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CT Man Accused Of Using Police Lights So He Could Get To Work Faster CT Man Accused Of Using Police Lights So He Could Get To Work Faster
CT Man Accused Of Using Police Lights So He Could Get To Work Faster A Connecticut man has been charged with allegedly impersonating a police officer after he was found to have police lights inside his Dodge Challenger so that he could get to work faster. New London County resident Michael Marshall, 43, of Groton, was charged on Wednesday, Oct. 25 during a stop on I-95. According to Connecticut State Police, an on-duty trooper out of Bridgeport after observing the Challenger displaying several steady red and blue illuminated lights.  A run of the license plate found the vehicle did not belong to a law enforcement agency, state police said. When asked …

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by Kathy Reakes
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CT Woman, 25, Killed In Wrong-Way Driver Crash, Witnesses Sought CT Woman, 25, Killed In Wrong-Way Driver Crash, Witnesses Sought
CT Woman, 25, Killed In Wrong-Way Driver Crash, Witnesses Sought Connecticut State Police are seeking witnesses to a fatal wrong-way driver crash on Route 7 in Fairfield County that killed a 25-year-old woman. The collision took place in Fairfield County in Danbury around 1:55 a.m., Sunday in the southbound lane of the highway just north of Exit 7. According to state police, Danielle Dempsey, of Danbury, was driving a 2005 Honda Accord southbound on Route 7 when a 2018 Dodge Challenger driving in the wrong direction on the highway struck her vehicle head-on. Dempsey was pronounced dead at the scene. The driver of the Challenger was identified as Charl…

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by Kathy Reakes
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'Dangerous' Hartford County Man Evades Cops At 140 MPH, Caught Month Later: Police 'Dangerous' Hartford County Man Evades Cops At 140 MPH, Caught Month Later: Police
'Dangerous' Hartford County Man Evades Cops At 140 MPH, Caught Month Later: Police A "dangerous" 23-year-old driver may have thought he got away with leading police in two high-speed chases until he got caught over a month later, officials say. Hartford County resident Trent Logan, of Enfield, was arrested on Monday, April 24 for driving "erratically and aggressively" at up to 140 mph while speeding away from police in the area of Windsor Locks on March 31, 2023, according to the Connecticut State Police.  The high-speed chase ensued after a state trooper saw a dark-colored Dodge Challenger passing traffic at 132 mph on I-91 northbound in the area of Windsor Locks i…

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by Morgan Gonzales
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Man Accused Of Driving At 130 MPH On Busy Connecticut Roadway Man Accused Of Driving At 130 MPH On Busy Connecticut Roadway
Man Accused Of Driving At 130 MPH On Busy Connecticut Roadway A 24-year-old man was charged with reckless driving after police said he drove at a speed of 130 mph in Connecticut. Authorities in Litchfield County saw a Dodge Challenger traveling "significantly faster" than surrounding traffic on Route 8 in Torrington at about 6:50 p.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 17, Connecticut State Police reported. Police pulled directly behind the Dodge and drove at a speed of 130 mph on a calibrated speedometer for about four miles before initiating a traffic stop, State Police reported.  Troopers arrested the driver, identified as Hartford County resident Brendan Cl…

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by Nicole Valinote
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Purse Thief Snatches Two From Vehicles Over Two Days In CT, Police Say Purse Thief Snatches Two From Vehicles Over Two Days In CT, Police Say
Purse Thief Snatches Two From Vehicles Over Two Days In CT, Police Say Police are searching for a man who allegedly stole two purses from vehicles within two days while the victims were present.  The Ansonia Police Department said the two events took place on Saturday, Jan. 30 and Sunday, Jan. 31, at the Cumberland Farms on Pershing Drive and the other from the Stop & Shop on Division Street. The first incident took place around 11:55 a.m., Jan. 30, when a woman was in the Stop & Shop parking lot putting groceries in her car when someone entered the unlocked front passenger door and took her purse, said Ansonia PD Lieutenant Patrick Lynch. …

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by Kathy Reakes