West Haven

A man has been arrested for allegedly sexually assaulting a massage parlor worker during an armed robbery in West Haven earlier this year. West Haven police said they responded to a massage parlor in town on Aug. 18 after an armed robbery was reported. Responding officers learned that a worker was alone when the doorbell rang. She went to the…

Police have identified the person who died after the car they were in collided with a police cruiser in West Haven on Monday morning. Police said 23-year-old Panjala Neeraj Goud was the passenger in a vehicle that crashed during icy conditions. A police officer, as well as the driver who hit the cruiser, were taken to the hospital with serious…

The passenger in a vehicle that hit a police cruiser on an icy road in West Haven early Monday morning has died and the police officer as well as the driver who hit the cruiser suffered serious injuries, police said. A Hyundai Elantra that was operating at a high speed lost control on Derby Avenue, went off the road, spun…

Our state is getting ready for heavy rain and winds tomorrow — from a storm that’s expected to cause power outages. This storm might put new emergency management equipment in West Haven to the test. “We’ll make sure we have all hands ready to go,” said Rick Fontana, the Emergency Management Director of West Haven. Newly implemented this summer...

Connecticut is getting ready for heavy rain and strong winds Wednesday from a storm that’s expected to cause power outages. Here’s how some communities are preparing.

A West Haven town employee has been fired after allegedly falsifying documents and receiving money for classes she didn’t take, according to Mayor Dorinda Borer. In a video posted on social media, Borer said the employee submitted documentation saying that she paid, passed and attended classes, but it was later revealed that she never took the classes in the...

A wrong-way driver was charged in connection to a head-on collision in West Haven over the weekend. Troopers responded to Interstate 95 North near exit 43 around 12:15 a.m. Sunday for a report of a wrong-way driver and a head-on collision. State police said the wrong-way driver nearly struck a trooper and kept on going. They eventually came to a…

The City of West Haven is getting back over $1 million in COVID-19 relief funds that former lawmakers are accused of stealing. City officials said they’re getting about $1.2 million to cover the cost of the federal pandemic relief funds that were stolen three years ago by then-state Rep. Michael DiMassa and John Bernardo. DiMassa and Bernardo were city employees…

Police are investigating after a fight broke out at a high school football game in West Haven on Friday night that resulted in nearly a dozen arrests and several police officers injured. The brawl broke out just before 8:30 p.m. at Veteran’s Memorial Field in West Haven during a game between Notre Dame High School and Hillhouse High School,...

Several police officers were injured while breaking up fights at a high school football game in West Haven on Friday night. Officers working the Notre Dame High School versus Hill House High School football game at Veterans Field reportedly saw some fights amongst kids by the field around 8:25 p.m. Police requested more officers to the scene as the group…

Two high schoolers have been arrested after a plastic Airsoft gun was brought to school, causing a lockdown at West Haven High School on Friday morning. Police said a student resource officer called police around 10 a.m. and said they were investigating an incident in which a student possibly had a weapon at the school. Another student had reported seeing…

A dive team responded to Long Island Sound Friday morning after a boat was found capsized near the break wall in in West Haven and crews have determined that the boat was empty, according to state police. Officials said someone spotted a capsized 17-foot boat against the break wall the area of April Street and Monahan Place and a search…

A man was charged with murder following a stabbing at a bar in West Haven early Saturday morning. Dispatchers received multiple 911 calls about a stabbing at The Muzeum Bar in the 600 block of Campbell Avenue around 2 a.m. Once in the area, police said they found a man who appeared to have a stab wound to the front…

A man has died after a fight led to a stabbing at a bar in West Haven early Saturday morning and a suspect has been taken into custody. Dispatchers received multiple 911 calls about a stabbing at The Muzeum Bar in the 600 block of Campbell Avenue around 2 a.m. Once in the area, police said they found a man…

Campbell Avenue is closed because of a multi-vehicle crash in West Haven Monday night. The road is closed in the area of Ruden Street. No injuries were reported. Police said a car rear-ended another vehicle. No additional information was immediately available.

West Haven police have arrested two minors and an 18-year-old man after ramming a police cruiser in a Walmart parking lot over the weekend. Police said three young men were driving in a stolen Hyundai from Middletown with ski masks when an off-duty officer noticed them. Officers were notified and when they arrived, the driver tried to escape and rammed…

A man has died after he was struck by a vehicle while walking on the side of the road in West Haven on Friday night. Dispatchers received several calls around 10:40 p.m. about a pedestrian struck near Derby Avenue and Central Avenue. Once police arrived to the area, they said they found a man on the side of the road….

A person on a scooter has serious injuries after colliding with a car that took off in West Haven Thursday night.

A person who was on a scooter has died after a hit-and-run in West Haven on Thursday night, according to police. Police said the scooter collided with a car that took off. Officers were called to the area of First Avenue and Mix Ave just after 7:15 p.m. and crews performed lifesaving measures on the person who had been riding…