Explosives Tips Expose Granby Man’s Gun Trafficking, Lead To Guilty Plea: Feds Explosives Tips Expose Granby Man’s Gun Trafficking, Lead To Guilty Plea: Feds
Explosives Tips Expose Granby Man’s Gun Trafficking, Lead To Guilty Plea: Feds A Connecticut man pleaded guilty to federal gun charges after investigators found dozens of firearms and suspected explosive materials inside his home. Kyle Chambers, 31, of Granby, became the subject of several FBI tips on Dec. 30, 2024, after agents received tips that he kept explosives at his Salmon Brook Road home and intended to detonate them on New Year’s Eve, the US Attorney for the District of Connecticut said.  Authorities arrested Chambers on state charges the next day. During a court-approved search, investigators found firearms, ghost guns and devices used to convert g…
Woman Says She Found Drugs Inside Child's Happy Meal Toy At CT McDonald's Woman Says She Found Drugs Inside Child's Happy Meal Toy At CT McDonald's
Woman Says She Found Drugs Inside Child's Happy Meal Toy At CT McDonald's A woman claims she found drugs inside a child’s Happy Meal toy at a Connecticut McDonald’s. Brittany Fitzpatrick said in a Facebook post that she had taken her daughter and her niece to the restaurant at 611 South Main Street in Middletown. Fitzpatrick said her niece found the "rocks" inside a "Stranger Things" promotional toy inside a Happy Meal.  “She opened it and said there was something wrong with her toy, someone put 'rocks' in it,” Fitzpatrick said. “I took it from her to look and immediately noticed it was weed.” Fitzpatrick contacted police. The Middletown Police Department …
District IDs CT Sixth Grader Killed in School Bus Crash District IDs CT Sixth Grader Killed in School Bus Crash
District IDs CT Sixth Grader Killed in School Bus Crash A Connecticut sixth grader died after being struck by a school bus before school Wednesday, officials said. Torren O’Grady, 11, a sixth grader at North Stonington Elementary School, died in the Sept. 2 crash on Old Colony Road in North Stonington. Connecticut State Police troopers responded to the area of Kingwood Drive and Meadow Park at about 8:27 a.m. following reports of a crash with serious injuries. Authorities have released few details about the crash, but NBC Connecticut reporters at the scene said investigators were examining a bicycle lying in the street.  Students on t…
CT Man Took 'Upskirt' Photo Of Shopper At NJ TJ Maxx: Police CT Man Took 'Upskirt' Photo Of Shopper At NJ TJ Maxx: Police
CT Man Took 'Upskirt' Photo Of Shopper At NJ TJ Maxx: Police A Connecticut man accused of taking an "upskirt" photo of a woman shopping at a Bergen County TJ Maxx was arrested in New York and extradited to New Jersey, authorities said. Edgewater patrol officers responded to the TJ Maxx at 477 River Road at approximately 6:31 p.m. Friday, July 10, on a report of a suspicious person taking pictures, Police Chief Donald Martin said. Officers determined a man had taken an "upskirt" photograph of a woman who was shopping inside the store, Martin said. Detective Hansen identified the man as Daniel Tivet, 45, of Colchester, CT, during the investigation, ac…
Coast Guard Pilots Make First Single-Engine Landing With DHS Secretary Aboard Coast Guard Pilots Make First Single-Engine Landing With DHS Secretary Aboard
Coast Guard Pilots Make First Single-Engine Landing With DHS Secretary Aboard The pilots who safely brought a disabled Coast Guard jet back to the ground in Virginia had never done it before. Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin said the Coast Guard pilots told him after Wednesday, Sept. 2's emergency landing at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport that it was their first time landing on a single engine. “The United States Coast Guard pilots made the single engine landing feel routine,” Mullin said in a post on X. “No panic, just straight professionalism.” The United States Coast Guard pilots made the single engine landing feel routine. No panic, jus…
Southington Man, 21, Dies After Fall Hiking Near Montana's Highest Peak Southington Man, 21, Dies After Fall Hiking Near Montana's Highest Peak
Southington Man, 21, Dies After Fall Hiking Near Montana's Highest Peak A 21-year-old Connecticut adventurer who died after an apparent fall near Montana’s tallest mountain was a passionate explorer and gamer who felt happiest outdoors or traveling the world, according to his family.  Jackson Gregory Slimak, 21, of Southington, died Aug. 24 in the wilderness near the 12,800-foot-tall Granite Peak in Montana's Beartooth Mountain range. Search crews from Wyoming and Montana found his body on Thursday, Aug. 27, after searching for nearly three days, Cowboy State Daily reported.  Authorities believe his death was the result of an accidental fall and …
NJ Times Square Stabbing Victim Was On Her First Day Back From Maternity Leave NJ Times Square Stabbing Victim Was On Her First Day Back From Maternity Leave
NJ Times Square Stabbing Victim Was On Her First Day Back From Maternity Leave Erin Piacenti was on her first day back following maternity leave when she was fatally stabbed in Times Square on Monday, Aug. 31. Piacenti, a Chester, NJ resident, had welcomed her daughter Madison five months ago, according to a GoFundMe set up to support her daughter and husband, Frank. "Becoming a mother was Erin's lifelong ambition, and Madison gave her the greatest possible joy," Shray Gupta, who organized the fundraiser said. "Erin's life was defined not by the circumstances of her death, but instead by the way she lived. Erin was deeply devoted to her family and friends, except…
Knife Breaks During Attack On Capitol Police Officer In Hartford: Cops Knife Breaks During Attack On Capitol Police Officer In Hartford: Cops
Knife Breaks During Attack On Capitol Police Officer In Hartford: Cops A woman tried to stab a Connecticut State Capitol Police officer through the driver’s-side window of his cruiser before the knife broke, authorities said. The attack happened around 6 a.m. Wednesday at Armory Road and Michael J. Fallon Way in Hartford. The officer was conducting a high-visibility patrol when the woman walked up to his cruiser and tried to stab him through the window. She continued striking it until the knife broke, police said. The officer was not injured. The woman then fled on foot, police said. Officers raced after her and tried to de-escalate the encounter. During he…
‘Crime Junkie’ Arrested Outside Lindsay Clancy Trial Says Filming Jurors Was Misunderstanding ‘Crime Junkie’ Arrested Outside Lindsay Clancy Trial Says Filming Jurors Was Misunderstanding
‘Crime Junkie’ Arrested Outside Lindsay Clancy Trial Says Filming Jurors Was Misunderstanding The attorney for a self-described “crime junkie” accused of filming jurors outside the Lindsay Clancy murder trial called the incident a “misunderstanding.” Dawn Light, 56, of Sutton, was charged with aggravated intimidation of a juror on Tuesday, Sept. 1, after police said she entered a restricted area and recorded members of the deadlocked jury, Plymouth Assistant District Attorney Nicole Piacentini told the court. Light pleaded not guilty Wednesday and was released on personal recognizance.  Click here to watch video of Wednesday's hearing.  Lindsay Clancy is accused of killi…
Gunman Sentenced To Decades In Prison For Murder, Shooting Retired CT Police Captain Gunman Sentenced To Decades In Prison For Murder, Shooting Retired CT Police Captain
Gunman Sentenced To Decades In Prison For Murder, Shooting Retired CT Police Captain A man who killed a Connecticut resident and wounded an off-duty police captain will likely never see life outside of a prison cell again.  Albert Eaddy, 64, was sentenced to 65 years in prison Monday, Aug. 31, according to state prosecutors. He must serve at least 25 years. A jury found Eaddy guilty of murder and first-degree assault, among other charges in an August 2019 New Haven shooting, according to police.  Prosecutors said Eaddy shot and killed Troy Clark, 46, near Dixwell Avenue and Henry Street in New Haven.  Then-New Haven Police Capt. Anthony Duff witnessed …
Car Bursts Into Flames After Crash Involving 2 Mopeds In East Hartford Car Bursts Into Flames After Crash Involving 2 Mopeds In East Hartford
Car Bursts Into Flames After Crash Involving 2 Mopeds In East Hartford A Connecticut moped rider was injured, and another ran away after a fiery crash with a car, police said. The crash happened around 8 p.m. Monday, Aug. 31, at Silver Lane and Oak Street in East Hartford, police said.  Police said two mopeds and a vehicle were involved. One rider was taken to a hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, police said. The other moped operator left the scene. The car caught fire following the crash. Police believe one of the mopeds began leaking fuel while trapped beneath the vehicle, which sparked the blaze. East Hartford police are investigating the …
Truck Blamed For 9-Vehicle South Windsor Pileup That Sent 6 To Hospital: Police Truck Blamed For 9-Vehicle South Windsor Pileup That Sent 6 To Hospital: Police
Truck Blamed For 9-Vehicle South Windsor Pileup That Sent 6 To Hospital: Police A nine-vehicle pileup in Connecticut sent six people to the hospital with injuries ranging from possible to serious. A 12-year-old boy riding in a school van was among those hurt. The crash happened near the Exit 2 on-ramp to Interstate 291 west around 7:45 a.m. Monday, Aug. 31, according to Connecticut State Police. The pileup began after a tractor-trailer "traveling at a high rate of speed" failed to stop in time, according to a state police report released Tuesday. Hartford Distributors Inc. owns the truck. The truck’s driver, a 46-year-old Naugatuck man, was not injured. Responders to…