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CT Man Who Hit State Police Car Caught, Charged, Police Say
A man who allegedly hit a Connecticut State Police car and drove off has been located and charged, authorities said.
The Middlesex County incident occurred in Middletown on Friday, May 3.
At approximately 8:30 a.m., a Connecticut State Police (CSP) car was traveling north in the leftmost lane of Route 9, near Exit 21, when the vehicle had to slow down due to a prior accident on the roadway.
James Paternostro, age 30, who was driving behind the police car on the expressway, attempted to change lanes while the cop car was slowing down; while changing lanes, he allegedly struck the CSP car…
Suspects On Run After CT Gas Station Robbery
Police are searching for four men, all wearing ski masks, who allegedly robbed a Connecticut gas station during the early morning hours.
The incident occurred in Middlesex County at around 4 a.m. on Monday, April 29, at the Sunoco gas station at 519 Washington St. in Middletown.
According to Chief Erik Costa of the Middletown Police, the store clerk, who was not injured, told police that four men, all wearing ski masks and gloves, entered the store and ordered him to stay where he was.
The suspects then stole items from the store, including $1,250 in cash and change and more than $5,0…
Teenage Trio Causes Over $20K In Damage At CT High School: Police
Three men and one juvenile suspect face charges after causing over $20,000 in damage to a high school in Connecticut, police announced.
Three 18-year-olds, Jonathan Gosnell, Henry Grabowski, and Mackie Olynnger, were arrested by warrant in connection with vandalism in Middlesex County at the Valley Regional High School in Deep River, Connecticut State Police announced on Friday, April 26.
The arrests stemmed from an incident on Sunday, April 7, when troopers learned of vandalism discovered at the school, located at 256 Kelsey Hill Rd.
According to police, a…
1 Dead, 2 Teens Hospitalized Following Head-On CT Crash
One 28-year-old man was killed, and two teens were hospitalized following a head-on crash in Connecticut.
The incident occurred in Middlesex County around 6:30 a.m., Monday, April 15, on Saybrook Road in Haddam.
According to the Connecticut State Police, an investigation found that a Ford F-150 driven by an 18-year-old man from Ivoryton was heading north on Saybrook Road when it crashed head-on with a Honda Civic heading south.
The Honda driver, a New Haven County resident identified as Elijah Isiah Santiago, age 28, of Hamden, was pronounced dead at the scene, state police said…