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Missing Southington Boy Found Safe In Cheshire By Alert Resident Missing Southington Boy Found Safe In Cheshire By Alert Resident
Missing Southington Boy Found Safe In Cheshire By Alert Resident A concerned citizen has found a Connecticut 11-year-old who had been missing for more than a day. Related: Missing: Southington Boy, 11, Hasn't Been Seen Since Leaving Home Hartford County resident Cody Schrlau, of Southington, went missing from his home on Monday, Sept. 2.  According to Capt. James Armack of the Southington Police, the boy was spotted on a walking trail in New Haven County in Cheshire. The citizen contacted the Cheshire Police who responded and stopped Cody, Armack said. "He is currently being reunited with family members," the captain said. Armack thanked …

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by Kathy Reakes
Lifestyle
CT YouTuber Named One Of Internet's Most Influential Creators CT YouTuber Named One Of Internet's Most Influential Creators
CT YouTuber Named One Of Internet's Most Influential Creators The "internet's busiest music nerd" is Connecticut's most influential online content creator and one of the top in the world, according to a new ranking from Rolling Stone.  New Haven County native Anthony Fantano, who was born in Wolcott, has made a name for himself as one of YouTube's most important critics.  He's amassed nearly 3 million subscribers and growing on his "TheNeedleDrop" channel and more than 1.5 million on TikTok.  Fantano reviews new music on his channels, with some of his reviews going viral. Many of the artists he critiques have become diehard fans a…

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by Josh Lanier
Police & Fire
Organized Retail Theft Ring Members Nabbed In CT Marshalls, Police Say Organized Retail Theft Ring Members Nabbed In CT Marshalls, Police Say
Organized Retail Theft Ring Members Nabbed In CT Marshalls, Police Say Two alleged professional shoplifters were nabbed by police in a Connecticut Marshalls after police received a tip. The incident occurred in New Haven County on Tuesday, Aug. 27, at the store located at 1413 Boston Post Road in Milford. According to the Milford Police, officers received information that members of an organized retail theft ring were believed to be at the Milford Marshalls. Officers contacted Marshall’s loss prevention employees via phone, who relayed that they had been looking into an organized retail theft group driving a black Honda CRV that has been suspect in numerous t…

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by Kathy Reakes
News
Rapper Fatman Scoop Dies At Age 53 After Medical Emergency During Concert In Connecticut Rapper Fatman Scoop Dies At Age 53 After Medical Emergency During Concert In Connecticut
Rapper Fatman Scoop Dies At Age 53 After Medical Emergency During Concert In Connecticut Isaac Freeman III, a rapper known as Fatman Scoop, died after having a medical emergency while performing on stage in Connecticut. The 53-year-old New York City native collapsed during a performance in New Haven County at the Hamden Town Center Park, according to authorities. He was rushed to a nearby hospital, where he was pronounced dead. His tour manager, Birch Michael, posted a statement on Facebook: "It is with the heaviest of hearts I announce the passing of Isaac Freeman III, Known professionally as Fatman Scoop. You taught me how to be the man I am today. "I Love you Sco…

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by Joe Lombardi
Police & Fire
Intoxicated CT Woman Caused Wrong-Way Head-On Crash That Sent Dad, Child To Hospital: Cops Intoxicated CT Woman Caused Wrong-Way Head-On Crash That Sent Dad, Child To Hospital: Cops
Intoxicated CT Woman Caused Wrong-Way Head-On Crash That Sent Dad, Child To Hospital: Cops A Connecticut woman who collided with an oncoming car while driving the wrong way on a New Haven County highway, sending a father and child to the hospital, was intoxicated at the time of the crash, authorities said.  New Haven County resident Andrea Lynn Marseglia, age 39, of Orange, faces multiple charges including operating under the influence, reckless endangerment, driving the wrong way, and endangering a child, Connecticut police said.  Police were called to Route 8 in Bethany just before 1:30 a.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 28, to reports of a head-on collision between a …

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by Josh Lanier
Traffic
Busy Roadway Across CT Dam Reopens To Traffic After Flood Damage Repairs Busy Roadway Across CT Dam Reopens To Traffic After Flood Damage Repairs
Busy Roadway Across CT Dam Reopens To Traffic After Flood Damage Repairs Part of a busy roadway carrying traffic across a dam in Connecticut has been reopened after being damaged by severe flooding, officials announced.  Route 34 in the Fairfield County town of Monroe and New Haven County town of Oxford between Route 111 and Coppermine Road has been reopened after suffering damage from flooding on Sunday, Aug. 18, the Connecticut Department of Transportation announced on Tuesday, Aug. 27.  The stretch of road carries traffic over the Stevenson Dam on Lake Zoar.  Although traffic can now cross the dam, Route 34 remains closed between Coppermine Ro…

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by Ben Crnic
Police & Fire
Seen Him? CT Police Asking For Help Locating Shooting Suspect Seen Him? CT Police Asking For Help Locating Shooting Suspect
Seen Him? CT Police Asking For Help Locating Shooting Suspect Police in Connecticut are asking the public for help locating a suspect wanted in connection with a shooting in a city park. The incident occurred in New Haven County on Sunday, Aug. 25, around 6 p.m. at Schofield Park in Waterbury. According to Waterbury Police Lt. Ryan Bessette, officers responding to the shooting report located a 22-year-old man who had been shot.  The man was transported to a local hospital and has since been treated and released and is recovering, Bessette said. Bessette said a preliminary investigation determined this was an isolated incident from a personal di…

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by Kathy Reakes
Real Estate
$35M CT Waterfront Estate Includes Stonehenge Replica, Go-Kart Track $35M CT Waterfront Estate Includes Stonehenge Replica, Go-Kart Track
$35M CT Waterfront Estate Includes Stonehenge Replica, Go-Kart Track Anyone looking for a $35 million Connecticut estate with the mystery and awe of a prehistoric megalithic structure and an adjacent go-kart track is in luck.  A New Haven County waterfront home at 215 Uncas Point Road in Guilford is one of the more unique homes on the market.  The 5,300-square foot, 6-bedroom, and 5-bathroom main house includes hand-carved woodworking, a home gym, a spa, and large windows overlooking the Long Island Sound, according to its Zillow listing.  Zillow There's also a 3,500-square-foot guest house with three bedrooms and bathrooms …

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by Josh Lanier
Police & Fire
Infant Death Update: CT Man Charged, Held On $1 Million Bond Infant Death Update: CT Man Charged, Held On $1 Million Bond
Infant Death Update: CT Man Charged, Held On $1 Million Bond A Connecticut man has been charged with alleged cruelty to persons and risk of injury to a minor after an infant was found dead in a motel bathtub in a vacated room by cleaning staff. Related: Dead Infant Found In Bathtub Of Vacated Milford Motel Room Fairfield County resident Dale Kirkland, age 31, of Bridgeport, was charged in New Haven County on Wednesday, Aug. 21, by the Milford Police in connection with the death of the child found at the Mayflower Motel. According to Milford Police Officer Brianna MacDonald, the infant was found around 11:30 a.m. in the bathtub of a vacant roo…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Arrest Made After Baby Found Dead At CT Motel Arrest Made After Baby Found Dead At CT Motel
Arrest Made After Baby Found Dead At CT Motel Police in Connecticut have arrested a man as a "person of interest" in connection with the death of an infant found in a motel bathtub by a cleaning employee. Related: Dead Infant Found In Bathtub Of Vacated Milford Motel Room Milford Infant Death Update: Bridgeport Man Charged, Held On $1 Million Bond The child was found in New Haven County around 11 a.m., Wednesday, Aug. 21, at the Mayflower Motel in Milford. Milford police said after the baby was found, they performed life-saving measures, but the child was pronounced dead at the hospital within an hour. Wednesday afternoon, M…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Dead Infant Found In Bathtub Of Vacated CT Motel Room Dead Infant Found In Bathtub Of Vacated CT Motel Room
Dead Infant Found In Bathtub Of Vacated CT Motel Room Police in Connecticut are investigating after a dead infant was found in the bathroom of a motel room that had been vacated. Related: Arrest Made In Connection With Baby Found Dead At Milford Motel The incident occurred in New Haven County around 11 a.m., Wednesday, Aug. 21, at the Mayflower Motel in Milford. According to Milford Police, officers responded after the motel reported the cleaning staff had found the dead infant. "Our officers performed CPR on the infant until paramedics arrived and took over life-saving measures," the department said. The infant was transported …

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
2 Oxford Women Who Died After Being Swept Away By Flood Waters Identified By Police 2 Oxford Women Who Died After Being Swept Away By Flood Waters Identified By Police
2 Oxford Women Who Died After Being Swept Away By Flood Waters Identified By Police Two Connecticut women who died after being swept away by floodwaters in separate incidents have been identified. According to the National Weather Service, the incidents occurred in New Haven County around 5:15 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 18, on Route 67 in Oxford, which received more than 10 inches of rain. According to Connecticut State Police Cpl. Daniel Loughman, the women were in vehicles stuck in floodwaters that washed away their cars from the Little River. One woman was killed when a firefighter attempted to rescue her but was unable to do so, and she was swept away, state police said. The …

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by Kathy Reakes