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Several fire departments battle massive 90-acre brush fire in Haddam, Conn.
Several fire agencies have contained a massive brush fire that broke out in Haddam Friday. Firefighters were called to a home on Tinker Road around 3:20 p.m. for a reported vehicle fire. Once there, crews found a fully involved pick up truck on fire. The vehicle fire then spread to a neighboring storage barn and then an open lean-to and...
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CT teen killed, 4 other teens injured in crash in MA
A teenager from Enfield has died and four other teens from Connecticut are injured after a crash in Massachusetts on Sunday. Troopers from Massachusetts State Police responded to North Blandford Road in Blandford around 11:15 a.m. for a report of a serious crash. According to Massachusetts State Police, the crash involved a Jeep Grand Cherokee being driven by a 17-year-old…
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4 killed in head-on crash in Waterbury, Conn.
Four people have died after a head-on crash in Waterbury on Friday night. Officers responded to the 600 block of Thomaston Avenue around 11 p.m. after a report of a crash involving two vehicles. According to police, a car was going south on Thomaston Avenue when it collided head-on with a car going north in the same area. Both vehicles…
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Boat explosion in New Haven, Conn. sends 1 to the hospital
A boat explosion in New Haven on Monday sent one person to the hospital. Firefighters and personnel from the state Dept. of Energy and Environmental Protection responded to a report of a boat explosion near 100 S Water Street around 6 p.m. According to fire officials, one person was transported to the hospital. The extent of their injuries are unknown…
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Woman killed, man injured in Conn. shooting were unintended targets: police
A woman is dead and a man is injured after a shooting early Friday morning in Hartford and police believe they were both unintended targets. According to police, at approximately 12:50 a.m., officers were dispatched to 40 Cleveland Ave. for reports of a shooting. There were officers reportedly already in the area at the time of the call because of…
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Bridgeport, Conn. police officer arrested for stalking, harassment: police
A Bridgeport police officer has been arrested in connection to domestic violence incidents from earlier this year and is facing multiple charges of stalking and harassment, according to police. Detectives opened a criminal investigation into domestic violence allegations against 47-year-old Dani Soto, of Bridgeport, on May 9. Soto is a Bridgeport police officer and has been serving since April 2017,…
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2 pets missing, 5 people displaced after large fire at Plainfield, Conn. home
Two pets are missing and five people are displaced after a large fire at a home in Plainfield on Sunday morning. Firefighters were called to the home on Cottage Street around 6:30 a.m. for a report of a fire. When crews arrived, there was reportedly already heavy fire coming from the home. Fire officials said a family of five was…
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Person accused of crashing into occupied Conn. police car in ‘deliberate attack'
A man has been arrested after crashing into an occupied West Haven police vehicle on Saturday and the incident is being investigated as a deliberate attack on law enforcement officers, according to police. An officer was driving his marked patrol vehicle near Meloy Road and Route 1 shortly before 2 p.m. when investigators said a vehicle pulled next to him…
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Dog found abandoned in South Windsor, Conn. gets new fur-ever family
A dog that was found abandoned in a South Windsor park a few months ago has a new fur-ever family. Back in April, a good Samaritan reportedly found a dog with its collar around a tree while out walking their own dog in the Frank Niederwerfer Wildlife Sanctuary. When he was found, the Tyler Regional Animal Care Shelter said the…
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Father accused of attempting to drown his 2 children in Connecticut
A father is accused of attempting to drown his two young children in West Haven early Saturday morning and the children are currently in the intensive care unit at a local hospital. An officer on patrol near Ocean Avenue and Dawson Avenue saw a vehicle parked on the beach around 2:30 a.m. When the officer approached, he reportedly heard significant…
