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Fatal Crash: Woman ID'd As Victim In 2-Vehicle Collision On CT Roadway Fatal Crash: Woman ID'd As Victim In 2-Vehicle Collision On CT Roadway
Fatal Crash: Woman ID'd As Victim In 2-Vehicle Collision On CT Roadway One person was killed and three others were hospitalized in a two-car Connecticut crash. It happened around 9 a.m. Saturday, April 20 in Windham County on Route 6 (Willimantic Road) in the town of Chaplin, Connecticut State Police said. A 2020 Nissan Murano, operated by a 77-year-old Tolland County man from the town on Mansfield, was traveling eastbound on Route 6 with a passenger in the front seat.  A 2008 Nissan Maxima, driven by a 35-year-old man from the town of Windham, was traveling westbound on Route 6, also with a passenger in the front seat.  The Mur…
CT Man Charged For Making Threats Against State Police CT Man Charged For Making Threats Against State Police
CT Man Charged For Making Threats Against State Police A Connecticut man has been charged with threatening state police if they came to his property. Windham County resident, Louis Santo, age 48, of Windham, was arrested by warrant on Sunday, Aug. 27, after making the threat and calling Troop K some 74 in 2023, said the Connecticut State Police. Santo was taken into custody and transported to Troop K, where the active arrest warrant was served and Santo was charged with the following: Threatening in the first-degree armed/firearm Threatening in the second-degree/physical threat According to an arrest warrant, Santo called 911 to report that …
Severe Thunderstorm Watch Issued For Fairfield County, With Damaging Winds, Tornadoes Possible Severe Thunderstorm Watch Issued For Fairfield County, With Damaging Winds, Tornadoes Possible
Severe Thunderstorm Watch Issued For Fairfield County, With Damaging Winds, Tornadoes Possible A Severe Thunderstorm Watch has been issued for most of the region as a potent system develops that will bring drenching downpours, and damaging wind gusts between 60 and 70 miles per hour with 1-inch hail and an isolated tornado. The watch was issued just before 3 p.m. Saturday, July 29, and is in effect until 9 p.m. Saturday. In New York, the watch covers the following counties: All of New York City Nassau Suffolk Westchester Putnam Rockland Orange Dutchess Ulster Sullivan Columbia Greene Albany Rensselaer Schenectady Schoharie Broome  Chenango Delaware Montgomery OtsegoI…
Creepy Questions: CT Driving Instructor Asks Student About Drugs, Virginity, Warrant Says Creepy Questions: CT Driving Instructor Asks Student About Drugs, Virginity, Warrant Says
Creepy Questions: CT Driving Instructor Asks Student About Drugs, Virginity, Warrant Says A now-former Connecticut driving instructor has been charged with disorderly conduct for asking creepy questions such as if they were a virgin and if they wanted drugs of a minor student. Windham County resident Theodore Ohanlon, age 36, of Windham, turned himself in to Connecticut State Police on a warrant from November 2022 on Monday, June 5. According to the arrest warrant, a student at E.O. Smith High School contacted state police after an especially "scary" lesson in which Ohanlon, a former driving instructor from a company called Next Street made them feel unsafe as he asked inap…
CT Man Kills Himself After Home Invasion, Theft, and Shoot-Out With State Police CT Man Kills Himself After Home Invasion, Theft, and Shoot-Out With State Police
CT Man Kills Himself After Home Invasion, Theft, and Shoot-Out With State Police A Connecticut man who was a suspect in an alleged home invasion died after allegedly shooting himself several times during a shoot-out with state police. The incident took place in Windham County around 5 p.m. on Tuesday, May 2 in Windham. According to the Connecticut State Police, troopers responded to a larceny in the area of 338 Windham Center Center Road in Windham. The suspect was seen fleeing in a box truck. Manchester Police notified state police that a suspect involved in a home invasion in their city was possibly located in Windham, state police said.  During the home invasi…
CT Little League Administrator Dies At 49: 'Would Drop What He Was Doing To Help' CT Little League Administrator Dies At 49: 'Would Drop What He Was Doing To Help'
CT Little League Administrator Dies At 49: 'Would Drop What He Was Doing To Help' A Massachusetts native who was heavily involved in the Connecticut State Little League organization has died at the age of 49.  Tolland County resident Everett Demers of Coventry died on Friday, Feb. 17 at the age of 49, according to his obituary.  Born in Worcester in 1974, Demers spent much of his childhood in Daytona Beach, Florida before coming back to New England in his late twenties where he worked for Abel Womack as a forklift manager and customer service manager.  After meeting his wife, Julie, in 2011 and marrying her in 2014, he then relocated to Coventry. It …
36-Year-Old Killed In Two-Vehicle CT Crash 36-Year-Old Killed In Two-Vehicle CT Crash
36-Year-Old Killed In Two-Vehicle CT Crash A 36-year-old man died in a two-vehicle crash at a Connecticut intersection. It happened in Windham County at about 8:20 a.m. on Wednesday, July 27 in the town of Windham, according to Connecticut State Police. Police said a 1994 Mazda MX-5 Miata was northbound on Crystal Road when it entered the intersection with Boston Post Road and was struck on the driver's side by an eastbound 2021 Nissan Rogue SV. The driver of the Mazda, identified as Ian Bailey, of Chaplin, was pronounced dead at the scene, authorities said. The driver of the Nissan, a 36-year-old Willimantic woman, was hospi…
Two Killed In Connecticut Crash Two Killed In Connecticut Crash
Two Killed In Connecticut Crash Police are searching for witnesses after two people were killed in a crash in Connecticut. The crash happened at about 7:50 p.m. on Monday, May 30, on Route 32 near Meeting House Hill Road in the New London County town of Franklin, according to Connecticut State Police. A 2010 Honda Accord EX-L was traveling north on Route 32 when it failed to maintain its lane and traveled into the southbound lane, striking a southbound 2017 Lexus NX2, police said.  The driver of the Honda, identified as 24-year-old Jullian Raul Parrilla, of Windham, was pronounced dead at the hospital, police said. …
Police Investigating Fatal Shooting In Connecticut Police Investigating Fatal Shooting In Connecticut
Police Investigating Fatal Shooting In Connecticut An investigation is underway after a person was fatally shot at a Connecticut home. Troopers responded to a report of an active disturbance in Windham about 2:30 a.m. on Saturday, Feb. 5, Connecticut State Police reported. When troopers arrived at the residence on Brick Top Road, they located a victim who had suffered fatal gunshot wounds, State Police said.  Police said the victim's identity will be released pending the completion of the autopsy. Check back to Daily Voice for updates.
Drunk CT Man Arrested After Falling Asleep In Another Person's Barn, Police Say Drunk CT Man Arrested After Falling Asleep In Another Person's Barn, Police Say
Drunk CT Man Arrested After Falling Asleep In Another Person's Barn, Police Say A Connecticut man was arrested after allegedly getting drunk and doing drugs and falling asleep in another person's barn. Windham County resident Jayden Velasquez, age 24, of Windham, was arrested on Wednesday, Dec. 1 after Connecticut State Police received a report of a suspicious vehicle. According to Troopers, when they arrived in the area of 315 Jerusalem Road in the Town of Windham, they found the barn doors removed from the structure and a man inside the suspicious vehicle.  Upon making contact with Velasquez, he said he had been drinking alcohol and doing drugs with a few …
Man, Woman Killed In Two-Vehicle Crash, CT State Police Say Man, Woman Killed In Two-Vehicle Crash, CT State Police Say
Man, Woman Killed In Two-Vehicle Crash, CT State Police Say A fatal head-on crash at a busy Connecticut intersection left two dead and a third hospitalized, State Police said. Tolland County resident James Bobbitt, age 91, of Mansfield Center, was driving east on Route 6 in the Town of Windham in Windham County as Thurl Hiltz, age 89 was driving in the opposite direction with Carlene Drysdale, age 90, of Livermore Falls, Maine in the front seat of his Chevrolet Impala shortly before 12:30 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 22.  Bobbitt and Thurl were both transported to Windham Hospital for treatment of injuries sustained in the crash, while Drysdale was pro…
Man Killed When Car Crashes Into Tree On CT Roadway Man Killed When Car Crashes Into Tree On CT Roadway
Man Killed When Car Crashes Into Tree On CT Roadway Connecticut State Police are asking the public for help in regards to a single-vehicle crash that left an area man dead. It happened about 3:20 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 16, in Windham County, on Route 66, in the Town of Windham, according to state police. Following the crash, Fernandez Felix Salgado, 54, of Chaplin, in Windham County was taken to Windham Hospital, where he later was pronounced dead.  According to state police, Salgado was driving a 1997 Honda Accord when the car veered left, crossed the lane of eastbound traffic, and slammed into a tree. Troopers aren't sure what caus…
Two Girls Arrested After One Stabs The Other, CT State Police Say Two Girls Arrested After One Stabs The Other, CT State Police Say
Two Girls Arrested After One Stabs The Other, CT State Police Say Two Connecticut girls have been arrested after one allegedly stabbed the other on a bike trail. The incident took place around 7:30 p.m. in Windham County when Connecticut State Police responded to a report of a stabbing located on Hilltop Drive in the town of Windham. Responding troopers located the victim, a 12-year-old girl who sustained minor injuries and was transported to an area hospital.  An investigation revealed the incident stemmed from an ongoing conflict between the juvenile victim and the accused, a 13-year-old girl, state police said. The accused juvenile was located, …
Severe Thunderstorm Watch Now In Effect With Damaging Wind Gusts, Tornadoes Possible Severe Thunderstorm Watch Now In Effect With Damaging Wind Gusts, Tornadoes Possible
Severe Thunderstorm Watch Now In Effect With Damaging Wind Gusts, Tornadoes Possible A Severe Thunderstorm Watch has now been issued for much of the region. It lasts until 11 p.m. Wednesday, May 26 in Hampden, Hampshire, Franklin, Worcester, Middlesex,c and Essex counties in Massachusetts, until 8 p.m. in the Berkshires, and until 11 p.m. in Hartford, Tolland, and Windham counties in Connecticut, and until 10 p.m. in Litchfield and Fairfield counties. "An approaching cold front will bring potential for scattered strong to severe thunderstorms this afternoon into this evening," the National Weather Service said in a statement accompanying the alert. "Strong to dama…
New England For Trump Stores Closing, Consolidating - Ware, Worcester, Somerset New England For Trump Stores Closing, Consolidating - Ware, Worcester, Somerset
New England For Trump Stores Closing, Consolidating - Ware, Worcester, Somerset As the end of Trump’s presidency inches closer, and his chances of overturning an election are dashed, New England For Trump stores are shutting down. On Monday, Dec. 28, a Facebook post by the shop's owner said the Somerset location will close on Wednesday, Dec. 30. Stores in Webster, Middleborough, and Falmouth already closed on Monday. On Saturday, Dec. 26, store owner Keith Lambert said he was consolidating the Ware location with other New England for Trump shops he owns in the area. He spread the word of the closing on social media and is promoting a “YUUUGE SALE,” deep-discounts o…
COVID-19: Incidents Skyrocket In Two Connecticut Cities Among 19 Considered 'High-Risk' COVID-19: Incidents Skyrocket In Two Connecticut Cities Among 19 Considered 'High-Risk'
Covid-19: Incidents Skyrocket In Two Connecticut Cities Among 19 Considered 'High-Risk' Two Connecticut cities have average daily COVID-19 infection rates that have skyrocketed to more than 40 positive test results per 100,000 residents, according to the most recent state data. There are now 19 Connecticut communities that are considered at a high-risk for spreading COVID-19, according to the Department of Public Health data released Thursday, Oct. 22.  A community is considered high-risk when there is an average of 15 or more new COVID-19 incidents reported, each day, over two weeks, per 100,000 residents. As of Thursday, the communities with the highest average daily p…