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When New Haven Police Chief Karl Jacobson took over the department, he said he wanted his officers to treat the community with respect and dignity. Now, he’s looking to evolve that concept. “When someone doesn’t treat the community with respect and dignity, what are the root causes of that? Kind of like how we look at the community,” Jacobson......

The Avelo Airlines is offering a $32 off round-trip base fares to Husky fans, in celebration of the UConn victory parade. As a sponsor at today’s parade and as a tribute to Donovan Clingen, who wears the number ’32’, the $32 off is applicable to all flights between May 1 and June 21 with the promo code “UCONN32”, accor...

A moped driver is seriously hurt after crashing with the rear of car around 11:25 a.m. in Middletown. According to officials, the driver had severe head and facial injuries and was quickly taken to the hospital, where they remain stable but in serious conditions. Both vehicles were traveling north on West Street, and police said the driver of the v...

A person was taken to the hospital after his car overturned and got tangled in live electrical wires in Middletown on Saturday. The crash happened a little before 1 p.m. on Reservoir Road near Training Hill Road. Responding officers found an overturned Jeep Grand Cherokee in the road, and it was tangled in live wires. The car collided with an&#8230...

A man identified as Nicholas Legienza, 39, was arrested in connection to a murder in New Britain on Wednesday. A 71-year-old woman was found dead in her New Britain home. The victim, Lauren Gualano, was found dead on March 2. An arrest warrant says that officers had responded to a welfare check at Gualano’s home after she missed a scheduled&#...

State police arrested a wrong-way driver who they say struck a trooper’s cruiser on I-84 in Newtown early Saturday morning. According to state police, they received a call about a driver going the wrong way on I-84 west in Danbury just before 1:30 a.m. A trooper traveling in the right direction encountered the vehicle, which clipped the drive...

An iconic shoreline structure under stress as storms rolled through the state Friday. Concerned residents in Guilford spent the day checking in on the Little Red Shack on Grass Island. Some were fearful the structure would be sucked into Long Island sound, but it weathered the storm. “I wanted to come down, make sure it was okay, is it floating&#82...

A family-style seafood restaurant in Wallingford announced that they’re closing their doors while they search for a new location. Captain Seas announced the closure on Facebook and said they’re thankful for all the years of love and support. The restaurant told NBC Connecticut that they’re looking at places to reopen because their...

Applications to the Secret Service are up dramatically this year, and the majority of those applications are coming from Connecticut. There is a pipeline from the University of New Haven to that federal agency. What exactly does it take to be part of the Secret Service, providing security to clients as highly ranked as the President of the United S...

State police have arrested a man accused of fleeing the scene of a fatal crash in Hebron in February. Emergency crews were called to a crash involving two vehicles on Millstream Road and Kinney Road shortly after midnight on Feb. 4. State police said 65-year-old Karen Taylor, of Mansfield Depot, was traveling eastbound on Kinney Road around midnigh...

State police have arrested a Westport man that’s accused of driving under the influence, and crashing with two children in the car last year. Troopers said a man is his 30s was taken into custody on an outstanding warrant on April 11. Police said the man was driving recklessly on I-95 North in Westport on Oct. 26, 2023 and ultimately…...

Donovan Clingan is headed to the NBA. The UConn sophomore center posted on Instagram Friday that he will be entering his name in the NBA Draft. The news comes just days after Clingan and the Huskies won their second straight national championship. “These past two years have exceeded all my dreams and expectations. I will be forever grateful f...

Police detonated some type of explosive device that was found on a sidewalk in Meriden Friday morning. A person walking on Cook Avenue called police after noticing the device, according to officials. Police shut down the area near Hanover Street and Randolph Avenue while they investigated. People in the area were told to shelter in place. Meriden p...

Wolcott police have arrested a man who is accused of running a woman over in a driveway, killing her. Police said 37-year-old Alexandra Standish was run over in a driveway on Central Avenue early on the morning of Feb. 10. Wolcott police said Bristol police contacted them around 3 a.m. on Feb. 10 after they were called to Bristol Hospital…...

A storm that brought heavy rain, thunder and lightning has moved out, but more rain is on the way. Brookfield public schools had a two-hour delay because of storm damage on the roads. As of 11a.m., Eversource is reporting around 1,000 power outages, down from thousands earlier.   The heavy rain has moved out, but more showers will redevelop th...