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Pedestrian injured after being hit by car in Bloomfield
A pedestrian has been taken to the hospital with injuries after being hit by a car in Bloomfield Monday night. Police responded to the area of Cottage Grove Road and Tyler Street for a reported pedestrian crash at about 6:20 p.m. Responding officers found a man lying in the road. The man, who is in his 40s, was breathing, but…
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Bloomfield kicks off Read Across America Day with football clinic
Students at Carmen Arace Middle School in Bloomfield are being taught to run and read like athletes. The 2-day football clinic is being led by former Baltimore Ravens player and Bloomfield native Matthew Lawrence.
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Police ID person found dead after Bloomfield house fire
Officers who responded for a welfare check at a home in Bloomfield Sunday night found the house engulfed in flames and firefighters later found a 21-year-old dead inside, according to police. Police said someone went to the police department around 10:30 p.m. on Sunday, concerned about the welfare of a man. Officers went to a home on Alexander Road and…
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Person killed in Bloomfield house fire
One person has died after a house fire in Bloomfield late Sunday night.
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Bloomfield appoints new acting superintendent after sudden leave of absence
The Bloomfield Board of Education has officially appointed a new acting superintendent after the current superintendent took an abrupt leave of absence. In a meeting on Tuesday night, the board said Dr. Bethany Silver will serve as the district’s acting superintendent. It comes as the district considers termination of Superintendent James Thompson. The school district said Thompson “has abruptly...
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Suspect in Bloomfield homicide to be brought back from Arizona: police
The suspect in a homicide in Bloomfield in December who was located in Arizona is being brought back to Connecticut. Bloomfield police said 29-year-old Devonte Swaby, of Arizona, is suspected in the fatal shooting of 31-year-old Timothy Ross, of Bloomfield, on Bloomfield Avenue on the morning of Dec. 4. Police obtained a warrant on Dec. 12 for Swaby and…
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Bloomfield school superintendent's retirement agreement scrutinized
There are new details about a move by Bloomfield’s Board of Education to consider the termination of its superintendent of schools. NBC Connecticut Investigates has obtained documents that indicate superintendent James Thompson signed an agreement in May that laid out a retirement plan, that some town leaders say they should have signed off on. Town officials familiar with the...
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Dog Star Rescue sees surge in adoption applications before the new year
A rescue shelter in Bloomfield was busy right before the new year. On Saturday, they welcomed 45 adoptable dogs from out of state. “I think overall people are seeing the need for families to adopt homeless pets and a lot of people just want to welcome another four-legged friend in general,” said Hayley Haspeslagh. Haspeslagh is in charge of the…
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Bloomfield homicide suspect is arrested by authorities in Arizona
U.S. Marshals have arrested a man wanted in connection to a deadly shooting in Bloomfield that happened on Dec. 4. Authorities found Devante Swaby, 29, in Peoria, Arizona, on Friday after he allegedly fled the state to avoid arrest. Timothy Ross, 31, of Bloomfield, was shot on Bloomfield Avenue, near Cottage Grove Road, around 8:50 a.m. Earlier this week, police…
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Police release new information on SUV believed to be connected to Bloomfield homicide
Bloomfield police are investigating the shooting death of a man on Monday morning and they have released new information on the SUV they are looking for as the search continues for the shooter. Timothy Ross, 31, of Bloomfield, was shot on Bloomfield Avenue, near Cottage Grove Road, around 8:50 a.m. Police said they are looking for a 2014 or 2015…
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Police search for ‘armed and dangerous' suspect after fatal shooting in Bloomfield
Police responded to the scene of a fatal shooting at a busy intersection in Bloomfield Monday morning.
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Police investigating homicide in Bloomfield
One person is dead after a shooting in Bloomfield Monday morning and police have closed part of Bloomfield Avenue as they investigate his death as a homicide.
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Police investigating homicide in Bloomfield
One person is dead after a shooting in Bloomfield Monday morning and police have closed several busy streets as they investigate his death as a homicide.
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Police search for shooter who killed Bloomfield man
A man is dead after a shooting in Bloomfield on Monday morning and police have released information about an SUV they are looking for as they search for the shooter. Police officers responded to the area of 590 Bloomfield Ave. at 8:51 a.m. to investigate a shooting and found a victim who had been shot. Police have identified him as…
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Holocaust survivor marks ‘The night of shattered glass' in Connecticut
Nov. 9 and 10 marks Kristallnacht, or “The night of shattered glass,” for Jews around the world, including here in Connecticut. Back in November 1938, experts say a policy shift occurred in Nazi Germany, leaving families like Weiner’s vulnerable. “Everything changed overnight,” said Ruth Weiner, a Holocaust survivor and Bloomfield resident. She was seven years old and living in Vienna,…
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Surveillance videos show thieves trying to steal ATMs in string of reported burglaries
Burglaries were reported to police across multiple communities Wednesday morning, where thieves got away with alcohol and other items from businesses. Connecticut State Police said a trooper attempted to stop a white Subaru that had a “misused registration plate” on I-91 in Wethersfield shortly after 1 a.m. Wednesday. The driver eluded the stop, police said, and was not pursued by…
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CT native and Holocaust survivor remembers Kristallnacht
Ruth Weiner, of Bloomfield, is remembering Kristallnacht, a night in 1938 that some experts believe marks the start of the Holocaust.
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Surveillance video shows suspect vehicle in CT burglaries
Businesses in multiple towns report being burglarized early Wednesday morning, and on many of their surveillance cameras, there is a white Subaru.
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Surveillance video captures early morning burglary at Bloomfield distillery
Burglars were caught on camera breaking into a Bloomfield business and stealing merchandise early Wednesday morning. Police believe these group of thieves targeted other places across the state.
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Surveillance video captures early morning burglary at Bloomfield distillery
Burglars were caught on camera breaking into a Bloomfield business and stealing thousands of dollars worth of alcohol early Wednesday morning. Police believe this group of thieves targeted other places across the state. At Waypoint Spirits in Bloomfield, they’re proud of being Connecticut-made. “We’re about community. We’re about relationships and being here and sharing what we’ve made with our...