Oxford Company Releases Skeet-Shooting Obama Doll
If you follow politics at all, you have likely heard about the now-famous photo of President Barack Obama skeet shooting at the presidential retreat, Camp David. If not, here is some background. As the...
View ArticleTires, Rims Stolen from Rare Car
Someone stole thousands of dollars worth of tires and rims from a car that is rare in the state and Hamden police are investigating. Hamden Police said someone entered the rear parking lot of Partyka...
View ArticleBodies Found in Southington House Were of Mother, Son
On Jan. 23, two bodies were found inside the house at 27 Cedar Drive in Southington. On Tuesday, police said the office of the chief medical examiner has identified the deceased were mother and son and...
View ArticleVote on New Haven Police Contract Tomorrow
After a year and a half without a contract, New Haven's finest could soon be seeing a new 5-year deal. A vote on the New Haven police contract is planned for Wednesday night. The contract has been a...
View ArticleNewtown to Hold Giveaway for Sandy Hook Donations
In the days and weeks after the tragic school shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, donations by the box load came into Newtown. People from all over just wanted to do something in...
View ArticleSochi's Winter Olympics Spectacular
The Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics will be held in Sochi, Russia on Feb 7-23, 2014. Ninety-eight events in fifteen winter sports will be held during the games. Russia is spending around $11 billion to...
View ArticleWoman Charged in Connection With Fatal Crash
Police said the car brakes failed and the driver knew the equipment was defective. A Cheshire woman was charged with criminal negligence in connection with a crash in November that killed a 90-year-old...
View ArticleManchester Stores Evacuated in Carbon Monoxide Scare
Three stores in Manchester were evacuated due to possibly elevated levels of carbon monoxide Tuesday afternoon. Firefighters responded to the Big Lots at 1470 Pleasant Valley Road shortly before 3:30...
View ArticleSpielberg’s “Lincoln” Got CT Votes Wrong: Courtney
The movie “Lincoln” is up for an Oscar for best picture later this month, as well as several other awards, and a local Congress member is calling on director Steven Spielberg and DreamWorks to correct...
View Article911 Call Released in Shooting of Top Military Sniper
The sister of the Iraq War veteran charged with killing a former Navy SEAL sniper and his friend told a 911 operator that her brother was "psychotic." Midlothian police released the 911 call Tuesday....
View ArticleMiddletown Police Arrest Suspect in Rash of Burglaries
Middletown police arrested a man suspected in a rash of burglaries in several towns. Officers arrested Dane Tilley, 30, of Middletown, on Monday. They identified Tilley as a suspect in several...
View ArticleStray Police Bullets Nearly Miss Innocent Mother, Child
Last week, cops surrounded Atlantic Condominiums in Bridgeport during a chase of suspect Michael Stinson who allegedly tried to break into an unmarked police car. Police chased him right into the...
View ArticleState Police Make Several Computer Crimes Arrests
State Police have arrested several people accused of computer crimes, including possession and distribution of child pornography. The Computer Crimes Investigation Unit made six arrests during the...
View ArticleThieves Target Shoreline Electronics Store
Police are looking for the robbers who forced employees at the East Haven Radio Shack on Foxon Road to the ground on Tuesday night and stole several electronic devices. Three to five robbers wearing...
View ArticleMother Wants Answers After Sleepover Arrest
A Middletown mother is explaining why she called the police on a 71-year-old woman who kicked her son and his friend out of a sleepover and said the woman should have made sure the boys made it home...
View Article1 Dead After Dangling Truck Pulled Onto Overpass
One person was killed and another hospitalized after the box truck they were in crashed and was left dangling off the side of a South Florida highway overpass early Wednesday. The incident occurred...
View ArticleNine Year Sentence for New Haven Bank Robbery
On the afternoon of Thursday, March 8, 2012, a man and woman robbed the TD Bank at 466 Foxon Boulevard in New Haven. On Aug. 6, Douglas Hutchings, 40, of New Haven, pleaded guilty to robbing the bank,...
View ArticleWoman Pulls Gun at Chuck E Cheese: Cops
An argument between two women at Chuck E Cheese in Newington, a restaurant that caters to children, ended in an arrest on Monday night after a woman allegedly pulled a loaded semi-automatic handgun out...
View ArticleStrip Club Proposal Riles Neighbors
Pool Table Magic in Windsor Locks calls itself a place for 'Billiards, Cocktails and Food,' but the pool hall could soon be home to a strip club. Mark Kulungian, the owner, is requesting permission...
View ArticleWoman Who Flipped Off Judge Gets $5,000 Bond
A woman slammed with a 30-day sentence after she flipped the bird at a Miami-Dade judge earlier this week was back in court on Wednesday. Penelope Soto, 18, appeared more composed at Wednesday's...
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