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Four dogs that were left alone inside of a car that caught fire in Milford have died, fire officials said. The Milford Fire Department said they responded to a reported car fire on Adams Avenue just before midnight on Monday. Firefighters found a sedan fully engulfed in flames. Crews quickly extinguished the fire, but four dogs that were inside of&...

An East Haven man will serve 15 years in prison after being found guilty of sexually assaulting minors under the age of 10, according to the State’s Attorney’s Office. Officials said Lawrence Maenza, 45, of East Haven, was sentenced to prison on two counts of first-degree sex assault and risk of injury to a minor. Maenza was convicted o...

A Marlborough woman police considered armed and dangerous is in custody Tuesday evening. Police had been searching for 37-year-old Brittany Rondeau in connection with an armed robbery at the Stratford Motor Inn in Stratford on March 19. Authorities said the victim reported being robbed at gunpoint of a bank bag containing cash and personal belongin...

A man accused of misusing thousands of dollars from disabled clients’ funds in New Milford has been arrested. Police said Jonathan Vicente, 37, was taken into custody on Sunday for first-degree larceny. Ability Beyond initiated an investigation into a report of an employee misusing funds, authorities said. Vicente told officers that he didn&#...

The State Capitol building was locked down Tuesday afternoon as police searched for a person that reported they were “looking to do harm,” according to authorities. Capitol police told NBC Connecticut that they received a phone call at 3:20 p.m. from the Hartford Police Department about a possible emotionally disturbed person at the cap...

A Rhode Island man is accused of pointing a BB gun at a tow-truck driver during what state police called a road rage incident on Interstate 95 in Darien. Police said the tow-truck driver called 911 around 2:19 p.m. on Monday and said the driver of a black sedan with Rhode Island plates and front-end damage had pulled a gun…

Paulie the Peacock is not afraid to put on a show for both students and staff at Waterford Country School, which specializes in interactive education, specifically through nature. “We incorporate our farm and outdoor education program into our special education school, our foster care programs for families,” Waterford Country School Director of Out...

Teachers can go to Quassy Amusement and Waterpark for free this weekend. Quassy is holding a Teacher Appreciation Weekend on May 4 and 5. For free admission, teachers will need to show their school ID or another document verifying their employment at a school. Teachers will be able to bring a guest for $17 with a donation to Quassy Cares…...

A contractor from Milford is accused of taking more than $100,000 to do a custom cabinetry job in a home and then reportedly didn’t do the work for over a year. Police said 53-year-old Scott Furtado, of Milford, owns Custom Stiles Woodworking, LLC. and was hired by residents in Orange to complete a kitchen and other custom cabinetry in the&#8...

A Branford teen who is accused of bringing a gun to a school in North Haven last week has been arrested. Last Friday, the resource officer at North Haven High School learned about an incident that had happened after school the day before. Police had said a student from another school showed what appeared to be a gun. The school…

New Haven Police responded to Fair Haven School on Grand Avenue to investigate a report of an unidentified person inside. Police said the response was a precaution and no threats were made. The school was locked down as school security and officers looked for the male. The lockdown has since been lifted, according to police. No other information wa...

There was a $100,000 Cash5 winner in Connecticut on Sunday and the ticket was sold in Ansonia. The winning numbers were 9-28-31-32-35. The ticket was sold at Main Street Shell at 696 Main St. in Ansonia. No additional information was immediately.

Encampments set up at pro-Palestinian protests were taken down at Yale University and the University of Connecticut on Tuesday morning and police made some arrests at UConn. UConn officials said police removed tents and tarps on the campus in Storrs and arrested protesters who refused to take down tents and disperse. Officials said a total of 25 pe...