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R & R Power Equipment in East Granby has had all sorts of items stolen over the years – most recently, lawnmowers worth thousands.

A man is dead after a crash involving a tractor in East Granby on Thursday morning. Connecticut State Police said they responded to the area of Floydville Road at about 9:30 a.m. A car crashed into a tractor that was crossing the road. Police said the tractor driver died as a result of the crash. State police are investigating. Anyone…

A fire caused significant damage to a home in East Granby overnight and one firefighter was transported to the hospital to be evaluated for an injury.

A fire caused significant damage to a home in East Granby overnight and one firefighter was transported to the hospital to be evaluated for an injury. Firefighters were called to a single-family home on North Main Street around 11 p.m. on Sunday. Three people were home at the time of the fire and were able to get out before fire…

State police are investigating after a child in East Granby picked up a package believed to contain drugs while riding on a school bus.

State police are investigating after a child in East Granby picked up a package believed to contain drugs while riding on a school bus.

State police are investigating after a child in East Granby picked up a package believed to contain drugs while riding on a school bus.   State police said the superintendent of East Granby Schools contacted them just after 9:30 p.m. Thursday after a parent found a suspicious package in their child’s possession and contacted the school principal, who then...

A tractor-trailer rolled over Tuesday afternoon, closing Route 20 in East Granby during rush hour.

Route 20 was closed in East Granby Tuesday afternoon after a tractor-trailer rolled over and came to a final rest across the roadway. The crash between the tractor-trailer and another vehicle happened at the intersection of Route 20 and East Street. There were no injuries, state police said. The Department of Energy and Environmental Protection said they were on scene…

Coping with unimaginable loss, Al Cheverier is the last surviving member of his family. “It’s been a rough life,” he said. Cheverier and his wife were a tight-knit family of five. Their three kids were named Ty, Tayna, and Tricia.  For Cheverier, a 25-year veteran and former First Sergeant with the Connecticut National Guard, it has been a long...

Parents and community members came out to a special Board of Education meeting in East Granby Monday night.

Parents and community members came out to a special Board of Education meeting in East Granby Monday night. The meeting convened after an elementary school student was found with two handguns in their belongings Friday. The child’s father has since been arrested. Staff at the Carl Allgrove Elementary School made the discovery during the late morning hours when school...

An East Granby man was charged after State Police say a local student was found with two handguns in their belongings Friday. Staff at the Carl Allgrove Elementary School made the discovery during the late morning hours when school was in session and immediately secured the two firearms. No one was injured and there is no threat to the public…

Connecticut State Police are investigating a serious-injury crash in East Granby.

Connecticut State Police are investigating a serious-injury crash in East Granby. Troopers responded to Rainbow Road at about 9:15 p.m. for a reported pedestrian crash. An NBC Connecticut crew at the scene said it appears multiple cars were involved. The pedestrian has serious injuries and was taken to a nearby hospital for treatment. It’s unclear how they’re doing at...

More than a week after the murder-suicide deaths of a library director and an Avon police officer in East Granby, Avon police spoke about the incident on Monday.

More than a week after the murder-suicide deaths of a library director and an Avon police officer in East Granby, Avon police spoke about the incident on Monday. Police said 49-year-old Thomas Jacius and 48-year-old Doreen Jacius were found at their home in East Granby with gunshot wounds on Sunday, August 28. Authorities say the husband was a police officer…

One of the incidents involved an Avon police officer and his wife, an East Granby library director. The other, a North Branford dentist and a woman police say he once had a relationship with.

Dozens gathered in East Granby Monday night to mourn the deaths of a local couple. Connecticut State Police said 48-year-old Doreen Jacius, a library director in East Granby was shot and killed on Sunday. Her husband, 49-year-old Thomas Jacius, an Avon police sergeant, was also found dead at their home in East Granby.   The Office of the Chief Medical...

A 49-year-old Avon police officer and his 48-year-old wife, who was the director of the East Granby Public Library, have died in a murder-suicide at their East Granby home Sunday night, according to officials.