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Child Found Dead In Pool Of Litchfield County Home
A boy who was found unresponsive in the pool of a Connecticut home has died. The incident occurred in Litchfield County around noon on Tuesday, Aug. 20, on Magnolia Lane in the Terryville section of Plymouth. According to Edman Austin of the Plymouth Police, police, fire, and EMS found the child unresponsive in the pool and immediately began treatment. The boy, whose age was not provided, was transported to Bristol Hospital for treatment. Austin said despite lifesaving efforts performed by all emergency services involved, the child was pronounced dead. "Many of us at the Plymouth P…
Police & Fire
19-Year-Old CT Man Charged For 2023 Death Of Girlfriend: Police
A year after the death of a Connecticut teen, her former boyfriend has been arrested and charged with manslaughter. Cooper Oullette, age 19, was arrested in connection to the Hartford County incident, which occurred over a year before in the town of Burlington. At around 1:30 a.m. on May 21, 2023, the family of 17-year-old Sophie Ringquist brought her to Bristol Hospital, where she was later pronounced dead. Original Report: 17-Year-Old Burlington Girl Dies After Falling Out Of Moving Pickup Truck Earlier that evening, she had fallen out of the front passenger seat of a moving C…
Police & Fire
Video: Shooting Incident At CT Police Station Under Investigation By Inspector General
A shooting incident at a Connecticut police department is under investigation by the Office of Inspector General together with the Connecticut State Police Central District Major Crime Squad. The shooting took place in Hartford County at the Bristol Police Department on Thursday, Oct. 5. During the incident, a lone woman, later identified as Suzanne Laprise, age 51, of Bristol, entered the lobby of the Bristol Police Department at 131 North Main St. She approached the front lobby desk office windows and banged on the windows with a handgun, said the Inspector General's…
Police & Fire
17-Year-Old CT Girl Dies After Falling Out Of Moving Pickup Truck
Connecticut State Police are investigating after a 17-year-old girl died after falling out of a moving pickup truck. The incident took place in Hartford County on Fairfield Drive in the town of Burlington on Sunday, around 1:25 a.m., Sunday, May 21. State police said the truck, a 2013 Chevy Silverado, was traveling in an unknown direction when Sophie Ringquist, of Burlington, the front seat passenger, fell out from the vehicle as it was moving. Ringquist was transported to Bristol Hospital and was later pronounced dead. The truck was being driven by an 18-year-old Litchfield County r…
Police & Fire
Shooting Victim Still Critical Three Days After Bumping Into Suspect At Strip Club
A man is suspected of shooting a fellow bar patron in the head and arm after the victim bumped into him at a bar. The altercation happened on Saturday, Oct. 3, at the Rockstar Cabaret in Wolcott, police said, when the victim bumped into the suspect, which ignited an argument. Rockstar is a strip club that boasts more than 100 dancers. The suspected shooter then left Rockstar and the victim left afterward as a passenger in his brother's car police said. The victim saw the man he had bumped into in another car that was turning out of the bar parking onto Wolcott Road, police said. The …
Police & Fire
Man Pronounced Dead Shortly After Being Pulled From Lake In Litchfield County
A man was pronounced dead at an area hospital shortly after he was pulled from a lake in Litchfield County. Litchfield County Dispatched received a 911 report at around 6 p.m. Sunday, July 5 from a woman in Plymouth reporting she could no longer see a man who had been swimming in Lake Winfield in the area of Seymour Road and that she believed he was underwater. Members of the Terryville Fire Department performed a water rescue and pulled the man from the water, Plymouth Police said. Members from the Terryville FD and Plymouth Volunteer Ambulance Corps performed CPR at the scene. …
News
Covid-
19: These CT Locations Are Offering Drive-Up Testing
With Connecticut ramping up testing for novel coronavirus (COVID-19) many healthcare facilities and pharmacies are now offering drive-up testing to those advised to get tested by a doctor. More than two dozen drive-up testing facilities that will be open to the public, provided patients have a note from a healthcare professional saying they should be tested for COVID-19. Hospitals providing drive-up testing: Bridgeport Hospital Bristol Hospital Charlotte Hungerford Hospital (Torrington) Danbury Hospital Greenwich Hospital Hartford Hospital Johnson Memorial Hospital (Stafford Springs) Lawr…
Business
Covid-
19: These Companies Are Hiring In Connecticut
With thousands of people out of work amid the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, some employers in Connecticut have stepped up and are looking for new workers. Nationwide, most bars, restaurants and other non-essential businesses have been closed for week due to fears of spreading COVID-19, though many grocery stores have seen an uptick in shoppers as store shelves continue being stripped clean. In Connecticut, the Department of Labor has received hundreds of thousands of unemployment insurance claims since the COVID-19 outbreak began, with even more expected as the pandemic continues. …