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15 Catalytic Converters Stolen From Nonprofit In Oakville, Police Say 15 Catalytic Converters Stolen From Nonprofit In Oakville, Police Say
15 Catalytic Converters Stolen From Nonprofit In Oakville, Police Say A nonprofit in Connecticut suffered an estimated $30,000 loss after 15 catalytic converters were stolen from its fleet vans. Police in Litchfield County responded to Easterseals, a nonprofit that provides disability services, at about 6 a.m. on Tuesday, May 10, after receiving a report that catalytic converters were stolen overnight, according to the Watertown Police Department.  Video surveillance showed that at about 12:45 a.m., a vehicle entered the parking lot, located at 320 Sylvan Lake Road in Oakville, and two suspects were seen walking around the lot, police said.  Authorities sai…

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by Nicole Valinote
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Thousands Of Dollars Raised For Family Of Girl Killed In Watertown Accident Thousands Of Dollars Raised For Family Of Girl Killed In Watertown Accident
Thousands Of Dollars Raised For Family Of Girl Killed In Watertown Accident Members of the community have donated thousands of dollars to support the family of a 4-year-old girl who died in an accident involving a farm tractor in northern Connecticut over the weekend. Ellie Kuslis died in the incident on a Litchfield County field, located on Barnes Road in Watertown, on Saturday, April 23, the Watertown Police Department reported. Police said Ellie became trapped under a slice seeder that was attached to a farm tractor. Authorities said the tractor, which was being operated by Ellie's father, was stationary when the incident happened, but the seeder remained e…

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by Nicole Valinote
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Police Identify 4-Year-Old Girl Who Died In Watertown Farm Tractor Accident Police Identify 4-Year-Old Girl Who Died In Watertown Farm Tractor Accident
Police Identify 4-Year-Old Girl Who Died In Watertown Farm Tractor Accident Police have identified a 4-year-old girl who died after becoming trapped under a slice seeder that was attached to a farm tractor in Connecticut. Ellie Kuslis was identified as the child who died in the incident on a Litchfield County field, located on Barnes Road in Watertown, on Saturday, April 23, according to the Watertown Police Department. Police said the tractor, which was being operated by Ellie's father, was stationary when the incident happened, but the seeder remained engaged. Ellie was pronounced dead after the Watertown Police and Fire Departments arrived at the scene at about…

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by Nicole Valinote
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Child Dies After Becoming Trapped Under Tractor In Watertown, Police Say Child Dies After Becoming Trapped Under Tractor In Watertown, Police Say
Child Dies After Becoming Trapped Under Tractor In Watertown, Police Say A 4-year-old child died after becoming trapped under a farm tractor in northern Connecticut, police reported.  Authorities in Litchfield County responded to a report of a child trapped under a tractor in a Watertown field at about 3:20 p.m. on Saturday, April 23, according to the Water Town Police Department. Watertown Police and Fire Departments arrived at the location on Barnes Road, between Lake Winnemaug Road and Bunker Hill Road, and found that a child had become entangled in a farm implement that had been running. Police said the child was pronounced dead at the scene. The…

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by Nicole Valinote
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Teen Wielding Hatchet Breaks Into Litchfield County Home, Attacks Juvenile Teen Wielding Hatchet Breaks Into Litchfield County Home, Attacks Juvenile
Teen Wielding Hatchet Breaks Into Litchfield County Home, Attacks Juvenile A 16-year-old Connecticut resident has been arrested after breaking into a home and allegedly attacking a juvenile he had targeted with a hatchet, according to authorities. The incident took place in Litchfield County around 4 p.m. on Wednesday, March 17, when the Watertown Police Department responded to a single-family residence on Morris Town Line Highway for the report of a home invasion and that the suspect was armed with a hatchet and injured an occupant in the residence, the police department said.  Information was gathered that the suspect fled the residence into the woods betwe…

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by Kathy Reakes