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CT Police Lt Remembered For Dedication To Community: Army Vet Was 'Amazing Human Being' CT Police Lt Remembered For Dedication To Community: Army Vet Was 'Amazing Human Being'
CT Police Lt Remembered For Dedication To Community: Army Vet Was 'Amazing Human Being' A Connecticut community is mourning the loss of a dedicated police officer who spent his life working to improve his world and the lives of the people in it.  Plainville Police Lt. John Quilter died Saturday, Jan. 18, surrounded by his family. The department did not disclose the cause of death. The 49-year-old Bristol native married his high school sweetheart, Missy, and they had three children. John recently became a grandfather for the first time, according to his obituary.  Original Report: Plainville Lt. Dies Surrounded By Family John Quilter joined the Plainville Police D…

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by Josh Lanier
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CT Officer Dies Surrounded By Family: 'He Was Truly One Of The Best' CT Officer Dies Surrounded By Family: 'He Was Truly One Of The Best'
CT Officer Dies Surrounded By Family: 'He Was Truly One Of The Best' A police lieutenant in Connecticut died this morning with his family by his side, authorities said.  Plainville police announced that Lt. John Quilter passed away on Saturday, Jan. 18. Authorities did not say how he died or how old he was.  "Words cannot express how heartbreaking and devastating this loss is to his family, PPD, Plainville, and all of the lives that John touched." Plainfield police said in a Facebook post. "He was truly one of the best and his loss will be felt deeply." Plainville police escorted his body to Plainville Funeral Home.  Correction: An earlier v…

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by Josh Lanier
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Ex-CT Police Chief Dies After Long Illness: 'To Know Him Was To Know Love' Ex-CT Police Chief Dies After Long Illness: 'To Know Him Was To Know Love'
Ex-CT Police Chief Dies After Long Illness: 'To Know Him Was To Know Love' The longest-serving police chief in Connecticut history died last week at his home surrounded by his family, police in Hartford County said.  Former Windsor Police Chief Kevin C. Searles fought a long battle with dementia and died from the disease on Thursday, Nov. 7, his obituary said.  Searles worked for the Plainville Police Department, rising to the rank of detective, before taking the top cop job in Windsor in 1987. He held the position for 28 years.  He stepped down in December 2014 for medical reasons.  His family said he became a police officer because of …

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by Josh Lanier
Police & Fire
Alert Issued For Man Reported Missing For Months In CT Alert Issued For Man Reported Missing For Months In CT
Alert Issued For Man Reported Missing For Months In CT Authorities in Connecticut are asking for help in finding a man who has been missing for several months. Todd Davidson, age 53, has been missing from Hartford County since Wednesday, Sept. 27, the Plainville Police Department announced on Tuesday, Nov. 28.  Davidson last spoke with a family member around a week before the day he was reported missing, according to the department.  He is around 5-foot-10 and 180 lbs with brown and gray hair as well as green eyes.  Anyone with information about Davidson's whereabouts is asked to call Detective Marc Rivard at 860-747-1616 …

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by Ben Crnic
Police & Fire
Man Drowns After Driving Truck Into River In CT Despite Negotiation Attempts Man Drowns After Driving Truck Into River In CT Despite Negotiation Attempts
Man Drowns After Driving Truck Into River In CT Despite Negotiation Attempts Despite authorities' best attempts at negotiating, they were unable to save a 63-year-old man who drowned after driving his truck into a river in Connecticut, police said. The incident began in Hartford County on Tuesday, Nov. 21 around midnight, when a suicidal man's pinging phone led police to the South River Street boat launch in Enfield.  According to Enfield Police, arriving officers began talking with the 63-year-old Plainville resident and attempted to negotiate with him. He appeared to be intoxicated, police said.  After a short amount of time, the man abruptly drove his …

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by Ben Crnic
Police & Fire
18 Catalytic Converters Stolen From CT School Buses, Leading To Pickup Delays 18 Catalytic Converters Stolen From CT School Buses, Leading To Pickup Delays
18 Catalytic Converters Stolen From CT School Buses, Leading To Pickup Delays A Connecticut school district was impacted by student pickup delays after 18 catalytic converters were stolen from school buses used by the district overnight.  The catalytic converters were stolen in Hartford County from the Dattco School Bus Property, located at 63 South Canal St. in Plainville, during the overnight hours of Monday, April 18, into Tuesday, April 19, according to the Plainville Police Department. An individual or individuals had cut a large hole in the fence at the school bus property before stealing the catalytic converters, police reported. The theft was discovered…

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by Nicole Valinote
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Police Involved In Standoff At CT Motel Police Involved In Standoff At CT Motel
Police Involved In Standoff At CT Motel A suspected bank robber was nabbed following an hours-long standoff with police at a Connecticut hotel. Hartford County resident David Latino, age 49, of Southington, was arrested on Thursday, Oct. 14, after barricading himself in the carrier Motor Lodge, in Newington, authorities said. The incident began around 4:30 p.m., when Plainville Police detectives tracked Latino from a bank robbery that had occurred in Plainville earlier in the day to the Carrier Motor Lodge located at 2660 Berlin Turnpike, according to Lieutenant Nicholas Miano, of the Newington Police Department. When …

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by Kathy Reakes