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Beloved CT Music School Founder Dies At 57: 'Ever Positive, Always Hopeful' Beloved CT Music School Founder Dies At 57: 'Ever Positive, Always Hopeful'
Beloved CT Music School Founder Dies At 57: 'Ever Positive, Always Hopeful' A beloved Connecticut music school founder who spent decades sharing his passion with his students is being remembered for his always positive nature and endless talent.  Thomas “Tom” Deffenbaugh, who began the Summit Music School in Manchester at 421 Main St., died on Thursday, March 7 at the age of 57 after a brave fight against cancer, according to his obituary.  Deffenbaugh was known for pouring his "heart and soul" into the school for the last 25 years, his obituary said. Born in Michigan in 1966, Deffenbaugh eventually moved to Connecticut in 1990 and worked as an edit…

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by Ben Crnic
Police & Fire
Man Attacks Victim With Machete During Dispute In CT: Police Looking For Footage Man Attacks Victim With Machete During Dispute In CT: Police Looking For Footage
Man Attacks Victim With Machete During Dispute In CT: Police Looking For Footage Authorities are looking for any available footage of an incident involving a 27-year-old man attacking a victim with a machete in a Connecticut driveway. The incident happened in Hartford County on Saturday, Nov. 4 around 12:30 p.m., when a 27-year-old man and a 46-year-old man became involved in a dispute in a Windsor Locks driveway on Suffield Street, according to Windsor Locks Police. During the argument, the suspect grabbed a machete from his vehicle's trunk and violently swung it, threatening the victim with severe bodily injury, police said. The victim then ran back to his car to pro…

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by Ben Crnic
Police & Fire
Passenger Caught With Firearm, Ammunition in Checked Bag At Bradley Airport Passenger Caught With Firearm, Ammunition in Checked Bag At Bradley Airport
Passenger Caught With Firearm, Ammunition in Checked Bag At Bradley Airport A passenger was arrested after they were caught with a firearm and numerous rounds in their checked bag at Bradley International Airport in Connecticut, officials said. The incident happened in Hartford County on Monday, Oct. 30, when Transportation Security Administration officers at the airport, located in Windsor Locks, discovered an improperly packaged 9mm firearm inside the person's checked bag, TSA New England announced.  Officers also found 54 rounds inside the bag as well, officials said.  According to the TSA, firearms are only allowed to be transported in a lo…

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by Ben Crnic
News
Moose Spotted Near CT Highway: Drivers Should Watch Out, Officials Say Moose Spotted Near CT Highway: Drivers Should Watch Out, Officials Say
Moose Spotted Near CT Highway: Drivers Should Watch Out, Officials Say State environmental officials are warning drivers to be cautious after a moose was spotted near a busy Connecticut highway exit. The warning came as the result of a sighting on Tuesday, Oct. 17, when a moose was seen in Hartford County near Exit 40 on Interstate 91 southbound in Windsor Locks, the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection announced.  According to DEEP officials, the large animals can "pose hazard potential" to drivers, especially during the early morning and evening hours when they are most active. There are currently estimated to be just over 100 moose in the…

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by Ben Crnic
Police & Fire
Woman On Way To Post Office Violently Carjacked In CT With Gun To Her Head By 3 Men, Police Say Woman On Way To Post Office Violently Carjacked In CT With Gun To Her Head By 3 Men, Police Say
Woman On Way To Post Office Violently Carjacked In CT With Gun To Her Head By 3 Men, Police Say A Connecticut woman on her way to the post office was violently carjacked when the suspect's bumped her car from behind.  The incident took place in Hartford County around 10 p.m., Thursday, July 13, in Windsor Locks. According to Lt. Paul Cherniack of the Windsor Locks Police, the victim was on her way to the post office in her 2020 Infinity QX80 at the intersection of Route 75 and Schoephoester Road when she was bumped from behind by possibly a blue Acura sedan. The victim got out to inspect the damage and a Black man got out of the Acura, and she told him she was calling the police…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
CT Man Distributes Drugs At Inn: Nabbed With Over 300 Bags Of Fentanyl In Car, Police Say CT Man Distributes Drugs At Inn: Nabbed With Over 300 Bags Of Fentanyl In Car, Police Say
CT Man Distributes Drugs At Inn: Nabbed With Over 300 Bags Of Fentanyl In Car, Police Say A man who allegedly distributed drugs at an inn was caught with large quantities of illegal narcotics after being trailed by an unmarked law enforcement vehicle in Connecticut, police said.  Hartford resident Bruce Michaud, age 36, was arrested on drug possession and firearm charges following an investigation into his alleged distribution of narcotics at the Bradley Inn in Windsor Locks at 5 Ella Grasso Tnpk., Windsor Locks Police announced on Friday, July 14.  According to the department, Michaud, who has an extensive criminal history of narcotics sale, assault, an…

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by Ben Crnic
Police & Fire
Missing 16-Year-Old Girl Found In CT, Police Say Missing 16-Year-Old Girl Found In CT, Police Say
Missing 16-Year-Old Girl Found In CT, Police Say New update: Jensen was located in Hamden, police announced on Tuesday, June 27, also adding that no foul play is suspected.  Original Report: Police are asking for help from the public in finding a 16-year-old girl who has been missing for several days in Hartford County.  Authorities are currently searching for Elizabeth "Blake" Jensen, age 16, who was last seen leaving her residence on Elm Street in Windsor Locks on Wednesday, June 21 around 8 p.m., according to the Windsor Locks Police Department.  Her grandparents believe that Jensen may have entered an Uber, as she…

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by Ben Crnic
Schools
School Bomb Threats: 26-Year-Old Suspect Nabbed After Separate Incidents In CT School Bomb Threats: 26-Year-Old Suspect Nabbed After Separate Incidents In CT
School Bomb Threats: 26-Year-Old Suspect Nabbed After Separate Incidents In CT A 26-year-old Connecticut man has been charged with allegedly calling in two bomb threats at local elementary schools. Hartford County resident Dahari Martin, of Windsor Locks, was arrested on Tuesday, March 14 for the incidents which took place on Friday, Feb. 17. South Windsor police said Martin turned himself in to police on two arrest warrants, following the threats that had been called into North Street Elementary School and South Street Elementary School. Dahari was quickly identified as a suspect following a disturbance he had caused earlier that same morning at North Street Element…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Bomb Threats Leads To Evacuations Of 2 CT Schools, Police Say Bomb Threats Leads To Evacuations Of 2 CT Schools, Police Say
Bomb Threats Leads To Evacuations Of 2 CT Schools, Police Say A bomb threat at two Connecticut schools caused evacuations and searches with bomb-sniffing K9 dogs and police officers from throughout the area.  The incident took place in Hartford County around 10:45 a.m., Friday, Feb. 17 in Windsor Locks. The first bomb threat was called into the North Street School, said Lt. Paul Cherniack, of the Windsor Locks Police Department.  When officers arrived, the school was in lockdown, but a decision was made to evacuate the students and dismiss them for the day erring on the side of caution, Cherniack said. The second bomb threat was calle…

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by Kathy Reakes
News
Man Nabbed With Weapons In Carry-On Bag At Bradley Airport: Police Man Nabbed With Weapons In Carry-On Bag At Bradley Airport: Police
Man Nabbed With Weapons In Carry-On Bag At Bradley Airport: Police A man faces charges after weapons were found in his carry-on bag at Bradley International Airport in Windsor Locks, according to authorities. Just after 5:30 a.m. on Saturday, Feb. 11, Connecticut State Police troopers responded to the airport's TSA Security checkpoint for a report of an individual transporting a possible firearm in their carry-on luggage.  Investigating troopers identified the owner of the carry-on bag as, New London County resident Marvin Leggett, age 41, of Ledyard, and located a pellet gun, two magazines, and a folding knife in the bag, according to state police.&n…

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by Joe Lombardi
Police & Fire
Police Respond To Tractor-Trailer Rollover CT Crash Police Respond To Tractor-Trailer Rollover CT Crash
Police Respond To Tractor-Trailer Rollover CT Crash Police responded to an early morning rollover crash involving a tractor-trailer on I-91 in Connecticut. The crash happened in the New Haven County city of Meriden at about 3 a.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 23, Connecticut State Police said. Police said a 2018 Freightliner Cascadia was northbound on I-91 near Exit 16 and veered into the right shoulder on the rumble stripes. The driver, a 34-year-old Windsor Locks man, lost control of the tractor-trailer, and the vehicle traveled across the lanes and into the median, where it rolled over, authorities said. State Police said the tractor-trailer then…

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by Nicole Valinote
News
CT Woman Assaulted In Surprise Attack By Homeless Man, Police Say CT Woman Assaulted In Surprise Attack By Homeless Man, Police Say
CT Woman Assaulted In Surprise Attack By Homeless Man, Police Say A woman was allegedly seriously assaulted while taking a morning exercise walk by a homeless man. The incident took place in Hartford County around 10 a.m., Thursday, Oct. 6 in Windsor Locks. According to Lt. Paul Cherniack, of the Windsor Locks Police, the woman, who is in her 70s, was walking in the area of 34 Old Country Road when a man ran up behind her and "viciously struck her about the back of the head with a closed fist causing her to fall to the ground." As she fell to the ground she suffered broken fingers, he added. "The elderly victim lay helpless with a serious laceratio…

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by Kathy Reakes
News
CT Resident Sentenced For Recruiting, Transporting Teen Girl To Engage In Commercial Sex CT Resident Sentenced For Recruiting, Transporting Teen Girl To Engage In Commercial Sex
CT Resident Sentenced For Recruiting, Transporting Teen Girl To Engage In Commercial Sex A 24-year-old man has been sentenced after he admitted to bringing a 16-year-old girl to a Connecticut hotel to engage in commercial sex acts. Joel Lindsay, who last resided in East Hartford, was sentenced on Thursday, Sept. 22, to more than 11 years in prison after pleading guilty to sex trafficking of a minor on Oct. 15, 2021, according to Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut. Lindsay conspired with an associate, Joseph Pina, to recruit and transport a 16-year-old girl to engage in commercial sex acts in October of 2019, the US Attorney's Offi…

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by Nicole Valinote
Police & Fire
Woman Killed In Wrong-Way CT Crash Woman Killed In Wrong-Way CT Crash
Woman Killed In Wrong-Way CT Crash Connecticut State Police are asking for witnesses to come forward after a wrong-way overnight crash killed a woman. The incident took place in Hartford County in Manchester around 11:43 p.m., Sunday, July 10 on Interstate 291. According to state police, Samantha Smith, age 31, of Windsor Locks, was driving the wrong way in a Toyota Tacoma pickup truck on I-291 East when she struck a tractor-trailer head-on near Exit 5. Smith’s truck came to a stop in the left lane of the highway; and the tractor-trailer, driven by a New Hampshire man, stopped against a concrete barrier, closing two lanes o…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Man, Woman Killed In Two-Vehicle CT Crash Man, Woman Killed In Two-Vehicle CT Crash
Man, Woman Killed In Two-Vehicle CT Crash A man and woman were both killed in a crash between an SUV and a motorcycle on a busy Connecticut roadway. It happened in Tolland County around 2:15 p.m. Friday, June 10 in Stafford, in the area of Route 190 (Buckley Highway) and Fenton Road. Upon police and EMS arrival, the driver of the motorcycle, a Honda GL1800, was declared dead, Connecticut State Police said. He has been identified as 63-year-old Hartford County resident Frederick Zorich of Windsor Locks. The passenger of the motorcycle was transported to St. Francis Hospital in Hartford via LifeStar wit…

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by Joe Lombardi
Lifestyle
Winning $1M CT Lottery Ticket Sold At Connecticut Market Winning $1M CT Lottery Ticket Sold At Connecticut Market
Winning $1M CT Lottery Ticket Sold At Connecticut Market A CT Lottery player in Connecticut won't be receiving $10,000 a month for life, but will enjoy entering a new tax bracket after cashing in a winning $1 million ticket. On Tuesday, May 31, a Hartford County resident from Enfield - who chose not to disclose a name - cashed in a winning "Win Up To $10,000 A Month For Life Second Edition" ticket that was sold at the Enfield Market on Weymouth Road. It marks the third winning seven-figure prize that has been cashed in by CT Lottery players in the past two weeks.  Related story - Winning $1M CT Lottery 'Lotto!' Ticket Sold At Norwalk …

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by Zak Failla
News
Winning $140K Lottery Ticket Sold At CT Gas Station Winning $140K Lottery Ticket Sold At CT Gas Station
Winning $140K Lottery Ticket Sold At CT Gas Station One CT Lottery player from Hartford County turned $5 into more than $140,000 after cashing in big on a "fast play" lotto ticket. Lottery officials announced that on Friday, April 22, a West Hartford resident cashed in a "Super 7s Progressive" ticket worth $140,986 that was sold at On The Go Valero on South Street in West Hartford. The winner chose not to disclose a name. According to CT Lottery, “ Fast Play games play like Instant (Scratch) games but are printed on-demand from a CT Lottery Retailer’s terminal or a CT Lottery Ticket Vending Machine. “Fast Play Progressive games are a serie…

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by Zak Failla
News
CT Man Sexually Assaulted Girl He Met On Snapchat, Fed Says CT Man Sexually Assaulted Girl He Met On Snapchat, Fed Says
CT Man Sexually Assaulted Girl He Met On Snapchat, Fed Says A 27-year-old Connecticut man is facing charges for allegedly soliciting teens to commit lewd acts through social media, federal authorities announced. Hartford County resident Justin McKenney, of Windsor Locks, has been charged in a federal criminal complaint with multiple child exploitation offenses following his arrest on Thursday, March 17 at his workplace in Boston. US Attorney Leonard Boyle said that beginning in October 2021, Glastonbury Police began investigating the sexual assault of a 13-year-old girl by an individual she met on Snapchat.  The investigation revealed that Mc…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Alert Issued For Missing CT Woman Alert Issued For Missing CT Woman
Alert Issued For Missing CT Woman Seen her? Police agencies in the region are seeking the public’s assistance in tracking down a 22-year-old woman who has been reported missing. A Silver Alert was issued in Hartford County for Sherrian Howe, who was reported missing on Dec. 21, 2021, to the Manchester Police Department. Howe was described as being 5-foot-1 weighing approximately 105 pounds. She was last seen at approximately midnight on the night she was reported missing, according to police. Investigators said that Howe was last seen in the Windsor Locks area in Hartford County on Dec. 23, 2021, and that she was spotted…

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by Zak Failla
Lifestyle
Winning $825,000 Lottery Ticket Sold At CT Gas Station Winning $825,000 Lottery Ticket Sold At CT Gas Station
Winning $825,000 Lottery Ticket Sold At CT Gas Station A CT Lottery player in Connecticut is feeling lucky after cashing in a six-figure scratch-off ticket worth nearly a million dollars. In Hartford County, a New Britain resident won $825,000 playing "$1,000,000 Golden Riches" on a scratch-off ticket sold in New Haven County at the BP gas station on Washington Avenue in North Haven. The winner chose not to disclose a name. CT Lottery said that the overall odds of winning on a "$1,000,000 Golden Riches" ticket is 1 in 2.98. According to CT Lottery, “when a winning scratch ticket is validated through a Lottery Retailer's terminal, the remainin…

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by Zak Failla
Lifestyle
Four CT Residents Win $100K Each In State Lottery Four CT Residents Win $100K Each In State Lottery
Four CT Residents Win $100K Each In State Lottery Four lotto players in Connecticut are feeling extra lucky during the holiday season after cashing in winning CT Lottery tickets worth a six-figure prize. On Wednesday, Dec. 22, three winning $100,000 tickets were cashed in by CT Lottery players, who were among more than a dozen big winners in the week leading up to Christmas. First, New London County resident Thomas Simmons III, of Griswold cashed in a winning "CASH5" ticket that was sold to him at the Griswold Quickmart on Voluntown Road. Playing the same game, Windham County resident Shayne Simpson, of Putnam, won the same prize after ca…

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by Zak Failla
Lifestyle
CT Resident Wins $220K In State Lottery CT Resident Wins $220K In State Lottery
CT Resident Wins $220K In State Lottery A lucky lotto player in Connecticut has just won big. In Hartford County, Windsor Locks resident Syed Peerzada cashed in a winning $220,389 “$10 Super 7s Progressive” CT Lottery ticket that was sold at the Windsor Smoke Shop on Poquonock Avenue in Windsor. The winning ticket was cashed in on Thursday, Dec. 9. According to CT Lottery, “when a winning scratch ticket is validated through a Lottery Retailer's terminal, the remaining number of unclaimed prizes for that prize level is automatically updated reflecting one less prize. Until the individual or group presents their winning ticket for…

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by Zak Failla
Lifestyle
Man Wins $825,000 Lottery Prize After Purchasing Ticket At CT Stop & Shop Man Wins $825,000 Lottery Prize After Purchasing Ticket At CT Stop & Shop
Man Wins $825,000 Lottery Prize After Purchasing Ticket At CT Stop & Shop A man has claimed a $825,000 Connecticut Lottery prize. Hartford County resident Michael Gaudreau, of Windsor Locks, claimed the prize after purchasing a winning ticket for CT Lottery's Millionaire game, according to a report from CT Lottery on Friday, Nov. 5. The ticket was purchaed at the Stop & Shop #619, located at 1095 Kennedy Road in Windsor. Find CT Lottery's full list of recent lottery winners here.

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by Nicole Valinote
Politics
Caroline Simmons Elected Stamford's First Female Mayor Caroline Simmons Elected Stamford's First Female Mayor
Caroline Simmons Elected Stamford's First Female Mayor Democratic nominee Caroline Simmons narrowly defeated Unaffiliated candidate Bobby Valentine to win the election for Stamford mayor in one of the most followed local races in Connecticut political history. The contest drew national attention due to Valentine's status as a former Major League Baseball player and manager and wound up being closer than some expected considering Stamford's heavily Democratic status. Late Tuesday night, Nov. 3, Valentine conceded to Simmons, who will become the first female mayor in Stamford history. “You chose to embark on a future for our great city that buil…

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by Joe Lombardi
News
CT Duo Admits To Child Sex Trafficking CT Duo Admits To Child Sex Trafficking
CT Duo Admits To Child Sex Trafficking Two Connecticut men have pleaded guilty in federal court to offenses related to the sex trafficking of a minor. Joel Lindsay, age 23, and Joseph Pina, age 24, both of East Hartford, made the plea on Friday, Oct. 15 in Hartford, said Leonard C Boyle, Acting US Attorney for the District of Connecticut. According to court documents and statements made in court, in October 2019, Lindsay and Pina recruited, enticed, and transported a minor victim to engage in commercial sex acts.  Specifically, in October 2019, Lindsay, Pina, and another individual picked up the minor victim and took her t…

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by Kathy Reakes
Lifestyle
Winning $100K Lottery Ticket Sold At CT Convenience Store Winning $100K Lottery Ticket Sold At CT Convenience Store
Winning $100K Lottery Ticket Sold At CT Convenience Store A lucky area resident cashed in a winning $100,000 lotto ticket that was sold at a busy Connecticut mini mart. On Tuesday, Sept. 28 in New Haven County, Naugatuck resident Stephen Rosler cashed in a "30X Cash 8th Edition" ticket that was sold at the Avenue Quick Mart at 711 Rubber Ave. in Naugatuck. According to CT Lottery, “when a winning scratch ticket is validated through a Lottery Retailer's terminal, the remaining number of unclaimed prizes for that prize level is automatically updated reflecting one less prize. Until the individual or group presents their winning ticket for claim…

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by Zak Failla
News
Winning $250,000 Lottery Ticket Sold At CT Gas Station Winning $250,000 Lottery Ticket Sold At CT Gas Station
Winning $250,000 Lottery Ticket Sold At CT Gas Station A lucky area resident cashed in a winning $250,000 lotto ticket that was sold at a busy Connecticut gas station. On Monday, Sept. 27 in Hartford County, a Manchester resident cashed in a "$250,000 Cashword 8" scratcher that was sold at the Best Gas station on Tolland Turnpike in Manchester. Related story - 'I Was In Shock': Connecticut Man Wins $100,000 Lottery Prize According to CT Lottery, “when a winning scratch ticket is validated through a Lottery Retailer's terminal, the remaining number of unclaimed prizes for that prize level is automatically updated reflecting one less prize. Unti…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
ID Released For Man Found Shot To Death In Vehicle In Connecticut ID Released For Man Found Shot To Death In Vehicle In Connecticut
ID Released For Man Found Shot To Death In Vehicle In Connecticut Connecticut State Police have identified a man found shot to death inside a car on I-91. Dominique Kendrick Miller, age 23, of Bloomfield, was found by state police in a car on I-91 in Hartford County in Windsor Locks. Miller was found around 7:30 p.m., Sunday, Aug. 29, after state police received a report of an unresponsive male on I-91 northbound.  Responding troopers located Miller inside of a vehicle suffering from apparent gunshot wounds; he was pronounced dead at the scene.  Detectives ask any witnesses to this fatal shooting to contact them at Troop H at 860-534-1040.&nbs…

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by Kathy Reakes
Lifestyle
Woman Wins $100,000 In CT State Lottery Woman Wins $100,000 In CT State Lottery
Woman Wins $100,000 In CT State Lottery A group of Connecticut residents came away as big winners in the Connecticut State Lottery, including a $100,000 winner. New Britain resident Kathleen Scollan has claimed a $100,000 top prize after cashing in a CASHWORD 10 ticket sold at the Shaka Pizzeria and Market in her hometown.  According to CT Lottery, “when a winning scratch ticket is validated through a Lottery Retailer's terminal, the remaining number of unclaimed prizes for that prize level is automatically updated reflecting one less prize. Until the individual or group presents their winning ticket for claim at CT Lottery …

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Three Killed, One Critically Injured In Apparent CT Murder-Suicide, Police Say Three Killed, One Critically Injured In Apparent CT Murder-Suicide, Police Say
Three Killed, One Critically Injured In Apparent CT Murder-Suicide, Police Say Three people were killed and another critically injured after an apparent murder-suicide in Connecticut. The incident took place around 1 a.m., Friday, May 29, in Hartford County. Police received a report of multiple people shot in Windsor Locks, on Lownds Drive. Officers arrive and cleared the home for potential threats and victims, said Windsor Locks PD Lt. Paul Cherniack. A search of the home found three adults suffering from gunshot wounds with no signs of life, Cherniack said. All three were pronounced dead at the scene by EMS.  A fourth person was located in the residenc…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Woman Stabbed Multiple Times, Attacker Tased At CT Hotel, Police Say Woman Stabbed Multiple Times, Attacker Tased At CT Hotel, Police Say
Woman Stabbed Multiple Times, Attacker Tased At CT Hotel, Police Say A Connecticut woman was stabbed multiple times and the attacker had to be tased twice by police before he could be subdued. The incident took place around 10:30 p.m., Thursday, May 20, when the Windsor Locks Police Department received a call about a stabbing at the Candlewood Suites, said Lieutenant Paul Cherniack of Windsor Locks PD. According to Cherniack, a hotel guest told officers he saw a man and woman struggling outside a room and he was holding a knife. Another call came in from a worker.  When officers arrived on the scene they found a  Candlewood Suites to the rear…

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by Kathy Reakes