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Double Homicide: Police Searching For Trio After String Of CT Shootings Double Homicide: Police Searching For Trio After String Of CT Shootings
Double Homicide: Police Searching For Trio After String Of CT Shootings Police in Connecticut have been working around the clock to locate three men who are allegedly responsible for a double homicide and three other shootings, including another death this week. The latest shooting took place in Hartford around 1:15 a.m., Friday, Aug. 11 in the area of 15898 Park St. Hartford Police officers responded to the area on multiple ShotSpotter notifications, said Lt. Aaron Boisvert of the Hartford Police. Officers located two unresponsive victims suffering from gunshot wounds. One of the victims was pronounced deceased on the scene. The second victim was transpo…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Man Killed In Single-Car CT Crash Man Killed In Single-Car CT Crash
Man Killed In Single-Car CT Crash A Connecticut man was killed during an early-morning single-car crash. The crash took place in Hartford County around 1:15 a.m., Wednesday, July 12 in South Windsor, near the intersection of Nevers Road and Graham Road. According to Sgt. Mark Cleverdon, of the South Windsor Police, the driver of the vehicle, an Audi sedan, was determined to be the only occupant.  He was pronounced dead at the scene after life-saving measures were attempted by the South Windsor Fire Department and the Ambulance Service of Manchester.  During an investigation, it was determined that the…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Man Tosses Gun As He Runs From Crash Scene In Worcester, Police Find It Anyway Man Tosses Gun As He Runs From Crash Scene In Worcester, Police Find It Anyway
Man Tosses Gun As He Runs From Crash Scene In Worcester, Police Find It Anyway A man trying to escape Worcester police after he crashed into a car on Thursday, July 6, tossed his "machine gun" as he ran, but it didn't do him much good, authorities said.  Kidam Oquendo, 22, of Worcester, faces nearly a dozen charges following the 6 p.m. incident, Worcester police said.  Summer Impact officers said they saw Oquendo speed past them in a white Audi on Hope Avenue, but they lost sight of the car before they could pull it over.  A few minutes later, police saw the Audi had crashed into a red Ford near the area they last saw it. Several people flagged do…

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by Josh Lanier
Police & Fire
Routine Traffic Stop Leads To Drugs, Guns, Multiple Arrests In Worcester Routine Traffic Stop Leads To Drugs, Guns, Multiple Arrests In Worcester
Routine Traffic Stop Leads To Drugs, Guns, Multiple Arrests In Worcester Quick-thinking Worcester police scored multiple arrests after a routine traffic stop on Tuesday, May 9, turned up weapons and drugs, authorities said.  Officers said they saw a black Audi cross the double yellow lines along May Street around 7 p.m. and nearly hit two oncoming cars, authorities said. Police arrested the driver — Davien Watson, 43, of Worcester — on an outstanding warrant.  As police were questioning the passenger to see if he had a driver's license, the man jumped from the car and ran away. Officers chased him down to a backyard on Maple Tree Lane and arr…

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by Josh Lanier
Police & Fire
Gun, Heroin Found During Hatfield Traffic Stop; Vermont Man Busted: Police Gun, Heroin Found During Hatfield Traffic Stop; Vermont Man Busted: Police
Gun, Heroin Found During Hatfield Traffic Stop; Vermont Man Busted: Police Police arrested a Vermont man last week after they found more than two dozen baggies of heroin and an unlicensed pistol in his car during a traffic stop, authorities said.  James Watkins, 31, of Lyndonville, was pulled over just after midnight on Jan. 11 along Route 91 in Hatfield because the license plate on his Audi had been expired for more than a year, Massachusetts State Police said. Watkins didn't have a driver's license either.  Troopers searched the car and found 25 wax baggies filled with what they believed was heroin and a .22 caliber revolver, authorities said. Wat…

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by Josh Lanier
Police & Fire
28-Year-Old CT Man Killed After Audi Crashes Down Embankment, Police Say 28-Year-Old CT Man Killed After Audi Crashes Down Embankment, Police Say
28-Year-Old CT Man Killed After Audi Crashes Down Embankment, Police Say A 28-year-old man was killed in Connecticut after losing control of his Audi and crashing down an embankment, state police said. Hartford County resident Scudder Evans, of Marlborough, was driving on Route 2 east of exit 9 in Glastonbury at approximately 9:45 p.m. on Monday, Feb. 14, when he lost control of an 2016 Audi A6 that belonged to a family member. Police said that Evans lost control of the Audi, entered a grassy median to the left of the roadway, went down an embankment, collided with a group of trees before coming to an uncontrolled final rest upright among the trees in the median…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Cruiser Rammed During Execution Of Search Warrants At CT Hotel, Police Say Cruiser Rammed During Execution Of Search Warrants At CT Hotel, Police Say
Cruiser Rammed During Execution Of Search Warrants At CT Hotel, Police Say An Audi rammed a police vehicle in an effort to get away as officers served two search warrants at a Connecticut hotel related to narcotics and firearms-related crimes, according to authorities. The incident took place in Hartford County at the Hawthrone Suites, located at 191 Spencer St., in Manchester on Thursday, Aug. 12. Police officers, along with the Capitol Region Emergency Services Team (CREST), and East Central Narcotics Task Force, executed two search warrants on two rooms at the hotel and seized both firearms and narcotics, said Manchester Police Department Lt. Ryan She…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Road Rage: Driver Charged For Assaulting Man With 2x4 In Fairfield County, Police Say Road Rage: Driver Charged For Assaulting Man With 2x4 In Fairfield County, Police Say
Road Rage: Driver Charged For Assaulting Man With 2x4 In Fairfield County, Police Say Police officers were able to apprehend the driver of Audi who allegedly beat another man with a 2x4 following a road-rage incident in Fairfield County.  Deon Mitchell, age 36, was arrested after the incident began around 4:30 p.m., Wednesday, May 26, in Norwalk. Police officers were dispatched to the area of the Merritt 7 Train Station at 84 Glover Ave., on a report of a disturbance where a man was allegedly assaulting another man with a 2x4, said Norwalk PD Sgt. Sofia Gulino. Dispatch was able to provide a description of the vehicle - a black four-door sedan, possibly Audi, head…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Fairfield County Man Admits To Role In Car Theft Ring In Connecticut, Neighboring States Fairfield County Man Admits To Role In Car Theft Ring In Connecticut, Neighboring States
Fairfield County Man Admits To Role In Car Theft Ring In Connecticut, Neighboring States A Fairfield County man has admitted to his role in a car theft ring in Connecticut and neighboring states. Christopher Mulkern, also known as “Chucky,” age 21, of Stratford, pleaded guilty Friday, April 30 before US District Court in Bridgeport to a federal car theft offense. According to court documents and statements made in court, the FBI, Connecticut State Police, and local police have been investigating multiple car theft rings in Connecticut, and violent crimes that are being committed using stolen vehicles. The investigation revealed that Mulkern and others have stolen numerous…

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by Joe Lombardi