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CT Officer, Dad Of 2 Dies Unexpectedly: 'He Was Friend To Everyone He Met' CT Officer, Dad Of 2 Dies Unexpectedly: 'He Was Friend To Everyone He Met'
CT Officer, Dad Of 2 Dies Unexpectedly: 'He Was Friend To Everyone He Met' Police in Connecticut are mourning the death of an officer who died unexpectedly on Friday, Nov. 8, while off duty.  Windsor Police Officer Louis “The Kidd” Clayton leaves behind two young daughters — 2-year-old Zendaya and 3-year-old Zola — his parents, and long-time girlfriend, Olivia.  Related: Former Windsor Police Chief Dies After Long Illness Windsor Police did not disclose how Clayton died, but the department said he was a dedicated and compassionate public servant.  "Officer Clayton served with dedication and honor, and this loss has profoundly affected our depart…

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by Josh Lanier
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Ex-CT Police Chief Dies After Long Illness: 'To Know Him Was To Know Love' Ex-CT Police Chief Dies After Long Illness: 'To Know Him Was To Know Love'
Ex-CT Police Chief Dies After Long Illness: 'To Know Him Was To Know Love' The longest-serving police chief in Connecticut history died last week at his home surrounded by his family, police in Hartford County said.  Former Windsor Police Chief Kevin C. Searles fought a long battle with dementia and died from the disease on Thursday, Nov. 7, his obituary said.  Searles worked for the Plainville Police Department, rising to the rank of detective, before taking the top cop job in Windsor in 1987. He held the position for 28 years.  He stepped down in December 2014 for medical reasons.  His family said he became a police officer because of …

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by Josh Lanier
Police & Fire
Man, Teen Nabbed For Abduction, Assault Of Woman From CT Big Y Parking Lot Man, Teen Nabbed For Abduction, Assault Of Woman From CT Big Y Parking Lot
Man, Teen Nabbed For Abduction, Assault Of Woman From CT Big Y Parking Lot A Connecticut man and a teen have been arrested for the alleged kidnapping, carjacking, and brutal beating of a woman from a supermarket parking lot last year. On Tuesday, March 1, state police arrested Kenneth Gordon, age 20, of Hartford, and a 16-year-old boy following a five-month investigation into the events which took place at the Big Y parking lot in Marlborough on Sunday, Sept. 11, 2021. At the time of the crime, police said the 64-year-old woman was getting into her car with groceries when she was approached by two masked men who demanded money.  When she resisted, the two, a…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Two Killed In Crash At Busy Intersection In Connecticut Two Killed In Crash At Busy Intersection In Connecticut
Two Killed In Crash At Busy Intersection In Connecticut Two people were killed in a crash at a busy Connecticut intersection in which one of the vehicles caught fire. The crash took place in Hartford County at 4:43 p.m., Monday, August 2, at the intersection of Windsor Avenue at Park Avenue in Windsor, said Capt. Andrew Power. With the assistance of citizens, arriving officers extricated and rendered aid to three injured persons, two of which were unresponsive, Power said. One of the cars had caught fire as a result of the crash, he added. The investigation revealed that a Chevy Malibu was driving northbound in the southbou…

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by Kathy Reakes
News
Amazon Shuts Down CT Construction Site For Second Time After Eighth Noose Found Amazon Shuts Down CT Construction Site For Second Time After Eighth Noose Found
Amazon Shuts Down CT Construction Site For Second Time After Eighth Noose Found Amazon has shut down construction at a site in Connecticut for the second time in as many weeks after another noose was discovered, marking the eighth found in the past several weeks. Workers found a red rope “with a noose tied at the end” entangled in electrical cables on the fifth floor at the site of the future planned fulfillment center, Windsor Police Chief Donald Melanson said on Wednesday, May 26. The site reopened on Monday, May 24 after being shut down last week when a seventh noose was found. Police believe that the eighth noose has been there for at least two weeks, as the area …

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by Zak Failla
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Nooses Found At Amazon Construction Site In CT Nooses Found At Amazon Construction Site In CT
Nooses Found At Amazon Construction Site In CT Amazon has temporarily shut down construction at a site in Connecticut after several noose-like ropes were discovered in recent weeks. Police in Hartford County are investigating after a total of seven nooses were discovered at the Amazon construction site in Windsor on Kennedy Road since Tuesday, April 27. “Hate, racism or discrimination have no place in our society and are certainly not tolerated in any Amazon workplace - whether at a site under construction like this one, or at one that we operate," an Amazon spokesperson said in a statement. The most recent noose to be located at the s…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Westport Police Department Welcomes New Officer Westport Police Department Welcomes New Officer
Westport Police Department Welcomes New Officer The Westport Police Department has sworn in a new policeman, Dominique Carr, bringing its total number of officers to 63.  Carr was sworn in on Monday, Nov. 9 at a small ceremony at police headquarters, compliant with COVID-19 restrictions, attended by the new officer's friends and family, First Selectman James Marpe and Police Chief Foti Koskinas.  “Today we are very excited and proud to welcome Officer Carr to our Westport Police Department family," said Koskinas at the ceremony. "He brings with him an impressive educational background and the valuable experience derived from se…

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by Christina Coulter
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Fluids From Body Cause Closure Of CT Restaurant, Report Says Fluids From Body Cause Closure Of CT Restaurant, Report Says
Fluids From Body Cause Closure Of CT Restaurant, Report Says Fluid from a decomposing dead body that seeped through the floors of a second-story apartment forced the closure of a Thai restaurant in Connecticut, police said. Officers from the Windsor Police Department were called to the Siam Corner Thai Kitchen & Pho restaurant on May 29, where there was a report of a foul odor and dark-colored liquid dripping from the restaurant near the front counter. According to police, investigators were contacted by a concerned neighbor who hadn’t seen the Broad Street tenant in several days, and when they entered the upstairs apartment through an unlocked w…

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by Zak Failla