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Connecticut 15 mins ago

Police departments across CT reporting issues with 911, routine phone lines or both

Police departments across the state are having issues with 911 calls, routine calls or both on Tuesday afternoon. Departments are asking residents not to call 911 to see if it is working. This is what...

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    Wallingford 6 hours ago

    No injuries reported after train hits vehicle in Wallingford

    A train hit a vehicle in Wallingford on Monday night and the people who were in the vehicle were able to get out before the train struck, according to police. They said it happened around 7:46 p.m. at South Colony Road and Toelles Roads and no one was injured. Amtrak is investigating.

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    Bridgeport 7 hours ago

    Man in critical condition after being hit by SUV in Bridgeport

    A man is in critical condition after he was struck by an SUV in Bridgeport on Monday night. Police responded to Pequonnock Street near Park Avenue around 9:43 p.m. after receiving calls that a man was on the ground and couldn’t move and the driver who hit him was at the scene. AMR and Bridgeport Fire provided medical assistance...

  • Willington 17 hours ago

    Man injured in Willington house fire last week has died

    A man has died several days after a fire tore through his home in Willington, authorities said. Fire Chief Alexander Moore told NBC Connecticut that a man who was injured during a fire on Luchon Road on Oct. 12 has died. Crews were called to a reported structure fire and found a home fully engulfed in flames. A resident was…

  • Vernon 17 hours ago

    Large brush fire near I-84 in Vernon will continue to smolder overnight

    A large brush fire in Vernon will continue to smolder overnight after crews worked to contain it Monday afternoon. Town officials said firefighters battled a nine-acre brush fire in the northeast section of town just south of Interstate 84. It was reported at 2:30 p.m. and was under control several hours later. A CT Department of Energy and Environ...
  • Berlin 6 hours ago

    Crews work to contain massive brush fire at Lamentation Mountain in Berlin

    Firefighters have been working to contain a massive brush fire that broke out on a mountain in Berlin Monday evening. The fire department said they responded to the area of Lamentation Mountain. Crews said they tried to box in the fire, which continued burning overnight, and it is expected to take multiple days to contain. The fire is slow moving&#...
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    New Britain 19 hours ago

    Man hit by a car in New Britain

    A man was hit by a car in New Britain around 5 p.m. Monday evening, according to the New Britain Police Department. Police said the man has been transported to a local hospital and the extent of his injuries are unknown. According to police, the man crossed the street without using the crosswalk. The driver is being cooperative, and police…...
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    East Haven 19 hours ago

    Man arrested after assaulting officers during domestic incident in East Haven: police

    A man has been arrested after he allegedly assaulted multiple police officers during a domestic incident in East Haven on Friday. The police department said they responded to Highland Avenue at about 5:45 p.m. on Oct. 18 after getting a report of an unwanted person at a home. Responding officers found a man in his 40s who became combative and&#8230...
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    Fairfield 19 hours ago

    12-year-old injured after being hit by a car in Fairfield

    A 12-year-old boy was hit by car around 4:20 p.m. in Fairfield Monday, according to police. The 12-year-old was taken to the hospital and is being treated for minor injuries. Police issued a citation to the driver for failing to yield to a pedestrian in a crosswalk. Police are said the sun glare could have affected this accident. The crash…...
  • Decision 2024 6 hours ago

    Thousands come out for first chance to vote early in presidential election

    Monday marked a historic day in Connecticut with the first chance to vote in a general election early. Voters came out across the state – the roughly 40,000 people who cast a ballot Monday were more than double the nearly 18,000 who did so during April’s presidential preference primary. “I couldn’t wait to vote,” Maria Giacco, of West Hartford, sai...
  • Southington 20 hours ago

    Controversy surrounding removal of MLK mural in Southington

    On Monday, a group of Southington residents gathered outside of the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. racial equity mural on North Main Street to bring light to what they are calling an injustice. “Today I stand in resistance and in grief for the kids whose pictures are coming down off that mural and what that says to them,” Southington resident…...
  • Farmington 5 hours ago

    ‘Why am I looking at headlights?': Driver details encounter with wrong-way driver

    Wrong-way detection systems continue to roll out across the state in hot spots for wrong-way drivers. This weekend, another driver was killed in a wrong-way crash in Waterbury, bringing the total to 13 wrong-way crash deaths this year. “Just a usual commute back home, just getting dark,” Mark Vecchitto said of his commute from work a week ago. He w...
  • Vernon 21 hours ago

    Trump merchandise store vandalized overnight in Vernon

    Police are investigating a vandalism incident at a store that sells Trump merchandise in Vernon. According to the manager of the Trump for New England store at 154 Talcottville Road, two people sprayed graffiti on the store sometime around 2:30 a.m. Monday. Manager Ken Krajewski said he believes the suspects are the same two people were in the stor...
  • Orange 15 hours ago

    Orange officer that fired shot during violent struggle ‘acted recklessly': Inspector General

    An Orange police officer that fired his gun during a violent encounter in the parking lot of a department store last year was found unjustified in his actions, which could have endangered human life, according to the Office of the Inspector General.

  • Litchfield 5 hours ago

    2 seriously injured in motorcycle crash on Route 63 in Litchfield

    A man and a woman were taken to the hospital with serious injuries after a motorcycle crash on Route 63 in Litchfield. State police responded to the crash scene, near Webster Road, around 3:35 p.m. on Monday. They said the motorcycle the man and woman were on hit the back of an Audi Q5 that was stopped in traffic on…

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