1 Hospitalized After Serious Crash On Busy CT Roadway 1 Hospitalized After Serious Crash On Busy CT Roadway
1 Hospitalized After Serious Crash On Busy CT Roadway A tractor-trailer driver was injured during a crash in Connecticut. The crash on I-91 took place in East Windsor around 6 a.m., Friday, Sept. 30 near exit 45. According to the Connecticut State Police, a tractor-trailer was traveling south in the center lane when a Volkswagen in the left lane lost control going around a curve and hit the truck. A 51-year-old Manchester man driving the truck then lost control and hit the concrete barrier on the left, sending the rig over the center media where it hit a light post and came to a stop hanging over the median between the north and south lanes o…
34-Year-Old Accused Of Tearing Pride Flags From CT Democrat Organization's Sign 34-Year-Old Accused Of Tearing Pride Flags From CT Democrat Organization's Sign
34-Year-Old Accused Of Tearing Pride Flags From CT Democrat Organization's Sign A 34-year-old man was charged after police said he tore more than a dozen pride flags from a Connecticut Democrat organization's sign, which was already vandalized multiple times earlier this summer. Troopers responded to a report of an individual damaging property in the area of the I-84 eastbound on-ramp in Tolland at about 11:30 a.m. on Sept. 20, Connecticut State Police said. Police found that the flags had been torn and cut from the Tolland Democrats' sign, which is located on private property on Merrow Road next to the on-ramp. Investigators used video evidence provided by a witness …
1 Killed In Shooting Near CT State Capitol 1 Killed In Shooting Near CT State Capitol
1 Killed In Shooting Near CT State Capitol An 18-year-old Connecticut man was gunned down and killed on a city street during broad daylight and another was injured. The incident took place in Hartford around 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 20 in the area of 640 Broad St. According to Lt. Aaron Boisvert, Hartford Police officers were dispatched to the area of 640 Broad Street on a ShotSpotter activation. Upon arrival, evidence of gunfire was located.  While on scene, an area hospital reported two gunshot victims arriving for treatment. One of the victims, identified as Ernesto Morales, of Manchester, was pronounced dead a…
CT Man Nabbed For Shooting One Teen, Running Down Another With Car, Police Say CT Man Nabbed For Shooting One Teen, Running Down Another With Car, Police Say
CT Man Nabbed For Shooting One Teen, Running Down Another With Car, Police Say A Connecticut man was arrested for allegedly shooting one teen and then running over another one with his car. The incident took place in Hartford County around 9 p.m., Thursday, Sept. 1 in Manchester. According to Lt. Ryan Shea, of the Manchester Police Department, officers responded to a report of a 15-year-old who sustained a gunshot wound to his upper right arm after shots were fired around Dougherty Street and McKee Street.  Responding officers located the victim and learned that multiple shots were fired in the area of Dougherty Street. While officers were on scene at …
Suspect Nabbed In Shooting Of Loss Prevention Officer At Macy's In CT Suspect Nabbed In Shooting Of Loss Prevention Officer At Macy's In CT
Suspect Nabbed In Shooting Of Loss Prevention Officer At Macy's In CT A 30-year-old man is accused of shooting a Loss Prevention officer at a Connecticut Macy's. The victim was shot in the abdomen in Hartford County on Friday, Aug. 19, at the Shoppes at Buckland Hills, located at 194 Buckland Hills Drive in Manchester, the Manchester Police Department said.  The victim remains hospitalized as of the announcement from police. Authorities said Richard LaPlante, of Windsor, turned himself in to police on the night of Saturday, Aug. 20. Police said he was charged with:  Criminal attempted murder First-degree assault First-degree robbery Ca…
Man Sentenced For Operating CT Drug Mill Man Sentenced For Operating CT Drug Mill
Man Sentenced For Operating CT Drug Mill A Connecticut man will spend more than a decade in federal prison after he admitted to running a drug mill out of his apartment. Hartford County resident Luis Ciuro, age 37, of East Hartford, was sentenced to 15 years behind bars Wednesday, Aug. 10, in federal court in Bridgeport. It follows his November 2020 guilty plea to one count of possession with intent to distribute 400 grams or more of fentanyl. Federal prosecutors said Ciuro was busted in October 2019, when Manchester Police were called about a woman yelling and displaying a gun outside of an apartment building on John Olds Drive …
5 Apprehended After Shooting, Lengthy Police Chase, Including On I-84 5 Apprehended After Shooting, Lengthy Police Chase, Including On I-84
5 Apprehended After Shooting, Lengthy Police Chase, Including On I-84 Five people were arrested following a lengthy police chase, including on I-84, after police saw shots coming from the vehicle. The incident started just before 6 p.m. in Hartford on Thursday, Aug. 11 when detectives in an unmarked police vehicle in the Broad Street area when the officers saw shots being fired from a white Honda Passport. The officers began following the vehicle, which was reported stolen out of Meriden, as the driver fled on I-84 west, said Lt. Aaron Boisvert. Additional patrol unit attempted to stop the vehicle as it sped along the highway into Farmington, then exited, an…
Suspects Charged After Fentanyl, Burglary Tools Found In Van Linked To Thefts In CT, Police Say Suspects Charged After Fentanyl, Burglary Tools Found In Van Linked To Thefts In CT, Police Say
Suspects Charged After Fentanyl, Burglary Tools Found In Van Linked To Thefts In CT, Police Say Two men are facing weapons and drug charges after police searched a van that was linked to a string of organized retail thefts.  Authorities in Hartford saw a suspect driving an overdue U-Haul rental van that was linked to organized retail thefts throughout Connecticut and at least one armed robbery at 3 p.m. on Tuesday, July 19, Connecticut State Police reported. Police said detectives followed the vehicle until it stopped at a gas station on Brainard Road. The van no longer had its U-Haul decals, and all the windows were heavily tinted, police said. The driver, identified as 26-year…
Woman Killed In Wrong-Way CT Crash Woman Killed In Wrong-Way CT Crash
Woman Killed In Wrong-Way CT Crash Connecticut State Police are asking for witnesses to come forward after a wrong-way overnight crash killed a woman. The incident took place in Hartford County in Manchester around 11:43 p.m., Sunday, July 10 on Interstate 291. According to state police, Samantha Smith, age 31, of Windsor Locks, was driving the wrong way in a Toyota Tacoma pickup truck on I-291 East when she struck a tractor-trailer head-on near Exit 5. Smith’s truck came to a stop in the left lane of the highway; and the tractor-trailer, driven by a New Hampshire man, stopped against a concrete barrier, closing two lanes o…
CT Man Nabbed For Sexually Assaulting Minor, Police Say CT Man Nabbed For Sexually Assaulting Minor, Police Say
CT Man Nabbed For Sexually Assaulting Minor, Police Say A Connecticut man has been charged with sexually abusing a minor following a two-month investigation. The Hartford County incident took place in Manchester. In May, the Manchester Police Department received information that Jesus Manuel Figueroa, age 32, of Hartford, was suspected of sexually abusing a minor child, said Lt. Ryan Shea, of the Manchester Police Department. Detectives conducted an extensive investigation and a warrant for the arrest of Figueroa was issued, Shea said. On Wednesday, July 6, investigators, assisted by members of the Hartford Police Department Violent …
Box Truck Overturns In CT, Spills Produce Onto Road Box Truck Overturns In CT, Spills Produce Onto Road
Box Truck Overturns In CT, Spills Produce Onto Road A box truck overturned in Connecticut, spilling thousands of dollars worth of produce onto the road. Officers in Hartford County responded to a report of an overturned box truck on Buckland Hills Drive in Manchester near the entrance to Walmart on the night of Tuesday, June 14, according to the Manchester Police Department. Police said the truck had been carrying produce out of Granby and was traveling east when the driver lost control of the vehicle at a curve in the road, and it began to tilt. When the driver tried to correct the path of travel, the truck struck a curb and overturned, co…
33-Year-Old Woman Dies In Wrong-Way, Two-Vehicle Crash In Connecticut 33-Year-Old Woman Dies In Wrong-Way, Two-Vehicle Crash In Connecticut
33-Year-Old Woman Dies In Wrong-Way, Two-Vehicle Crash In Connecticut A 33-year-old woman was killed in a wrong-way crash involving two vehicles in Connecticut. The crash happened on Route 5/15 Northbound near Exit 91 in East Hartford at about 5 a.m. on Sunday, June 12, according to Connecticut State Police. A 2003 Honda Civic LX was going the wrong way on Route 5/15, traveling south in the northbound lanes, when it struck a 2013 Jeep Grand Cherokee Laredo, police said.  The Jeep came to an uncontrolled rest in the right lane, and the Honda came to an uncontrolled rest in the left shoulder of the highway, authorities said. Police said the driver of the…