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Police from the town of Groton shot a man with a stun gun at a hotel Sunday morning after he held a knife to a man’s throat and threatened to “kill everyone,” including his wife and children, police said.   Police said it started with a man calling 911 and telling police that hotel staff refused to allow him into…

A man accused of kidnapping and sexually assaulting a woman in Thomaston over the weekend has been arrested, according to police. Police said they arrested 37-year-old Richard Blood after a woman reported that she was bound and sexually assaulted at a Thomaston home around 1 a.m. on Saturday. Responding officers found the woman with visible injurie...

Two police officers were injured when they collided in Southington on Monday afternoon. Police said the two officers were responding to a call when they collided around 12:50 p.m. at South Avenue and Iranistan Avenue.  Both were taken to local hospitals to be treated for injuries. Police said both are in stable condition.

A 70-year-old man who was struck in New Haven on Sunday night has died and police said the driver who hit him left the scene. Officers responded to the area of Whalley Avenue and Brownell Street at 9:26 p.m. Sunday and found 70-year-old Yusuf Suat Gursey, of New Haven, injured and in the road. He was brought to Yale New…

A body was found in the Connecticut River in Hartford on Monday. Police said the body is a male and it appears that he had been in the water for a while. Major crimes and the medical examiner are investigating. No additional information was immediately available.

One person suffered serious burn injuries in a brush fire in Norwalk on Friday evening, according to the Norwalk fire department, and employees of a pizza shop rescued the person. Firefighters found a 1,000-square-foot area of brush burning between the Norwalk River and the parking area at the back of 607 Main Ave. when they responded. Dave’s Plane...

A student at Central Connecticut State University was killed in a rollover crash in Willington over the weekend. State police said a 21-year-old man from Bethel was driving southbound on River Road on Saturday night around 10:15 p.m. when he lost control of his vehicle and caused the vehicle to roll over. A passenger in the vehicle, later identifie...

The Office of the Inspector General has released new information and body camera footage detailing the moments that led up to a police shooting in Naugatuck last week. Police received a 911 call about a man with a knife at Baummer’s Pond Park acting erratically on Thursday shortly before 9:15 a.m. When officers arrived to the park on Mill Str...

Four men are accused of taking money, cigarettes and vapes during a robbery at a gas station in Middletown early Monday morning and police have released information about the vehicles they may be driving. Officers were called to the Sunoco gas station on Washington Street shortly before 4 a.m. for a report of a robbery that had just happened. Accor...

Interstate 84 East was closed for hours in Tolland after a rollover crash Monday morning and state police said there are serious injuries. State police said the crash happened just before 10 a.m. The highway was closed at exit 68 for more than three hours. A car traveling eastbound on I-84 swerved into several lanes of traffic and off the…...

Multiple people reportedly walked into a gas station in Bloomfield early Monday morning and stole the cash registers before fleeing the area. Officers responded to the Shell gas station on Blue Hills Avenue around 3:30 a.m. for a report of a larceny. Authorities said three people wearing masks and gloves entered the store. They immediately walked b...

There have been two coyote attacks on dogs in Westport in the last week and police are offering tips on how to keep your pets safe. Police said while there have been several attacks on dogs in town lately, fortunately, none were fatal. Here are some things you can do to keep your pets safe. According to police, pets smaller…