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Man's Body Found In Wooded Area At CT State Park Man's Body Found In Wooded Area At CT State Park
Man's Body Found In Wooded Area At CT State Park This story has been updated. A man's body was in a wooded area at a Connecticut state park. The incident took place in Litchfield County around 5:30 p.m., Tuesday, Jan. 30 at Stillwater Pond State Park in Torrington, according to Paul Copleman, spokesman for the state Department of Energy and Environmental Protection. According to Copleman, the man is 35 years old. "There is no threat to the public," he said. "We are grateful for the assistance of the Torrington Police Department." The incident remains under investigation. This is a developing story. Check back to Daily Voice for upda…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Police Search For Suspect Who Lit American Flag On Fire Outside Of CT Home Police Search For Suspect Who Lit American Flag On Fire Outside Of CT Home
Police Search For Suspect Who Lit American Flag On Fire Outside Of CT Home Authorities are investigating after an individual set fire to an American flag that was hanging on a Connecticut resident's porch. Officers in Litchfield County responded to a Torrington residence in the area of Church Street at about 11 a.m. on Friday, Nov. 18, after receiving a report that the flag was set on fire overnight, the Torrington Police Department reported. Investigators determined that at about 2:10 a.m., an unknown male dressed in black walked up to the home and set the flag on fire, police said. He left the scene while that flag was burning, according to the report.  T…

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by Nicole Valinote
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41-Year-Old Killed In Crash At CT Shopping Plaza 41-Year-Old Killed In Crash At CT Shopping Plaza
41-Year-Old Killed In Crash At CT Shopping Plaza A 41-year-old man was killed in a crash between a Jeep Wrangler and a motorcycle at a Connecticut shopping plaza. It happened in Litchfield County around 10 p.m., Friday, Aug. 13, on East Main Street in Torrington. The 2011 Jeep Wrangler, driven by 58-year-old Daniel Gnitzcavich, of the Town of Harwinton, was attempting a left-hand turn across the eastbound lanes into the Market 32 Plaza, said Detective Kevin Tieman, of the Torrington Police. A 1989 Honda CB400F motorcycle operated by Hartford County resident Jeremy Castonguay, of Bristol, was traveling east on East Main Street …

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by Kathy Reakes
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Man Found Dead On Side Of CT Roadway Following Crash, Police Say Man Found Dead On Side Of CT Roadway Following Crash, Police Say
Man Found Dead On Side Of CT Roadway Following Crash, Police Say A man was found dead on the side of a Connecticut roadway after crashing his vehicle. The man, described as being in his 50s and a Torrington resident, was found around 8 p.m., Sunday, June 27 when Torrington Police received a 911 call regarding a crash on Winsted Road. When officers arrived on the scene, they discovered a motorcycle on its side in the center of the road. The driver was found dead just south of the motorcycle's location on the side of the road, Torrington Police said. Another motorist that was behind the motorcycle came upon the crash and called 911.  The motorcycle…

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by Kathy Reakes
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CT Man Held Woman For Days, Sexually, Physically Assaulting Her, Police Say CT Man Held Woman For Days, Sexually, Physically Assaulting Her, Police Say
CT Man Held Woman For Days, Sexually, Physically Assaulting Her, Police Say A Connecticut man has been arrested for allegedly holding a woman captive and sexually and physically assaulting her for several days. The attack came to light on Sunday, Feb. 21, when the victim came to the. Torrington Police Department to report being physically assaulted over the past several days by a man later identified as Cedric Brown, of Torrington, said the Torrington Police.  The victim sustained significant injuries from this incident, police said. The victim was immediately transported to Charlotte Hungerford Hospital via ambulance while patrol officers accompanied the vic…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Alert Issued For Wanted Man Allegedly Involved In Fatal CT Crash Alert Issued For Wanted Man Allegedly Involved In Fatal CT Crash
Alert Issued For Wanted Man Allegedly Involved In Fatal CT Crash Seen him? An alert has been issued by police in Litchfield County for a 24-year-old man who has eight active warrants out for his arrest and is wanted for questioning for his role in a fatal crash last week. Rolando Vilorio, whose last known address was on Britton Avenue in Torrington, is wanted for questioning on a host of charges. Vilorio is wanted for eight counts of failure to appear for arrests on charges that include: Violation of a protective order; Criminal trespassing; Assault; Intimidation; Sale of a controlled substance; Possession of drug paraphernalia; Probation violation;…

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by Zak Failla
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Man Accused Of Starting Fires At Two CT Homes, Police Say Man Accused Of Starting Fires At Two CT Homes, Police Say
Man Accused Of Starting Fires At Two CT Homes, Police Say As firefighters responded to three house fires, police arrested a 36-year-old man for allegedly starting two of the blazes. The call for the first fire was received around 1:30 p.m., Wednesday, June 17, in Litchfield County, at a two-story, cape style single-family home in Torrington, said Torrington Police Lt. Brett Johnson. When the Torrington Fire Department arrived on the scene of the fire on Torrinford West Street, they found the residence fully engulfed in flames, as well as a Honda vehicle in the driveway, Torrington Fire Chief Peter Towey said. Towey said a report a person inside …

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by Kathy Reakes
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Fugitive Surrenders After Promising To Turn Himself In For 15K Facebook 'Wanted' Post Likes Fugitive Surrenders After Promising To Turn Himself In For 15K Facebook 'Wanted' Post Likes
Fugitive Surrenders After Promising To Turn Himself In For 15K Facebook 'Wanted' Post Likes It may have taken nearly double the Facebook “likes” than initially expected, but the man who said he would turn himself into police in Connecticut if a post hit 15,000 “likes” is in custody. Jose Simms, 30, who had been on the run from investigators in Torrington, turned himself into the Enfield Police Department on Wednesday, June 19 after several weeks evading police. Simms, who was wanted on seven failure to appear warrants, made national news in May when he made a deal with police to turn himself in if a wanted poster received 15,000 “likes” on Facebook. That post quickly went viral o…

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by Zak Failla
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Fugitive Still On Run After Saying He'd Surrender If 'Wanted' Facebook Post Got 15K Likes Fugitive Still On Run After Saying He'd Surrender If 'Wanted' Facebook Post Got 15K Likes
Fugitive Still On Run After Saying He'd Surrender If 'Wanted' Facebook Post Got 15K Likes A man who made a deal with police to turn himself in if a wanted poster received 15,000 “likes” on Facebook is still on the run, police in Connecticut said. Investigators from the Torrington Police Department posted on Facebook that Jose Simms, 29, who is wanted on seven failure to appear warrants, agreed to turn himself in if a post received the necessary likes. Simms failed to appear in court seven times earlier this year to face charges that include assault, risk of injury and breach of peace. “Here's an interesting one ... Jose Simms (The first warrant pictured) negotiated with me earl…

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by Zak Failla
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Bizarre Find By Road Crew Worker Stumps Police Investigators Bizarre Find By Road Crew Worker Stumps Police Investigators
Bizarre Find By Road Crew Worker Stumps Police Investigators A bizarre find by a road crew employee has detectives with the Torrington Police Department searching the internet and other sources to find out just what it may mean. The worker, who was working along the roadway on Wednesday, April 25, near Winstead Road, came upon what he later learned was a cow's stomach with pennies on top and an Asian sword sleeve stuck in the ground by it, said Torrington Police Detective James Crean. "At first, the worker thought the stomach was a fetus and called the police," Crean said. When officers arrived on the scene they contacted the medical examiner's offi…

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by Kathy Reakes
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IDs Released For Man, Woman Killed In Torrington Crash IDs Released For Man, Woman Killed In Torrington Crash
IDs Released For Man, Woman Killed In Torrington Crash A man and a woman killed in a three-vehicle crash in Torrington have been identified. Danielle Dubois, 36, and Christopher Massey, 36, both of Torrington, were killed during a crash with a pickup truck and a small van, that took place around 6:30 p.m., Wednesday, April 24 in the area of Goshen Road and University Drive, said the Torrington Police Department. An initial on-scene investigation indicated the motorcycle was traveling east on Goshen Road and crossed the center double yellow line in the area of University Drive, police said. The pickup truck, traveling west on Goshen R…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Man, Woman Killed In Three-Vehicle Crash In Torrington Man, Woman Killed In Three-Vehicle Crash In Torrington
Man, Woman Killed In Three-Vehicle Crash In Torrington A man and a woman were killed in a three-vehicle crash in Torrington. The crash, involving a  motorcycle, a pickup truck and a small van, took place around 6:30 p.m., Wednesday, April 24 in the area of Goshen Road and University Drive, said the Torrington Police Department. An initial on-scene investigation indicated the motorcycle was traveling east on Goshen Road and crossed the center double yellow line in the area of University Drive, police said. The pickup truck, traveling west on Goshen Road, took evasive action but the motorcycle still struck the rear quarter panel of the truc…

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by Kathy Reakes
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19-Year-Old Motorcyclist Killed In Crash 19-Year-Old Motorcyclist Killed In Crash
19-Year-Old Motorcyclist Killed In Crash An area teenager is dead after crashing his motorcycle over the weekend. Members of the Torrington Police Department were dispatched near the intersection of Kennedy Drive and Alvord Park Road at approximately 11:45 a.m. on Saturday morning, where there was a report of a motorcycle crash. Upon arrival, police said that officers found a motorcycle off the road, in a nearby wooded area. The driver, later identified as 19-year-old Torrington resident Jason Gaspar, was found dead not far from the vehicle. The initial investigation led to a lengthy closure on the normally busy roadway. Police s…

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by Zak Failla