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CT Town Employee Caught Placing Fecal Matter Under Town Hall Door, Police Say CT Town Employee Caught Placing Fecal Matter Under Town Hall Door, Police Say
CT Town Employee Caught Placing Fecal Matter Under Town Hall Door, Police Say A Connecticut man has been charged with breach of peace and criminal mischief after allegedly placing fecal matter under a door at a town hall. Litchfield County resident Christopher Jordano, age 40, of North Canaan was arrested on Wednesday, Sept. 6, for the incident that took place in July at the North Canaan Town Hall. According to Connecticut State Police, Jordano allegedly entered the Town Hall building and placed what appeared to be fecal matter underneath a secured office door.  A Town Hall employee, Jordano was captured by security cameras on the premises, state police said. …

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by Kathy Reakes
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Woman, Man Become Combative With Troopers After Burglary In Region, Police Say Woman, Man Become Combative With Troopers After Burglary In Region, Police Say
Woman, Man Become Combative With Troopers After Burglary In Region, Police Say A woman and man are facing charges after a burglary and fight with officers in Connecticut. At around 4:30 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 24, troopers from Troop C in Tolland responded to a report of a suspicious vehicle parked behind a residence on Middle Turnpike, in Mansfield.  The reporting party advised Troop C that the residence was known to be unoccupied for an extended period of time, state police said.  Upon arrival, responding troopers observed a Chevrolet Cruze, parked at the rear of the residence, and a man, later identified as Windham County resident Travis Steele, age 33, o…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Suspect Nabbed After Burglary At Store In Region Suspect Nabbed After Burglary At Store In Region
Suspect Nabbed After Burglary At Store In Region An 18-year-old man is accused of burglarizing a Connecticut gun shop. Troopers in Windham County responded to a report of an active burglary at Aces Defense in Killingly at about 3:10 a.m. on Saturday, Oct. 29, Connecticut State Police said. Responding troopers saw that the front door and glass display cases in the business, located at 748 North Main St., were damaged, authorities said. Outside of the building, troopers located Isaias Reyes, of Killingly, and arrested him after an investigation, State Police reported. Police said Reyes was charged with: Third-degree burglary F…

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by Nicole Valinote
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34-Year-Old Accused Of Tearing Pride Flags From Democrat Organization's Sign In Region 34-Year-Old Accused Of Tearing Pride Flags From Democrat Organization's Sign In Region
34-Year-Old Accused Of Tearing Pride Flags From Democrat Organization's Sign In Region 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 …

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by Nicole Valinote
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Suspect Nabbed After Shots Fired Through Wall Of Home In Region Suspect Nabbed After Shots Fired Through Wall Of Home In Region
Suspect Nabbed After Shots Fired Through Wall Of Home In Region A Connecticut man has been charged with allegedly firing shots from his apartment into the apartment next door. The incident took place in West Hartford on Friday, July 22 on Hillcrest Avenue. West Hartford Police responded to the area of Hillcrest Avenue for a report of projectiles entering an apartment causing wall damage, said West Hartford Assistant Chief of Police Lawrence A.Terra. Officers attempted to make contact with the resident of the neighboring apartment but the resident barricaded themself in their apartment and refused to speak with the police, Terra said. An…

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by Kathy Reakes
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29-Year-Old Accused Of Spray Painting His Tag On Highway Bridge In Region 29-Year-Old Accused Of Spray Painting His Tag On Highway Bridge In Region
29-Year-Old Accused Of Spray Painting His Tag On Highway Bridge In Region A 29-year-old tagger known to police in Connecticut and Massachusetts was busted after being caught spray-painting his mark on a Hartford County bridge, authorities announced. Connecticut State Police troopers on patrol at 4:15 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 9 were entering the Whitehead Highway from I-91 in Hartford, when he spotted two people under a highway bridge actively spray-painting graffiti on support beams. The trooper pulled over, and as he approached the two taggers, police said that they proceeded to flee down adjacent train tracks toward a tunnel before they were apprehended. Accord…

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by Zak Failla
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Shots Fired During Theft Of Catalytic Converter In Region, Police Say Shots Fired During Theft Of Catalytic Converter In Region, Police Say
Shots Fired During Theft Of Catalytic Converter In Region, Police Say Police in Connecticut are searching for several suspects involved in the alleged theft of a catalytic converter and shot fired during the incident. The incident took place around 3:30 a.m., Thursday, Jan. 6 in Manchester when officers responded to the area of Hamlin Street for a report of the theft. According to Lieutenant Ryan Shea, of the Manchester Police Department, an area resident, hearing what he believed to be a power saw, looked outside and saw an unfamiliar dark gray vehicle, parked backward in his driveway with three men standing near his neighbor's vehicle. The man went ou…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Man Arrested After Falling Asleep In Stranger's Barn In Region, Police Say Man Arrested After Falling Asleep In Stranger's Barn In Region, Police Say
Man Arrested After Falling Asleep In Stranger's Barn In Region, 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 …

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by Kathy Reakes
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Suspect Nabbed For Opening Fire Outside CT State Capitol Suspect Nabbed For Opening Fire Outside CT State Capitol
Suspect Nabbed For Opening Fire Outside CT State Capitol Police arrested a man on charges he fired gunshots into Connecticut's Capitol building in Hartford over Memorial Day weekend. Hartford County resident Floyd Gollnick, age 74, of Southington, was arrested on Tuesday, Aug. 24, for Capitol shooting, although he already was being held on charges from similar incidents in the area on the night of Sunday, May 30, said the Connecticut State Police. State Police said Gollnick fired numerous shots from the driver's seat of his truck parked on Capitol Avenue.  There were no injures and the bullet holes were not discovered until Tuesday, June 1 by a…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Man Accused Of Breaking Into Home While Naked Man Accused Of Breaking Into Home While Naked
Man Accused Of Breaking Into Home While Naked Police apprehended a naked man who allegedly broke into a Connecticut home. The incident took place in New Haven County just before 9 a.m., on Thursday, July 15, when a Wallingford resident returned home and found the naked man inside the home, said Sgt. Stephen Jaques. The homeowner immediately left and called the police, he said. When officers arrived on the scene, they found the man, identified as Ian Wigget, age 41, inside the home.  It was determined that Wigget had gained entry to the home by breaking a window. Numerous attempts were made to contact Wigget at his mos…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Connecticut Woman Arrested Three Times In 24 Hours Connecticut Woman Arrested Three Times In 24 Hours
Connecticut Woman Arrested Three Times In 24 Hours A Connecticut woman was arrested three times in 24 hours following a domestic dispute with her boyfriend in which she threatened him with a kitchen knife. Windham County resident Heather Poplasky, age 32, was arrested the first time around 6:30 p.m., Saturday, April 10, when she stepped towards a victim with a large kitchen knife at home in Central Village in Plainview, said Plainview Police Deputy Chief William D. Wolfburg. Poplasky, of Plainfield, then threatened to cut herself to make it appear the victim had injured her, Wolfburg said. She was arrested and charged with d…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Father/Son Charged In Burglary After Fleeing By Crashing Through Garage Father/Son Charged In Burglary After Fleeing By Crashing Through Garage
Father/Son Charged In Burglary After Fleeing By Crashing Through Garage A Connecticut father and son were arrested for an interrupted burglary after the homeowner spotted the duo stealing items from his garage on a video surveillance camera. Christopher Barretta Sr., age 48, and his 18-year-old son Christopher Barretta Jr, both of the Town of Orange in New Haven County, were caught on the video on Wednesday, Jan. 6 in Fairfield County, said Shelton Police Det. Richard Bango. The case stems from a call the Shelton Police Department received from a Shelton homeowner who was not at home at the time but was watching his video surveillance cameras rem…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Right-Wing Extremist Kicked Out Of UMass Is Arrested For Hoax Bomb By BLM Sign Right-Wing Extremist Kicked Out Of UMass Is Arrested For Hoax Bomb By BLM Sign
Right-Wing Extremist Kicked Out Of UMass Is Arrested For Hoax Bomb By BLM Sign A local man who was kicked out of UMass Amherst last year for being racist was recently arrested after planting a fake bomb alongside a Black Lives Matter sign in New York. Louis Shenker, 22, who told police that he lives in Amherst, called Brooklyn Police around 3 a.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 5, to arrange for his surrender, according to the Daily News. Shenker has also lived in  Longmeadow. Shenker may have filmed himself leaving the fake bomb. Shenker was expelled from UMass in 2018 after taunting participants of a rally against white supremacy, racism, and Donald Trump, according to a l…

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by Kristin Palpini