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Pair Lead High-Speed Pursuit In Stolen Car Through 4 CT Towns After Armed Robbery: State Police
A high-speed police chase that spanned several Connecticut towns on Sunday, Dec. 29, ended with two people in custody, Connecticut State Police said.
The incident began when Newington police responded to an armed robbery at Lowe's on the Berlin Turnpike just after 8:20 a.m., according to Newington police. The suspects, later identified as Scott A. Tenney, 35, of East Hartford, and Samantha K. Tobey, 34, of Enfield, fled in a black Honda CR-V, police said.
The vehicle was later confirmed to be stolen from Hartford. Police attempted a traffic stop after Tenney — who also has ties to…
Liquid Nitrogen Spill: Abandoned Car Cause Of PlainfieId I-395 Traffic Chaos, Hazmat Emergency
An abandoned car on Interstate 395 caused a tanker carrying 7,000 gallons of liquid nitrogen to overturn, leading to hours of traffic disruption and environmental risks, authorities said.
James Wyatt Fitzgerald, 29, of Danielson, is accused of leaving his disabled 2011 Hyundai Elantra partially in a travel lane on Thursday, Dec. 26, after striking a center median guardrail and a bridge on the right shoulder, Connecticut State Police said.
The crash occurred early Thursday morning on the northbound side of I-395 near Exit 28. The tanker, driven by a 49-year-old Rhode Island man, swerved to a…
Rookie Griswold Race Car Driver Charged With Sexual Assault Of Juvenile
A New London County stock car racer has been arrested and charged in connection with a sexual assault investigation reported earlier this year, Connecticut State Police announced.
Ashton Young, 20, of Griswold, surrendered to Troop E-Montville on Monday, Dec. 23, 2024, at approximately 7:50 p.m., police said. A warrant had been issued in connection to allegations reported in August.
Earlier this year, Young was named the 2024 RAD Auto Machine Street Stock Rookie of the Year, according to a video shared by Stafford Motor Speedway on Facebook.
"Ashton Young had never set foot in a race…
Dual-Wielding, ‘Moaning’ Man Stabbed Griswold Friend Who Took Him In: Police
An argument between friends escalated into a grisly stabbing incident earlier this week when an intoxicated man, wielding two knives, attacked another, authorities said.
Alan Frazier, 44, of Jewett City, faces charges of second-degree assault, threatening, and reckless endangerment following the alleged attack on Dec. 18, Connecticut State Police said.
A Griswold man called police around 6:15 p.m. to report that Frazier, a homeless friend he had allowed to stay at his Main Street home, had attacked him with two knives and punched him in the face, according to a police report.
The argument …
Clinton Driver Killed, Another Hospitalized In Westbrook Crash
A Connecticut man was killed and another person was hospitalized in a crash this week.
Michael Sutyla, 76, of Clinton, died on Wednesday, Dec. 18, in Westbrook Wednesday afternoon, Dec. 18, Connecticut State Police said.
Police believe Sutyla ran a stop sign at the intersection of Boston Post Road and Hammock Road, causing a crash with another car around 4 p.m.
Paramedics took Sutyla to Middlesex Shoreline Clinic, where he later died of his injuries. The passenger in another vehicle, who is from Louisa, Virginia, was taken to the same hospital with min…
