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Teen Nearly Hits CT Trooper, Leads Police On High-Speed Chase: Cops Teen Nearly Hits CT Trooper, Leads Police On High-Speed Chase: Cops
Teen Nearly Hits CT Trooper, Leads Police On High-Speed Chase: Cops A Connecticut teenager is facing multiple serious charges after police say he sped through a crash scene, nearly hitting a trooper, before leading law enforcement on a dangerous chase. Matthew Wall, 18, of Coventry, was arrested Thursday evening, June 5, and charged with multiple felonies, Connecticut State Police said.  The arrest stems from a March 16 incident on Route 89 in Ashford. Troopers were investigating a crash site when a truck nearly hit a trooper and one of the drivers in the wreck, authorities said. Officials said the two people would have been seriously hurt if he h…
CT Man Killed After Car Skids Off I-84 Off-Ramp CT Man Killed After Car Skids Off I-84 Off-Ramp
CT Man Killed After Car Skids Off I-84 Off-Ramp A 68-year-old Connecticut man was killed earlier this week when he lost control of his vehicle and crashed along I-84, authorities announced.  Robert Bickford, of Ashford, crashed around 3:30 p.m. on Monday, Jan. 6, when his Honda Civic skidded off of the Exit 69 off-ramp on I-84, Connecticut State Police said. He died at the scene.  Police are investigating the crash. Officials provided little information on the circumstances of the crash, multiple wrecks were reported on Monday because of weather-related incidents.  Related: CT DOT Warns Of Treacherous Roads From Icy Cond…
CT Man Busted With Loaded Gun at Bradley Airport In Carry-On Bag: Police CT Man Busted With Loaded Gun at Bradley Airport In Carry-On Bag: Police
CT Man Busted With Loaded Gun at Bradley Airport In Carry-On Bag: Police A Connecticut man was arrested at Bradley International Airport TSA agents found a loaded handgun in his carry-on bag at a TSA security checkpoint, authorities said.  Jason Hines, 38, of Ashford in Windham County, was stopped around 4:30 a.m. when TSA officers found the pistol in his bookbag during routine screening, Connecticut State Police said. The gun was loaded with nine rounds of 9mm ammunition in the magazine. Hines told troopers he had forgotten the firearm was in his bag when he arrived at the Windsor Locks airport. Officials arrested him without incident, and authorities char…