Plainfield Police Department

A teen was hit by a Dodge Caravan while walking on Norwich Road in Plainfield Sunday afternoon and he suffered minor injuries, according to police. Officials said police responded to the scene at approximately 2:45 p.m. and determined that a car traveling north on Norwich Road failed to stay in its lane and struck the 15-year-old. The driver fled the…

A 5-year-old was transported to the hospital with suspected injuries after a car crash in Plainfield Thursday evening, police said. Police said they responded to a 2-car crash on Norwich Road at the intersection of Pickett Road at approximately 4:35 p.m. Officials said a person driving northbound struck the back of another car that was stopped waiting to turn left…

A person was injured after a motor vehicle crash on Canterbury Road in Plainfield Friday night, police said. Officials said the crash happened at approximately 7:40 p.m. in the area of 245 Canterbury Rd. When officers responded, they found a car drove off the road and hit a telephone pole, causing wires to go down. Authorities were told the driver…

Police are looking for the person responsible for a hit-and-run in Plainfield Saturday evening. Officials said they were called to the scene of a two-car crash on Norwich Road at the intersection of Gallop Street at approximately 5:30 p.m. When officers arrived, they determined that a car was hit from behind by a white Dodge Dakota with plates beginning in…

The Plainfield Police Department is asking for any additional information after a string of car break-ins and stolen vehicles were reported on Tuesday morning.  Plainfield Police responded to a call on July 20 at 3:26 a.m. of an attempted car break in on Easy St. and a second report of an attempted car break in on Brookside Drive. According to…

Two people were transported to the hospital after a car crash in Plainfield Saturday morning. Officials said the accident happened at approximately 10:30 a.m. at the intersection of Norwich Road, Academy Hill Road and Cemetery Road. A car driving westbound on Academy Hill Road was struck by another vehicle on the driver’s side. As a result of the crash,...

Two people were transported to the hospital following a car crash in Plainfield Sunday morning. Police said the crash happened at approximately 10:55 a.m. on Plainfield Pike Road just east of Starkweather Road. Officials said a man traveling east on Plainfield Pike Road hit a car pulling out of the Lighthouse Church of God. The impact of the crash caused…

Two people were transported to the hospital with injuries after a three-car crash in Plainfield Sunday afternoon. Officials said they responded to the crash in the area of Putnam Road in the Wauregan section of town at approximately 1:45 p.m. Police said a Moosup woman was driving northbound on Putnam Road when her vehicle slid out of control and into…

Police are investigating after a person was injured in a car vs. motorcycle crash in Plainfield Saturday afternoon. The accident happened at approximately 3:45 p.m. at the intersection of Norwich Road and Cemetery Road, officials said. Police said a Plainfield man crashed into the back of a car which was stopped just before the traffic signal. The driver of the…

Police are investigating after a car crash on the front lawn of a home on Norwich Road in Plainfield Friday night. Officials said the accident happened at approximately 8:30 p.m. in the area of 995 Norwich Rd. A car operated by a Niantic woman was driving northbound on Norwich Road when it crossed into the southbound lane, driving off the…

Authorities have identified a man who is accused of pouring an unknown liquid on police cars at the Plainfield Police Department on Sunday morning. Police said the man has been identified as 32-year-old Shane Hart. The community helped identify the man, according to officials. Officers said they found Hart pushing a bike in a restricted area on the property of…

Police are investigating a serious injury car vs. motorcycle crash in Plainfield Saturday morning. The crash happened at approximately 9:07 a.m. on Norwich Road at its intersection with Evergreen Street in the Central Village section. Kyle Heath, 21, of Sterling, was operating a motorcycle southbound on Norwich Road when he struck the rear driver side area of a car that…

A Shelton man was arrested following a traffic stop in which a K9 found cocaine in his car, police said. The incident happened at approximately 5:21 p.m. on Thursday in the area of Wauregan Road. During a traffic stop, a police officer became suspicious that Alex Monteiro was in possession of narcotics. The officer and his K9, who is trained…

An investigation is underway after a fatal single-car accident Friday night in Plainfield. Members of the Plainfield Police Department, Atwood Hose Fire Department, and American Legion Ambulance arrived to Green Hollow Road in the Wauregan section just after 10:30 p.m. According to police, when they arrived a Ford Explorer was found overturned in the woods with two occupants. Police say…

Police are investigating after a car hit a utility pole and rolled over in Plainfield Friday night. 21-year-old Clifford Gervais, of Voluntown, was driving eastbound on Plainfield Pike when his car struck and snapped a utility pole, causing downed wires across the road and vehicle. Gervais was removed from the vehicle and transported to Backus Emergency Care Center with minor…

A tip led Plainfield police to seize nearly 30 pounds of marijuana, according to police.

Plainfield Police responded to a swatting incident involving a prank call on Monday night where the caller said he had just murdered his mother.

Police have arrested a student who was recently expelled and is accused of making a threat to Plainfield High School on Friday.

A 21-year-old Danielson man was killed in a fiery crash in the Moosup village of Plainfield early Saturday morning. State police have identified him as 21-year-old Shane Currier.

Plainfield Police have arrested a woman who they said was found under the influence in a car with a 2-year-old on Saturday night.