Middletown, CT
Police & Fire
1 Killed After CT House Fire Breaks Out 1 Killed After CT House Fire Breaks Out
1 Killed After CT House Fire Breaks Out One person was killed and four people and three pets were displaced in an early morning house fire in Connecticut. The blaze broke out in Middlesex County around 4:30 a.m., Thursday, Sept. 1 on Pine. St., in Middletown. According to Middletown Fire Chief Jay Woron, firefighters arrived on the scene within four minutes and encountered heavy fire in the duplex structure with fire and the first floor and quickly moved to the second floor and the attic. Firefighters on the scene were informed that two people were unaccounted for and began a search of the building, Woron said. Teams quickly fo…

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by Kathy Reakes
Middletown, CT
News
Duo Nabbed For Robbing People's United Banks Inside CT Stop & Shop Supermarkets Duo Nabbed For Robbing People's United Banks Inside CT Stop & Shop Supermarkets
Duo Nabbed For Robbing People's United Banks Inside CT Stop & Shop Supermarkets Two Connecticut men have been arrested for allegedly carrying out multiple robberies this summer at People’s United Bank branches located in Stop & Shop supermarkets in the state.  Middlesex County residents, Gino Rizzo, age 28, and Jalania Pantano, age 27, both of Middletown, were arrested on Tuesday, Aug. 30 on an indictment charging them with bank robbery offenses, said Vanessa Roberts Avery, US Attorney for the District of Connecticut. The indictment alleges that Rizzo robbed People’s United Bank branches located in Stop & Shop supermarkets in Glastonbury on Saturday, …

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by Kathy Reakes
Middletown, CT
Police & Fire
CT Resident Robbed At Gunpoint During Meeting For Online Sale, Police Say CT Resident Robbed At Gunpoint During Meeting For Online Sale, Police Say
CT Resident Robbed At Gunpoint During Meeting For Online Sale, Police Say A Connecticut man was robbed at gunpoint during an alleged armed robbery in the parking lot of a McDonald's restaurant. The incident took place in Middlesex County around 4 p.m., Saturday, Aug. 20 in Middletown. When officers arrived on the scene, they confirmed two people were meeting to buy items that were listed for sale online, said the Middletown Police. The suspect pointed what is believed to be a firearm at the victim and demanded the items. The victim complied and was uninjured during the confrontation, police said.  The suspect is described as a heavyset, Hispanic male, wear…

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by Kathy Reakes
Hartford, CT
News
Dogs Bitten In Face By Rattlesnake In Yard Of CT Home Dogs Bitten In Face By Rattlesnake In Yard Of CT Home
Dogs Bitten In Face By Rattlesnake In Yard Of CT Home Two pet dogs were rushed to a Connecticut veterinary clinic after they were bitten by a rattlesnake. Pieper Veterinary reported that a 3-year-old Vizsla named Tanner and a 10-year-old Miniature Pinscher mix named Listo were both bitten in the face by a timber rattlesnake in Hartford County in the yard of their Glastonbury home on Tuesday, Aug. 16. Their owner rushed them to the veterinarian's emergency room in Middletown, and the dogs were given medications and anti-venom. "Most veterinary hospitals in Connecticut do NOT carry anti-venom as it is expensive and has a short shelf-life," Piep…

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by Nicole Valinote
Middletown, CT
Police & Fire
Woman Dies In Head-On CT Crash Woman Dies In Head-On CT Crash
Woman Dies In Head-On CT Crash A 79-year-old woman was killed in a head-on crash in Connecticut. The crash happened in Middlesex County at about 6:50 p.m. on Tuesday, July 26 on Route 81 in Killingworth, according to Connecticut State Police.  A 2009 Toyota Yaris was southbound on Route 81 when it crossed over the center median and swerved into the northbound lane, police said. The Toyota collided head-on with a northbound 2011 Ford Explorer XLT, State Police reported. The driver of the Toyota, identified as Martha Bernard, of Middletown, was pronounced dead at the hospital at about 7:40 p.m., authorities said. P…

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by Nicole Valinote
Middletown, CT
Police & Fire
CT Man Accused Of Impersonating Police Officer CT Man Accused Of Impersonating Police Officer
CT Man Accused Of Impersonating Police Officer A 25-year-old Connecticut man is facing charges after authorities said he impersonated a police officer. Police received a report in Middlesex County of a vehicle that looked like a police vehicle driving erratically in the area of Durham Road in Durham at about 8:10 a.m. on Friday, July 8, according to Connecticut State Police. The caller said that the vehicle was a gray Ford SUV that had reportedly displayed flashing red and blue lights, police said. Police discovered that the SUV was a privately-owned vehicle registered to an address in Middletown, police reported.  Troopers and M…

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by Nicole Valinote
Middletown, CT
Police & Fire
Police Conduct Large Drug Bust After Motorcycle Club Activity Shuts Down Little League Field Police Conduct Large Drug Bust After Motorcycle Club Activity Shuts Down Little League Field
Police Conduct Large Drug Bust After Motorcycle Club Activity Shuts Down Little League Field Some 25 people were arrested and a large number of drugs were confiscated during a warrant raid of a Connecticut motorcycle club. The search took place in Middlesex County around 7:40 p.m., Wednesday, June 15 in the town of Portland at the Ruthless 4 Life motorcycle gang clubhouse. The raid, conducted by the Connecticut State Police and numerous other agencies, was initiated because of numerous complaints made by members of the public regarding large gatherings at the location where open drug and alcohol use was causing significant quality of life issues for the community, state police sai…

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by Kathy Reakes
Middletown, NJ
News
Fatal Accident Involving Sewer Worker Under Investigation On Jersey Shore Fatal Accident Involving Sewer Worker Under Investigation On Jersey Shore
Fatal Accident Involving Sewer Worker Under Investigation On Jersey Shore Middletown Sewerage Authority confirmed an employee died in a work-related incident. The worker was identified as 47-year-old John Molnar. John MolnarFacebook Initial reports on Tuesday afternoon, May 31 said the worker had become trapped in a confined space.  "John Molnar you were one in a million!! A great person!!!!" Lisa Besler Hahn wrote on Facebook. "My faith in God is being tested in this one!!! I will never fully understand why this happened." No other details were immediately released. CHECK BACK FOR UPDATES

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by Jon Craig
Norwalk, CT
Lifestyle
Winning $1M CT Lottery 'Lotto!' Ticket Sold At Norwalk Smoke Shop Winning $1M CT Lottery 'Lotto!' Ticket Sold At Norwalk Smoke Shop
Winning $1M CT Lottery 'Lotto!' Ticket Sold At Norwalk Smoke Shop For the second time in less than a week, a CT Lottery player in Connecticut cashed in a winning ticket worth seven figures. On Thursday, May 26, a Norwalk resident - who chose not to publicly disclose a name to lottery officials - cashed in a winning $1,004,172 “Lotto!” ticket that was sold at the A-Z Variety and Cigar store on Main Street in Norwalk. Earlier story - Winning $2M CT Lottery Powerball Ticket Sold At Oakville 7-Eleven The Fairfield County resident’s big windfall came just days after a Litchfield County resident won $2 million playing Powerball on a ticket purchased at 7-Eleve…

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by Zak Failla
Middletown, CT
Police & Fire
Person Rescued After Car Drives Into Connecticut River, Officials Say Person Rescued After Car Drives Into Connecticut River, Officials Say
Person Rescued After Car Drives Into Connecticut River, Officials Say Authorities rescued the occupant of a car that drove into a river in Connecticut.  The Portland Fire Department in Middlesex County said the dive team responded to a report of a car in the Connecticut River near Harbor Park in Middletown on the evening of Monday, May 16. Middletown Police officers were able to get a rescue throw device to the individual who was in the water and pulled them to the emergency services dock, officials said.  The person was taken to a hospital. The fire department secured a line to the car, and divers checked the car and the surrounding area. Author…

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by Nicole Valinote
Middletown, CT
Police & Fire
Police In CT Search For Missing Mother, 3-Week-Old Baby Police In CT Search For Missing Mother, 3-Week-Old Baby
Police In CT Search For Missing Mother, 3-Week-Old Baby Police have asked the public for help locating a 32-year-old woman and her 3-week-old son who were last seen in Connecticut nearly a week ago. Brigette Wood was last seen in Middlesex County on Eastern Drive in Middletown on Friday, May 6, before she voluntarily stopped communicating with her family, according to a report from the City of Middletown Police Department on Wednesday, May 11. Her family and police have been unable to reach her and confirm her well-being and the well-being of her son, Zion Gonzalez, police said.  Police said Wood has been known to frequent Hartford, Groton…

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by Nicole Valinote
Hartford, CT
Lifestyle
Man Wins $100,000 In CT Lottery CASH5 Prize Man Wins $100,000 In CT Lottery CASH5 Prize
Man Wins $100,000 In CT Lottery Cash5 Prize A Connecticut man has claimed a $100,000 lottery prize. Hartford County resident Jatin Mistry, of Glastonbury, claimed the CASH5 prize on Thursday, May 5, according to an announcement from Connecticut State Lottery.  The ticket was purchased at CT Top Shelf Liquors 300 New Britain Road in Kensington.  The following winners were also announced: On Thursday, May 5, Viola Whilby, of Windsor, claimed a $25,000 prize from the lottery's $500,000 Extravaganza! game from a ticket purchased at Geissler's Supermarket Inc in Windsor On Friday, May 6, Francisco Andrade …

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by Nicole Valinote