-
Police search for man who robbed Bloomfield bank at gunpoint
Police are investigating an armed robbery at a bank in Bloomfield on Friday morning and they are searching for the robber. Police said a man who was wearing a mask and carrying a handgun robbed the Chase Bank in the Copaco Shopping Plaza around 11:30 a.m., stole around $1,000 and left in a black Chevrolet Silverado pickup driven by another…
-
Sacred Heart employee suspended after arrest in Bloomfield
A Sacred Heart University employee has been suspended after being arrested for illegal sexual contact with a minor in Bloomfield. Police said Matthew Janik, 39, of Seymour, was arrested on Dec. 30. He faces several charges including enticing a minor by computer, criminal attempt at commercial sexual abuse of a minor, and criminal attempt at illegal sexual contact with a…
-
Pop Warner football community supports family following death of Bloomfield player
The death of 14-year-old Jahkye Gayle has been tough for the Pop Warner football community around the state. “I feel so bad. It’s just sad for a football player to just die on the spot,” Jake Gebbia, of Watertown, said. Gebbia, 12, is part of the Water-Oak Pop Warner Football and Cheer. On Monday, the organization held a fundraiser...
-
Fundraiser held for family of teen who collapsed and died during football practice
The Pop Warner football community came together at the Buffalo Wild Wings in Waterbury on Monday to help raise funds for the family of 14-year-old Jahkye Gayle, who collapsed and died during a football practice last Wednesday.
-
Vigil held in remembrance of Pop Warner football player who died after collapsing
The Bloomfield community is mourning the loss of Pop Warner football player Saturday. Bloomfield school officials say he collapsed during football practice earlier this week and could not be revived.
-
Vigil held in remembrance of Pop Warner football player who died after collapsing
The Bloomfield community is mourning the loss of Pop Warner football player Saturday. Bloomfield school officials say he collapsed during football practice earlier this week and could not be revived. His memory was honored during a vigil. “Nobody can prepare me for this moment,” Trevor Ford, President of the Bloomfield Junior Warhawks, a Pop Warner football team, said. A moment…
-
Bloomfield student dies after collapsing on football field, district says
A young man has died after collapsing at a Bloomfield school football practice, according to a joint statement made by the school district and town leadership. On Saturday, a social media post by Bloomfield’s Interim Superintendent of Schools and the Bloomfield Town Manager said that a student-athlete who played with the Bloomfield Junior Warhawk Football Team had passed away....
-
Preserving history: Bloomfield makes decision following library name controversy
To rename or not rename – that’s been the focus of a debate that’s gotten divisive at times in Bloomfield for the town’s new library building. The town council voted to keep the name of Prosser Public Library while still honoring the town’s first Black mayor.
-
Preserving history: Bloomfield makes decision following library name controversy
To rename or not rename – that’s been the focus of a debate that’s gotten divisive at times in Bloomfield for the town’s new library building. The town council voted Thursday evening to keep the name of Prosser Public Library while still honoring the town’s first Black mayor. “I’m relieved. I’m grateful that they have figured it out,” Donna...
-
Busy time for firefighters in Connecticut with home, brush fires
It’s been a busy few days for firefighters. They’ve been putting out flames in homes and by the side of major highways. Flames damaged several units at a condo complex in Bloomfield on Sunday. “We’ve received a call for a report of fire. Upon arrival, started seeing heavy smoke in the air. Once we got here, heavy flames were...
-
Fire in chicken coop sparks brush fire in Bloomfield
A fire in a chicken coop in Bloomfield sparked a brush fire over the weekend. Firefighters responded to a fire involving a chicken coop on Gale Road on Saturday around 5:30 p.m. According to fire officials, the fire in the chicken coop spread to the nearby woods. It reportedly then created a large brush fire. Crews knocked down the fire…
-
Man accused of shooting car arrested in East Hartford after multitown chase
A 24-year-old Middletown man is accused of shooting at a vehicle, leading police on a multitown chase and barricading himself in an East Hartford home. Bloomfield police said Hartford police notified their dispatchers around 11:30 p.m. Tuesday that they were with a man who reported that someone shot at his vehicle in Bloomfield. The vehicle had four bullet holes, but…
-
Racist messages sent to students and community members in Bloomfield
Bloomfield officials are conducting an investigation after racist messages were sent to students and community members.
-
Racist messages sent to students and community members in Bloomfield
Bloomfield officials are conducting an investigation after racist messages were sent to students and community members. The town of Bloomfield said they were made aware of racist and derogatory text messages that were sent to members of the community. “The town of Bloomfield and Bloomfield Board of Education stand united in condemning any and all forms of racism, prejudice or…
-
Police ID man found dead after fire in Bloomfield
Police have identified the man who was found dead after a house fire in Bloomfield last week and detectives are continuing to investigate the circumstances of the fire. Firefighters and police responded to the home on Ivory Road around 2:30 p.m. Friday and firefighters contained the fire to an upstairs bathroom. After the fire was extinguished, Howard Hakian, 66, was…
-
One person dead after fire at home in Bloomfield
Police are investigating after a man was found dead in a house fire on Ivory Road in Bloomfield.
-
One person dead in house fire in Bloomfield
Firefighters found a man dead in an upstairs bathroom after they responded to a fire at a home on Ivory Road in Bloomfield Friday afternoon.
-
1 dead after fire at home in Bloomfield
A man was found dead in a fire at a home in Bloomfield on Friday afternoon. Bloomfield firefighters and Bloomfield police responded to the home on Ivory Road around 2:30 p.m. They found smoke coming from the home and a fire contained to an upstairs bathroom, according to police. After putting the fire out, firefighters found 66-year-old Howard Hakian in…
-
70-year-old woman charged with arson after Bloomfield fire
The woman who was arrested has been charged with arson and her bond was set at $500,000.
-
70-year-old woman charged with arson after Bloomfield fire
An 89-year-old woman was taken to a hospital as a precaution after a fire in Bloomfield early Friday morning and a 70-year-old woman has been arrested and charged with arson after telling police she set the fire, according to police.