CT Man Linked To Incest Website Nabbed For Paying To Have Sex With Minor, FBI Says CT Man Linked To Incest Website Nabbed For Paying To Have Sex With Minor, FBI Says
CT Man Linked To Incest Website Nabbed For Paying To Have Sex With Minor, FBI Says A Connecticut man has been arrested following a lengthy FBI investigation that allegedly linked him to incest websites and for telling agents he was willing to pay to have sex with a minor. Robert Sellers, age 60, of Bristol, was arrested on Thursday, Feb. 4, by Southington Police and the FBI. The FBI began investigating  Sellers in October when they found he was linked to an incest website using his social media accounts, said the Southington Police. Over the course of their investigation, the FBI communicated with Sellers between October of 2020 through Feb. 4, using the Kik an…
Two Arrested For Vandalizing Sandy Hook Memorial Two Arrested For Vandalizing Sandy Hook Memorial
Two Arrested For Vandalizing Sandy Hook Memorial Two people have been arrested in connection with the alleged vandalism of a mural dedicated to the victims of the Sandy Hook school massacre. Lorenzo Cavallo, age 20, of Plainville, and Gina Lombardi, age 21, of Bristol, turned themselves into Southington Police on Tuesday, Jan. 19, for the incident which took place on Sunday, Nov. 29, in Southington. According to police, officers investigated a report of vandalism done to the detached garages on the property of 245 Summer St., in Southington. The property owner donated the back of one structure for a mural painted in remembrance of th…
Neighborhood Watch Helps Cops Catch CT Drug Suspect Neighborhood Watch Helps Cops Catch CT Drug Suspect
Neighborhood Watch Helps Cops Catch CT Drug Suspect With help from vigilant neighbors, police in one Hartford County town were able to nab a man who may have been involved with car burglaries and had an alleged large amount of drugs including heroin. Peter Rolny, 46, of Wolcott, was arrested on Thursday, Jan. 7, after Southington police officers responded to Pleasant Street on a report of a suspicious vehicle and unknown people trespassing on multiple properties, police said. Police said neighbors and a "vibrant neighborhood watch" reported seeing unknown people enter a property on Sun Valley Drive, which had recently been burned during a ho…
COVID-19: Week-to-Week Cases Drop In 34 Connecticut Communities - Town-Level Data COVID-19: Week-to-Week Cases Drop In 34 Connecticut Communities - Town-Level Data
Covid-19: Week-to-Week Cases Drop In 34 Connecticut Communities - Town-Level Data In a bit of good news, the number of COVID-19 cases recorded went down from week-to-week in 34 Connecticut communities including Fairfield, West Haven, Simsbury, Hamden, Trumbull, and North Haven. Meanwhile, the number of cases in 121 Connecticut cities and towns went up from the week of Nov. 22 to the week of Dec. 5. For 14 communities, including New Haven, there was no change. Places with populations over 20,000 people that had the highest case increase rates were Rocky Hill, Mansfield, Southington, Windham, and Newington. In Hartford, the number of reported COVID-19 infections went up b…
Guitar Center Files For Bankruptcy Guitar Center Files For Bankruptcy
Guitar Center Files For Bankruptcy Guitar Center, a mecca for new and used, affordable musical instruments, has filed for bankruptcy. On Saturday, Nov. 21, the retail chain - and the largest seller of musical equipment in the U.S., said it was filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, according to MarketWatch. Guitar Center plans to keep its U.S. 300 stores open during the bankruptcy process. The filing is expected to help Guitar Center reduce its debt by $800 million. As is the case with many recent bankruptcy filings, Guitar Center said economic restrictions brought on by the global COVID-19 pandemic have negatively affected bus…
COVID-19: Connecticut Goes Red; Only 22 Communities Didn't Make The Red List This Week COVID-19: Connecticut Goes Red; Only 22 Communities Didn't Make The Red List This Week
Covid-19: Connecticut Goes Red; Only 22 Communities Didn't Make The Red List This Week At this point, it would be easier to tell you what Connecticut communities aren’t in the red for the week of Nov. 19. There are now 157 out of 179 Connecticut cities and towns that have turned “red” due to COVID-19 incident rates. Last week, Nov. 12, there were 100 red communities. Red communities are so-called due to the state’s color-coded map of average daily COVID-19 cases. Red communities are reporting 4-15 or more cases per 100,000 residents. Scroll down for local city and town rates and trends. Red communities are so-called due to the state’s color-coded map of average daily COVID…
Websites Show Current Wait-Times To Take COVID-19 Tests In Connecticut Websites Show Current Wait-Times To Take COVID-19 Tests In Connecticut
Websites Show Current Wait-Times To Take Covid-19 Tests In Connecticut Hartford HealthCare has two websites offering current wait-times for people seeking to take a COVID-19 test. The information comes at a time when long lines to get tested have been reported across Connecticut.  According to Hartford HealthCare's websites, on Thursday, around 1:30 p.m., nearly all of its testing sites had wait times of 1-2 hours or more. The lone standout was the urgent care center in Wethersfield on Silas Deane Highway where the wait was about 15 minutes for walk-ins. Hartford HealthCare operates a network of hospitals, urgent care centers, and other health care facil…
COVID-19 - 100 Connecticut Communities On "Red" List - Local Rates, Trends COVID-19 - 100 Connecticut Communities On "Red" List - Local Rates, Trends
Covid-19 - 100 Connecticut Communities On "Red" List - Local Rates, Trends The number of “red" communities in Connecticut has reached 100, according to the most recent state data, Thursday, Nov. 12. Infection rates have been rising in Connecticut dramatically. There are now 100 cities and towns with the highest daily averages of newly reported COVID-19 cases. Last week, Thursday, Nov. 5, there were 67 red communities. And the week before that, Oct. 29, there were 30. Scroll down for town-specific data. Red communities are so-called due to the state’s color-coded map of average daily COVID-19 cases. Red communities are reporting 4-15 or more cases per 100,000 re…
One Suspect Arrested, The Other Dead Following Armed Mugging One Suspect Arrested, The Other Dead Following Armed Mugging
One Suspect Arrested, The Other Dead Following Armed Mugging Police have arrested one of two suspects involved in an armed mugging over the summer - the other suspect is dead. On Oct. 28, Karon Grimes, 19, of New Britain, was arrested on the charges of robbery in the first degree, conspiracy to commit robbery in the first degree, larceny third-degree, conspiracy to commit larceny in the third degree, Southington Police said. Grimes is being held on a $350,000 bond. The arrest stems from an incident on Aug. 21 just before midnight in the area of Mark Drive in Southington, police said. On that night, the victims - police did not identify how many the…
Connecticut Leaning Blue, But Here Are The Towns That Voted For Trump Connecticut Leaning Blue, But Here Are The Towns That Voted For Trump
Connecticut Leaning Blue, But Here Are The Towns That Voted For Trump As many elections, including the one for president, are still being counted, Connecticut hasn't quite finished tallying all its ballots, but it seems likely the state will remain blue As of Wednesday, Nov. 4, at 8 a.m., 85 percent of the votes for president cast in Connecticut had been counted. As was anticipated, challenger Democrat Joe Biden has the current majority vote for president. Biden has won 58.5% of the vote with more than 928,131 ballots cast in his favor.  Trump secured 39.9% of the vote and accumulated 633,711 ballots in his favor. The following is a list of cities…
Featuring A Huge Patio, Wood-n-Tap Opening 9th Restaurant Soon Featuring A Huge Patio, Wood-n-Tap Opening 9th Restaurant Soon
Featuring A Huge Patio, Wood-n-Tap Opening 9th Restaurant Soon Wood-n-Tap is planning to open its 9th restaurant since the regional chain first opened in Hartford 18 years ago. The newest Wood-n-Tap is expected to open in November in the Big Y Plaza on Palomba Drive in Enfield, according to the Hartford Business Journal. The Enfield location will feature a large outdoor patio with its own bar and seating for more than 200 people. Under normal, non-pandemic conditions, Wood-n-Tap in Enfield would be able to accommodate nearly 450 guests between outdoor and indoor dining. (In an effort to limit the spread of COVID-19, restaurants in Connecticut - and …
Most Stolen Cars Recovered In Hartford Are From These 15 Towns Most Stolen Cars Recovered In Hartford Are From These 15 Towns
Most Stolen Cars Recovered In Hartford Are From These 15 Towns Amid a wave of vehicle break-ins and thefts, Hartford Police have issued new data about where stolen cars recovered in the city are coming from.  The top three places where cars-that-were-recovered-in-Hartford came from are East Hartford, West Hartford, and New Britain. Hartford Police released a list of the top15 places from where stolen cars found in Hartford have come from since the first day of 2019 through now. Nearly 675 stolen vehicles recovered in Hartford are from the top 15 towns. And the top locations from which stolen cars wind up in Hartford are: East Hartford - 120 veh…