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Route 32 in Montville reopens
Firefighters are battling a fire in the area of Broadview in Montville. Route 32 was shut down between Crow Hill and Fort Shantok Road to any vehicles other than emergency vehicles, ut has reopened, according to the state Department of Transportation. No additional information was immediately available.
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Motorcyclist injured in fiery crash in Montville
A motorcyclist has serious injuries after he hit the back of a car in Preston on Sunday evening and the motorcycle caught fire. State police said the motorcyclist, a 30-year-old Norwich man, hit the back of a 2011 Lexus RX 350 on Route 2A in Montville at 6:33 p.m. No additional information was available.
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Credit card skimmers found at Montville 7/11 amid recent surge in skimming incidents
Police are asking customers who made credit card purchases at the 7/11 in Montville to monitor their bank statements for any suspicious activity after credit card skimmers were discovered attached to two registers over the weekend.
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Two credit card skimmers found at Montville 7-Eleven
A Montville 7-Eleven on Sunday became the latest Connecticut retailer to find credit card skimmers attached to its registers. Montville police said employees at the Route 32 7-Eleven contacted authorities after a customer pointed out skimming devices on two of the store’s credit card terminals. Store employees are reviewing surveillance footage in an attempt to determine when — and by…
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Police investigate several car burglaries in Montville
Police are investigating several car burglaries that happened in Montville during the overnight hours on Friday. The police department said they responded to several burglaries that happened in the area of route 32 and Occum Lane. Dozens of car break-ins happened overnight in Norwich as well. Anyone with information is asked to contact police at 860-848-7510.
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Man conspired to murder several people, including children, in Montville: warrant
A man accused of conspiring to murder four people, including two children, in Connecticut has been arrested. Connecticut State Police said Joshua Peikert, 31, paid a former cellmate to find a hitman to murder his ex-girlfriend, her current boyfriend and her children, a warrant states. It happened in July of 2022. Peikert and his cellmate met at Corrigan Correctional Institute…
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Supporting retired K9s
A Montville woman is on a mission to support law enforcement at both ends of the leash, long after their duty is done. Krista Serra is a professional photographer by trade. As owner of Harlow & Stone studios, she specializes in wedding and family photography while juggling life as a busy mom to five kids and five dogs. Now...
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‘I just love those dogs' – Story behind efforts to support retired K9s
A Montville woman is using her camera to help support retired police dogs. This is the emotional story behind her efforts and what the dogs mean to her and the town.
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Three taken to hospital after fire in Montville
Three people were taken to the hospital to be treated for smoke inhalation after a fire in Montville early Thursday morning. Montville Fire Marshal Paul Barnes said the call to respond to a fire in a basement on Park Avenue Extension came in at 1:25 a.m. Five people were able to get out safely and three were taken to hospital…
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‘Bolenville' brings joy to American Red Cross office in Montville
The American Red Cross is known for helping people after a disaster. But this holiday season, the Montville office is hoping to help the community in a different way.
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Suspect in crash that killed mother and son in Montville makes first court appearance
The Rhode Island man accused of causing the crash that killed a mother and her teenage son on Interstate 395 in Montville last September appeared in court Tuesday. Derion Coker, a 29-year-old of Pawtucket, Rhode Island, said he had been drinking at a casino before the crash and sent a text to someone saying he was “lit,” according to an...
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Suspect in crash that killed mother and son in Montville had been drinking at casino: warrant
State police have arrested a man who is accused of causing the crash that killed a mother and her teenage son who had stopped to help another driver on Interstate 395 in Montville last September. The arrest warrant for 29-year-old Derion Coker, of Pawtucket, Rhode Island, said he had been drinking at a casino before the crash and sent a…