Ledyard police are investigating a report of a man that tried to lure children into a car on Saturday morning.

According to police, two children, ages 8 and 9, told them that a man in a grey or silver Honda sedan asked if they wanted a ride as they were walking on Meeting House Lane.

The children said the man had salt-and-pepper hair and was wearing a black jacket. They said he told them to get in the car.

After the incident, the children ran away to one of their houses and reported what happened to an adult, authorities added.

Officers said they received the report around 9:45 a.m. and immediately canvassed the neighborhood. There are additional patrol checks in the area.

Ledyard Police also notified area school officials and nearby police departments about the incident.

Police said they are unaware of any similar incidents in town in the recent past.

The incident remains under investigation.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced Tuesday that he may annex the Jordan Valley and other parts of the occupied West Bank "in coordination" with the United States — a move that risks shattering the fragile status quo in the volatile region, NBC News reported. 

"This is a historic opportunity to apply sovereignty to communities in Judea and Samaria," he told reporters in Jerusalem Tuesday, referring to the West Bank. 

"I request a mandate to apply Jewish sovereignty to all communities and I intend to do so in coordination with the United States," he said, adding that the U.S. would present its long-awaited Israel-Palestinian peace plan a few days after the election. 

The announcement was an apparent last-ditch attempt to attract right-wing voters before Israel heads to the polls in an unprecedented repeat election next week. Parliament was dissolved following an April vote in which Netanyahu failed to cobble together a government.

Two former FEMA officials, including one of the agency's top administrators, were arrested on federal fraud and bribery charges in connection with their work in Puerto Rico since Hurricane Maria hit the island in 2017.

The FBI also arrested the ex-president of Cobra Acquisitions, contracted to work with federal officials on the restoration of Puerto Rico's power grid, which sustained widespread damages in the storm.

Ahsha Tribble and Jovanda Patterson of FEMA, along with then-Cobra president Donald Keith Ellison, were sent to Puerto Rico as part of the recovery and restoration of the electric power grid after Maria.

According to the indictment, Tribble and Ellison allegedly "developed a personal relationship wherein Ellison provided Tribble with things of value with the intent to influence Tribble’s performance of official acts. Ellison provided Tribble with personal helicopter use, hotel accommodations, airfare, personal security services, and the use of a credit card," the Justice Department said in a statement.

“These defendants were supposed to come to Puerto Rico to help during the recovery after the devastation suffered from Hurricane María. Instead, they decided to take advantage of the precarious conditions of our electric power grid and engaged in a bribery and honest services wire fraud scheme in order to enrich themselves illegally,” said U.S. Attorney Rosa Emilia Rodríguez-Vélez.

The Windham State’s Attorney has released the names of the two police officers who were involved in the fatal shooting of a Berlin High School psychologist as they were responding to a report of domestic violence last week.

The shooting happened last Thursday night on Skyline Drive in East Hartford.

Officers responded to the home around 6:15 p.m. that night to investigate a domestic violence complaint and two officers who responded got into a struggle with the man who authorities described as the aggressor in the incident, officials said.

When a stun gun was not effective, at least one officer opened fire and struck John Carras, who was pronounced dead at the hospital.

A female victim has life-threatening injuries that police said appeared to be from domestic violence. She was also taken to the hospital.

Windham State’s Attorney Anne Mahoney identified the two officers who were involved as Officer Andre Lyew, who has been an East Hartford police officer since December 2018 and previously was a New Haven police officer; and Officer Daniel Zaleski, who has been an East Hartford police officer since December 2003.

The two officers were taken to the hospital Thursday night, one with injuries and one for evaluation.

East Hartford police said they had no previous record of domestic violence calls at the home.

On Friday, Berlin High School Principal Eileen Eustis sent a statement to families about the shooting.

“It is with much sadness that I share with you the passing of a BHS faculty member, Mr. John Carras,” Eustis said in a statement to families. “Mr. Carras served as our school psychologist for the past 11 years. We felt it was important to communicate this information with our parents and guardians should your child ask any questions or express concern.”

Connecticut State Police and the state's attorney will investigate the shooting.

“We extend our condolences to the victims of this tragic incident and their loved ones. The State’s Attorney’s Office will be in contact with the surviving victims at the appropriate time to assure that they are kept aware of the progress of the investigation, the purpose of which by statute is to determine if the use of force was appropriate under the law,” Windham State’s Attorney Anne Mahoney said in a statement.

Ledge Light Health District is urging all residents of Groton, Ledyard, North Stonington and Stonington to avoid outdoor activities from one hour before dawn and dusk to one hour after because of mosquitoes that have tested positive for Eastern Equine Encephalitis.

Health officials said Tuesday that mosquitoes trapped in Groton and Ledyard have tested positive for Eastern Equine Encephalitis, or EEE. 

Mosquitoes previously trapped in North Stonington and Stonington had tested positive for EEE and health officials said some of the mosquito traps contained mosquito species that are known to bite humans. 

EEE is a rare but serious disease caused by a virus that is transmitted by mosquitoes, the Ledge Light Health District warns. The virus has been found in trapped mosquitoes in Connecticut, but only one person has died from EEE, they said.

Health officials also urge people to take additional precautions to avoid mosquito bites:

• Be sure door and window screens are tight fitting and in good repair.
• While outdoors, wear shoes, socks, long pants, and long-sleeved shirts. Clothing material should be tightly woven.
• Use mosquito netting if sleeping outdoors.
• Consider using mosquito repellent when it is necessary to be outdoors and always use them according to label instructions. The most effective repellents contain DEET or Picaridin. Oil of lemon eucalyptus is also effective for brief periods of exposure.
• When using DEET, use the lowest concentration effective for the time spent outdoors (for example, 6% lasts approximately 2 hours and 20% for 4 hours) and wash treated skin when returning indoors. Do not apply under clothing, to wounds or irritated skin, the hands of children, or to infants less than 2 months.

Reduce mosquitoes around the home:

• Dispose of water-holding containers, such as ceramic pots, used tires, and tire swings, clogged gutters.
• Drill holes in the bottom of containers such as those used for recycling.
• Change water in bird baths on a weekly basis.
• Clean and chlorinate swimming pools, and cover pools when not in use.
• Use landscaping to eliminate areas where water can collect on your property.

Additional resources for information on EEE and mosquito management can be found online. 

The state releases the data on mosquitoes that tested positive for EEE and West Nile Virus statewide. The numbers released Tuesday say 56 mosquitoes have tested positive for West Nile virus and 83 mosquitoes have tested positive for EEE.   

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The number of mosquitoes to test positive for Eastern Equine Encephalitis and West Nile virus has gone up and 25 Connecticut cities and town are now affected.

The number of mosquitoes to test positive for Eastern Equine Encephalitis has gone up by 10 in the last week and the number of mosquitoes to test positive for West Nile virus is up by eight.

As of today, there have been a total of 83 mosquitoes with Eastern Equine Encephalitis, or EEE, this year, according to the state’s agricultural experiment station.

They have been found in Chester, Groton, Haddam, Hampton, Killingworth, Ledyard. Madison, North Stonington, Plainfield, Shelton, Stonington and Voluntown.

Fifty-six mosquitoes have tested positive for West Nile virus.

They have been found in Bridgeport, Chester, East Haven, Greenwich, Groton, Hartford, Manchester, New Haven, North Haven, North Stonington, Norwalk, South Windsor, Stamford, Voluntown, West Hartford, West Haven and Wethersfield.

The Ledge Light Health District is urging all residents of Groton, Ledyard, North Stonington and Stonington to avoid outdoor activities from one hour before dawn and duck to one hour after because of mosquitoes that have tested positive for Eastern Equine Encephalitis.

Health officials also urge people to take additional precautions to avoid mosquito bites:

• Be sure door and window screens are tight fitting and in good repair.
• While outdoors, wear shoes, socks, long pants, and long-sleeved shirts. Clothing material should be tightly woven.
• Use mosquito netting if sleeping outdoors.
• Consider using mosquito repellent when it is necessary to be outdoors and always use them according to label instructions. The most effective repellents contain DEET or Picaridin. Oil of lemon eucalyptus is also effective for brief periods of exposure.
• When using DEET, use the lowest concentration effective for the time spent outdoors (for example, 6% lasts approximately 2 hours and 20% for 4 hours) and wash treated skin when returning indoors. Do not apply under clothing, to wounds or irritated skin, the hands of children, or to infants less than 2 months.

Reduce mosquitoes around the home:

• Dispose of water-holding containers, such as ceramic pots, used tires, and tire swings, clogged gutters.
• Drill holes in the bottom of containers such as those used for recycling.
• Change water in bird baths on a weekly basis.
• Clean and chlorinate swimming pools, and cover pools when not in use.
• Use landscaping to eliminate areas where water can collect on your property.

Additional resources for information on EEE and mosquito management can be found online. 

A man robbed Citizens Bank on Forbes Avenue in New Haven Tuesday morning and police are trying to identify him.

The robbery happened at 11:47 a.m. Tuesday at 430 Forbes Ave. and police said the robber gave the bank teller a bag and a note, then fled with cash.

Anyone with information is asked to call the New Haven Police Department at 203-946-6316.

A Florida boy who used the money he'd been saving for a birthday trip to Disney World to buy supplies for Hurricane Dorian evacuees is going to Orlando after the theme park surprised him with a dream trip.

Jermaine Bell spent the past year saving up for his family's big trip to Disney. But when Dorian began lashing the Carolinas, Bell, who was visiting his grandmother in South Carolina at the time, decided his savings could go toward a better cause.

Bell emptied his piggy bank bought hundreds of hot dogs, bags of chips and bottled water to distribute for free to evacuees who were passing through his grandmother's town.

The selfless act went viral, and Disney World took notice.

On Sunday, Bell's 7th birthday, Mickey Mouse and Disney World workers surprised him at his Jacksonville home and invited Bell's family to the kingdom for a VIP trip later this month.

"If you do good things, you will be rewarded," Bell said in Disney's video of the surprise.

Comedian and talk show host Hasan Minhaj made Congress members on Capitol Hill laugh Tuesday as he described the serious repercussions facing the nation's 45 million people who have student loan debts, NBC News reports.

"This issue is sidelining millions of Americans. People are putting off marriage, kids, homeownership and retirement — especially my generation," Minhaj, 33, told the House Financial Services Committee.

Minhaj focused on student loans during an episode of his Netflix series, "Patriot Act," earlier this year. And while he told the committee that he didn't personally have to worry about post-college debt, he surveyed his audience of about 200 people and learned they collectively owed more than $6 million in student loans.

"Granted, our audience is mainly unemployed poly sci majors, but that's still a lot of money," he said.

He added that "many borrowers are still treated like deadbeats because the government has put their financial futures in the hands of predatory, for-profit loan servicing companies."

A 12-year-old boy who called 911 when he realized there was a burglar in his West Hartford home said he knew something was wrong, but his nerves didn’t stop him from taking action.

“My heart was definitely racing the minute I called 911,” Ben told NBC Connecticut.

Ben was home alone at his house on North Quaker Lane when he heard suspicious noises around 6 p.m. Monday.

“Normally I hear like a greeting. Like, hi Ben we’re home. But I didn’t this time. So I waited two seconds because I’m not taking any chance,” he said.

Ben was right to be cautious. There was a burglar in his home, who took off with a backpack, according to police.

“I heard the front door opening and then closing. I didn’t hear anything after that. I thought I did so I ran back into my room. But I didn’t actually see anyone,” Ben said.

While police responded, the suspect was targeted another home on nearby Auburn Road. The owner of that home spotted the suspect and confronted him before he could escape.

His mother Anna Riley said she is grateful to police and to that neighbor who stopped the suspect before officers arrived.

That suspect, 36-year-old Andrew Harris, appeared in Hartford’s Superior Court Tuesday afternoon facing multiple charges of burglary, risk of Injury and larceny.

“Just scary. This doesn’t really happen in our neighborhood At all really,” Riley said. She was taking her daughters to piano lessons at the time of the break-in and her son was home alone.

“He said that he stayed upstairs until the police came. He said ‘I waited until they knocked on the door and said police. And then I went downstairs,’” she said.

As officers arrived to investigate Ben’s call, police received a second report about the situation on Auburn Road. The resident had pinned the suspect to the ground as he tried to escape and police took him into custody.

“My kids were like, he tackled him, he’s hard core! So, grateful to him and to the police For responding,” Riley said.

The homeowner on Auburn Road, who declined to go on camera, said he was outside at the time when he saw Harris leaving his house.

Police recovered the backpack stolen from Ben’s home.

In court it was revealed Harris does have a criminal record and drug problem. A friend of Harris’ who was in court said the situation was a misunderstanding. Harris is expected back in court October 8.

Connecticut’s Division III football programs will get started this weekend and you'll want to keep tabs on the Trinity Bantams.

They're on a quest for the program's 4th straight NESCAC title. No program has done that since the Bantams did it in 2002-2005. But the team knows it’s past has nothing to do with it’s present.

“I’m not bringing it up at all, purposefully,” said Bantams head coach, Jeff Devanney.

“Every other team in this league is working to take us down,” senior offensive tackle and team co-captain Austin Baiardi said. “So for us, that’s the motivation.”

Trinity will open the season on the road at Tufts this weekend, but its home opener at Jessee/Miller Field is set for Saturday September 21st at 1 p.m.

The man behind the Transportation Security Agency at Bradley International Airport was also a 9/11 first responder, and said the tragedy is part of the reason he wound up in his current position.

On September 11, 2001, Bill Csontos was a K9 handler with Connecticut State Police, and he was called upon to help.

“It was almost like you stepped onto a movie set with the flames still going, firemen putting out the flames, people running left and right trying to save people,” said Csontos, federal security director for the State of Connecticut TSA. “People doing whatever they can to go into that mass destruction looking for survivors. It’s something I will never ever forget. I think about it every single day. That’s what motivates me to do what I do.”

The TSA was formed because of 9/11. Csontos said he knew he wanted to be a part of it. He said he uses every opportunity to teach younger agents.

“I try to use my experience to educate them, and give them a true perspective of why they’re here and why they do the jobs that they do,” he said. “We hear the term never forget. I’ve never forgotten it. There isn’t a day that goes by that I don’t think about that response.”

In Manchester, it’s time to start thinking about the holidays. The push to find seasonal workers is already in overdrive.

JC Penney is hiring supply chain associates at the Manchester facility. They planned to hire about 100 people Tuesday.

"We're already getting Christmas trees, believe it or not, that were sending to our store partners," said Cheri Musheno, general manager at JCPenney Manchester Facility.

Rishard Chever from Hartford was hoping to snag a job.

"I worked stock at the other JCPenney and I did receiving and shipping and stuff like that, so something,” he said. “Or data entry I went to school for computer engineering."

Quran Anderson also wanted to get hired on the spot.

“I just don't have a job and I need one,” said Anderson. “I've got bills to pay and stuff like that."

Click here to see a list of available jobs.

JCPenney is not the only company hiring other retailers are looking to fill their holiday positions now. That includes UPS’ push to hire 100,000 seasonal workers to help with the holiday traffic. Target has announced it needs more than 130,000 temporary workers at their stores and distribution centers.

A man is dead after an argument in Stamford turned violent last week.

The victim, identified as 43-year-old Leobardo Quintero of Mexico, died of a head injury early Tuesday morning.

Police said Quintero was injured on September 5 on Alden Street. Officers were called to the area around 9:30 p.m. and found Quintero lying on the sidewalk going in and out of consciousness. Police described the scene as “tumultuous” and said there were many people around Quintero when they arrived.

Investigators learned the victim was involved in argument with several people, and was shoved to the ground, hitting his head. The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner has ruled the cause of death as blunt impact injury of the head.

The Stamford Police Department Major Crimes Unit is investigating and there is a person of interest in the case. The investigation is ongoing and anyone with information should contact Sgt. Sean Boege at 203-977-4421.

Hartford's Democratic primary for mayor is a three-way race.

Current Mayor Luke Bronin, former mayor Eddie Perez and state representative Brandon McGee are all hoping to lead the capital city.

Hartford, New Haven and Bridgeport all have a mayor's race this year. But Secretary of the State Denise Merrill said even in a contested primary race, she only expects a 20-30 percent voter turnout.

In the August 2018 Democratic primary statewide turnout was 28.59 percent. In Hartford turnout was 19.63 percent.

In the same year's Republican Primary, statewide turnout was 31.8 percent, with 17.12 percent turnout in Hartford.

One Democrat is skipping the primary – J. Stan McCauley – because he’s been cross-endorsed by the Republicans.

The polls are open until 8 p.m. and voters in line by 8 p.m. will be able to vote.

Check out the tables below to check if your town is holding a primary and see the candidates running.

See the election results by clicking here.

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It’s a two-way race in New Haven’s Democratic primary for mayor.

Three-term incumbent Mayor Toni Harp and former alderman Justin Elicker are the two democrats on the ballot.

Hartford, New Haven and Bridgeport all have a mayor's race this year. But Secretary of the State Denise Merrill said even in a contested primary race, she only expects a 20-30 percent voter turnout.

In the August 2018 Democratic primary statewide turnout was 28.59 percent. In New Haven turnout was 26.88 percent.

“I think we have the opportunity to pick a mayor to express our satisfaction or dissatisfaction with what’s going on and that’s why I came out,” said voter Ruth Mayer.

The polls are open until 8 p.m. and voters in line by 8 p.m. will be able to vote.

Check out the tables below to check if your town is holding a primary and see the candidates running.

See the election results by clicking here.

A bank robbery in Waterbury is under investigation Tuesday.

Waterbury officers responded to TD Bank, located on 2 West Main St. around 3:41 p.m. when the robbery took place.

Police say the suspect handed a note to the teller saying he was robbing the bank, and then demanded cash. The teller complied and handed the suspect the cash. The suspect took off on foot and was last seen walking north on North Main Street.

The suspect is described as approximately 5’7, with a thin build, estimated to 40 years old wearing a long sleeve camouflage shirt, brown pants, and a black Under Armor hat.

Anyone with information or who recognizes the suspect above is asked to contact the Waterbury Police Detectives at 203-574-6941 or Crime Stoppers at 203-755-1234.

A family heirloom thought lost to burglars is back in the hands of its rightful owner Tuesday.

Windsor police have recovered an irreplaceable violin, one that had been passed down for generations.

On Tuesday, owner Tim Lawrence got to play his family’s priceless, late 1800's French violin again.

Police sought special permission from prosecutors to return it to him just in time for him to perform at his cousin's wedding.

Lawrence thought the violin was lost forever.

Last month from his Windsor home where it was stolen, Lawrence performed what he had written for his cousin’s wedding, but on a different instrument.

“The waltz that I was playing on my mandolin when you dropped by that day should have been on this.”

Wednesday evening, the music rang out as it was meant to be played.

“Through your story, I saw the personal connection he had with this instrument describing it as like losing a limb," Detective Dave Blezard told NBC Connecticut.

It was a lively reunion the police department and Lawrence will remember forever.

“I still can’t understand what they were thinking when they took most of the things that they took," Lawrence said. He could have lived without his deodorant, even the pocket watch his wife gave them from Ireland before their marriage.

He’s thrilled to have his family’s fiddle again and he'll be singing the praises of the Windsor Police Department for a long time.

"It restores your faith that there is goodness around us," said Lawrence.

Police can’t yet say where they found the violin and other stolen items.

They say the investigation has come a long way, but there’s more work to be done to secure arrest warrants for those involved.

In the meantime, the Lawrence family has quite the story to pass down along with their priceless violin.

The legal team for Fotis Dulos, the estranged husband of missing New Canaan mother Jennifer Dulos, has filed a motion requesting access to Jennifer’s medical records.

Jennifer Dulos has been missing since May 24. She was in the midst of a divorce and custody battle with Fotis at the time of her disappearance. Fotis and his girlfriend, Michelle Troconis, are facing charges of evidence tampering and hindering prosecution in the case.

• Read the Fotis Dulos Arrest Affidavit

In the new filing, Fotis’ legal team requests billing records and medical reports related to a series of tests and work done from February through April 2019 and makes the suggestion that Jennifer could have been pregnant or suffering a life-threatening illness.

In a statement to NBC New York, Fotis’ attorney Norm Pattis said “We are entitled to legitimate questions and are determined to get those answers.”

“In the year prior to her disappearance, Ms. Dulos had dramatically lost more than thirty pounds, and commented to friends and family that she had gone from 120 pounds to a mere 88. The billing records and coding are consistent with pregnancy testing, as well as testing that would have been required before treating for life-threatening or terminal illnesses that would require chemotherapy, radiation, and other similarly toxic treatments,” the motion reads.The motion claims that the information may offer information on Jennifer’s disappearance.

“The defendant seeks the medical records to evaluate whether Ms. Dulos, alarmed by her diagnosis and fearing that she might not be able to raise the children on her own, took steps to cause her own disappearance in such a way as to raise suspicions about Mr. Dulos.”

For weeks, the search for Jennifer has spanned the state and authorities have spent days sifting through trash at a facility Hartford after bags containing Dulos’ blood were found. Law enforcement officials said surveillance video captured two people resembling her estranged husband, Fotis Dulos and his girlfriend, Michelle Troconis, throwing out bags on Albany Avenue in Hartford that ended up in the trash plant.

Fotis and Troconis were both charged with hindering prosecution and tampering with evidence. They have both pleaded not guilty.

Court documents in the case say investigators who responded to the missing person report in May found blood splatter and evidence of cleanup attempts at Jennifer’s New Canaan home.

According to the most recent court documents, Jennifer’s blood was found on the seat of a pick-up belonging to his employee, the same truck investigators believe Fotis drove to and from New Canaan the day Jennifer went missing.

Jennifer’s mother Gloria Farber has been granted temporary custody of the couple’s children.

The investigation is ongoing. Police urge everyone with information regarding Jennifer’s disappearance to contact them. In addition to the tip line, 203-594-3544, tips and information regarding Jennifer’s disappearance can be sent to FindJenniferDulos@newcanaanct.gov and submitted anonymously at www.FindJenniferDulos.com.

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Watertown detectives arrested a man on narcotics charges Tuesday.

Detectives Ferrucci and McDonnell received information on possible drug activity on 180 Dinunzio Road several months ago.

After a lengthy investigation, they arrested 43-year-old Gary Ware.

Police said Ware was stopped at the residence where narcotic substances packaged for sale were found in his possession.

Ware had approximately 12 grams of crack cocaine, four grams of powder cocaine and 23 bags of heroin. He was charged with three counts of possession and sale of narcotics, and is being held on a $75,000 bond.

Police said Ware is a convicted felon with a history of convictions for sale of narcotics. The investigation is ongoing, and more arrests are possible.