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CT Town Increases Staffing After 46 Vehicle Burglaries In Week CT Town Increases Staffing After 46 Vehicle Burglaries In Week
CT Town Increases Staffing After 46 Vehicle Burglaries In Week In just the past week one Connecticut police department has responded to 46 vehicle burglaries. The crimes are taking place in New Haven County in North Haven. "Criminals are smashing windows to locked vehicles and looking for items of value," the North Haven Police Department said. The crimes are taking place throughout town in commercial parking lots and residential neighborhoods.  To help combat the problem, the department has increased staffing on overnight shifts with the assistance of grant funding to attempt to suppress these crimes.   Also, over the past week, ther…

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by Kathy Reakes
News
Hungry Burglars: CT Trio Nabbed For Breaking Into Cookie Shop, Pizza Parlor, Police Say Hungry Burglars: CT Trio Nabbed For Breaking Into Cookie Shop, Pizza Parlor, Police Say
Hungry Burglars: CT Trio Nabbed For Breaking Into Cookie Shop, Pizza Parlor, Police Say A juvenile and two 19-year-olds, all from different municipalities in Connecticut. were nabbed after allegedly breaking into a cookie shop and a pizza restaurant The burglaries were uncovered in September 2022  when North Haven officers responded to Universal Drive for the report of a burglary to Crumbl Cookies.  Upon arrival, officers discovered a forced entry burglary had occurred. Additionally, it was discovered that Inferno Wood Fired Apizza also had been the victim of a forced entry burglary, North Haven police said. The scene was secured by patrol and detectives were …

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Police ID Connecticut Firefighter Who Died After Responding To House Fire Police ID Connecticut Firefighter Who Died After Responding To House Fire
Police ID Connecticut Firefighter Who Died After Responding To House Fire Officials identified a Connecticut firefighter who died from injuries he sustained while responding to a house fire.North Haven firefighter Matthias Wirtz, age 46, died from injuries he suffered when he responded to a blaze at a home located at 27 Quinnipiac Ave. in North Haven on the morning of Monday, Dec. 26, the North Haven Police Department announced. Earlier report - Firefighter Dies After Responding To Early Morning Blaze At North Haven House Police said Wirtz died at Yale New Haven Hospital after he became distressed while responding to the blaze. "We ask our co…

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by Nicole Valinote
Police & Fire
Woman Arrested For Fatal 2021 Hit-Run Crash In CT, Police Announce Woman Arrested For Fatal 2021 Hit-Run Crash In CT, Police Announce
Woman Arrested For Fatal 2021 Hit-Run Crash In CT, Police Announce A months-long investigation into a fatal hit-and-run in Connecticut led to the arrest of a 36-year-old woman who surrendered herself into custody, police announced. Middlesex County resident Amanda Mark, of Killingworth, turned herself in at the North Branford Police Department in New Haven County on Tuesday, May 3 on an outstanding warrant in connection with a fatal pedestrian hit-and-run on Oct. 16, 2021. North Branford Police Deputy Chief James Lovelace said that the incident happened on Branford Road (Route 139) when she struck and killed 52-year-old North Branford resident Douglas Clar…

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by Zak Failla
Traffic
Road Closed For Hours After Tractor-Trailer Rolls Over On CT Roadway Road Closed For Hours After Tractor-Trailer Rolls Over On CT Roadway
Road Closed For Hours After Tractor-Trailer Rolls Over On CT Roadway A driver was able to walk away from his truck safely, though a roadway was closed for hours in Connecticut after he lost control of a tractor-trailer that crashed and rolled over, officials said. In New Haven County, first responders were dispatched to a stretch of Monowese Avenue near exit 9 in North Haven shortly before 8 a.m. on Wednesday, March 23, where there was a report of a crash involving a truck that rolled over, blocking the road. According to fire officials, the trailer was carrying non-hazardous contents, though the diesel tanks on the truck ruptured and spilled onto the roadwa…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Man Found Dead In Wooded Area Following CT Crash, Police Say Man Found Dead In Wooded Area Following CT Crash, Police Say
Man Found Dead In Wooded Area Following CT Crash, Police Say A Connecticut man who was killed in a crash was found in a wooded area, according to authorities. The unidentified man was killed around 8:48 p.m., Tuesday, May 25, on State Street in North Haven after losing control of his motorcycle, said the North Haven Police Department. According to police, a friend of the man who crashed came upon the motorcycle in the roadway, but could not find his friend. A search of the area turned up the body of the motorcyclist in a wooded area near the crash site, police said. The man's name, place of residence and age have not yet been released. The crash i…

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by Kathy Reakes