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Torrington, Conn. police investigate fatal pedestrian crash
A person was killed after they were hit by a vehicle in Torrington, police said. The crash happened just after 9:30 p.m. on Thursday on Route 202 (East Main Street) in the area of Torringford Street. Police said the pedestrian was hit by a Subaru that was driving eastbound on the road. The pedestrian was pronounced dead at the scene....
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Man arrested, accused of fatally stabbing his ex-girlfriend in New Haven: Police
A man was arrested in connection with the fatal stabbing of a woman in a New Haven apartment on Wednesday afternoon. Police said officers responded to the sixth floor of an apartment building on Orange Street just before 3:30 p.m. after a woman reported that she had been stabbed by her ex-boyfriend. The woman told dispatchers that the suspect lived...
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New Haven police seeking suspect in fatal stabbing on Elm Street
New Haven police are investigating after a man was killed in a stabbing Wednesday afternoon and are looking for information on the suspect. According to officials, 37-year-old Michael Spencer from New Haven was stabbed in the area of Elm and Temple Streets on the edge of the New Haven Green. After initially reporting life-threatening injuries, police said the stabbing was...
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2 men shot, killed in New Haven, Conn.
Two men are dead after a shooting on Judson Avenue in New Haven on Tuesday night, police said. New Haven officers were dispatched to the 50 block of Judson Avenue at about 8:17 p.m. after receiving reports of several people shot. Police said two adult men were dead and a young girl inside a nearby home was grazed by debris...
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Woman charged in fatal crash that took the life of off-duty Conn. officer
A Stamford woman faces multiple charges in connection with a fatal Danbury crash. Danbury officials said investigators worked with the Stamford and Bridgeport police departments to arrest 27-year-old Melissa Ramirez on Friday. The crash happened on Sugar Hollow Road on July 13 when 38-year-old Cooper Whiteside and his passenger, 34-year-old Brittany Islami, were riding on a motorcycle. Officials said they...
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Around 80 residents displaced, 3 taken to the hospital after fire rips through Conn. apartment building
About 80 residents have been displaced after a two-alarm fire ripped through a Danbury apartment building, officials said. Danbury first responders were called around 4:15 p.m. Thursday on the report of a fire. Officials said there was conflicting information regarding the exact address, but when firefighters arrived at the scene, they found a heavy fire. Crews escalated the response to...
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Conn. DEEP sends crew to help Canada with wildfires
The Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) Forestry Division has mobilized a crew to help with wildfires in Quebec, Canada. DEEP announced Friday that the division mobilized a six-person wildland firefighting crew to help with the fires. The six are from the Connecticut Interstate Fire Crew (CIFC) and joined wildland firefighters from Maine and New Hampshire. The crew left...
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Conn. restaurant owner released after detained by ICE
A West Hartford restaurant owner who was detained by ICE has been released from custody, according to Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D). Seyo Cecunjanin was taken by ICE on June 20 at a Dunkin Donuts in town, according to Rep. John Larson (D-01), prompting Blumenthal, Larson, and the community to demand his release. Cecunjanin is the owner of Portobello Restaurant on...
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Police investigating double homicide in Hartford, Conn.
Police are investigating a double homicide in the Frog Hollow section of Hartford, officials said. According to officials, police were notified by citizens of a large fight that happened on Madison Street near Zion Cemetery just after 7 p.m. When officers got to the scene, they found a man in his 30s unresponsive and suffering from a stab wound. The...
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1 injured, 1 arrested in shooting involving New Britain, Conn. police officer
A person was injured and another taken into custody following a shooting involving an officer in New Britain, officials said. Around 3 p.m. on Wednesday, New Britain officers received information on suspects connected to an earlier shots-fired incident in the Union Street area. An officer then found one of the suspects matching the description near the Red Roof Inn, walking...
