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Man Strips Naked In Tolland Restaurant, Shocking Families, Prompting Arrest
A man must have felt overdressed when he sat down at a Connecticut restaurant because shortly after he walked in, he disrobed and strolled through the building completely naked in front of customers, including several children, authorities said.
Andrew Kinghorn, 42, of Ellington, was arrested on Friday, Nov. 29, and charged with second-degree breach of peace and two counts of risk of injury to a minor, Connecticut State Police reported.
It happened at Papa T's, a restaurant on Merrow Road in Tolland. Employees told police that Kinghorn entered the restaurant fully clothed around 6 p.m…
New CT Street Takeover Bust: Juvenile Arrested In Connection With Racing Incident
State police have nabbed a juvenile who they believe was part of a "street takeover" event in Connection.
The juvenile, who is under the age of 18, was arrested on Tuesday, June 6 in connection with a Tolland County street racing incident, or "street takeover," that happened in the town of Tolland on Sunday, May 21.
On the night of the incident, a group of racers and spectators gathered to race cars, perform burnouts, set off fireworks, and more, according to officials.
On the same night as the Tolland incident, similar "street takeovers" happened in Hartford and New …
Storm Knocks Out Power To Over 100,000 In Connecticut: Here Are Communities With Most Outages
A powerful storm packed with damaging winds has knocked out power to more than 100,000 across Connecticut.
As of around 7:45 a.m. Friday, Dec. 23, Eversource is reporting 97,652, with United Illuminating reporting another 3,447.
Among the communities with the most outages:
Danbury: 4,729
Simsbury: 4,626
Newtown: 3,042
East Haddam: 2,704
Litchfield: 2,603
Clinton: 2,415
New Milford: 2,373
East Hartford: 2,313
Hebron: 2,150
Monroe: 1,750
Ridgefield: 1,639
Wilton: 1,581
Lebanon: 1,572
Sharon: 1,444
Southbury: 1,390
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Woman, Man Become Combative With Troopers After Burglary In CT, 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…
Covid-19: Positivity Rate Dips Below 11 Percent In CT, 31 New Deaths Reported
The COVID-19 positivity rate in Connecticut is back on the decline after spiking near 15 percent last month, though nearly three dozen new virus-related deaths were reported in the past week.
In the latest update on Thursday, June 2, the state Department of Public Health reported 31 more COVID-19-related deaths, bringing the total up to 11,072 since March 2020 at the outset of the pandemic.
In the past seven days, there have been more than 33,000 COVID-19 PCR and NAAT tests administered in Connecticut, according to health officials, resulting in 3,583 laboratory-confirmed cases of the viru…
Covid-19: Positivity Rate Dips Below 12 Percent In CT, 19 New Deaths Reported
The COVID-19 positivity rate in Connecticut is back on the decline after spiking near 15 percent, though nearly two dozen new virus-related deaths were reported in the past week.
In the latest update on Thursday, May 26, the state Department of Public Health reported 19 more COVID-19-related deaths, bringing the total up to 11,041 since March 2020.
In the past seven days, there have been more than 64,000 COVID-19 PCR and NAAT tests administered in Connecticut, according to health officials, resulting in 7,560 laboratory-confirmed cases of the virus for an average seven-day positivity rate o…
Covid-19: Positivity Rate Hits 14 Percent In CT, 39 New Deaths Reported
The COVID-19 positivity rate in Connecticut is approaching levels not seen since the surge of Omicron cases as the state reported more than three dozen new virus-related deaths.
In the latest update on Thursday, May 19, the state Department of Public Health reported 39 more COVID-19-related deaths, bringing the total up to 11,022 since March 2020.
In the past seven days, there have been nearly 70,000 COVID-19 PCR and NAAT tests administered in Connecticut, according to health officials, resulting in 9,751 laboratory-confirmed cases of the virus for an average seven-day positivity rate of 1…
