Connecticut State Police

Route 6 in Bolton has reopened after a crash Friday afternoon. State police said Route 6 was closed in the area of Stony Road in Bolton. State troopers, as well as personnel from the state Department of Energy and Environmental Protection and fire department, responded to the scene.

A retired Connecticut State Police trooper and current deputy chief of the East Brooklyn Fire Department has died of COVID-19. Patrick Dragon, 50, died Saturday night at Hartford Hospital. Dragon, born and raised in Brooklyn, Conn., was a state trooper for 20 years. He was among the first to respond to the deadly shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in…

A state trooper and one other person were injured following a hit-and-run crash involving a police cruiser in Lisbon Sunday afternoon. Troopers said they responded to a car crash in the area of Kinsman Hill Road at approximately 12:15 p.m. One of the cars involved in the crash fled the scene, according to police. The person driving the car that…

A Silver Alert has been canceled for a 77-year-old man missing from Wethersfield. State police said Ernest Stingone was missing since Jan 2, but has since been found. Stingone was last seen wearing a blue jacket with a black hooded sweatshirt and jeans, officials said. Police said he is 5-foot-9 and weighs 200 pounds. He has gray hair and brown…

Interstate 95 in Stratford has reopened after a car crash in the area. Troopers said the highway was closed in the northbound direction at exit 32. It is unknown if there are were injuries. The cause of the crash remains under investigation.

Connecticut State Police have arrested a man who is accused of putting one of their K9s in a headlock while attempting to evade troopers in Stafford on Saturday. Troopers were called to a home on Orcuttville Road around 7 p.m. after getting a report of someone who had taken a vehicle without the owner’s permission. According to state police,...

Connecticut State Police troopers are preparing for what usually is a busy time of year on the roads. State police will be focusing on distracted driving and people operating their vehicles under the influence, the department said Monday. “Please, be our partners in safety by following state laws on the road,” said Colonel Stavros Mellekas, commanding officer of the Connecticut…

Nurses fighting the coronavirus pandemic are the heroes in a new Marvel comic book called “The Vitals: True Nurse Stories.” Sean Ryan, a Marvel writer, and Amanda Belcastro, a registered nurse who was featured in the comic, joined LX News to talk about why scrubs are the new capes.

A crash briefly closed the southbound lanes of Interstate 95 in East Haven Tuesday evening. The accident happened near Exit 51, according to state police. There is no word on injuries.

State police are investigating several fatal crashes that killed seven people over the Thanksgiving weekend. State police said a Waterbury man died in a crash on Route 2 in Glastonbury on Sunday evening. Juan Carlos Delvalle, 53, of Waterbury, was driving a Mercedes on Route 2 West near exit 10 when he lost control of the vehicle just after 6:30…

Connecticut State Police have arrested nine people on DUI charges during their increased Thanksgiving traffic enforcement efforts so far this holiday. Police have responded to 2,862 calls since Wednesday. Of those 153 involved crashes. One crash was fatal – killing two people. Nine people are accused of operating a vehicle under the influence of drugs and/or alcohol. Troopers have issued…

Two people have died after a crash involving a wrong-way driver and a tractor-trailer on Interstate 95 southbound in Clinton on Wednesday morning.

Connecticut State Police are preparing to patrol the highways for the Thanksgiving holiday weekend this year, even though the traffic may look a little different due to COVID-19. State police said typically, the days before and after Thanksgiving are some of the busiest travel days of the year. This year, though, COVID-19 changed holiday plans for lots of people and…

A man has been arrested after police say he failed to comply during a DUI stop, sped off, and injured a trooper on I-84 in West Hartford Thursday night. Police have released dash cam video of the incident.

One person is in custody after a crash involving a state trooper on I-84 Thursday night, according to Connecticut State Police. Police said the trooper was not seriously injured in the crash, which happened on the eastbound side of the highway between exits 43 and 44. More details were not immediately available. This is a developing story. Check back for…

A 65-year-old Bristol woman has died after a crash on Route 72 in New Britain on Saturday and state police are asking witnesses to come forward. State police said 65-year-old Concetta Rodriguez was driving on Route 72 East around 12:44 p.m. Saturday when the vehicle she was in was sideswiped by another vehicle. Rodriguez died at Hartford Hospital on Tuesday,…

State police are looking for a vehicle in connection with a stabbing on Interstate 384. Troopers from Troop H are looking for an older model blue Dodge Caravan and said it has rust and Illinois license plates. The van was last seen on Interstate 84 West. Police said the female driver was last seen wearing pajama pants and a crop…

State police said a serious crash in Wethersfield began with an incident in Hartford on Thursday morning.

In 2019, approximately 55 million people left town over the Thanksgiving holiday. This year that number is expected to be down more than 10%, according to AAA.

State police are investigating two crashes in New Britain Thursday that caused serious injuries and they are asking for witnesses to come forward with information. The first crash happened at 1:09 p.m. The driver of a Honda Accord heading west on Interstate 84 lost control in the area of exit 36 in New Britain and hit a guardrail, state police…