• Groton April 26, 2025 9:28 am

    Groton. Conn. police arrest man accused of killing woman whose remains were found near cemetery

    City of Groton police have arrested a man in connection to the murder of a woman whose remains were found near a cemetery last month. During a news conference, Police Chief David Burton said they have identified the woman who died as 58-year-old Suzanne Wormser. Police initially asked the public for help identifying the remains, and they provided a detailed...

  • Groton March 20, 2025 1:08 pm

    Human remains found near cemetery in Connecticut

    Police are investigating after someone found human remains near a cemetery in Groton. City of Groton police officers responded to the area near the Colonel Ledyard Cemetery on Mitchell Street after receiving a 911 call on Wednesday reporting a suspicious item and they found human remains, police said. The City of Groton Police Detective Division is leading the investigation with...

  • A possible person of interest in a suspected road rage incident at a parking lot in Groton, Massachusetts, on Saturday, March 1, 2025.
    Crime and Courts March 3, 2025 6:44 pm

    Police search for driver who pulled out gun in Groton parking lot argument

    A driver pulled out a gun in a suspected road rage incident in Groton, Massachusetts, on Saturday, police say, asking for help finding the person.

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    Groton March 3, 2025 12:10 pm

    Conn. state representative suspended following DUI arrest

    A state representative is facing a suspension after being arrested and charged with driving under the influence in Groton over the weekend. Groton police said they took State Rep. Aundré Bumgardner into custody on Sunday. He represents the 41st district in Connecticut’s House of Representatives; a district that includes parts of Groton and Stonington. Overnight, Bumgardner released a statement saying...

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    Groton November 16, 2024 8:13 pm

    Massachusetts man dead after hitting construction vehicle in Connecticut: police

    A Massachusetts man has died after the car he was driving went off Interstate 95 in Groton on Thursday night and hit a parked construction vehicle, according to state police. State police said Paul Robert Bigos, 37, of Dighton, Massachusetts was driving a 2012 Subaru Impreza on I-95 North in Groton around 11:48 p.m. when he went off the road...

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    Groton September 23, 2024 1:13 pm

    Man killed in motorcycle crash in Groton, Conn.

    A 55-year-old man has died after a motorcycle crash in Groton late Friday night. Emergency crews responded to Poquonnock Road around 11:30 p.m. for a motorcycle crash. Once in the area, police said they found a motorcycle crash with serious injuries. The driver of the motorcycle, identified as 55-year-old Raymond Nix, was transported to Lawrence & Memorial Hospital to be…

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    Groton July 12, 2024 11:17 am

    Motorcyclist killed in head-on crash in Groton

    A motorcyclist has died after a crash in Groton, Massachusetts, on Wednesday, according to the Middlesex District Attorney’s Office. Officials say 27-year-old Cody Trudell, 27 of Ayer was struck head-on by a vehicle that swerved into his lane while traveling on the opposite side of Boston Road Wednesday around 4:20 p.m. He was taken to the hospital where he later…

  • A 2022 Groton Police Department Facebook post on then-Officer Omar Connor.
    Groton February 27, 2024 7:20 pm

    Groton school resource officer fired over allegations of sexual harassment

    A well-liked school resource officer in Groton, Massachusetts, has been fired over allegations he harassed students and staff, including asking one student if she wanted to come to his house to have sex. Omar Connor, the now-former school resource officer at Groton-Dunstable Regional High School, was fired last year over the harassment allegations, which left some students and parents shocked….

  • Massachusetts February 27, 2024 5:46 pm

    Groton SRO fired amid sexual harassment allegations

    Students and parents in Groton, Massachusetts, were shocked to learn a well-respected school resource officer was fired over allegations he’d sexually harassed students and staff. 

  • Groton, Massachusetts, police dog Bane, who was injured in a hit-and-run on Wednesday, Dec. 20, 2023.
    Massachusetts December 21, 2023 11:30 pm

    Groton police dog seriously hurt in hit-and-run; suspect sought

    Police are looking for a driver who hit and seriously hurt a police dog in Groton, Massachusetts, on Wednesday afternoon. The dog, a black lab named Bane, remained in serious but stable condition on Thursday, when police shared information about incident on Pleasant Street, near Groton police headquarters. Bane was hit about 4:50 p.m. by a vehicle that drove off…

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