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Wanted CT Man Dragged Officer With Car, Caught After Foot Chase: Police
A Wolcott man wanted by police is facing a long list of charges after officers say he dragged an officer with his car before fleeing and later being arrested after a chase.
Wayne Lydem, 48, and his girlfriend, Annalucy Lachance, 47, face multiple counts following an alleged Aug. 25 burglary and assault, according to authorities.
The ordeal began with Wolcott police responded to a garage burglary on Wolcott Road. Surveillance video identified Lydem, whom officers recognized from past incidents, officials said.
While still investigating, police spotted Lydem driving on Wolcott Roa…
CT Fatal Triple Shooting Ruled Self-Defense, Police Do Not Expect To File Charges
Police say the man who shot and killed a 59-year-old who had killed his estranged wife and their son was acting in self-defense.
The Thursday, July 31, announcement marks the end of a saga that began at a Bound Line Road home in Wolcott on March 27, when officers received a 911 call about a shooting.
Officers arrived to find the bodies of Michelle Cote, 55, of Colchester; her estranged husband, David Cote, 59, of Wolcott; and their son, David Cote Jr., 34, also of Colchester.
The only survivor was Richard King, a friend of David Jr.
He told police that he, David Jr., and Michelle ha…
CT Man Kills Estranged Wife, Marine Vet Son Before Being Shot Dead By Son's Friend: Cops
A Connecticut mother and son are being remembered as pillars of love, strength, and generosity following a horrific double homicide.
David Thomas Cote Jr., 34, and his mother Michelle Renee Cote, 55, were killed on Thursday, March 27, by David Cote Sr. in Wolcott.
Wolcott police, who did not identify the victims, said officers were called to a. home on Boundline Road just before 6:30 p.m. on reports of a shooting. Upon arrival, they found three shooting victims dead on the bedroom floor: A 59-year-old father, a 55-year-old mother, and their 34-year-old son.
The elder Cote was in the proces…
CT Triple Killing: Police ID Family Slain In Shooting
A mother, father, and their son were killed earlier this week when a fight broke out inside a Connecticut home, police said.
Wolcott police were called to 634 Bound Line Road around 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, March 27, to reports of a shooting.
Police arrived to find the bodies of Michelle Cote, 55, of Colchester, her estranged husband, David Cote, 59, from Wolcott, and their 34-year-old son, David Cote Jr., of Colchester.
Police say Michelle, her son, and one of his friends were helping David move out of his home when an argument broke out between the estranged parents, police sai…
Canterbury Mom, Daughter Pardoned By Trump For Jan. 6 Capitol Attack
As he promised, President Donald Trump commuted the sentence of or pardoned some 1,500 people who took part in the riots at the US Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.
While the riots caused consternation and fear throughout the nation's political infrastructure, Trump has maintained that those in prison or on trial were political prisoners and "hostages," targeted by former President Joe Biden's Justice Department.
“What they’ve done to these people is outrageous,” Trump said as he signed a flurry of executive orders in the Oval Office on Monday, Jan. 20, hours after being inaugurated, acc…
Man Moved Person From Wrecked Car Rather Than Take Him To Hospital; Victim Later Died: Police
A Connecticut man is facing several felonies after police said he crashed his car, fatally wounding his passenger, and then moved the victim to a friend's car rather than get help earlier this year in New Haven County. The man would later die of his injuries.
Luis Sanchez-Sagbay, of Bristol in Hartford County, was arrested on Wednesday, Oct. 23, and charged with misconduct with a motor vehicle, interfering with an officer, reckless driving, driving without insurance, operating a motor vehicle without a license, and improper use of a marker plate, Wolcott Police said.
The inciden…
CT Man Admits Committing 37 Robberies Across State
A Connecticut man has admitted to committing at least 37 violent robberies across the state in 2022.
Hartford County resident Lonny Cross, age 45, of Bristol, pleaded guilty on Tuesday, May 21, for the crimes that ranged from Hartford to Fairfield County and one in New York in September and October 2022, said Vanessa Roberts Avery, US Attorney for the District of Connecticut.
According to court documents and statements made in court, Cross committed 37 robberies and attempted robberies of gas station convenience stores, mini-markets, and liquor stores in North Branford, Waterbury, Wol…
