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Police Probe Officer's Handling Of CT Victim's Complaint Before She Was Killed With Axe
A Connecticut police officer has been placed on leave for allegedly failing to follow up on an arrest warrant for violation of a protective order for the man who killed his ex-girlfriend with an axe.
New Haven County resident Julie Minogue, age 40, of Milford, was found dead by police around 9 p.m., Tuesday, Dec. 6 after receiving a 911 call from her 17-year-old son.
Her killer and ex-boyfriend Litchfield County resident, Ewen Dewitt, age 42, of Roxbury, was later located in West Haven and taken into custody.
Just a little under a month before her death, Minogue had visited the …
Community Rallies To Support Children After CT Mother Killed By Ex-Boyfriend With Axe
The community is coming to the rescue of three Connecticut children who were left without parents when their mother was killed with an axe by an ex-boyfriend.
New Haven County resident Julie Minogue, age 40, of Milford, was found dead by police around 9 p.m., Tuesday, Dec. 6 after dispatch received a 911 call from her 17-year-old son.
Minogue was allegedly killed by Litchfield County resident, Ewen Dewitt, age 42, of Roxbury, who was located in West Haven and taken into custody, said the Milford Police.
When Minogue was killed, she had both a restraining order and an order of pr…
COVID: 95 Percent Of Connecticut Is In The Red, Town-By-Town Data Says
About 95 percent of Connecticut is in the red for COVID-19.
All but 9 Connecticut communities are at the highest risk level for COVID-19 infections, according to the most recently released data.
Waterbury has the highest incident rate in the state with 98.6 cases reported per 100,000 residents.
On Thursday, Dec. 3, Connecticut updated its weekly, town-by-town breakdown of case rates per 100,000 people. There are 170 out of 179 Connecticut communities at the highest level of risk for infection.
The only communities not in the red are Canaan, Warren, Roxbury, Hartland, Union, Scotland, Bolt…
Isaias Outage Update: Latest Breakdown Of Most-Affected Litchfield County Towns
Power has been restored to thousands in Connecticut, but more than 30,000 are still waiting for crews to make repairs a week after Tropical Storm Isaias struck Litchfield County.
As of 10 a.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 11, 30,634 of Eversource’s 1,281,332 Connecticut customers were still waiting to have their power turned back on. An additional 174 United Illuminating customers were also dealing with outages.
Here's the latest breakdown of active power outages in Litchfield County, according to Eversource:
New Milford: 2,631 (18.80 percent of customers);
Woodbury: 1,326 (25.49 percent o…
These Litchfield County Communities Among Best Places To Live, Brand-New Rankings Reveal
Litchfield County is well-represented in Niche’s brand-new 2020 Best Places to Live list.
Crime, quality of schools, things to do, and cost of living were among the factors used in determining the rankings. Other factors are listed here.
Roxbury, cited for its "rural feel" and "top-rated public schools," is the No. 1-rated municipality in the county. You can read the Niche entry here.
Southport is followed by No. 2 Barkhamsted, No. 3 Washington, No. 4 New Hartford, No. 5 Harwinton, No. 6 Bridgewater, No. 7 Litchfield, No. 8 New Milford, No. 9 Woodbury and No. 10 Watertown to make…
Isaias New Power Outage Update: These Litchfield County Communities Are Most Affected
More than 50,000 Litchfield residents are still in the dark two days after Tropical Storm Isaias ripped through the region, toppling trees, felling utility poles, and sending power lines flying.
Hundreds of Eversource line, tree, and service crews worked through the night after Tropical Storm Isaias and minor tornadoes tore through Connecticut causing widespread and historic damage to the company’s electric system, according to the company.
In Litchfield County, as of 10:40 a.m. on Thursday, Aug. 6, there were still 50,705 Eversource customers without power.
A breakdown of active power out…
Isaias: All But Eight Customers Are Without Power In This Town In Region
Some communities were hit harder than others when Tropical Storm Isaias ravaged the region.
In Connecticut, in the town of Roxbury, in Litchfield County, all but eight of Eversource’s 1,352 customers were reporting outages more than 24 hours after the storm struck, among the hardest-hit areas in Connecticut.
Related story - Isaias: NY, CT Both Declare States Of Emergency
As of late Wednesday afternoon, Aug. 5, 99.41 of Eversource’s customers in Roxbury were still reporting outages, the second-largest percentage across the state, behind only Andover, where all 1,430 of the utility comp…
Litchfield County Isaias Update: Here's How Many Are Now Without Power, Towns Most Affected
More than 66,000 Litchfield residents are still in the dark a day after Tropical Storm Isaias ripped through the region, toppling trees, felling utility poles, and sending power lines flying.
Hundreds of Eversource line, tree, and service crews worked through the night after Tropical Storm Isaias and associated tornadoes tore through Connecticut causing widespread and historic damage to the company’s electric system, according to the company.
In Litchfield County, as of 2:15 p.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 5, there were still 66,301 Eversource customers without power.
A breakdown of acti…
These Litchfield County Communities Among Best Places To Live, Brand-New Rankings Reveal
Litchfield County is well-represented in Niche’s brand-new 2020 Best Places to Live list.
Crime, quality of schools, things to do, and cost of living were among the factors used in determining the rankings. Other factors are listed here.
Roxbury, cited for its "rural feel" and "top-rated public schools," is the No. 1-rated municipality in the county. You can read the Niche entry here.
Southport is followed by No. 2 Barkhamsted, No. 3 Washington, No. 4 New Hartford, No. 5 Harwinton, No. 6 Bridgewater, No. 7 Litchfield, No. 8 New Milford, No. 9 Woodbury and No. 10 Watertown to make…
Storm With Gusty Winds Knocks Out Power, Brings Down Trees, Power Lines In Litchfield County
Thousands of Litchfield County residents were left in the dark as storms rolled through the region, bringing whipping winds of more than 50 mph that toppled tree limbs and downed power lines.
As of 1:45 p.m. on Monday, April 13, 29,787 of Eversource’s 1,279,556 customers were without power, while the United Illuminating Company was reporting 27 outages impacting 783 of their 337,094 Connecticut customers.
Earlier story: High Wind Warning: Damaging Gusts Up To 70 MPH Could Cause Widespread Power Outages
In Litchfield County, the most outages were reported in:
Woodbury (928);
Waterto…
Suspects Nabbed In Rash Of Vehicle Break-Ins, State Police Say
Two men were nabbed for a rash of vehicle break-ins by Connecticut State Troopers and Southbury Police officers.
Malachi Johnson, 20, and Kayson Langhorn, 20, both of Waterbury, were arrested Sunday following an investigation into a burglary and larceny in Southbury and Roxbury, according to the state police.
The crimes were uncovered when troopers responded around 6:20 pm. Sunday to Southbury Road in Roxbury after a resident reported that two black men were rummaging through his vehicle in his driveway, however, when seen, they fled in a silver sedan, said Trooper Kelly Grant.
As troopers…
