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Marlborough, CT

New London Woman Topped 100MPH With Kids In Back Seat Of Car: Police New London Woman Topped 100MPH With Kids In Back Seat Of Car: Police
New London Woman Topped 100MPH With Kids In Back Seat Of Car: Police A woman who was clocked going more than 100 miles per hour along Route 2 with her two young children in the car told police she was speeding because she needed to heed the call of nature, authorities said.  Brianna Guerin, 21, of New London, is charged with driving with no insurance, reckless driving, risk of injury to a child (two counts), and reckless endangerment in the second degree, Connecticut State Police said.  Police spotted Guerin just before 9 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 26, on Route 2 in Marlborough driving at 109 miles per hour in a 65-mph zone, authorities said. …
Secretary Stole $40K From CT High School For Amazon Shopping Sprees: Cops Secretary Stole $40K From CT High School For Amazon Shopping Sprees: Cops
Secretary Stole $40K From CT High School For Amazon Shopping Sprees: Cops Police are accusing a secretary at a Connecticut high school of using the administration's Amazon account to spend more than $40,000 over five years on gifts for herself and other employees at the Tolland County school, authorities said.  Christine Vardanian, age 56, of Marlborough in Hartford County, is charged with first-degree larceny, Connecticut State Police said on Wednesday, Oct. 23. She was later released after posting a $5,000 bail, authorities said.  Vardanian worked as a secretary at RHAM High School and had access to the district's Amazon account. School officials beca…
Clocked at 105 MPH, CT Man Attempts To Elude State Police, Cops Say Clocked at 105 MPH, CT Man Attempts To Elude State Police, Cops Say
Clocked at 105 MPH, CT Man Attempts To Elude State Police, Cops Say A Connecticut man was charged with reckless endangerment after allegedly reaching speeds of 115 mph while attempting to evade a traffic stop. The incident took place in Middlesex and Hartford counties on Wednesday, March 13 on Route 66. According to Connecticut State Police, Middlesex County resident Joshua Secore, 27,  of East Hampton, was spotted by a trooper in Hartford County in a GMC K2500 pickup truck on Route 66 in Marlborough traveling at a high rate of speed, toward East Hampton. The trooper said that as the truck approached vehicles traveling ahead of it, the operator m…
Double-Fatal Crash: CT Teen, 20-Year-Old ID'd As Victims After Car Hits Tree Double-Fatal Crash: CT Teen, 20-Year-Old ID'd As Victims After Car Hits Tree
Double-Fatal Crash: CT Teen, 20-Year-Old ID'd As Victims After Car Hits Tree A 20-year-old Connecticut man and his 16-year-old passenger were killed after they crashed into a tree. The crash took place in Hartford County around 1:50 a.m., on Sunday, July 16 in Glastonbury. According to Lt. Anthony Pagliughi, of the Glastonbury Police, officers responded to the 1100 block of Manchester Road for a report of a crash involving a car into a tree. When officers arrived, they found the driver identified as Hartford County resident Yiriel Cintron, age 20, of Marlborough, and his passenger, New London County resident Brandon Amiot, age 16, of Lebanon, both dead fr…
Fugitive Wanted For Making Bomb Threat Nabbed In CT, Police Say Fugitive Wanted For Making Bomb Threat Nabbed In CT, Police Say
Fugitive Wanted For Making Bomb Threat Nabbed In CT, Police Say A 49-year-old man wanted for allegedly making a bomb threat and harassment in Tennessee was nabbed by Connecticut State Police. Hartford County resident Mark Frakl, of Marlborough, was arrested around 3 p.m. on Thursday, March 16, said the Connecticut State Police. Frakl's arrest comes after state police were contacted by the Hendersonville Police in Tennessee requesting assistance in locating him, state police said. Troopers responded to 109 Dickinson Road, in Marlborough, where they made contact with Frakl and took him into custody. Frakl was charged with being a fugitive from justice a…
Marlborough Man's Trash Leads To His Conviction For 4 Rapes In 1984 Marlborough Man's Trash Leads To His Conviction For 4 Rapes In 1984
Marlborough Man's Trash Leads To His Conviction For 4 Rapes In 1984 A Marlborough man has been found guilty of four rapes and kidnappings in 1984 by garbage from his home used to connect his DNA found at the crime scenes. Michael Marion Sharpe, age 71, a former Hartford charter school CEO, was sentenced on Monday, Jan. 2 to 72 years in prison for felony charges related to the kidnappings and sexual assaults of four women in Connecticut dating back to 1984, said Chief State’s Attorney Patrick Griffin. Sharpe’s conviction was the result of an extensive investigation by the Office of the Chief State’s Attorney’s Cold Case Unit that included the use of for…
Dogs Bitten In Face By Rattlesnake In Yard Of CT Home Dogs Bitten In Face By Rattlesnake In Yard Of CT Home
Dogs Bitten In Face By Rattlesnake In Yard Of CT Home Two pet dogs were rushed to a Connecticut veterinary clinic after they were bitten by a rattlesnake. Pieper Veterinary reported that a 3-year-old Vizsla named Tanner and a 10-year-old Miniature Pinscher mix named Listo were both bitten in the face by a timber rattlesnake in Hartford County in the yard of their Glastonbury home on Tuesday, Aug. 16. Their owner rushed them to the veterinarian's emergency room in Middletown, and the dogs were given medications and anti-venom. "Most veterinary hospitals in Connecticut do NOT carry anti-venom as it is expensive and has a short shelf-life," Piep…
Man, Teen Nabbed For Abduction, Assault Of Woman From CT Big Y Parking Lot Man, Teen Nabbed For Abduction, Assault Of Woman From CT Big Y Parking Lot
Man, Teen Nabbed For Abduction, Assault Of Woman From CT Big Y Parking Lot A Connecticut man and a teen have been arrested for the alleged kidnapping, carjacking, and brutal beating of a woman from a supermarket parking lot last year. On Tuesday, March 1, state police arrested Kenneth Gordon, age 20, of Hartford, and a 16-year-old boy following a five-month investigation into the events which took place at the Big Y parking lot in Marlborough on Sunday, Sept. 11, 2021. At the time of the crime, police said the 64-year-old woman was getting into her car with groceries when she was approached by two masked men who demanded money.  When she resisted, the two, a…
28-Year-Old CT Man Killed After Audi Crashes Down Embankment, Police Say 28-Year-Old CT Man Killed After Audi Crashes Down Embankment, Police Say
28-Year-Old CT Man Killed After Audi Crashes Down Embankment, Police Say A 28-year-old man was killed in Connecticut after losing control of his Audi and crashing down an embankment, state police said. Hartford County resident Scudder Evans, of Marlborough, was driving on Route 2 east of exit 9 in Glastonbury at approximately 9:45 p.m. on Monday, Feb. 14, when he lost control of an 2016 Audi A6 that belonged to a family member. Police said that Evans lost control of the Audi, entered a grassy median to the left of the roadway, went down an embankment, collided with a group of trees before coming to an uncontrolled final rest upright among the trees in the median…
Fire Causes 'Catastrophic Damage' To CT Residence Fire Causes 'Catastrophic Damage' To CT Residence
Fire Causes 'Catastrophic Damage' To CT Residence A two-story, two-family home in Connecticut suffered "catastrophic" damage during a raging fire, according to state police. The incident took place around 2:30 a.m., Friday, Nov. 12, at the home located in Middlesex County at 123 Falls Road, in the Moodus section of East Haddam. Upon arrival, firefighters encountered heavy fire coming from the family residence, said the East Haddam Fire Department. The home after the fire.East Haddam Fire Department With help from numerous fire departments, the fire was under control by 4 a.m., the department said. Mutual aid departments include: Co…
Nor'easter: Storm Knocks Out Power In Connecticut Nor'easter: Storm Knocks Out Power In Connecticut
Nor'easter: Storm Knocks Out Power In Connecticut Hundreds in Connecticut are still without power as a Nor’easter rolls through the region dropping upwards of six inches of rain and wind gusts approaching 60 mph. With the worst of the storm yet to hit, 1,789 of Eversource’s 1,287,274 customers in Connecticut were reporting outages as of 10:15 a.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 26. The bulk of the outages were being reported in: Madison: 730; Killingworth: 254; Guilford: 177; Marlborough: 121; New London: 85; Deep River: 72; Washington: 67; Harwinton: 62; East Lyme: 59; Montville: 27; Branford: 25; Stonington: 21; Stamford: 15; Westport: 13; Danbury:…
Winning $390,000 Lottery Ticket Sold At CT Gas Station Winning $390,000 Lottery Ticket Sold At CT Gas Station
Winning $390,000 Lottery Ticket Sold At CT Gas Station A winning CT Lottery ticket worth nearly $400,000 that was sold at a local gas station has been cashed in by one lucky area resident. On Monday, Oct. 4 in Hartford County, a Marlborough resident cashed in a "LUCKY FOR LIFE" scratcher that was sold at Richards Mobil on Main Street in South Glastonbury According to CT Lottery, “when a winning scratch ticket is validated through a Lottery Retailer's terminal, the remaining number of unclaimed prizes for that prize level is automatically updated reflecting one less prize. Until the individual or group presents their winning ticket for claim at …
Police Release Info On Suspects In Woman's Abduction At CT Supermarket Parking Lot Police Release Info On Suspects In Woman's Abduction At CT Supermarket Parking Lot
Police Release Info On Suspects In Woman's Abduction At CT Supermarket Parking Lot Police have released new information and photos as the search continues for two suspects who abducted a woman from a Connecticut supermarket parking lot and robbed her.  A 64-year-old woman told police that at about 7 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 11, she was placing groceries into her vehicle in the Big Y parking lot in the Town of Marlborough when she was approached by two suspects demanding money, according to Connecticut State Police. Related - Police ID CT Supermarket Parking Lot Where Woman Was Abducted, Ask For Help In Investigation Police said the suspects were described as you…