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Credit Card Skimmers Found At CT Supermarket During Police Check Credit Card Skimmers Found At CT Supermarket During Police Check
Credit Card Skimmers Found At CT Supermarket During Police Check Police in Connecticut are warning shoppers to be on the lookout for credit card skimmers after two were found on machines during a recent check. The New London Police Department recently inspected some of the city's retail locations and found two skimmers at NSA Supermarket on S. Frontage Road. The department said customers who frequent this location should check their financial card transactions and alert their bank about suspicious account activity. "Everyone should keep in mind that more fraudulent card skimmers may be placed at various locations, and not just the ones where they have a…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Woman Found Bleeding In CT Parking Lot Dies; Search For Suspect Continues Woman Found Bleeding In CT Parking Lot Dies; Search For Suspect Continues
Woman Found Bleeding In CT Parking Lot Dies; Search For Suspect Continues A Connecticut woman who was found bleeding and unresponsive in a parking lot in June has died from her injuries. Related: Woman Found Bleeding, Unresponsive In New London Parking Lot New London County resident Lindsay Melher, age 46, of Groton, who was found on Friday, June 21, in a New London parking lot, has died from her injuries, according to Capt. Matthew Galante of the New London Police. Melher's was found around 10:45 p.m. in the parking lot of 48 Ocean Ave. She was rushed to Lawrence + Memorial Hospital in New London in critical condition, Galante said. Galante said the cau…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Woman Found Bleeding, Unresponsive In CT Parking Lot Woman Found Bleeding, Unresponsive In CT Parking Lot
Woman Found Bleeding, Unresponsive In CT Parking Lot Police in Connecticut are asking for information and witnesses after a woman was found bleeding and unresponsive in a parking lot. Related: Woman Found Bleeding In CT Parking Lot Dies; Search For Suspect Continues The incident occurred in New London County around 10:45 p.m., Friday, June 21, in the parking lot of 48 Ocean Ave., New London. Capt. Matthew Galante of the New London Police said police and fire officials responded to the parking lot after receiving word of an injured woman. Officers on the scene said the woman was bleeding and unresponsive, Galante said. The victim was…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Fatal Crash Update: 33-Year-Old ID'd As Victim Fatal Crash Update: 33-Year-Old ID'd As Victim
Fatal Crash Update: 33-Year-Old ID'd As Victim This story has been updated. A 33-year-old area man was killed during a crash while riding a motorcycle in Connecticut. The incident occurred in New London County around 10: 30 p.m., Wednesday, Oct. 4 in the area of in the area of Jefferson Avenue and Roosevelt Street, in New London. According to New London Police Capt. Matthew Galante, officers, and the New London Fire Department responded to the area after receiving numerous 911 calls. Medical treatment was provided to the man, identified as Jared Barber, of Quaker Hill, who was transported to Lawrence and Memorial Hospital where h…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Man, Woman Charged In Strangulation Death Of 17-Year-Old CT Girl Man, Woman Charged In Strangulation Death Of 17-Year-Old CT Girl
Man, Woman Charged In Strangulation Death Of 17-Year-Old CT Girl Two Connecticut residents have been charged with the strangulation death of a 17-year-old girl found when police responded to a report of an unresponsive female. New London County resident Dnazia Uzzle, age 17, of Groton, was found on Saturday, April 15, around 3 a.m. at a home in the area of Jefferson Avenue and Buchanan Road in New London. According to New London Police Capt. Matthew Galante, when police arrived they found Uzzle unresponsive and transported her to Lawrence and Memorial Hospital where she later died. In addition to Uzzle, two other people were found at the scene with…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Convenience Store Shooting: Trio At Large After CT Incident Convenience Store Shooting: Trio At Large After CT Incident
Convenience Store Shooting: Trio At Large After CT Incident Police in Connecticut are searching for three men who allegedly shot another man in a convenience store, leaving him in critical condition. The incident occurred in New London County around 3 a.m. Wednesday, July 5, at the H&T Mini Mart at 1 Ocean Ave., New London. New London police responded to the store on a report of a shooting, said Capt. Matthew Galante, of the New London Police. Police on the scene located evidence supporting a shooting, but no victim who had been transported by a private car to Lawrence and Memorial Hospital, Galante said. Galante said the victim, a 19-year-old…

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by Kathy Reakes
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ID Released For 17-Year-Old Girl Found Dead In CT Home, 2 Others Hospitalized With Stab Wounds ID Released For 17-Year-Old Girl Found Dead In CT Home, 2 Others Hospitalized With Stab Wounds
ID Released For 17-Year-Old Girl Found Dead In CT Home, 2 Others Hospitalized With Stab Wounds Police in Connecticut have released the identity of a teenager found dead inside a home along with two others suffering from stab wounds. New London County resident Dnazi Uzzle, age 17, of Groton, was found around 3:10 a.m., Saturday, April 15 by New London Police who responded to a residence in the area of Jefferson Avenue and Buchanan Road for a report of an unresponsive female, said Capt. Matthew Galante, of the New London Police. When officers and emergency personnel arrived on the scene, they found Uzzle and transported her to Lawrence + Memorial Hospital in New London, where she was p…

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by Kathy Reakes
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17-Year-Old Girl Dies, 2 Others Hospitalized After Incident In CT 17-Year-Old Girl Dies, 2 Others Hospitalized After Incident In CT
17-Year-Old Girl Dies, 2 Others Hospitalized After Incident In CT New update: ID Released For 17-Year-Old Girl Found Dead In CT Home Police are investigating after a girl died and two others were hospitalized after an incident in Connecticut. At around 3:10 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 15 in New London County, police and fire department personnel responded to a report of an unresponsive female at a residence in the area of Jefferson Avenue and Buchanan Road in the city of New London. The 17-year-old girl was subsequently transported to Lawrence + Memorial Hospital in New London, where she was pronounced dead. Two other individuals, whose ages have…

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by Joe Lombardi
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CT Man Kills Wife, Ignites Fire At Home With Baby Inside, Police Say CT Man Kills Wife, Ignites Fire At Home With Baby Inside, Police Say
CT Man Kills Wife, Ignites Fire At Home With Baby Inside, Police Say The husband of a woman who was found dead inside a Connecticut home that had burned has been arrested for her murder. George Dodson, age 23, of New London, was arrested on Wednesday, July 20, and charged with murder, said Capt. Matthew Galante, of the New London Police. The fire at the Sherman Street home was reported around 10:30 p.m., Wednesday, Galante said. Firefighters arrived on the scene and quickly began working to extinguish the working fire. Inside of the residence, fire personnel located a 23-year-old female victim, identified as Shelby Dodson, and a one-year-old boy victim, Gal…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Western Mass Man Accused Of Putting Video Camera In Beach Bathroom, Police Say Western Mass Man Accused Of Putting Video Camera In Beach Bathroom, Police Say
Western Mass Man Accused Of Putting Video Camera In Beach Bathroom, Police Say Police arrested a Western Mass man for allegedly putting a video camera in a popular Connecticut beach bathroom. Hampden County resident Nicholas Spellman, age 21, of Wilbraham, Massachusetts, was arrested by East Lyme Police in New London County on Thursday, April 14. The arrest comes as a culmination of a lengthy investigation by the East Lyme Police detective division based upon evidence discovered during a New London Police Department investigation, said Chief Michael T Finkelstein, of the East Lyme Police. Subsequent to a New London Police Department arrest, numerous el…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Man Accused Of Stabbing Victim At CT Residence Man Accused Of Stabbing Victim At CT Residence
Man Accused Of Stabbing Victim At CT Residence A man was arrested and accused of stabbing a victim at a Connecticut residence. Police received a report of a stabbing victim in the City of New London at about 9:20 p.m. on Saturday, March 26, authorities said. Officers responded to the home on Cutler Street and determined that a male victim, whose age was not identified, had suffered a serious, non-life-threatening injury in the stabbing, according to the New London Police Department.  The victim was taken to a hospital for treatment.  Witnesses at the scene reported that a man, later identified as 56-year-old Jose Matose…

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by Nicole Valinote
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Police Investigating Deaths Of Two At CT Apartment As Murder-Suicide Police Investigating Deaths Of Two At CT Apartment As Murder-Suicide
Police Investigating Deaths Of Two At CT Apartment As Murder-Suicide Two Connecticut residents whose bodies were found following a fire died from a murder-suicide, according to the state's Chief Medical Examiner. The bodies of Arislediy Batista, age 18, and Nicolas Rodriguez-Vargas, age 20, were discovered around 8 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 26, in New London after police responded to a report of shots fired on Granite Street. When officers arrived, they found flames coming from the top floor of the building and began evacuating other residents, said New London Police Capt. Matthew Galante. Galante said both bodies were found inside the building.  One …

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by Kathy Reakes
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Two Killed After CT Apartment Fire Breaks Out Two Killed After CT Apartment Fire Breaks Out
Two Killed After CT Apartment Fire Breaks Out Two people are dead in Connecticut following a fire and reports of a shooting at a multi-family home.  The bodies were discovered around 8 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 26, in New London after police responded to a report of shots fired on Granite Street. When officers arrived, they found flames coming from the top floor of the building and began evacuating other residents, reported WTNH News 8. New London Police told News 8 crews found two victims inside the building.  One was pronounced dead at the scene and the other was pronounced dead at Lawrence and Memorial Hospital. Police said …

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by Kathy Reakes
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CT Man Sentenced For Distributing Crack Cocaine CT Man Sentenced For Distributing Crack Cocaine
CT Man Sentenced For Distributing Crack Cocaine A Connecticut man has been sentenced after pleading guilty to distributing powder and crack cocaine. Frank Biggs, age 63, of Hamden, was sentenced on Tuesday, Jan. 18, to two years, three months in prison followed by three years of supervised release, according to Leonard Boyle, the United States attorney for the District of Connecticut. Biggs pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to distribute and to possess with intent to distribute cocaine base on Sept. 22, Boyle reported. The US Attorney's Office said the charge stems from an investigation led by the FBI and the Norwich, New London…

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by Nicole Valinote