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U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem will be the keynote speaker at the U.S. Coast Guard Academy in New London, the Coast Guard announced Thursday. The 144th Coast Guard Academy Comencement Excercises are scheduled to begin at 11 a.m. on May 21. Noem, the former Governor of South Dakota, was nominated to be Homeland Security Secretary by President...

A man has been charged in connection to a deadly shooting that happened in New London earlier this year. Officers responded to Moore Avenue in New London on Tuesday, March 18, around 6:15 p.m. for a report of gunshots fired and someone who had possibly been soht. When police arrived, they said they found a man who had appeared to…

Three New London police officers were justified when they shot a suspect in a hotel room in November 2023, according to a report from the Office of the Inspector General. Police initially responded to the America’s Best Value Inn on Bayonet Street on Nov. 26, 2023 for a report of a shot being fired from a second floor window. The…

U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem will be the keynote speaker at the U.S. Coast Guard Academy in New London, the Coast Guard announced Thursday. The 144th Coast Guard Academy Comencement Excercises are scheduled to begin at 11 a.m. on May 21. Noem, the former Governor of South Dakota, was nominated to be Homeland Security Secretary by President...

A Navy sailor has been sentenced to 50 years in prison for killing his wife and setting fire to their New London home while their baby son was inside three years ago. The Division of Criminal Justice (DCJ) said 26-year-old George Dodson, who is a Navy sailor, plead guilty to charges including murder, arson and risk of injury to a…

The New London Police Department is warning drivers to be cautious of a recent increase in attempted Kia car thefts. Officers said owners of Kia models manufactured between 2011 and 2021 should be careful due to a “manufacturing vulnerability that can be exploited.” Because of the increase in attempted thefts, police suggest drivers park in well-lit areas, use anti-theft devices…

The New London police department has terminated the employment of a police officer who has been arrested four times amid allegations of domestic violence incidents, according to the mayor. Mayor Michael E. Passero said former New London Police Officer Julio Gil-Martinez’s employment has been terminated for just cause and it is effective immediately. Gil-Martinez was placed on administrative leave...

A woman has been arrested in connection with a deadly crash that happened in New London last November. The crash happened at Colman and Vauxhall Streets, near the New London Shopping Center entrance, around 4:45 p.m. on Nov. 3. Police officers and firefighters responded and found two sedans and a motorcycle had been involved in the crash. Police said four…

Police in New London are investigating after over a dozen kittens were dumped in a commuter parking lot over the weekend. All of them are sick, and one needs surgery.

New London animal control is investigating after someone abandoned 16 sick kittens over the weekend and they are asking for help as they are being treated. Animal control said it appears that someone left 16 kittens between four weeks and three months old in three carriers in the driveway of the commuter parking lot across from across from Ocean Pizza…

A New London police officer who had been arrested in connection with allegations of a domestic violence incident has been arrested for a fourth time, according to the police chief.   Another law enforcement agency arrested Officer Julio Gil-Martinez on Wednesday and this was the fourth incident involving allegations of domestic violence-related matters, according to New London police chief Brian…

A New London police officer who was arrested in connection with a domestic violence incident last year has been arrested for a third time. Julio Gil-Martinez, 28, of New London, was arrested for violating a protective order last Monday, police said. Authorities said a woman came into police headquarters to report that Gil-Martinez allegedly violated a protective order against him….

Police have identified the man who died after a shooting on Moore Avenue in New London Tuesday night. The police department said they responded to the area for a reported shooting just after 6:15 p.m. Responding officers found a man with gunshot wounds to the torso. He was taken to the hospital and later died. He has been identified as…

More former Coast Guard Academy cadets are taking legal action against the federal government. They claim it was allowed to go unchecked. In each of seven new complaints is a story of someone who says they were either raped, touched or grabbed against their will. One former cadet alleges they were drugged and multiple others say a Coast Guard policy…

The long-running seaside festival “Sailfest” is going to look different this year, according to New London’s mayor. It comes a day after the organizer of the downtown festival announced it would be “canceled.”

The long-running seaside festival “Sailfest” is going to look different this year, according to New London’s mayor. It comes a day after the organizer of the downtown festival announced it would be “canceled.” The city said it’s not their decision to make and they still have plans for the mid-summer festivities. The mayor also made it clear the beloved...

New London’s Sailfest has been canceled this year, according to organizers. Sailfest New London posted on its Facebook page Wednesday that the annual summer celebration would not be happening due to the city’s budget constraints. “Sailfest has been a cornerstone of New London’s summer for over four decades, bringing people together to celebrate our waterfront and community,” said Barbara...

A woman died in a crash in New London on Sunday morning. Police responded to the scene on State Street and Bank Street just after 12:30 a.m. A car had crashed into a fixture at the Parade Plaza, according to police. The driver, 41-year-old Joslyn Wakefield, was removed from the vehicle and taken to the hospital where she was pronounced…

A moped rider was injured after colliding with a vehicle in New London over the weekend. Emergency crews responded to a crash with injuries on Bank Street and Montauk Avenue around 3:30 p.m. on Saturday. The collision reportedly involved a moped and a vehicle. The moped rider appeared to have non-life threatening injuries, but refused medical treatment, police said. The…

The Connecticut Center for Addiction Recovery (CCAR) was spared from closing three of its centers across the state. CCAR is an organization that has been offering recovery community centers for over two decades. The centers often work with people who are released from treatment centers to continue on their path to recovery. On Thursday, the organization announced it was preparing…