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CT Man Who Flashed His Genitals At Two Women Caught, Police Say CT Man Who Flashed His Genitals At Two Women Caught, Police Say
CT Man Who Flashed His Genitals At Two Women Caught, Police Say A Connecticut man has been charged with public indecency after allegedly exposing himself on two occasions to women. Hartford County resident Alexander Smith, age 18, of Farmington, was arrested on Thursday, Oct. 5 for the incidents that took place in August. On Sunday, Aug. 20, the Farmington Police Department received a complaint that a male riding on a moped exposed himself to a woman who was walking in the Devonwood area of Farmington, said Lt. Maett Corcoran of the Farmington Police. Approximately two weeks later, a similar incident with the same suspect description was reported …

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by Kathy Reakes
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14-Year-Old Accused Of Bringing Gun To CT High School 14-Year-Old Accused Of Bringing Gun To CT High School
14-Year-Old Accused Of Bringing Gun To CT High School A teenage student in Connecticut was arrested and is facing charges for allegedly bringing a gun to his high school, police announced. In Hartford County, police in Farmington announced on Monday, Dec. 13 that a 14-year-old has been accused of having a gun at the high school earlier this month. According to police, the student - whose name has not been released due to his age - was in possession of a gun on school grounds on Friday, Dec. 3, as investigators looked into an unrelated threat days later on Monday, Dec. 6. “On Monday, Dec. 6, Farmington High School administrators sent an emai…

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by Zak Failla
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Officer Pinned Between Stolen Car, Police Cruiser During CT Pursuit Officer Pinned Between Stolen Car, Police Cruiser During CT Pursuit
Officer Pinned Between Stolen Car, Police Cruiser During CT Pursuit A Connecticut police officer suffered serious injuries after being pinned between a stolen car and a police cruiser during a pursuit. The incident took place around 12:50 a.m., Monday, Sept. 20, in Hartford County when a Farmington Police officer was responding to a report of a theft of a vehicle on Notch Road. When officers located the vehicle and tried to contact the occupants the vehicle attempted to flee and struck the officer who had just exited his cruiser, said the Farmington Police Department. Additional officers pursued the vehicle a short distance before it crashed into the woods…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Woman, 19, Drowns While Swimming In CT Lake, Police Say Woman, 19, Drowns While Swimming In CT Lake, Police Say
Woman, 19, Drowns While Swimming In CT Lake, Police Say A Connecticut woman died after slipping underwater while swimming at an area lake. The drowning took place in Hartford County around 5:30 p.m., Wednesday,  Aug. 11. Farmington Police Department received a 911 call reporting the 19-year-old female had slipped under the water for several minutes while swimming at Woodridge Lake, located in both the Town Farmington and the Town of West Hartford, authorities said. Emergency responders from both towns responded to the water emergency and members of the West Hartford Fire Department located Hartford County resident Jodie…

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by Kathy Reakes
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CT Man Stabs Himself In Neck As Cops Try To Arrest Him For Carjacking, Police Say CT Man Stabs Himself In Neck As Cops Try To Arrest Him For Carjacking, Police Say
CT Man Stabs Himself In Neck As Cops Try To Arrest Him For Carjacking, Police Say A Connecticut man who was being pursued following a carjacking repeatedly stabbed himself in the neck as police attempted to take in into custody. The incident began around 3:24 p.m., Tuesday, Feb. 2, when Hartford Police were notified by the Farmington Police Department, that two individuals they had active felony arrest warrants for, were operating a carjacked vehicle in the south end of Hartford, said Hartford Police Lt. Aaron Boisvert. Hartford Police assisted Farmington Police in canvassing the area. At approximately 3:24 pm, the suspect vehicle was observed enterin…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Man Pleads Guilty To 7-Stop Crime Spree, Carjacking Man Pleads Guilty To 7-Stop Crime Spree, Carjacking
Man Pleads Guilty To 7-Stop Crime Spree, Carjacking The man who stuck a gun into a woman’s neck carjacked her vehicle and went on a crime spree has pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court on Tuesday, Oct. 6. Arno Smith, 57, of Hartford, pleaded guilty to one charge of a Hobbs Act robbery, the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Connecticut, said. Hobbs applies in instances of interstate or foreign attempted or real robbery. Between the time of the carjacking and his arrest, Smith robbed 7 places including grocery stores, rental facilities, retailers, and an inn, the U.S. Attorney’s Office said. The carjacking took place on July 26 around 11 p.m. in a Har…

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by Kristin Palpini
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Arrest Made In Connection With 1998 Homicide Case Of 26-Year-Old CT Woman Arrest Made In Connection With 1998 Homicide Case Of 26-Year-Old CT Woman
Arrest Made In Connection With 1998 Homicide Case Of 26-Year-Old CT Woman More than 22 years after the murder of a Connecticut woman while she was walking along a trail, police have arrested a person in connection with the case. Farmington Police, in Hartford County, have been working the homicide of 26-year-old Agnieszka Ziemlewski (Agnes or Niki as her friends knew her), since 1998 when she found shot to death. On Sunday, June 28, they arrested Katherine Pires, 50, of East Hartford, in connection with the crime.  Katherine PiresFarmington Police Department Police say they have always believed that individuals in the community knew what happened to Ziemlews…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Body Of 19-Year-Old Recovered In Farmington River Body Of 19-Year-Old Recovered In Farmington River
Body Of 19-Year-Old Recovered In Farmington River A 19-year-old man who was swimming in the Farmington River drowned after disappearing in an area of water at least 20-feet deep. The incident took place in Hartford County around 1:40 p.m., Sunday, June 7, when the Farmington Police Department received a 911 call reporting a man was drowning in the river behind the Tunxis Meade Park. Officers from the Farmington Police Department responded along with the Farmington Fire Department, Tunxis Hose Fire Department, and AMR ambulance to assist in the water rescue, said Lt. Timothy McKenzie. According to McKenzie, fr…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Father, Son Killed After Falling Off Cliff In Connecticut Father, Son Killed After Falling Off Cliff In Connecticut
Father, Son Killed After Falling Off Cliff In Connecticut A father and son out for a ride on their ATVs with a friend died after falling off a 75-foot cliff in Connecticut. The incident took place around 8 p.m., Wednesday, Sept. 18 in the area of the old abandoned Tilcon quarry at 232 Colt Highway in Farmington, said Farmington Police Lt. Timothy S. McKenzie. Farmington Police received a 911 call from the friend and rushed to the area where they found Steven Price, 71, of Forestville, and his son Mark Price, 30, of Plainville, at the bottom of the cliff. The friend said on a 911 call that the two were standing by the cliff when the fath…

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by Kathy Reakes