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Pyrotechnician Accused Of Having 'Cache' Of Commercial Grade Fireworks In Hartford County
A Connecticut man was busted with a large trove of commercial grade fireworks in his basement, police said.
Hartford County resident Richard Valuk, age 47, of Berlin, turned himself in to Connecticut State Police on an active arrest warrant Friday, Sept. 6.
According to police, troopers with the agency’s Fire & Explosion Investigation Unit responded to Valuk’s residence on Friday, Feb. 2, hours after he was hospitalized for an undisclosed medical issue.
While at the scene, investigators discovered a “large cache” of illegal, commercial and consumer grade fireworks that were stored in h…
'We Will Remember': Loved Ones Honor 4 CT Residents Killed In Plane Crash
Communities across Connecticut are reeling following the death of four residents in a small airplane crash on Sunday, Sept. 8, as they returned home from a luncheon in Rhode Island.
The victims were:
Paul Pelletier, age 55, of Columbia, in Tolland County
Frank Rodriquez, age 88, of Lebanon, in New London County
Susan Van Ness, age 51, of Middletown, in Middlesex County
Delilah Van Ness, age 15, of Middletown, in Middlesex County
Pelletier was an aviation teacher at Middletown High School and Delilah Van Ness was his student. Susan Van Ness was Delilah's mother.
Ori…
CT Woman Let Family's Dog Die, Dumped It On Side Of Highway, Lied To Owners: Police
A Connecticut woman accused of promising to train a dog for a family, allowing it to die under her care, lying to the owners, and leaving it on the side of the road has been arrested a year after the alleged incident, authorities said.
Middlesex County resident Jacqueline Witt, age 64, of Haddam, is charged with four counts of animal cruelty and tampering with physical evidence, the Connecticut State Police said on Tuesday, Sept. 10.
A Massachusetts family from North Reading reached out to a company on the website Thumbtack to find a dog trainer in September 2023, pol…
Farmington Man Charged With Attempting To Have Sex With Dog
A 65-year-old Connecticut man has been charged with allegedly attempting to have sex with a dog who belonged to a woman at a senior living facility.
Hartford County resident Jose Ramos-Cordero, of New Britain, was arrested by the Farmington Police Department on Monday, Sept. 9, and charged with sexual assault of an animal, burglary, and disorderly conduct.
According to Lt. Matthew Corcoran of the Farmington Police, earlier in the day, the department received a complaint that video showed a maintenance worker at Brookdale Gables, a senior living facility, inside a tenant…
