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Fairfield County Man Accused Of Threatening DMV Employee Fairfield County Man Accused Of Threatening DMV Employee
Fairfield County Man Accused Of Threatening DMV Employee A Fairfield County man is accused of calling and emailing the Connecticut Department of Motor Vehicles numerous times and threatening a state employee. Jakari Burks, age 26, of Norwalk, was arrested at about 6:30 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 3, according to Connecticut State Police Burks was charged with second-degree breach of peace and second-degree threatening, authorities said.  State Police said troopers responded to a Hartford County DMV, located at 60 State St. in Wethersfield, at about 1 p.m. that day to meet an employee who had been threatened over the phone by Burks. The employee t…

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by Nicole Valinote
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Man Accused Of Shooting Pellets At Motorist While Driving In CT Man Accused Of Shooting Pellets At Motorist While Driving In CT
Man Accused Of Shooting Pellets At Motorist While Driving In CT A 31-year-old man was charged after police said he shot pellets at a motorist while driving in Connecticut. Police received a report from a motorist traveling on I-91 northbound in Cromwell at about 10 a.m. on Wednesday, July 20, who said another motorist had shot orange pellets at them, according to Connecticut State Police. Police said the caller told troopers that they'd been struck in the face multiple times, but they were not injured. A Connecticut Department of Motor Vehicles officer found a gray Toyota Prius that matched the caller's description traveling north on I-91 in the Hartfo…

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by Nicole Valinote
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New DMV Office Set To Open In Connecticut New DMV Office Set To Open In Connecticut
New DMV Office Set To Open In Connecticut The Connecticut Department of Motor Vehicles is preparing to open a new customer service office. The new office will be located at at 62 Providence Pike in the Windham County town of Putnam, the DMV said in an announcement on Wednesday, March 9. The office is set to open within the next 90 days, replacing a previous Putnam location that closed in 2020. “We are very excited to be bringing DMV services back to Putnam in a new location that will better serve customers,” DMV Commissioner Sibongile Magubane said. “We want to thank all the people in the Governor Lamont administration and across…

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by Nicole Valinote
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Man Accused Of Making Shooting Threat At Norwalk DMV Man Accused Of Making Shooting Threat At Norwalk DMV
Man Accused Of Making Shooting Threat At Norwalk DMV A 55-year-old man accused of making threatening statements at the Norwalk Department of Motor Vehicles branch has been arrested. The incident happened on Thursday, Aug. 22 at about 10:40 a.m., at the DMV facility on Main Avenue, Connecticut State Police said. A DMV employee reported that a customer had allegedly made statements saying, "Today seems like a good day to shoot to kill" and also suggested that he would come back another time., state police said. The DMV immediately contacted Connecticut State Police. As a result of the investigation, Gregory Plaia, of North Canaa…

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by Joe Lombardi