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Driver Dies From Injuries In Head-On Connecticut Crash Driver Dies From Injuries In Head-On Connecticut Crash
Driver Dies From Injuries In Head-On Connecticut Crash Police are investigating after a driver died from injuries he suffered in a head-on crash in Connecticut. Authorities in New Haven County received a report about a crash in Wolcott in the area of 969 Woodtick Road at about 5:45 a.m. on Monday, July 18, the Wolcott Police Department reported. Police reported that a northbound vehicle had crossed into the southbound lane and struck a vehicle that was traveling south. The driver of the northbound vehicle suffered critical injuries and died at the hospital, police said. Authorities said the driver of the southbound vehicle was hospitalized f…

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by Nicole Valinote
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Video Released Of Woman Crashing Into Eight Police Vehicles In CT Video Released Of Woman Crashing Into Eight Police Vehicles In CT
Video Released Of Woman Crashing Into Eight Police Vehicles In CT A video has been released of an incident in which seven officers were injured when a wanted Fairfield County woman drove into their police vehicles during a multi-town chase before crashing. The incident started in New Haven County in Waterbury around 8:45 a.m., Sunday, April 3. Shortly before 8:45 am. officers received information that Hannah Casperson, age 25, of Brookfield, was in a white Hummer at Rutledge and East Main streets in Waterbury, said Chief Fernando Spagnolo, of the Waterbury Police, said during a press conference. Hannah CaspersonWolcott Police Department/Facebook Casp…

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by Kathy Reakes
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14 Vehicles Entered, Loaded Handgun Stolen In CT Town, Police Say 14 Vehicles Entered, Loaded Handgun Stolen In CT Town, Police Say
14 Vehicles Entered, Loaded Handgun Stolen In CT Town, Police Say Police in a Connecticut town are alerting residents after more than a dozen vehicles were illegally entered, and several items were stolen, including a loaded handgun. The Wolcott Police Department in New Haven County reported on Monday, Feb. 7, that 14 vehicles were entered by a group of young people over the past weekend. "It appears that these young criminals have become more emboldened and are now not only entering unlocked vehicles, but are also breaking out windows of vehicles that they find are locked," police said.  The department reported that a homeowner in a town in the are…

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by Nicole Valinote
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Former CT Resident Sentenced For Distributing Child Porn Former CT Resident Sentenced For Distributing Child Porn
Former CT Resident Sentenced For Distributing Child Porn A former Connecticut resident has been sentenced for distributing child pornography through a social media application. Jessica Pickering, age 28, was sentenced on Monday, Jan. 31, to 96 months in prison followed by five years of supervised release, according to Leonard Boyle, United States attorney for the District of Connecticut. She pleaded guilty to the charge on May 5. Pickering, who was a resident of Waterbury in New Haven County, joined a Kik group geared toward people with a sexual interest in children in October of 2020, and corresponded with an FBI online covert employee who was …

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by Nicole Valinote