Plainfield

A man is recovering after being shot during a fight at a home in Plainfield late Friday night, according to police. Officers received a 911 call from someone reporting a disturbance at a home on Black Hill Road in the Central Village section of town around 11:49 p.m. It was reported that multiple people were inside of the home breaking…

Police have arrested a man after a brutal domestic violence incident in Plainfield over the weekend. Officers responded to a home on Starkweather Road just after 11 a.m. on Saturday. They found a 73-year-old woman outside suffering from severe head and facial injuries, according to police. The woman told officers the suspect had beaten her head and face with multiple…

Have you seen this boat? Connecticut State Police are looking for your help finding a boat that was stolen from a commuter lot in Plainfield on Wednesday. Troopers said it happened at the Interstate 395 exit 29 commuter lot around 6 p.m. Police are looking for a 2000 Wellcraft Scarab 29-foot outboard boat, as well as a 2022 trailer with…

A Plainfield High School graduate is getting a chance chase his broadcasting dreams.

A Plainfield High School graduate is getting a chance chase his broadcasting dreams. Jacob Irons is a senior at the University of Notre Dame and is the primary play by play announcer for the student radio station. He’s called the football team’s playoff run and will now get the radio call for the national championship game with the Fighting...

A 15-year-old was threatened with a knife during an attempted home invasion in Plainfield on New Year’s Day. The police department said they were called to a home on North Chestnut Street in the Wauregan section of town around 4:15 a.m. Authorities said two masked thieves with knives forcibly removed the teen from a car in the back of...

An overturned tractor-trailer venting a vapor cloud closed both sides of Interstate 395 in Plainfield Thursday morning. It happened around 1:30 a.m., according to state police. The northbound and southbound lanes were closed between Exit 24 in Griswold and Exit 28 in Plainfield, according to Plainfield Fire Co. #1. The tanker truck was carrying liquid nitrogen and was leaking, creating…

One person was taken to the hospital after a car crashed into a tree in Plainfield early Saturday morning. Firefighters responded to Robin Road just before 3 a.m. for the crash. A photo posted by Plainfield Fire Company #1 shows damage to the vehicle. The vehicle appeared to be intertwined in the branches of the tree. Only one person was…

A man who was reported missing over the weekend has been found dead in the Moosup River. Plainfield police received a report of a missing person for 32-year-old Kyle Sousa, of Central Village, on Sunday around 5 p.m. He had reportedly last been seen on Saturday at 10:30 p.m. Investigators were able to determine his last approximate location as Main…

Police are investigating after finding a dog tied up and abandoned in the Moosup section of Plainfield Wednesday. The police department said they responded to Olearos Hill Road at about 5 p.m. Authorities said they found an abandoned female German Shepherd tied up to a gate using a horse lead. The dog was malnourished and in need of medical treatment,…

Police are investigating after finding a dog tied up and abandoned in the Moosup section of Plainfield Wednesday. The police department said they responded to Olearos Hill Road at about 5 p.m. Authorities said they found an abandoned female German Shepherd tied up to a gate using a horse lead. The dog was malnourished and in need of medical treatment,…

Five elementary school students and a staff member were taken to the hospital after a garbage truck hit a school bus in Plainfield around 8:45 a.m. Thursday. No major injuries have been reported, according to the superintendent. He said the school bus was heading to Shepard Hill Elementary School and a garbage truck hit it on Main Street in Moosup….

Someone in a BMW tossed a bag filled with $52,000 in cash out of a car while trying to evade police in Plainfield, according to state police. State police said they responded to the service plaza on Interstate 395 North around 11:11 a.m. Monday to investigate a report of a man tampering with an ATM and looking into parked cars….

One person was taken to the hospital after an early-morning scooter crash in Plainfield Sunday. Emergency crews responded to a single-vehicle crash on Norwich Road just after 5:15 a.m. Plainfield police said the crash occurred when a scooter left the roadway, struck a curb and went airborne before landing in the breakdown lane and falling over. The operator, a 32-year-old…

Two pets are missing and five people are displaced after a large fire at a home in Plainfield on Sunday morning. Firefighters were called to the home on Cottage Street around 6:30 a.m. for a report of a fire. When crews arrived, there was reportedly already heavy fire coming from the home. Fire officials said a family of five was…

Two schools in Plainfield were placed into lockdown Thursday morning as police investigated a potential threat of a gun being brought onto one of the campuses, according to school superintendent Paul Brenton. According to Plainfield police, administrators of Plainfield High School contacted them about a social media threat involving a gun on school grounds. Shepard Hill Elementary School and Plainfield…

One firefighter was transported to the hospital after a house fire in Plainfield on Saturday afternoon. Firefighters from Plainfield, Moosup and Central Village extinguished a fire at a home on Route 12. The fire appeared to damage a portion of the back of the home. Investigators did not release specific details about the extent of the damage. According to fire…

Two men and a minor were taken into custody after allegedly driving erratically through the Wauregan section of Plainfield Tuesday night. Police said they received several complaints from residents reporting a white SUV driving erratically. It happened at about 8 p.m. Officers said one of the suspects was wearing a mask, sitting on the window of a passenger side door…

A person and a dog have died after a house fire in Plainfield over the weekend. Dispatchers received a report of a fire at a home on Pinecrest Drive on Sunday around 6:15 p.m. Fire crews from several companies responded and found heavy smoke and fire coming from the home. After the fire was extinguished, police said a person and…

Interstate 395 on the Plainfield/Griswold line has reopened after a tractor-trailer rollover closed it for hours on Wednesday. Firefighters said all lanes of the northbound side of the highway were closed between exits 22 and 24. The entire southbound side of the highway was also closed at one point. The rollover sent debris across both sides of the highway. Both…