know Them? Women Suspected Of Stealing $1.4K In Goods From Beauty Store, State Police Say
Connecticut State Police are asking for the public’s help in identifying two female suspects wanted for theft after allegedly stealing an estimated $1,400 worth of merchandise at a beauty store. The theft occurred on Friday, Nov. 9 at approximately 7:30 p.m. at Ulta beauty store in Lisbon. The two female suspects were captured on the store’s surveillance cameras while they placed merchandise into their bags that hadn’t yet been paid for. The suspects may also be involved in other unsolved larcenies occurring from the Ulta store in Hudson, Massachusetts to the I-395 corridor in Connecticut.…
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Statewide Narcotics Task Force Seize Large Fentanyl Stash
Connecticut State Police Narcotics Taskforce members, along with officials from the DEA nabbed two people with a large stash of fentanyl during an investigation into their activities.Kayla Murray-Reiser, 27, and Richard Reiser, 30, who are both residents in the Baltic section of Sprague were busted Thursday, May 3, after agents observed the two conducting activity consistent with that of illegal drug sales, the Connecticut State Police said. Task force members approached the two in their parked vehicle at the I-395 Exit 24 commuter lot in Griswold and during a search uncovered 229 individual…
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