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Woman Seriously Injured in Meriden After Car Crashes Into Her, Speeds Away Woman Seriously Injured in Meriden After Car Crashes Into Her, Speeds Away
Woman Seriously Injured in Meriden After Car Crashes Into Her, Speeds Away A 21-year-old woman suffered serious head injuries after a car crashed into her and then sped away in New Haven County, police said.  The unnamed woman pushing a car with bottles across Broad Street in Meriden just before 8 p.m. She had nearly made it through the crosswalk when a car crashed into her in the northbound lanes, authorities said.  The sedan slowed down for a moment before driving away.  Paramedics rushed the woman to Hartford Hospital with serious injuries to her head and lower body.  Witnesses described the car to Meriden Police as light-colored (white, l…

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by Josh Lanier
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WWI Memorial Damaged In CT Hit-Run, Suspect At Large: Police WWI Memorial Damaged In CT Hit-Run, Suspect At Large: Police
WWI Memorial Damaged In CT Hit-Run, Suspect At Large: Police Authorities are searching for the person who they believe crashed into a WWI memorial in a Connecticut city and drove away. The New Haven County crash happened on the evening of Thursday, March 21 in the city of Meriden. At approximately 10 p.m. that day, near the intersection of Broad Street and East Main Street, a pickup truck reportedly crashed into the “City of Meriden World-War Roll Of Honor,” the city’s WWI monument, knocking it over and causing significant damage. Though the car fled from the scene before authorities arrived at the scene, police recovered a portion of the car’s h…

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by Sophie Grieser
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CT ATV, Dirt Bike Group Suspected Of Reckless Driving Nabbed, Police Say CT ATV, Dirt Bike Group Suspected Of Reckless Driving Nabbed, Police Say
CT ATV, Dirt Bike Group Suspected Of Reckless Driving Nabbed, Police Say A large group of ATV and dirt bike riders who have allegedly been causing havoc on the highways in a Connecticut city have been nabbed by police. The group has been causing problems over the past six to seven weeks in New Haven County in Meriden, said Lt. Darrin McKay of the Meriden Police. The department began an investigation led by Officer Ethan Busa into what they say is the illegal operation of ATVs and illegal dirk bikes on the roadways, McKay said. "These types of vehicles are routinely operated by individuals driving in an extremely reckless manner and these operators exhibit …

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by Kathy Reakes
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Police Seek Public's Help In Violent CT Gas Station Robbery Police Seek Public's Help In Violent CT Gas Station Robbery
Police Seek Public's Help In Violent CT Gas Station Robbery A Connecticut gas station attendant was assaulted during an armed robbery by multiple suspects, according to police. The incident took place around 6 a.m., Tuesday, Dec. 22 in New Haven County, at the Shell Gas Station at 945 Broad St., in Meriden, said Lt. John Mennone of the Meriden Police. According to Mennone, multiple suspects entered the store, including at least one male armed with a handgun. After robbing the store, the suspects assaulted the clerk. Some of the suspects in an armed robbery and assault.Meriden Police Department The suspects arrived in a White Audi SQ5 bearing …

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by Kathy Reakes