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EnCon Police Rescue Mama Bear and Her Cubs in Canton
Environmental conservation police rescued a mother bear and a couple of her cubs that were getting into some mischief at a home in Canton. Officers with EnCon police in the northwest sector responded to the home and safely tranquilized the bears, with some help from the wildlife division. They were then removed from the area and moved to a more…
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Police ID Missing Hiker Found Dead at Lovers Leap State Park in New Milford
Police have identified a missing hiker who was found dead at Lovers Leap State Park in New Milford on Sunday. Department of Energy and Environmental Protection officials said the people the man was hiking with last saw him hiking down from an overlook in the park and he was later found dead in Lake Lillinonah. DEEP officials identified the man…
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Missing Hiker Found Dead at Lovers Leap State Park in New Milford
A missing hiker was found dead at Lovers Leap State Park in New Milford Sunday and Environmental Conservation Police are investigating. Department of Energy and Environmental Protection officials said the people the man was hiking with last saw him hiking down from an overlook in the park and he was later found dead in Lake Lillinonah. The State Office of…
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Missing Person Found Dead After Search at Bluff Point Park in Groton
The search for a missing person at Bluff Point Park in Groton has ended in tragedy. Officials from the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection said Wednesday that the man they were searching for was found deceased and his death is believed to have been by suicide. DEEP said the man’s friends reported him missing on Friday. His vehicle...
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EnCon Police Release Names of Wesleyan Students Involved in Boating Accident in Hebron
EnCon Police have released the names of the Wesleyan students who were involved in a boating accident on Amston Lake in Hebron over the weekend.
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State Lawmakers Call for Bear Hunt After Hiker Injured in Southbury
Two Connecticut lawmakers are calling for a bear hunt after a hiker was injured by a black bear in the woods in Southbury on Saturday.
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Hiker Injured by Black Bear in Southbury
Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection officials are investigating after a hiker was injured by a black bear in the woods on Saturday.
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Friends Remember Teen Killed In Rollover Crash at Hammonasset Beach State Park
A community is mourning after 18-year-old Nicholas Proto died from an SUV rollover accident at Hammonasset Beach State Park shortly after his graduation from Haddam-Killingworth High School.
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Teenager Killed in Crash at Hammonasset Beach State Park in Madison
A teenager has died after a crash at Hammonasset Beach State Park in Madison on Saturday night.
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Teens Accused of Burning Down Shakespeare Theatre Appear in Court
Three classmates accused of burning down the Shakespeare Theatre in Stratford entered not guilty pleas in court Tuesday.
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Teens Charged in Connection With Construction Trailer Fires at Silver Sands in Milford
Environmental Conservation Police have arrested two teens in connection with vandalism at construction trailers at Milford’s Silver Sands State Park in March.
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Construction Trailer Fires at Silver Sands in Milford Intentionally Set: DEEP
Investigators now say the fires that damaged two construction trailers at Silver Sands State Park in Milford on Sunday were intentionally set and a reward is being offered for information, according to the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection.
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3 Men Arrested in Connection to Illegal Deer Hunting in Roxbury
EnCon Police have arrested three men in connection to illegal deer hunting in Roxbury on Monday.
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Police ID Man Who Died in Boating Accident on Candlewood Lake
Police have identified the man who died after a boating accident on Candlewood Lake in Brookfield on Sunday afternoon.
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Bear Breaks Into Home and Eats From Refrigerator: DEEP
Authorities were called to a home in Barkhamsted Thursday after a bear strolled right on in, according to officials from the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection.
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Vandals Spray-Paint Swastikas at Lake Williams State Park in Lebanon
The state Department of Energy and Environmental Protection is searching for vandals who spray-painted swastikas and other graffiti on trees and the ground at Lake Williams State Park Scenic Reserve in Lebanon.
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Man Charged With Illegal Hunting in Meriden; Police Seek Additional Suspects
State Environmental Conservation police have arrested a man accused of illegal hunting in a Meriden park, and are looking for several other people believed to have hunted illegally in the area.
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Crews Recover Body of Queens Man at Connecticut Park
The body of a 33-year-old man was pulled from the water at Millers Pond State Park in Durham on Saturday.