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New Update: Double-Fatal CT Crash Victims ID'd New Update: Double-Fatal CT Crash Victims ID'd
New Update: Double-Fatal CT Crash Victims ID'd Police in Connecticut have identified two people who were killed during a two-vehicle crash that also injured three others. Related: 2 Killed, 3 Others Injured In Hartford Crash The collision occurred in Hartford around 10:12 a.m., Monday, July 29, at the intersection of Main Street at Florence Street. According to Lt. Aaron Boisvert of the Hartford Police, a white Mercedes traveling south on Main Street struck a Toyota Corolla, turning onto Florence from Main. The man driving the Corolla, identified as Angel Santiago, age 62, and his passenger, Dulce Reyes, age 28, both …

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by Kathy Reakes
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2 Killed, 3 Others Injured In CT Crash 2 Killed, 3 Others Injured In CT Crash
2 Killed, 3 Others Injured In CT Crash Two people were killed in a Connecticut crash that injured three others. Click here for a new, updated story - Double-Fatal CT Crash Victims ID'd It occurred in Hartford at 10:15 a.m. on Monday, July 29, at Main Street and Florence Street. According to Lt. Aaron Boisvert of the Hartford Police, a white Mercedes traveling south on Main Street struck a Toyota Corolla, turning onto Florence from Main.  A man driving the Corolla and a female passenger were both killed, Boisvert said. Three men in the Mercedes suffered non-life-threatening injuries. The names of those killed have not b…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Suspect On Run Following CT High-Speed Crash, Guns, Drugs Seized Suspect On Run Following CT High-Speed Crash, Guns, Drugs Seized
Suspect On Run Following CT High-Speed Crash, Guns, Drugs Seized Police in New Haven County are searching for a suspect who allegedly ran a red light at a high rate of speed in a Mercedes and slammed into another vehicle, knocking down a light pole and injuring several. The incident occurred in the town of Orange around 10:30 p.m. on Wednesday, June 19, at Boston Post Road in the left lane approaching Lambert Road. According to the Orange Police, the 2016 Mercedes C300. passed a police cruiser in the right lane, traveling at a high rate of speed.   Seven seconds later, the vehicle ran a red traffic signal at the intersection and collided with …

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by Kathy Reakes
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Woman Ran Over While Asking For Help In Western Mass Hit-Run Crash: Police Woman Ran Over While Asking For Help In Western Mass Hit-Run Crash: Police
Woman Ran Over While Asking For Help In Western Mass Hit-Run Crash: Police A woman police believe was trying to flag down passing motorists to get help was hit by a car that kept driving afterward.  The crash happened Thursday, Nov. 16, just before 9 p.m. near Elm Street and Hanward Hill. Officers received a report of a woman in the road that had been hit by a vehicle, East Longmeadow police said.  Investigators said her car had run out of gas, and she was trying to get help when she was struck. The car, believed to be a Mercedes, kept driving after the wreck, police said. The vehicle would have front-end damage near or on the grill.  Paramedi…

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by Josh Lanier
Police & Fire
CT Homeowner Rushed To Hospital After Trying To Fight Off Car Thieves In Driveway CT Homeowner Rushed To Hospital After Trying To Fight Off Car Thieves In Driveway
CT Homeowner Rushed To Hospital After Trying To Fight Off Car Thieves In Driveway A Connecticut homeowner was rushed to the hospital after being attacked by four suspects, one of whom was allegedly attempting to steal his car. The incident took place in Hartford County around 7 p.m., Monday, April, 10 in Rocky Hill on Valley View Drive. According to Sgt. Jeffrey Foss-Rugan, of the Rocky Hill Police, the homeowner approached a single man who was attempting to steal his vehicle.  When the two began to fight, three additional men ran from a Mercedes sedan and joined in the attack of the homeowner, Foss-Rugan said. During the attack, which was captured on the home's video…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Pinned Under Tractor-Trailer: Man Dead After Crash On I-84, CT State Police Say Pinned Under Tractor-Trailer: Man Dead After Crash On I-84, CT State Police Say
Pinned Under Tractor-Trailer: Man Dead After Crash On I-84, CT State Police Say Police are looking for witnesses after a man was pinned under a tractor-trailer on Interstate 84 in Connecticut and killed.  The accident happened on Monday, Jan. 23 around 1:20 p.m. just before Exit 69 on I-84 eastbound in Tolland, according to state police.  According to authorities, a Mercedes sedan driven by the man who was killed had been traveling in front of a tractor-trailer in the right lane when it lost control in the snowy conditions. The tractor-trailer then struck the sedan on the driver's side, after which it became pinned under the larger vehicle.  The driver …

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by Ben Crnic
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CT Duo Accused Of Trafficking Massive Quantity Of Fentanyl CT Duo Accused Of Trafficking Massive Quantity Of Fentanyl
CT Duo Accused Of Trafficking Massive Quantity Of Fentanyl Two men are facing federal charges for allegedly trafficking a “massive” amount of narcotics in Connecticut that led to one of the state’s largest-ever one-time seizures of fentanyl, authorities announced. A federal grand jury in New Haven returned an eight-count indictment charging Erasmo Rosario-Hernandez, also known as “Wally Rosario,” age 38; and Wily Arias De La Cruz, age 38, who are both citizens of the Dominican last known to be living in Hartford, in connection with the distribution of fentanyl, heroin and crack cocaine. Rosario was also charged with a firearm offense for possessing…

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by Zak Failla
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Mercedes SUV Stolen From Fairfield County Driveway, Police Say Mercedes SUV Stolen From Fairfield County Driveway, Police Say
Mercedes SUV Stolen From Fairfield County Driveway, Police Say A Mercedes SUV was stolen in Fairfield County and later recovered in Westchester County after it was left unlocked with a key fob inside, police said. Officers from the New Canaan Police Department were dispatched to a Brinkerhoff Avenue residence at approximately 1:15 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 21, where there was a report of a stolen 2021 Mercedes G-Wagon. Police said that the SUV was last seen parked in the owner’s driveway the night before, where it was left unlocked with a key fob inside. In addition, investigators noted that a key fob belonging to a second vehicle owned by the resident was …

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by Zak Failla
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CNN Producer Charged With Enticing Minors Into Sexual Activity, Feds Say CNN Producer Charged With Enticing Minors Into Sexual Activity, Feds Say
CNN Producer Charged With Enticing Minors Into Sexual Activity, Feds Say A Connecticut man who was a producer at CNN headquarters in New York City has been charged with sexually abusing underage girls. The Office of the United States Attorney for the District of Vermont announced on Friday, Dec. 10 that Fairfield County resident John Griffin, 44, of Stamford, was arrested by the FBI after a federal grand jury in Vermont charged Griffin with three counts of using a facility of interstate commerce to attempt to entice minors to engage in unlawful sexual activity.  According to the indictment: From April to July of 2020, Griffin utilized the messaging applic…

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by Joe Lombardi
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'Dogged' Detective Work Leads To Recovery Of Pet Stolen In Fairfield County 'Dogged' Detective Work Leads To Recovery Of Pet Stolen In Fairfield County
'Dogged' Detective Work Leads To Recovery Of Pet Stolen In Fairfield County It took a few months, but Connecticut State Police detectives were able to locate a family dog that went missing in February of this year. In the very early morning hours of Tuesday, Feb. 2, as much of the state was recovering from a major snowstorm, a Mercedes containing a family dog – Cindy – was stolen from the northbound Fairfield Service Plaza on I-95 in Fairfield. The theft of Cindy, a Maltese, occurred when two men pulled up in a Porsche beside Cindy's owner while she was pumping gas, and allegedly one of the men jumped into her Mercedes and drove away, The stolen car was recovered …

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by Kathy Reakes