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Jewett City, CT

How Much Snow Did You Get? Here Are Totals From Throughout CT, New London County How Much Snow Did You Get? Here Are Totals From Throughout CT, New London County
How Much Snow Did You Get? Here Are Totals From Throughout CT, New London County Here's a look at snowfall totals reported by the National Weathe Service from throughout the region from the storm system that swept through Thursday, Nov. 21 into Friday, Nov. 22. New York New York City Central Park 1.86 in 0940 AM 11/22 AWS Nassau County Oyster Bay 2.25 in 0930 AM 11/22 CWOP Locust Valley 0.3 E 2.21 in 0910 AM 11/22 COCORAHS Albertson 0.2 SSE 2.09 in 0730 AM 11/22 COCORAHS Syosset 2.08 in 0800 AM 11/22 COOP Herricks 1.92 in 0830 AM 11/22 COCORAHS Port Washington 0.8 N 1.84 in 0719 AM 11/22 COCORAHS Massapequa 1.1 SE 1.80 in 0700 AM 11/22 COCORAHS Malverne 0.5 SE…
Jewett City Man Killed By Suspected Drunk Driver Remembered As Hardworking Dad, Grandfather Jewett City Man Killed By Suspected Drunk Driver Remembered As Hardworking Dad, Grandfather
Jewett City Man Killed By Suspected Drunk Driver Remembered As Hardworking Dad, Grandfather Family and friends of Richard Dupont said he was walking home from work when an alleged drunk driver crashed into him and killed him.  The 55-year-old Jewett City man was hit as he walked along River Road in Lisbon around 10:30 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 14, Connecticut State Police said. Friends posted online he was walking home from his job at Walmart.  Original Report: Pedestrian Killed By Suspected Drunk Driver The Griswold High School alumni had recently started working at the superstore, and before that, he worked at Better Val-U for 28 years, according to his obituary. Rega…
Lisbon Woman Killed After Car Veers Into Oncoming Lane, Sidewalk On Busy Jewett City Road Lisbon Woman Killed After Car Veers Into Oncoming Lane, Sidewalk On Busy Jewett City Road
Lisbon Woman Killed After Car Veers Into Oncoming Lane, Sidewalk On Busy Jewett City Road A woman was killed while walking alongside a busy Connecticut road after a car veered into the sidewalk and hit a post office and two parked vehicles, police said.  The crash happened in New London County on Thursday, Aug. 29 just before 3:45 p.m., when a 2017 BMW X5 collided with a pedestrian, street sign, building, and two vehicles parked on Main Street in the borough of Jewett City in the town of Griswold, Connecticut State Police announced on Friday, Aug. 30.  According to authorities, the BMW was driving north on Main Street near the intersection with Ashland Street when it l…
Griswold Man Accused Of Raping Woman At Boat Launch Griswold Man Accused Of Raping Woman At Boat Launch
Griswold Man Accused Of Raping Woman At Boat Launch A 26-year-old woman told police that a Connecticut man she knew had raped her in her car at a Connecticut boat landing last year, authorities said.  New London County resident Tramyer Williams, 47, of Griswold, was arrested on Wednesday, Aug. 21, and charged with first-degree sexual assault, Connecticut State Police said. He is being held on a $500,000 bond, according to court records.  The woman contacted police on Sept. 30, 2023, to report that a man she knew through friends had sexually assaulted her the night before at a Windham County boat landing on Butts Bridge Road in…
Witnesses Wanted After CT 55-Year-Old Dies In Single-Vehicle Crash Witnesses Wanted After CT 55-Year-Old Dies In Single-Vehicle Crash
Witnesses Wanted After CT 55-Year-Old Dies In Single-Vehicle Crash Connecticut State Police are seeking witnesses to a single-vehicle crash after a 55-year-old man was killed. The incident occurred in New London County on Thursday, July 25, on the Shetucket Turnpike in Voluntown. Connecticut State Police reported that Donald Sunny, 55, of Jewett City, was riding a 2023 Kawasaki westbound on the Shetucket Turnpike.  While navigating a left-hand curve downhill, he veered into the westbound roadside area, which was comprised of dirt and gravel. State police said the Kawasaki continued westbound in the roadside area, where it struck a metal beam guardra…
Fatal Hit-Run: Drunk Driver Found Hiding In Woods After CT Crash Killing Woman, Police Say Fatal Hit-Run: Drunk Driver Found Hiding In Woods After CT Crash Killing Woman, Police Say
Fatal Hit-Run: Drunk Driver Found Hiding In Woods After CT Crash Killing Woman, Police Say A woman was killed and another victim was injured in a suspected hit-and-run, drunk driving crash in Connecticut. The New London County incident happened at around 4:45 p.m. Sunday, June 9, in Griswold, at the intersection of Taylor Hill and Oakville roads. Connecticut State Police said 35-year-old Franklin Post, of Bozrah, was speeding when he ran a stop sign and collided with a GMC SUV.  Witnesses told police that immediately following the crash, Post and two passengers exited the vehicle and fled the scene on foot. When troopers arrived, they found his Audi with its driver side do…