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Police have arrested a man and a woman in connection to a hotel room burglary in Shelton, but the cat that they allegedly took is still missing. Officers responded to the Hilton Garden Inn on Jan. 22 to investigate the report of a burglary and learned that the victim’s hairless cat, Princess, along with a Fendi bag and Gucci bag…

Connecticut State Police said a man has died after a serious crash on Route 8 Sunday night. State Police said Route 8 South was shut down between Exits 12 and 13 due to a one-car crash. Troopers said the car veered into the median where it hit several trees and rolled over. The car came to an uncontrolled stop in…

A cat was taken during a burglary at a hotel room in Shelton, according to police, and they are asking anyone with information on the case to come forward. Officers responded to the Hilton Garden Inn Sunday to investigate the report of a burglary and learned that the victim’s hairless cat, Princess, along with a Fendi bag and Gucci...

A woman threw coffee in the face of a man attempting to steal her car at a convenience store in Shelton Wednesday morning, according to police. It happened around 7:15 a.m. at Mont’s Mart on Leavenworth Road. One suspect jumped into the victim’s car but was not able to drive away with it, according to police. The woman who...

A 33-year-old Bridgeport woman has died after she got out of the vehicle she was driving and was hit by another vehicle on Route 8 in Shelton early Thursday morning, according to state police. State police identified the woman as Joan Marie Forgas and said she was struck around 12:13 a.m. They said the Jeep Grand Cherokee that Forgas was…

An armed robbery suspect accused of leading police on a pursuit in Rocky Hill and Hartford on Monday night has been arrested. Shelton police were called to Cleto’s Package Store on Howe Avenue around 7:30 p.m. after getting a report of an armed robbery. Investigators said it was reported that a man who is approximately 40 to 50 years old…

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A haunted hayride in Shelton is experiencing a lot of backlash because one of its attractions depicted a police officer who was shot. The attraction, Legends of Fear, issued a public apology Sunday, after the display was seen by members of the Bristol Police force who visited Saturday night. Although she was not there herself, Marissa Cullen says a mix…

The operator of the Legends of Fear haunted hayride in Shelton has issued an apology after members of the Bristol police department noticed a part of the attraction that depicted a murdered police officer just one day after they said goodbye to two of their fallen fellow officers.

A firefighter was injured while battling a blaze at a storage facility in Shelton Wednesday afternoon. Crews said they were called to The Body Shop on River Road at approximately 2 p.m. Responding crews found a large column of smoke in the area. Firefighters saw a large storage container on fire as well as a car, a large amount of…

Police have arrested a man who is accused of stabbing someone during an argument in Shelton early Monday morning. Officers said 48-year-old Alex Chamoro, of Shelton, had an argument with a woman and her 34-year-old son at approximately 2 a.m. in their Howe Avenue apartment. During the argument, authorities said Chamoro stabbed the man with a pair of kitchen scissors….

Amid a recent uptick in car thefts, Connecticut state leaders are calling on social media companies to take action to prevent further thefts.

A string of car thefts in Connecticut are believed to be connected to a social media challenge. In Shelton, police believe six recent car thefts are connected.

A teenager who was arrested for stealing a car in Shelton on Tuesday told officers that he did it because he was following a trend on TikTok, according to police. Officers were called to the intersection of Coram Avenue and Hill Street just after midnight after getting a report of young males attempting to break into vehicles. Authorities said the…

A new social media challenge is giving thieves a quick way to steal some cars, according to officials. One local police department says the technique may have been used in a recent theft.

Firefighters put out multiple brush fires on Route 8 in the Shelton/Trumbull area Monday afternoon. Officials said they were alerted of the brush fires on the median of Route 8 at about 2 p.m. While responding, a large plume of smoke was visible from about a half mile away. Responding crews said they saw a large brush fire just north…

Crews are investigating after a coach bus caught fire on Route 8 in Shelton Monday evening. Officials said they responded to Route 8 South in the area of exit 13 for the passenger bus fire. Fire officials were able to extinguish the blaze within 35 minutes and approximately 20 firefighters responded to the scene. No one was inside the bus…

Shelton police have arrested three teens who are accused of assaulting a teen outside a Shelton home in May, an assault that police said was connected to a fight and stabbing at a separate house party where another teen died. Shelton police said a 16-year-old male and two 17-year-old males turned themselves in to police on Thursday and none of…

Emotions ran high outside a Milford courthouse Friday as a teenager accused of murder went before a judge. Friends of Fairfield Prep lacrosse player James “Jimmy” McGrath began yelling at Raul Valle as he left court because they believe he made a gesture towards them. Valle, 16, is accused of stabbing the 17-year-old to death in May at a house…

A motorcycle crash has closed Route 8 north in Shelton on Sunday. State Dept. of Transportation officials said the highway is closed between exits 11 and 12. Congestion is building in the area between exits 9 and 12. A vehicle and a motorcycle are involved in the crash, according to CT Travel Smart. Authorities have not released details on any…