Suspect Nabbed In Shooting Of Loss Prevention Officer At Macy's In CT Suspect Nabbed In Shooting Of Loss Prevention Officer At Macy's In CT
Suspect Nabbed In Shooting Of Loss Prevention Officer At Macy's In CT A 30-year-old man is accused of shooting a Loss Prevention officer at a Connecticut Macy's. The victim was shot in the abdomen in Hartford County on Friday, Aug. 19, at the Shoppes at Buckland Hills, located at 194 Buckland Hills Drive in Manchester, the Manchester Police Department said.  The victim remains hospitalized as of the announcement from police. Authorities said Richard LaPlante, of Windsor, turned himself in to police on the night of Saturday, Aug. 20. Police said he was charged with:  Criminal attempted murder First-degree assault First-degree robbery Ca…
Man Sentenced For Operating CT Drug Mill Man Sentenced For Operating CT Drug Mill
Man Sentenced For Operating CT Drug Mill A Connecticut man will spend more than a decade in federal prison after he admitted to running a drug mill out of his apartment. Hartford County resident Luis Ciuro, age 37, of East Hartford, was sentenced to 15 years behind bars Wednesday, Aug. 10, in federal court in Bridgeport. It follows his November 2020 guilty plea to one count of possession with intent to distribute 400 grams or more of fentanyl. Federal prosecutors said Ciuro was busted in October 2019, when Manchester Police were called about a woman yelling and displaying a gun outside of an apartment building on John Olds Drive …
5 Apprehended After Shooting, Lengthy Police Chase, Including On I-84 5 Apprehended After Shooting, Lengthy Police Chase, Including On I-84
5 Apprehended After Shooting, Lengthy Police Chase, Including On I-84 Five people were arrested following a lengthy police chase, including on I-84, after police saw shots coming from the vehicle. The incident started just before 6 p.m. in Hartford on Thursday, Aug. 11 when detectives in an unmarked police vehicle in the Broad Street area when the officers saw shots being fired from a white Honda Passport. The officers began following the vehicle, which was reported stolen out of Meriden, as the driver fled on I-84 west, said Lt. Aaron Boisvert. Additional patrol unit attempted to stop the vehicle as it sped along the highway into Farmington, then exited, an…
Connecticut Woman Shares Plans After Winning $20K Lottery Prize On $2 Scratch Ticket Connecticut Woman Shares Plans After Winning $20K Lottery Prize On $2 Scratch Ticket
Connecticut Woman Shares Plans After Winning $20K Lottery Prize On $2 Scratch Ticket A Connecticut woman expressed her surprise when she realized she had won a $20,000 lottery prize from a $2 scratch ticket. Hartford County resident Madelyn Cruz, of Manchester, won her prize from Connecticut Lottery's "$20,000 50th Anniversary" game last month, CT Lottery announced. Cruz told CT Lottery she couldn't believe her eyes when she saw the "MONEYBAG" symbol. “I didn’t have my glasses on when I started playing the ticket, so as I started to scratch, I thought, ‘oh, that’s too many zeroes,'" she said. "I put on my glasses and saw I had won $20,000!” She purchased the ticket at EZ …
Trio Apprehended After Larceny At CT Hotel, Police Pursuit, Authorities Say Trio Apprehended After Larceny At CT Hotel, Police Pursuit, Authorities Say
Trio Apprehended After Larceny At CT Hotel, Police Pursuit, Authorities Say Three men were apprehended following a police pursuit after troopers received a report of a larceny at a Connecticut hotel. Troopers in New London County responded to a report of a disturbance involving a firearm at the Bellissimo Grande Hotel, located at 411 Norwich-Westerly Road in North Stonington, at about 2:30 a.m. on Saturday, Aug. 6, according to Connecticut State Police. The complainant said three men took items from one or more vehicles on the property, and one of the men displayed a firearm in a threatening manner when the complainant approached him, police said. Author…
Suspects Charged After Fentanyl, Burglary Tools Found In Van Linked To Thefts In CT, Police Say Suspects Charged After Fentanyl, Burglary Tools Found In Van Linked To Thefts In CT, Police Say
Suspects Charged After Fentanyl, Burglary Tools Found In Van Linked To Thefts In CT, Police Say Two men are facing weapons and drug charges after police searched a van that was linked to a string of organized retail thefts.  Authorities in Hartford saw a suspect driving an overdue U-Haul rental van that was linked to organized retail thefts throughout Connecticut and at least one armed robbery at 3 p.m. on Tuesday, July 19, Connecticut State Police reported. Police said detectives followed the vehicle until it stopped at a gas station on Brainard Road. The van no longer had its U-Haul decals, and all the windows were heavily tinted, police said. The driver, identified as 26-year…
Woman Killed In Wrong-Way CT Crash Woman Killed In Wrong-Way CT Crash
Woman Killed In Wrong-Way CT Crash Connecticut State Police are asking for witnesses to come forward after a wrong-way overnight crash killed a woman. The incident took place in Hartford County in Manchester around 11:43 p.m., Sunday, July 10 on Interstate 291. According to state police, Samantha Smith, age 31, of Windsor Locks, was driving the wrong way in a Toyota Tacoma pickup truck on I-291 East when she struck a tractor-trailer head-on near Exit 5. Smith’s truck came to a stop in the left lane of the highway; and the tractor-trailer, driven by a New Hampshire man, stopped against a concrete barrier, closing two lanes o…
CT Man Nabbed For Sexually Assaulting Minor, Police Say CT Man Nabbed For Sexually Assaulting Minor, Police Say
CT Man Nabbed For Sexually Assaulting Minor, Police Say A Connecticut man has been charged with sexually abusing a minor following a two-month investigation. The Hartford County incident took place in Manchester. In May, the Manchester Police Department received information that Jesus Manuel Figueroa, age 32, of Hartford, was suspected of sexually abusing a minor child, said Lt. Ryan Shea, of the Manchester Police Department. Detectives conducted an extensive investigation and a warrant for the arrest of Figueroa was issued, Shea said. On Wednesday, July 6, investigators, assisted by members of the Hartford Police Department Violent …
Box Truck Overturns In CT, Spills Produce Onto Road Box Truck Overturns In CT, Spills Produce Onto Road
Box Truck Overturns In CT, Spills Produce Onto Road A box truck overturned in Connecticut, spilling thousands of dollars worth of produce onto the road. Officers in Hartford County responded to a report of an overturned box truck on Buckland Hills Drive in Manchester near the entrance to Walmart on the night of Tuesday, June 14, according to the Manchester Police Department. Police said the truck had been carrying produce out of Granby and was traveling east when the driver lost control of the vehicle at a curve in the road, and it began to tilt. When the driver tried to correct the path of travel, the truck struck a curb and overturned, co…
33-Year-Old Woman Dies In Wrong-Way, Two-Vehicle Crash In Connecticut 33-Year-Old Woman Dies In Wrong-Way, Two-Vehicle Crash In Connecticut
33-Year-Old Woman Dies In Wrong-Way, Two-Vehicle Crash In Connecticut A 33-year-old woman was killed in a wrong-way crash involving two vehicles in Connecticut. The crash happened on Route 5/15 Northbound near Exit 91 in East Hartford at about 5 a.m. on Sunday, June 12, according to Connecticut State Police. A 2003 Honda Civic LX was going the wrong way on Route 5/15, traveling south in the northbound lanes, when it struck a 2013 Jeep Grand Cherokee Laredo, police said.  The Jeep came to an uncontrolled rest in the right lane, and the Honda came to an uncontrolled rest in the left shoulder of the highway, authorities said. Police said the driver of the…
Winning $1M CT Lottery Ticket Sold At Connecticut Market Winning $1M CT Lottery Ticket Sold At Connecticut Market
Winning $1M CT Lottery Ticket Sold At Connecticut Market A CT Lottery player in Connecticut won't be receiving $10,000 a month for life, but will enjoy entering a new tax bracket after cashing in a winning $1 million ticket. On Tuesday, May 31, a Hartford County resident from Enfield - who chose not to disclose a name - cashed in a winning "Win Up To $10,000 A Month For Life Second Edition" ticket that was sold at the Enfield Market on Weymouth Road. It marks the third winning seven-figure prize that has been cashed in by CT Lottery players in the past two weeks.  Related story - Winning $1M CT Lottery 'Lotto!' Ticket Sold At Norwalk …
Winning $1M CT Lottery 'Lotto!' Ticket Sold At Fairfield County Smoke Shop Winning $1M CT Lottery 'Lotto!' Ticket Sold At Fairfield County Smoke Shop
Winning $1M CT Lottery 'Lotto!' Ticket Sold At Fairfield County Smoke Shop For the second time in less than a week, a CT Lottery player in Connecticut cashed in a winning ticket worth seven figures. On Thursday, May 26, a Norwalk resident - who chose not to publicly disclose a name to lottery officials - cashed in a winning $1,004,172 “Lotto!” ticket that was sold at the A-Z Variety and Cigar store on Main Street in Norwalk. Earlier story - Winning $2M CT Lottery Powerball Ticket Sold At Oakville 7-Eleven The Fairfield County resident’s big windfall came just days after a Litchfield County resident won $2 million playing Powerball on a ticket purchased at 7-Eleve…