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CT Couple Killed In PA Hit-Run; Driver Pleads Guilty To Homicide: DA CT Couple Killed In PA Hit-Run; Driver Pleads Guilty To Homicide: DA
CT Couple Killed In PA Hit-Run; Driver Pleads Guilty To Homicide: DA A Connecticut couple visiting friends in Pennsylvania was killed in a high-speed hit-and-run crash, and the driver has pleaded guilty to their deaths, authorities said. John Thomas Wadlinger Jr., 32, of Bensalem, admitted guilt to 20 charges, including two counts each of homicide by vehicle while DUI and homicide by vehicle, before Common Pleas Judge C. Theodore Fritsch Jr. on Thursday, Nov. 21, 2024. Sentencing has been deferred for 60 days while a pre-sentence investigation is completed, court officials said. Rebecca Whiddon, 33, and her husband Richard Whiddon, 37, both of Brooklyn, CT, …

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by Jillian Pikora
Obituaries
Former Trumbull Police Officer Who Enjoyed Stargazing With A Cigar Dies At 67 Former Trumbull Police Officer Who Enjoyed Stargazing With A Cigar Dies At 67
Former Trumbull Police Officer Who Enjoyed Stargazing With A Cigar Dies At 67 A former Connecticut police officer who loved law enforcement and stargazing with a cigar has died at the age of 67. New Haven County resident Thomas K. Richard, of Ansonia,  died on Friday, Jan. 12, according to his obituary. Born in Fairfield County in Bridgeport on Sunday, July 8, 1956, and a long-time resident of Ansonia, where he lived with his family for more than 39 years, Thomas served in the Trumbull Police Department as a full-time traffic officer specializing in accident reconstruction before retiring from his assignment and transitioning to a part-time role working special …

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Toddler Dies After Being Hit By Vehicle In Driveway Of New Canaan Home Toddler Dies After Being Hit By Vehicle In Driveway Of New Canaan Home
Toddler Dies After Being Hit By Vehicle In Driveway Of New Canaan Home Click here for an updated story: ID Released For Boy Killed After Being Hit By Vehicle In Driveway Of New Canaan Home A toddler was killed after being struck by a vehicle in the driveway of a New Canaan home. The child, a nearly 2-year-old boy, was hit around 8:42 a.m., Tuesday, Dec. 10, at the home on North Wilton Road, said New Canaan Police Lt. Jason Ferraro. New Canaan Police, along with New Canaan Fire, and New Canaan Emergency Medical Services first responders arrived at the residence within minutes of the incident to provide emergency medical care, Ferraro said. The gravely inj…

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by Kathy Reakes