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CT Babysitter Faces Multiple Charges After 2-Year-Old Run Over By Car CT Babysitter Faces Multiple Charges After 2-Year-Old Run Over By Car
CT Babysitter Faces Multiple Charges After 2-Year-Old Run Over By Car A Connecticut woman turned herself in to police after she allegedly ran over an unrestrained 2-year-old who opened a car door and was run over and seriously injured. Middlesex County resident Maria Santiago, age 55, of Clinton, turned herself in on Monday, July 29, on four counts of risk of injury to a minor and failure to apply a child restraint system for the Tuesday, May 14 incident. According to the Connecticut State Police, an investigation into Santiago began following the report of the minor child falling from her vehicle and being run over before being trapped under the re…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Teenage Trio Causes Over $20K In Damage At CT High School: Police Teenage Trio Causes Over $20K In Damage At CT High School: Police
Teenage Trio Causes Over $20K In Damage At CT High School: Police Three men and one juvenile suspect face charges after causing over $20,000 in damage to a high school in Connecticut, police announced.  Three 18-year-olds, Jonathan Gosnell, Henry Grabowski, and Mackie Olynnger, were arrested by warrant in connection with vandalism in Middlesex County at the Valley Regional High School in Deep River, Connecticut State Police announced on Friday, April 26.  The arrests stemmed from an incident on Sunday, April 7, when troopers learned of vandalism discovered at the school, located at 256 Kelsey Hill Rd.  According to police, a…

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by Ben Crnic
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CT Man Charged With Leaving Victim In Chair For Weeks, Without Food For Days CT Man Charged With Leaving Victim In Chair For Weeks, Without Food For Days
CT Man Charged With Leaving Victim In Chair For Weeks, Without Food For Days A Connecticut man is behind bars after allegedly leaving a victim in a chair for more than two weeks and withholding food for several days. Middlesex County resident Steven Donen, age 66, of Cromwell, was charged on Monday, July 31 at his Cromwell home. According to Cromwell Police Chief Frederick Sifodaskalakis, on Friday, July 28, officers went to the home for a medical check after receiving a request from a medical office that the victim had missed several appointments. Officers arrived at Donen's home where the victim lived and discovered they were living in "deplorable and unsanitary …

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by Kathy Reakes
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Uncooperative, Drunk Woman Hits CT DOT Vehicle: Police Uncooperative, Drunk Woman Hits CT DOT Vehicle: Police
Uncooperative, Drunk Woman Hits CT DOT Vehicle: Police A Connecticut woman was arrested after she reportedly crashed into another vehicle and hit multiple construction cones, officials say.  In Middlesex County, Jennifer Ryan, a resident of Coventry in Tolland County, was arrested on Monday, July 24 after she reportedly drove erratically on Route 9 southbound near Exit 27 in Cromwell, according to authorities. Multiple calls reported that a red Lincoln MKZ, later determined to be driven by Ryan, crashed into a CT DOT vehicle and hit several construction cones in a work zone around 11:30 p.m., Connecticut State Police said. The …

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by Morgan Gonzales
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Fairfield County Man Intentionally Hits Fellow Employee With Vehicle, Police Say Fairfield County Man Intentionally Hits Fellow Employee With Vehicle, Police Say
Fairfield County Man Intentionally Hits Fellow Employee With Vehicle, Police Say A Connecticut man who had resigned from his job allegedly hit a co-worker who was attempting to stop him from leaving with a company vehicle. The incident took place in Middlesex County around 9 a.m., Monday, Dec. 5 in Middlefield. According to Connecticut State Police, troopers responded to a disturbance report. Once on the scene, troopers found that an employee of a business had allegedly struck another employee with a motor vehicle in the parking lot in an "intentional and reckless manner," state police said.  The employee struck by the vehicle sustained non-life-threatening injur…

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by Kathy Reakes
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CT 18-Year-Old Facing Host Of Charges After Stop Sticks Used By Police During Racing Incident CT 18-Year-Old Facing Host Of Charges After Stop Sticks Used By Police During Racing Incident
CT 18-Year-Old Facing Host Of Charges After Stop Sticks Used By Police During Racing Incident A teenager is facing a host of charges after Connecticut State Police deployed stop sticks during a racing incident overnight. Troopers were investigating a large group of cars that had been observed operating at a high rate of speed and racing in Middlesex County at around 12:45 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 26 on Route 9 in the towns of Cromwell and Middletown.  Troopers followed the group of vehicles to the DOT Commuter Lot located off of Industrial Park Rd in Cromwell, where a large group of cars were observed engaging in reckless and dangerous activities, according …

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by Joe Lombardi
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14-Year-Old Accused Of Firing Shots Into Occupied Vehicle In Connecticut 14-Year-Old Accused Of Firing Shots Into Occupied Vehicle In Connecticut
14-Year-Old Accused Of Firing Shots Into Occupied Vehicle In Connecticut A 14-year-old from Connecticut is facing charges after police said he fired shots into an occupied vehicle this past spring. Officers responded to a report of shots fired in New Haven County at about 4:30 p.m. on May 27, according to the Hamden Police Department. Police said the incident happened in the area of Woodin Street and Pine Rock Avenue in Hamden. Officers found two vehicles that were involved in a crash at the intersection, authorities said. One of the vehicles had been struck multiple times by gunfire while the vehicle was fleeing from a third vehicle, police reported.&nbs…

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by Nicole Valinote
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Suspect Nabbed In Fatal CT Hit-Run Crash Suspect Nabbed In Fatal CT Hit-Run Crash
Suspect Nabbed In Fatal CT Hit-Run Crash Connecticut State Police investigators have arrested a man in connection to a fatal crash that killed a 14-year-old girl who was riding her bike over the summer. On Thursday, July 29, Gianna Vincelett was struck and killed while riding her bike with a friend during a slumber party on Route 81 in Higganum in the town of Haddam in Middlesex County. After striking the girl, police said that the driver proceeded to speed away without stopping, prompting a lengthy investigation. The subsequent investigation by State Police led to the arrest of Higganum resident Thomas Cretella, age 27, who turn…

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by Zak Failla
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DUI Motorist Who Failed To Maintain Lane Caught With Heroin, Meth, Cocaine, State Police Say DUI Motorist Who Failed To Maintain Lane Caught With Heroin, Meth, Cocaine, State Police Say
DUI Motorist Who Failed To Maintain Lane Caught With Heroin, Meth, Cocaine, State Police Say An early morning traffic stop led to a host of charges for a man who was busted by Connecticut State Police troopers with heroin, cocaine and other drugs in his car. Troopers stopped Middletown resident Austin Dwight Rhinehart, 28, shortly before 12:30 a.m. on Saturday morning, after he was spotted driving erratically on Route 9 in Chester. Police said that his vehicle was found swerving in and out of its lane at the time of the stop. Rhinehart went on to fail multiple Standardized Field Sobriety Tests and he was found in possession of heroin, cocaine and drug paraphernalia. He was arrested…

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by Zak Failla