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Police Searching For Van Causing Serious Connecticut Crash Police Searching For Van Causing Serious Connecticut Crash
Police Searching For Van Causing Serious Connecticut Crash Authorities are asking for help from the public in locating the driver of a van that crashed into a motorcycle in Connecticut and then drove away, leaving a Massachusetts man injured. The crash happened on Sunday, May 7 around 9:40 p.m. in Tolland County, at the intersection of Main Street (Route 190) and South Road (Route 83) in Somers, according to state police.  At the time of the crash, a motorcycle driven by a West Springfield, Massachusetts resident had been traveling east on Route 190 when it was cut off by the van, which was trying to turn left on South Road.  The van the…

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by Ben Crnic
Police & Fire
Head-On Crash: 2 Adults Killed, Pair Of Children Survive In CT Head-On Crash: 2 Adults Killed, Pair Of Children Survive In CT
Head-On Crash: 2 Adults Killed, Pair Of Children Survive In CT A woman crossed double-yellow lines while driving around a bend and crashed headfirst into another vehicle, killing both herself and the other driver, police say.  In Tolland County, 66-year-old Amanda Josephine Bowen, of Coventry, was heading northbound on Merrow Road in the town of Tolland when she drove into the other lane of traffic and into a Subaru Legacy Outback, according to the Connecticut State Police.  The driver of the Subaru, 64-year-old Bryan Flint of the town of Ellington in Tolland County, suffered fatal injuries. Also in the Subaru were a 9-year-old girl and …

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by Morgan Gonzales
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Fatal Crash: 22-Year-Old Slams Into Concrete Barrier On I-84, CT State Police Say Fatal Crash: 22-Year-Old Slams Into Concrete Barrier On I-84, CT State Police Say
Fatal Crash: 22-Year-Old Slams Into Concrete Barrier On I-84, CT State Police Say Police are investigating a crash on a busy Connecticut roadway that left one person dead. It happened around 6:30 a.m. Sunday, May 7 on I-84 in West Hartford. A 2010 Toyota minivan was traveling on the westbound side near Exit 40 on the left shoulder, when, for an unknown reason, the operator lost control and traveled across all three lanes of travel, and across the right shoulder, Connecticut State Police said. The vehicle then entered the theoretical gore, crossed the Exit 41 entrance ramp, and collided with the concrete sound barrier located off the right side of the roadway,&…

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by Joe Lombardi
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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…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
CT Man Charged With Threatening To Kill State Police Sergeant CT Man Charged With Threatening To Kill State Police Sergeant
CT Man Charged With Threatening To Kill State Police Sergeant A Connecticut man has been arrested for allegedly threatening to kill an on-duty state police sergeant. The incident took place in Hartford on Monday, April 24 around 10:30 a.m. on Asylum Street. According to state police, an on-duty sergeant, working in a plain-clothes capacity with his State Police badge displayed, was entering his assigned vehicle which was parked on Asylum Street in Hartford.  As the sergeant began to enter his vehicle, a man with long hair, wearing eyeglasses, seated in the driver’s seat of a silver Honda Accord began to shout at the sergeant and asked the sergea…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
24-Year-Old Killed When Tesla Hits Pickup Truck In Crash Involving Fairfield Woman 24-Year-Old Killed When Tesla Hits Pickup Truck In Crash Involving Fairfield Woman
24-Year-Old Killed When Tesla Hits Pickup Truck In Crash Involving Fairfield Woman Connecticut State Police are seeking witnesses to a crash on I-84 that killed a 24-year-old man. The crash took place in Hartford County around 4:30 p.m., Wednesday, April 19 on I-84 in Southington. According to state police, Elijah Joseph Vallier, age 24, of New Britain, was driving a 2003 Ford F-250 truck eastbound on the highway in the right lane of three when the driver of a 2023 Tesla Model 3 driven by Fairfield County resident Shannon James Sherry, age 47, of Fairfield, veered across the center lane, into the right lane and collided with the truck.  Due to the collision, Vallier…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Head-On Crash: CT Woman Killed, Second Driver Injured Head-On Crash: CT Woman Killed, Second Driver Injured
Head-On Crash: CT Woman Killed, Second Driver Injured A 39-year-old Connecticut woman was killed after allegedly crossing the double-yellow line and hitting a pickup truck head-on.  The crash took place in Tolland County around 10:30 a.m., Tuesday, April 11, on Route 32 in Mansfield. Connecticut State Police said Vanessa Marie Rivero, of the town of Willington in Tolland County, was driving north on Route 32 near Mansfield City Road in a 2022 Volkswagen Jetta when she crossed the double-yellow line and hit a 2012 GMC Sierra head-on, before hitting a guardrail. Rivero was pronounced dead at the scene, state police said. The driver of the…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Man Yells Racial Slur At Restaurant Employee At Bradley Airport, Police Say Man Yells Racial Slur At Restaurant Employee At Bradley Airport, Police Say
Man Yells Racial Slur At Restaurant Employee At Bradley Airport, Police Say A man faces numerous charges after allegedly yelling a racial slur at an employee of a restaurant at Bradley International Airport when they ran out of sandwich bread, police said.  The incident happened on Saturday, April 8 around 6:30 p.m., when state troopers responded to the D’Angelo Grilled Sandwiches shop inside the airport terminal on a reported disturbance, according to state police.  Troopers then met with a Black employee of D’Angelo, who said that the eatery had run out of sandwich bread because of an unusually high number of customers during her shift.  When…

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by Ben Crnic
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CT HS Teacher Charged With Having 'Inappropriate Relationship' With Student CT HS Teacher Charged With Having 'Inappropriate Relationship' With Student
CT HS Teacher Charged With Having 'Inappropriate Relationship' With Student A Connecticut high school teacher is behind bars after admitting he had an "inappropriate relationship" with a student almost 10 years ago. Tolland County resident Kris Coffey, age 43, of Coventry, was charged on Friday, April 7 following a lengthy investigation by the Connecticut State Police. The investigation stemmed from an anonymous tip to the Department of Children and Family in early February, state police said. State police said the tip revealed that a Tolland High School teacher had an inappropriate relationship with a high school student sometime in the 2014-2015 school year…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Fugitive Wanted For Making Bomb Threat Nabbed In CT, Police Say Fugitive Wanted For Making Bomb Threat Nabbed In CT, Police Say
Fugitive Wanted For Making Bomb Threat Nabbed In CT, Police Say A 49-year-old man wanted for allegedly making a bomb threat and harassment in Tennessee was nabbed by Connecticut State Police. Hartford County resident Mark Frakl, of Marlborough, was arrested around 3 p.m. on Thursday, March 16, said the Connecticut State Police. Frakl's arrest comes after state police were contacted by the Hendersonville Police in Tennessee requesting assistance in locating him, state police said. Troopers responded to 109 Dickinson Road, in Marlborough, where they made contact with Frakl and took him into custody. Frakl was charged with being a fugitive from justice a…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Witnesses Sought: I-84 Collision Injures CT Man Witnesses Sought: I-84 Collision Injures CT Man
Witnesses Sought: I-84 Collision Injures CT Man Connecticut State Police are seeking witnesses to a crash between a tractor-trailer and a car that closed a lane of I-84 for several hours. The collision took place in Hartford County around 11:30 a.m., Friday, March 10 on I-84 in Southington. According to state police, a 2003 Acura RSX was traveling in the right lane of three when for an unknown reason the driver lost control of the vehicle and collided with the rear-end of an eastbound tractor-trailer. The tractor-trailer driver was not injured; the driver of the Acura, identified as Jason Rustico, age 39, of Southington, suffered suspec…

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by Kathy Reakes
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ID Released Of Woman Who Died After Turbulence Diverts Plane To Bradley International ID Released Of Woman Who Died After Turbulence Diverts Plane To Bradley International
ID Released Of Woman Who Died After Turbulence Diverts Plane To Bradley International The name of a woman who died after a turbulence event forced a plane to land at Bradley International Airport has been released by authorities.  Maryland resident Dana Hyde, age 55, of the city of Cabin John in Montgomery County, suffered fatal injuries from the flight, which landed at Bradley International Airport in Windsor Locks on Friday, March 3, according to Connecticut State Police.  Troopers responded to the Hartford County airport around 3:50 p.m. on Friday to assist with the medical emergency. Hyde was then taken by ambulance to Saint Francis Medical Center in Hartford, where she…

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by Ben Crnic