Fair 82°
Tag:

New Hartford, CT

News
CT State Police Troopers, Officers, Including K9, Take Fugitive into Custody CT State Police Troopers, Officers, Including K9, Take Fugitive into Custody
CT State Police Troopers, Officers, Including K9, Take Fugitive into Custody A combined effort by Connecticut State Police troopers, one of their K9 officers, and members of a local police department led to the capture of a wanted fugitive. On Saturday, Aug. 19 at about 10:15 p.m. in Litchfield County, an officer was patrolling in the area of Main Street in New Hartford when he observed a vehicle drive behind a commercial building.  Recognizing that the business at that location was closed, the officer from the New Hartford Police Department followed the vehicle and made contact with its operator, who was unable to provide a valid reason for driving behind the…

SHARE

by Joe Lombardi
Police & Fire
Woman Killed In Head-On Crash On Busy CT Roadway Woman Killed In Head-On Crash On Busy CT Roadway
Woman Killed In Head-On Crash On Busy CT Roadway Police are investigating a fatal head-on crash on a busy Connecticut roadway. It happened around 3:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 18 in Litchfield County on Route 202 in New Hartford. A 2016 Ryder Truck was traveling eastbound and a 2004 Honda Odyssey EX was traveling westbound when, for an unknown reason, the Odyssey crossed the double-yellow line in the roadway and struck the Ryder Truck head-on, Connecticut State Police said.  The Odyssey driver succumbed to her injuries, according to police. She's been identified as Litchfield County resident Gena Marie, age 60, of…

SHARE

by Joe Lombardi
Police & Fire
Hospitalized CT Firefighter, 26, In Critical Condition After Collapsing During Blaze Hospitalized CT Firefighter, 26, In Critical Condition After Collapsing During Blaze
Hospitalized CT Firefighter, 26, In Critical Condition After Collapsing During Blaze A Connecticut firefighter is in critical condition following a fire that broke out at a historic building that also injured two others. The three-alarm fire started in Litchfield County, in the Town of New Hartford, around 2:30 a.m., Tuesday, Aug. 10, on the third floor and the roof of the building at 4 Bridge St., Jon Barbagallo, public information officer for Norfolk said. According to Barbagallo, 75 to 100 first responders were on the scene and to work as stand-by units. During the fire, a 26-year-old Burlington Fire Department volunteer collapsed after experienced a medical emergency a…

SHARE

by Kathy Reakes