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Alleged Kidnapping Leads To 6 Arrests, 3 Injured Officers In CT Alleged Kidnapping Leads To 6 Arrests, 3 Injured Officers In CT
Alleged Kidnapping Leads To 6 Arrests, 3 Injured Officers In CT An alleged kidnapping of two people in Fairfield County led to six arrests and three injured officers. The incident occurred in Danbury at 5:40 p.m. on Sunday, Aug. 25, in the area of Clapboard Ridge Road near Dogwood Lane.  According to Erin Henry, spokesperson for the Danbury Police Department, police responded to a call reporting three men in a van assaulted another man before pushing him inside the vehicle and speeding away. Henry said officers spotted the van on Clapboard Ridge Road and attempted to stop it, but the driver sped away.  Police located the vehicle a short…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Man Accused Of Drunk Driving In 2-Car Crash With Serious Injuries In CT Man Accused Of Drunk Driving In 2-Car Crash With Serious Injuries In CT
Man Accused Of Drunk Driving In 2-Car Crash With Serious Injuries In CT A 26-year-old man faces drunk driving charges following a two-vehicle crash in Connecticut that left two people with serious injuries, police announced.  Litchfield County resident Jacob Lowe of Roxbury was arrested on Sunday, July 7 following a crash on the same day that happened around 10:45 p.m. in the area of 247 South St. in Roxbury, Connecticut State Police announced on Monday, July 8.  According to State Police, two vehicles, including Lowe's Ford F-250 truck, had been traveling north on South Street. The two vehicles then tried passing another car at the same time and coll…

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by Ben Crnic
Police & Fire
Know Them? Women Wanted For Vehicle Break-Ins, Trying To Cash Stolen Checks In CT Know Them? Women Wanted For Vehicle Break-Ins, Trying To Cash Stolen Checks In CT
Know Them? Women Wanted For Vehicle Break-Ins, Trying To Cash Stolen Checks In CT Authorities in Connecticut are asking for help from the public in finding two suspects accused of breaking into vehicles and trying to cash stolen checks.  According to state police, the duo allegedly broke into several vehicles in both the Litchfield County towns of Washington and Roxbury and the Fairfield County town of Brookfield on Monday, Dec. 4, the Washington Resident Trooper Office announced on Wednesday, Dec. 13.  The suspects were then seen at an unnamed bank in the Hartford County town of Canton, where they attempted to cash stolen checks. Surveillance images of the duo…

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by Ben Crnic
Weather
Tornado Touches Down In Connecticut Town Tornado Touches Down In Connecticut Town
Tornado Touches Down In Connecticut Town A weak tornado touched down in Connecticut during an intense thunderstorm over the weekend. The twister touched down in Litchfield County in the town of Roxbury around 9 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 12, and lasted for about five minutes, said the National Weather Service. Rated as an EF-0, the weakest on the Enhanced Fujita scale, the damage included large broken tree limbs that started along Minor Bridge Road and moved northwest and uphill before ending near Town Line Road, the weather service said. To gauge the damage, the weather service met with eyewitnesses, a farm manager, and a drone pilot w…

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by Kathy Reakes
News
Nearly 40K Still Without Power In Connecticut: Here Are Communities With Most Outages Nearly 40K Still Without Power In Connecticut: Here Are Communities With Most Outages
Nearly 40K Still Without Power In Connecticut: Here Are Communities With Most Outages Around 40,000 utility customers in Connecticut still lack power amid bone-chilling temperatures following a powerful storm system with damaging winds that swept through the region. As of around 8:15 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 24, Eversource is reporting 38,174 customers in the dark, with United Illuminating reporting another 309. Among the communities with the most outages: Guilford: 1,318 Southbury: 1,062 Newtown: 1,034 Woodbury: 1,081 Stonington: 911 East Haddam: 944 Lebanon: 852 Morris: 815 Mansfield: 780 Washington: 778 Hebron: 697 Roxbury: 662 Sc…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Police Probe Officer's Handling Of CT Victim's Complaint Before She Was Killed With Axe Police Probe Officer's Handling Of CT Victim's Complaint Before She Was Killed With Axe
Police Probe Officer's Handling Of CT Victim's Complaint Before She Was Killed With Axe A Connecticut police officer has been placed on leave for allegedly failing to follow up on an arrest warrant for violation of a protective order for the man who killed his ex-girlfriend with an axe. New Haven County resident Julie Minogue, age 40, of Milford, was found dead by police around 9 p.m., Tuesday, Dec. 6 after receiving a 911 call from her 17-year-old son. Her killer and ex-boyfriend Litchfield County resident, Ewen Dewitt, age 42, of Roxbury, was later located in West Haven and taken into custody. Just a little under a month before her death, Minogue had visited the …

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by Kathy Reakes
News
Community Rallies To Support Children After CT Mother Killed By Ex-Boyfriend With Axe Community Rallies To Support Children After CT Mother Killed By Ex-Boyfriend With Axe
Community Rallies To Support Children After CT Mother Killed By Ex-Boyfriend With Axe The community is coming to the rescue of three Connecticut children who were left without parents when their mother was killed with an axe by an ex-boyfriend. New Haven County resident Julie Minogue, age 40, of Milford, was found dead by police around 9 p.m., Tuesday, Dec. 6 after dispatch received a 911 call from her 17-year-old son. Minogue was allegedly killed by Litchfield County resident, Ewen Dewitt, age 42, of Roxbury, who was located in West Haven and taken into custody, said the Milford Police.  When Minogue was killed, she had both a restraining order and an order of pr…

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by Kathy Reakes
News
CT Woman Killed With Axe By Ex-Boyfriend, Police Say CT Woman Killed With Axe By Ex-Boyfriend, Police Say
CT Woman Killed With Axe By Ex-Boyfriend, Police Say A Connecticut woman was allegedly killed by an ex-boyfriend she had an order of protection and restraining order against after being attacked with an axe. New Haven County resident Julie Minogue, age 40, of Milford, was found by police around 9 p.m., Tuesday, Dec. 6 received a 911 call from her 17-year-old son. According to Milford Police, the son told dispatchers that his other was being assaulted by a man inside their home at 76 Salem Walk.  The first arriving officers cleared the residence and discovered that the suspect had fled prior to their arrival, police said. Minogue&n…

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by Kathy Reakes
News
Storm Knocks Out Power To Thousands In Connecticut Storm Knocks Out Power To Thousands In Connecticut
Storm Knocks Out Power To Thousands In Connecticut Thousands in Connecticut are without power the morning after storms rolled through the region knocking down utility poles and downing trees. As of 9:30 a.m. on Tuesday, April 9, Eversource was reporting that 3,883 of the company’s 1.29 million Connecticut customers were still in the dark, with some municipalities reporting hundreds of outages. Earlier story - Heavy Rain Causes Flooding In Parts Of Region; Here's Long-Range Outlook As Storm Moves Out The United Illuminating Company was also reporting 10 active outages impacting 63 of its customers in Connecticut. According to Eversou…

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by Zak Failla
Real Estate
Assets Of Late Broadway Legend Who Lived In CT Valued At $75M Assets Of Late Broadway Legend Who Lived In CT Valued At $75M
Assets Of Late Broadway Legend Who Lived In CT Valued At $75M Broadway legend Stephen Sondheim's Connecticut estate is estimated to be worth about $75 million, according to a new report. The New York Post said that court documents show the estimated value of the estate, which includes the late composer's personal effects and rights to his music. Sondheim died on Friday, Nov. 26, at the age of 91 at his home in the Litchfield County town of Roxbury. During his career, Sondheim worked as a composer and lyricist for many Broadway musicals, including "Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street" and "Into The Woods." The NY Post said Sondheim left hi…

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by Nicole Valinote
Police & Fire
Attempted Break-In Report Leads To DUI, Narcotics Bust, Cash Seizure, CT State Police Say Attempted Break-In Report Leads To DUI, Narcotics Bust, Cash Seizure, CT State Police Say
Attempted Break-In Report Leads To DUI, Narcotics Bust, Cash Seizure, CT State Police Say A report of an attempted break-in in Connecticut led police to arrest a 25-year-old on charges of driving under the influence and possession of drugs. Troopers responded to a report of an individual possibly breaking into a Litchfield County home in Roxbury at about 11:45 p.m. on Monday, Dec. 27, according to Connecticut State Police. State Police were given a description of a white Chevy pickup and a male suspect leaving the scene, authorities said. Troopers located the Chevy traveling on Garnet Road and pulled it over, police said.  The driver, identified as Samuel Jones, of Bridge…

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by Nicole Valinote