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After Dumping Dead Dog, CT Trainer Sent Owners Faked Photos To Hide Its Demise: Police
A Connecticut woman is facing multiple charges after police found several sick dogs she had been paid to train stuck in crates with little food or water, which led to one of their deaths, authorities said.
Middlesex County resident Josephine Ragland, age 28, of Haddam, who is charged with four counts of animal abuse, turned herself in to police on Monday, Sept. 16, Connecticut State Police said. Her mother, Jacqueline Witt, was arrested last week in the case.
Related: Haddam Woman Facing Multiple Animal Cruelty Charges
A Massachusetts family from North Rea…
CT Woman Let Family's Dog Die, Dumped It On Side Of Highway, Lied To Owners: Police
A Connecticut woman accused of promising to train a dog for a family, allowing it to die under her care, lying to the owners, and leaving it on the side of the road has been arrested a year after the alleged incident, authorities said.
Middlesex County resident Jacqueline Witt, age 64, of Haddam, is charged with four counts of animal cruelty and tampering with physical evidence, the Connecticut State Police said on Tuesday, Sept. 10.
A Massachusetts family from North Reading reached out to a company on the website Thumbtack to find a dog trainer in September 2023, pol…
1 Dead, 2 Teens Hospitalized Following Head-On CT Crash
One 28-year-old man was killed, and two teens were hospitalized following a head-on crash in Connecticut.
The incident occurred in Middlesex County around 6:30 a.m., Monday, April 15, on Saybrook Road in Haddam.
According to the Connecticut State Police, an investigation found that a Ford F-150 driven by an 18-year-old man from Ivoryton was heading north on Saybrook Road when it crashed head-on with a Honda Civic heading south.
The Honda driver, a New Haven County resident identified as Elijah Isiah Santiago, age 28, of Hamden, was pronounced dead at the scene, state police said…
18-Year-Old Killed In Single-Vehicle CT Crash
One teenager was killed and another injured in a single-vehicle crash in Connecticut.
It happened around 3:50 p.m. Friday, March 11 in the Town of Haddam when the vehicle, a 2014 Chevrolet Corvette, was traveling southbound on Route 154, according to Connecticut State Police.
While negotiating a left curve n the roadway (south of Landing Road), the 19-year-old lost control of vehicle, police said.
The vehicle then spun out and collided with a tree along the east shoulder of the roadway, said police.
The front-seat passenger, Steven Zichichi, age 18, of Killingworth, s…
Fire Causes 'Catastrophic Damage' To CT Residence
A two-story, two-family home in Connecticut suffered "catastrophic" damage during a raging fire, according to state police.
The incident took place around 2:30 a.m., Friday, Nov. 12, at the home located in Middlesex County at 123 Falls Road, in the Moodus section of East Haddam.
Upon arrival, firefighters encountered heavy fire coming from the family residence, said the East Haddam Fire Department.
The home after the fire.East Haddam Fire Department
With help from numerous fire departments, the fire was under control by 4 a.m., the department said.
Mutual aid departments include:
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