Connecticut State Police

State police have arrested a 32-year-old New Britain man who is accused of driving the wrong way on Route 9 in New Britain and on Interstate 84 with three children in the car while he was “extremely intoxicated.” Police said he drove the wrong way for almost nine miles and nearly caused several crashes. Several people called 911 about a…

Connecticut State Police have issued a Silver Alert for an 84-year-old woman who is missing from Bridgeport. State police said Teresa Zangrilli was reported missing on Monday. She was last seen at approximately 4 p.m. Sunday near then Marshall’s sign next to the Price Rite on upper Main Street. She suffers from Alzheimer’s disease and diabetes, Bridgeport police officials...

State police troopers will be coming into Hartford to help police there deal with a recent increase in gun violence. Hartford Mayor Luke Bronin requested the assistance from state police, according to Gov. Ned Lamont. The city has seen a number of shootings since the beginning of October. Bronin said this is a specific, targeted partnership, and state police personnel…

State police troopers will be coming into Hartford to help police there deal with a recent increase in gun violence.

Governor Ned Lamont has approved a request from Hartford for additional resources to combat gun violence.

The man shot and killed by East Hartford police Thursday night during a domestic violence incident was a longtime school psychologist at Berlin High School.

A school psychologist at Berlin High School is dead after a domestic violence call in East Hartford led to a police shooting Thursday night and a female victim has life-threatening injuries that police said appeared to be from domestic violence.

Connecticut State Police are investigating a car that was found in the water in Oxford early Tuesday morning. State police said they learned about the car in Jackson Cove around 1:30 a.m. It’s unclear if anyone was found in or near the car. The investigation is ongoing.

A Connecticut state trooper dove to safety as a driver who police said was under the influence hit a cruiser in the shoulder of Route 9, where police had pulled over a wrong-way driver who was also suspected of being impaired, according to state police. State police said they received several 911 calls shortly after 4 a.m. Sunday about a…

In an outdoor ceremony in Hartford on Thursday, 83 trainees graduated to become new troopers with the State Police.

A couple was found dead in a home in Willimantic Tuesday and police have identified the wife as the victim and husband as the suspect. Police identified the victim as 68-year-old Luz Figueroa and the suspect as her 67-year-old husband, Edgardo Figueroa. According to Connecticut State Police, Willimantic officers were called to a home on Gem Drive for a report…

Police said they found two people dead while responding to a report of an attack on Gem Drive Tuesday.

Southington police released new details Monday morning about a state trooper who was arrested over the weekend. State police said Trooper First Class Christopher Russell, 46, was arrested by Southington Police Department shortly before 10:30 p.m. Saturday night. Southington police said they received an anonymous call of a possible verbal argument between Russell and his girlfriend. According to police, the…

A Connecticut State Police trooper has been suspended after authorities said he got arrested in Southington on Saturday night. State police said Trooper First Class Christopher Russell was arrested by Southington Police Department shortly before 10:30 p.m. Russell is facing charges including assault, disorderly conduct, criminal mischief and risk of injury to a minor. Authorities did not release details about…

Recruits with the Connecticut State Police Training Academy and the POST Training Academy were challenged to look inward at their own implicit biases during diversity training this week in Meriden. “My expectation from this group is to create an uncomfortable learning environment so that they can learn and grow,” said Lt. Eric Murray, a commanding officer at the State Police…

Recruits with the State Police Training Academy and the POST Training Academy were challenged to look inward at their own implicit biases during diversity training this week in Meriden.

A man from Danielson has died after a motorcycle crash in Union on Sunday afternoon. State police said 29-year-old Kyle Gilbert, of Danielson, was traveling eastbound on Lawson Road, also known as Route 197, in Union just before the Woodstock town line shortly before 4 p.m. Gilbert lost control of his motorcycle, went off the eastbound side of the road…

Police are investigating a serious injury crash involving a motorcycle in Union. The crash happened Saturday afternoon on Lawson Road, according to police. Police said serious injuries were reported in the crash. Troopers are still at the scene and are investigating. Lawson Road is closed between Route 171 and the Woodstock town line because of a one-car crash, according to…

Police have identified the mother and son who were found dead inside of a home in Shelton on Saturday. Officers were called to do a welfare check at a home on Sorghum Road around 3:30 p.m. When police arrived, they said they found two people dead inside of the home. Authorities have identified the bodies as 79-year-old Gale P. Lupe…

Connecticut State Police are investigating after skeletal remains were found in a park in Watertown on Saturday night. The Western District Major Crime Squad was called by Watertown Police to Black Rock State Park around 8 p.m. after getting a report of skeletal remains. According to troopers, female skeletal remains were found and an autopsy is pending. The incident remains…