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18 People's Bank Branches Will Be Closing In Connecticut 18 People's Bank Branches Will Be Closing In Connecticut
18 People's Bank Branches Will Be Closing In Connecticut At least 18 People’s Bank branches in Connecticut - including one in Fairfield County - will close within the next year, the company announced following its merger with United Banks earlier this year. Last week, United Bank logos were replaced by the People's United Bank moniker as a continuation of its $759 million buyout, which was announced in July. The closures are expected to take effect between December and April next year. In a statement, People’s Bank CEO Jack Barnes said that “United customers will have access to our in-store Stop & Shop branches across Con…

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CT Man Admits To Child Porn Offense Involving 13-Year-Old Boy He Met Online CT Man Admits To Child Porn Offense Involving 13-Year-Old Boy He Met Online
CT Man Admits To Child Porn Offense Involving 13-Year-Old Boy He Met Online A Connecticut man remains released on a $50,000 bond with Internet and location monitoring after pleading guilty to child pornography charges involving a 13-year-old boy he met on social media. Brian Gregan, 33, of Windsor Locks, pleaded guilty in New Haven federal court this week to one count of receipt of child pornography dating back to an incident with a teenager in 2017. In June 2017, Gregan made contact with his victim through the Kik messaging application. They proceeded to engage in sexually explicit communications, during which, the teenager sent photos and videos of himself to Gre…

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Seven Now Reported Dead After Vintage WWII Bomber Plane Crashes At Bradley Airport Seven Now Reported Dead After Vintage WWII Bomber Plane Crashes At Bradley Airport
Seven Now Reported Dead After Vintage WWII Bomber Plane Crashes At Bradley Airport Seven people are now reported dead following the crash of a vintage World War II plane at Bradley Airport in Windsor Locks, Connecticut, that was carrying 13 people. Connecticut State Police said they can not confirm the exact number of people who perished in the crash that took place at 10 a.m., Wednesday, Oct. 2, while attempting to land. Three people on the plane were crew members, ten were passengers, state police said. The vintage World War II airplane was in the air for approximately five minutes when it experienced problems and crashed into a de-icing facility at Bradley, burst…

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Seven Now Reported Dead After Vintage WWII Bomber Plane Crashes At Bradley Airport Seven Now Reported Dead After Vintage WWII Bomber Plane Crashes At Bradley Airport
Seven Now Reported Dead After Vintage WWII Bomber Plane Crashes At Bradley Airport Seven people are now reported dead following the crash of a vintage World War II bomber plane at Bradley Airport in Windsor Locks, Connecticut, that was carrying 13 people. Connecticut State Police said they can not confirm the exact number of people who perished in the crash that took place at 10 a.m., Wednesday, Oct. 2, while attempting to land. Three people on the plane were crew members, ten were passengers, state police said. The vintage World War II airplane was in the air for approximately five minutes when it experienced problems and crashed into a de-icing facility at Bradley, bur…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Passenger From Sandy Hook Arrested At Bradley After Creating Disturbance On Flight, Police Say Passenger From Sandy Hook Arrested At Bradley After Creating Disturbance On Flight, Police Say
Passenger From Sandy Hook Arrested At Bradley After Creating Disturbance On Flight, Police Say A 31-year-old Sandy Hook man was arrested for creating a disturbance on an inbound flight to Bradley International Airport in Windsor Locks, state police announced Thursday. The incident occurred on Tuesday, Oct. 16 when BIA dispatch was notified by Air Traffic Control of the disturbance on a flight due to land in about 10 minutes. It was reported that United Flight 1887 from Denver had an intoxicated male passenger that was disrupting the flight attendants and other passengers, according to Connecticut State Police. Troopers were in the terminal and met the plane on its arrival at the gat…

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Retired Nurse Sentenced For Drug Trafficking, Money Laundering Forfeits $750K Retired Nurse Sentenced For Drug Trafficking, Money Laundering Forfeits $750K
Retired Nurse Sentenced For Drug Trafficking, Money Laundering Forfeits $750K A former nurse from Connecticut who forfeited her home and more than $750,000 after pleading guilty to drug trafficking and money laundering will be spending time behind bars. Christine Miles of Windsor Locks has been sentenced to 60 months in prison, followed by three years of supervised release, after pleading guilty to one count of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute, and to distribute, heroin, oxymorphone, hydrocodone and alprazolam.  She also admitted to engaging and attempting to engage in a monetary transaction affecting interstate commerce, involving criminally derived p…

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by Zak Failla
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Country Singer Arrested At Bradley Airport After Causing Disturbance, Fighting With Police Country Singer Arrested At Bradley Airport After Causing Disturbance, Fighting With Police
Country Singer Arrested At Bradley Airport After Causing Disturbance, Fighting With Police Country star Gretchen Wilson is facing breach of peace charges after being arrested for causing a disturbance on a flight and then fighting with Connecticut State Police. The incident took place 7:18 p.m. Tuesday at Bradley International Airport in Windsor Locks when state police were called to the airport for a minor disturbance on an incoming flight, state police said. While being interviewed by police on the jetway, Wilson, 45, of Tennessee, "became belligerent towards the troopers," and caused a disturbance, the police report said. She was charged with breach of the peace and…

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CT Man Gives Up Home, $750K In Money Laundering, Drug Trafficking Case CT Man Gives Up Home, $750K In Money Laundering, Drug Trafficking Case
CT Man Gives Up Home, $750K In Money Laundering, Drug Trafficking Case A Connecticut man is forfeiting his home and more than $750,000 after pleading guilty to his role in a drug trafficking and money laundering scheme with his wife, a former registered nurse in the state. John Durham, the United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that Windsor Locks resident Oscar Montoya, 62, has pleaded guilty in district court for his involvement in a scheme that dated back to 1998.to: One count of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute, and to distribute, heroin, oxymorphone, hydrocodone and alprazolam.  One count of engaging and attemptin…

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Retired CT Nurse Pleads Guilty To Money Laundering, Drug Trafficking Retired CT Nurse Pleads Guilty To Money Laundering, Drug Trafficking
Retired CT Nurse Pleads Guilty To Money Laundering, Drug Trafficking A former nurse from Connecticut is forfeiting her home and more than $750,000 after pleading guilty to drug trafficking and money laundering for more than a decade. John Durham, the United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that Windsor Locks resident Christine Miles, 59, has pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute, and to distribute, heroin, oxymorphone, hydrocodone and alprazolam and and one count of engaging and attempting to engage in a monetary transaction affecting interstate commerce, involving criminally derived property …

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by Zak Failla