Groton

Hundreds of U.S. Navy families gathered at Naval Submarine Base New London to welcome their loved ones back from deployment. The Virginia-class fast-attack submarine USS Indiana (SSN 789), commanded by Cmdr. Kyle McVay, was on deployment for six months.  Sonia Santiago and her three children were among the many families waiting for their spouses to return. Santiago said the past…

Hundreds of U.S Navy families gathered at Naval Submarine Base New London to welcome their loved ones back from deployment.

Police are investigating after someone found human remains near a cemetery in Groton.

Police are investigating after someone found human remains near a cemetery in Groton. City of Groton police officers responded to the area near the Colonel Ledyard Cemetery on Mitchell Street after receiving a 911 call on Wednesday reporting a suspicious item and they found human remains, police said. The City of Groton Police Detective Division is leading the investigation with…

A state representative is facing a suspension after being arrested and charged with driving under the influence in Groton over the weekend. Groton police said they took State Rep. Aundré Bumgardner into custody on Sunday. He represents the 41st district in Connecticut’s House of Representatives; a district that includes parts of Groton and Stonington. Overnight, Bumgardner released a statement...

Fire damaged a warehouse building at the Mystic Shipyard overnight and an investigation is underway into the cause. Someone who saw the fire called 911 around 11:32 p.m. Monday and told dispatchers that there was a fire in a detached warehouse building at the Mystic Shipyard, according to the Town of Groton Police Department. Police officers and firefighters responded to…

Groton police arrested a woman who is accused of causing a crash on Friday morning and said her blood alcohol content was more than four times the legal limit. Police responded to the area of Toll Gate Road and Route 12 in Groton around 8:16 a.m. Friday after receiving several 911 calls reporting a crash. They determined that a 51-year-old…

A man is recovering after a shooting in Groton early Sunday morning. Groton City police responded to Meridian Street around 3:15 a.m. for a report of a man with a gunshot wound. Police said a single shot was fired and a 24-year-old man was injured. He was taken to Lawrence + Memorial Hospital for treatment. His injury is described as…

State police have arrested a man and a woman who are accused of assaulting a man during a road rage incident on Providence New London Turnpike in North Stonington on Thursday night. State police responded to the scene at 10:50 p.m. and met with a 45-year-old man who had some minor head and facial injuries. While waiting for EMS to…

A teen has been arrested in connection to a crash that killed a 14-year-old boy in Mystic last October. Police said 14-year-old Carson Wilson, of Groton, died after a crash on Oct. 14, which sent four teens to the hospital. Groton police responded to Fishtown Road at 1:21 a.m. after receiving an iPhone crash detection call and found four teens…

Groton passed an ordinance Tuesday to fine people participating in street takeovers.

Groton passed an ordinance Tuesday to fine people participating in street takeovers. “There’s rules of the road, there’s regulations, there’s laws, there’s ordinances and we want people to obey them,” said Groton Police Chief L.J. Fusaro. He says street takeovers have resulted in injuries, damages and even a death in Groton. North Haven, New Haven, Middletown and Hartford have...

A Groton police officer was taken to the hospital to be treated for minor injuries after she was hit by a driver who police said was drunk, on a cell phone and going the wrong way on New Year’s Eve, according to police.

A Groton police officer was taken to the hospital to be treated for minor injuries after she was hit by a driver who police said was drunk, on a cell phone and going the wrong way on New Year’s Eve, according to police. Police said the driver who hit the officer had a blood alcohol content of more than .20,…

Groton City is the next municipality looking to install cameras to highspeed areas after a new law gave towns the ability to consider them. The idea is approved locally, and now the state must give the city the go-ahead. Home to multiple big employers, Groton City has an influx of 10,000 to 15,000 cars that come in and out everyday. …

Many towns in Connecticut have approved local measures for speed monitoring, but await permission on the state level before installations begin.

The USS Virginia submarine returned to the Naval Submarine Base New London in Groton, Connecticut on Friday after a six-month deployment.

A Thanksgiving tradition hits 24 years in Groton. Hundreds of Submarine Base School students enjoyed a home cooked meal prepared by Navy Veterans. Some volunteers only know this style of thanksgiving, like Kenneth Beghul, who we met keeping time as the deep friers ripped through turkeys in prep for the sailor’s arrival. “I was a kid so they were like,…

A dog has died after a fire at an apartment complex in Groton on Monday night. When crews arrived to the three-story apartment complex in the 600 block of Meridian Street Ext., they said there were no visible signs of fire or smoke from the outside. The fire alarm system had been activated and there was reportedly a smell of…

A Massachusetts man has died after the car he was driving went off Interstate 95 in Groton on Thursday night and hit a parked construction vehicle, according to state police. State police said Paul Robert Bigos, 37, of Dighton, Massachusetts was driving a 2012 Subaru Impreza on I-95 North in Groton around 11:48 p.m. when he went off the road…