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Double-Fatal CT Crash: 18-Year-Old Charged With Manslaughter, More, Police Say
A man faces manslaughter charges and more after he allegedly drove a car drunk, leading to a crash that killed two other teenagers.
Connecticut State Police arrested 18-year-old Nicholas Johnson on Thursday, June 20, nearly a year after the Windham County incident took place in the town of Brooklyn.
On June 25, 2023, Johnson (a Moosup resident who was 17 at the time) was reportedly driving a Toyota Prius southwest on Allen Hill Road when, at the intersection of Wauregan Road, he ran a stop sign and turned left, causing the car to spin out just before 4 a.m., slamming into a tree before sl…
Woman Wearing Dark Clothing Killed Crossing CT Roadway
A Connecticut woman was hit and killed crossing a Connecticut roadway.
Windham County resident Amanda Bell, age 45, of the village of Moosup, was killed around 7:50 p.m., Tuesday, Dec. 27 on Route 101 in the town of Killingly.
According to Connecticut State Police, Bell, who was wearing dark clothing and not in a crosswalk, was struck by a 2008 Toyota Prius in the area of Valley Road and Hartford Pike.
Bell was transported to UMass Memorial Hospital where she was pronounced dead.
The driver of the Prius remained at the scene and was not injured, or charged, state police said.
The case re…
1 Dead In Large CT Apartment Fire, Police Say
One person was killed in a large, early morning apartment fire in Connecticut.
The blaze broke out in Windham County around 12:40 a.m., Thursday, Nov. 17 in Moosup.
Members of the Plainfield Police responded to the area of Moosup Gardens Apartments on Gorman Street for a report of a structure fire involving multiple apartment units, police officials said.
Upon arrival, officers discovered that there was potential entrapment of residents within the affected apartments of Building 5, police said.
The Moosup Fire Department, with the assistance of Plainfield, Atwood Hose, Cent…
CT Man Accused Of Having Sexual Contact With 13-Year-Old
A Connecticut man wanted for allegedly having sexual conduct with a 13-year-old girl has been captured.
Windham County resident Eduardo Acevedo, age 33, of Moosup, was captured on Friday, June 10, with the help of the Lincoln, Rhode Island Police on a warrant from the Plainfield Police Department.
Through an investigation, it was determined that Acevedo had inappropriate sexual contact with a 13-year-old female, said Chief Mario Arriaga, of the Plainfield Police.
During the investigation, it was determined that Acevedo had fled the state in an attempt to elude law enforcemen…
44-Year-Old Man Killed In Two-Vehicle Crash, CT State Police Say
A head-on crash in Connecticut led to the death of a driver at an area hospital, state police announced.
In Tolland County, a 34-year-old driver was traveling east on Route 6 in Andover at approximately 11:15 a.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 22 when he lost control and veered into the opposite lane, striking Windham County resident Andrew Moore, of Moosup, near the intersection of Route 87.
The driver struck Moore, age 44, head-on, and both men were transported to an area hospital for treatment.
Moore was later pronounced dead at the hospital from the injuries sustained in the crash, while the othe…
Accused Serial Arsonist Arrested By Plainfield Police
Plainfield Police have arrested an alleged serial arsonist.
Roland Bourque III, 29, of Moosup, Connecticut, was arrested Thursday, July 23, on two counts of arson, WTNH reported.
The charges stem from two fires: June 22, 2016, on South Main Street; and Aug. 17, 2017, on Roy Street.
Bourque alleged confessed to setting the fires when he was arrested after being caught trying to set fire to an abandoned resident on May 2, WTHN reported.
