Newtown

State police arrested a wrong-way driver who they say struck a trooper’s cruiser on I-84 in Newtown early Saturday morning. According to state police, they received a call about a driver going the wrong way on I-84 west in Danbury just before 1:30 a.m. A trooper traveling in the right direction encountered the vehicle, which clipped the driver’s side...

Police have arrested a minor accused of vandalizing a historical building in Newtown last month. Officers said the minor was allegedly caught on camera vandalizing the Little Red Schoolhouse at Middle Gate School. The incident happened on March 2 just before 2:30 a.m. Authorities said a glass window and wooden frame were destroyed. The minor was issued a summons for…

A driver was caught speeding over 100 miles per hour on Interstate 84 in Newtown on Tuesday afternoon. Police stopped a Dodge SUV for traveling way over the speed limit and making reckless lane changes. During an inspection of the vehicle, officers found that the car had red and blue strobe lights and a siren. The driver was also carrying…

Police are looking for two people suspected in the vandalism of a historical building in Newtown last week. Officers are looking for the above pictured individuals who were captured on video surveillance vandalizing the Little Red Schoolhouse at Middle Gate School. The incident happened on March 2 just before 2:30 a.m. The building is owned by the Newtown Historical Society….

A person has serious injuries after a single-car crash in Newtown Friday morning. A vehicle collided with a pole on Swamp Road, trapping the driver, crews said. Using various tools, crews were able to free the trapped driver within 30 minutes, according to officials. The driver was taken to the hospital with serious injuries. The investigation remains ongoing.

The organization created to honor Chase Kowalski, a young boy killed in the Sandy Hook shooting, announced the appointment of a new president today: Brittany Kowalski, Chase’s sister. 

Interstate 84 East has reopened in Newtown after a multi-vehicle crash in the area. The highway was closed between exits 9 and 10, but has since reopened. Traffic is still backed up for a few miles. The crash was reported at 7:30 p.m. State police believe there are minor injuries, and a guardrail has been damaged. No additional information was…

Newtown police said a man has died after a multi-car crash on Berkshire Road on Monday. Officers were called to the area at about 10:30 a.m. for a car accident with injuries. A man was taken to the hospital and later died of his injuries. He’s been identified as 75-year-old John Schmalbach, of Brookfield. Police said two other people...

Two lanes of Interstate 84 West are closed in Newtown because of a vehicle fire. The highway was closed at exit 9, according to state police. No injuries are reported. Drivers are urged to expect delays and to use alternate routes.

A private music teacher in Newtown is facing new sexual assault charges involving a minor. Police arrested 69-year-old Richard Neal on Thursday. According to police, Neal had an inappropriate relationship with someone who was a minor at the time. He is charged with second-degree sexual assault, second-degree sexual assault of a victim between the ages of 13 and 15, and…

Police in Newtown have released additional information related to an incident that took place on Christmas Eve in the town. Police responded to a home on Boggs Hill Road for a dispute call on Dec. 24 and found a victim on the front porch suffering from multiple gunshot wounds, according to authorities. It happened around 7:45 p.m. Sunday night. Officers…

Police responded to a home on Boggs Hill Road in Newtown for a dispute call Christmas Eve and found a victim on the front porch suffering from multiple gunshot wounds, according to authorities. It happened around 7:45 p.m. Sunday night. Officers were able to pull the victim to safety, but the suspect went back inside the house, police said. The…

Police in Newtown are asking people to avoid travel on Boggs Hill Road in the Willowbrook Lane/Bentagrass Lane area during the late hours of Christmas Eve. Newtown PD says they are responding to a situation at a residence, and have asked people to stay away from the street. Police have not released any other information related to the incident....

Newtown police are investigating after an Israeli flag in Newtown was reportedly vandalized last week. The police department said they’ve arrested the person responsible. The vandalism was reported by a passerby at about 9 a.m. on Dec. 7. They said an Israeli flag had been cut and was lying on the ground near the intersection of Church Hill Road and…

A Garner Correctional Institution officer was arrested Tuesday for his apparent involvement in a use of force incident. Connecticut State Police said they’ve arrested correction officer Anthony Marlak after he turned himself in on an active arrest warrant. The arrest warrant stems from an investigation into a use of force incident that happened in Newtown earlier this year. Specific...

Members of the Newtown Action Alliance and other victims of gun violence spoke at the Capitol on Thursday, offering thoughts on Maine and the state’s upcoming gun buyback initiative.

On Thursday afternoon in Hartford, there was a somber undercurrent outside the capitol following Wednesday night’s mass shooting in Lewiston, Maine. “It’s devastating. It’s retraumatizing for our community,” Newtown Action Alliance co-founder Po Murray said. Horror unfolding in Maine, hitting close to home in Connecticut. “We know too well what they’re going through, but what we don’t know is...

A truck carrying 44 cows rolled over on I-84 in Newtown early Thursday morning. Fourteen of the cows didn’t survive.

Twenty cows are dead after a cattle trailer that was transporting cows from Maine to Ohio rolled over on an Interstate 84 off-ramp in Newtown early Thursday morning.

nterstate 84 West is closed in Newtown near exit 10, according to state police. It is closed after a tractor-trailer carrying dozens of cows rolled over early Thursday morning, according to Sandy Hook Volunteer Fire & Rescue.