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Wanted Man Runs Away After Crashing Car With His Kids Inside In Bolton Wanted Man Runs Away After Crashing Car With His Kids Inside In Bolton
Wanted Man Runs Away After Crashing Car With His Kids Inside In Bolton A Connecticut town was ordered to stay inside after a man wanted for questioning in an armed robbery crashed his car into a pole and ran away, leaving behind his two children and a woman in the vehicle in Tolland County, authorities said.  Kyle Joseph Fortier, age 33, of Windham, is charged with two counts of risk of injury to a minor, interfering with an officer, and evading responsibility, Connecticut State Police said.  Fortier was driving along Brandy Street in Bolton when he hit a telephone pole near Hanover Farms Road and spun out around 5 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 1., …
Conman Steals $200K In Gold Coins From Massachusetts Estate, Feds Say Conman Steals $200K In Gold Coins From Massachusetts Estate, Feds Say
Conman Steals $200K In Gold Coins From Massachusetts Estate, Feds Say A Connecticut man is facing federal charges for allegedly swindling a Western Massachusetts estate out of hundreds of thousands of dollars in gold coins. William Dawson, age 51, was indicted on fraud charges by a federal grand jury in Worcester on Wednesday, Oct. 18. According to prosecutors, Dawson met with an employee of a home cleanout business in January 2023 after the company was hired by an estate in Shrewsbury. The employee reportedly found 170 Queen Elizabeth II Canadian Gold Maple Leaf coins inside the home, collectively worth around $290,000. With approval from the estate, the em…
Man Dies After 2-Vehicle CT Crash Man Dies After 2-Vehicle CT Crash
Man Dies After 2-Vehicle CT Crash An investigation is underway after a 64-year-old man died from injuries sustained in a two-vehicle crash in Connecticut. The crash happened in Windham County at about 3:10 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 12, on Route 6 at the intersection of Cucumber Hill Road in Killingly near the Rhode Island border, Connecticut State Police reported. An eastbound 2009 Harley-Davidson Road King motorcycle struck the rear of a 2022 GMC Sierra that was stopped at a red light, police said. State Police said the operator of the motorcycle, identified as Brian Carney, of Pawtucket, Rhode Island, was taken to the hospi…