Middletown police

Middletown’s police chief is defending his decision to remove the “Thin Blue Line” and “Blue Lives Matter” flags from his department in the wake of the national outcry over the death of George Floyd. The decision, made in consultation with the mayor, has been met with both praise and criticism. In a lengthy post Thursday, Chief William McKenna explained...

This week, in the wake of growing tensions nationwide over police brutality, Middletown police chief William McKenna made the decision to take down a flag showing the thin blue line symbol

The hunt is on for the hit-and-run driver who killed a woman in Middletown. Now people in that city are grieving after the death of the longtime cafeteria worker at Wesleyan University.  “It’s just an awful, awful tragedy,” said Mayor Ben Florsheim, D – Middletown. Many are mourning a woman who died after a hit-and-run at the intersection of...

Brooke Rich, 41, of Middletown, was crossing Washington Street at the intersection with High Street when she was hit around 9 p.m., according to police.

Middletown police are investigating after a pedestrian was struck and killed on Wednesday night.

Middletown police are trying to find a hit-and-run driver accused of purposely hitting a student driver earlier this month.

Police are looking for a man who allegedly stabbed his girlfriend in Middletown Saturday morning.

59-year-old Peter Recchia, was last seen October 3 and his family is still hoping he’ll be found.

Almost two weeks have passed since 59-year-old Peter Recchia, of Middletown, disappeared and Hamden police said they spoke with him hours before he was reported missing while responding to reports of an unwanted person in a 76-year-old woman’s home in their town. Now they are launching an internal investigation.

Middletown police said they have found the motorcyclist who fled after hitting a pedestrian at the intersection of Newfield Street and Westfield Street earlier this month.

Middletown police are attempting to identify the motorcyclist who they said was in a hit-and-run crash involving a pedestrian last week.

Middletown police are trying to find a missing woman with dementia.

The Silver Alert for a missing a 1-year-old boy and his mother has been cancelled.

Hundreds of volunteers laid flags at veterans’ graves in Middletown Saturday morning, to honor those who put their lives on the line for our country.

There will be extra police at Middletown High School on Monday after an investigation into a threat, officers said.

Hour after hour, a select group of volunteers braved the frigid Long Island Sound water—and wind—to raise money for Special Olympics athletes.

A man in Middletown was charged following a cat abandonment at the Sports Hall of Fame.

A subcontractor for Eversource was killed by a falling tree in Middletown on Sunday afternoon.

A subcontractor for Eversource was killed by a falling tree in Middletown on Sunday afternoon.

Middletown Police are investigating after dead puppies were found in a bag on Sunday.