South Windsor police

Police are looking for anyone who may have witnessed a hit-and-run that happened Friday afternoon in South Windsor. Officials said the crash happened at about 12:05 p.m. at the intersection of Ellington Road, or Route 30, and Sullivan Avenue. The evading car is a silver SUV with front left side damage, according to police. Authorities said no major injuries were…

Local police departments are seeing a rise in mental health crisis calls and both Waterbury and South Windsor say that it’s partially driven by the ongoing pandemic. They are meeting the need in a new way: not just with intervention, but also with counseling and support. Both departments have Crisis Intervention Teams. When an emergency call comes in, officers...

New charges have been filed against a South Windsor man accused of killing his wife in May. Tahj Hutchinson, who was initially charged with the first-degree manslaughter of Jessica Edwards, has had that charge upgraded to murder. Risk of injury to a child and tampering with evidence charges have also been added. “I was elated. Finally, something, I feel like…

Months after Tahj Hutchinson’s arrest on manslaughter charges in the death of his wife, Jessica Edwards, prosecutors have upgraded the charges against him to murder,

South Windsor’s Police Department is grieving the loss of Officer Benjamin Lovett after he died from his injuries sustained in an accident last month in Tolland.

South Windsor Officer Ben Lovett died Tuesday, more than two weeks after his motorcycle collided with a vehicle police say was being operated by an intoxicated driver.

A South Windsor police officer has died more than two weeks after he was involved in a crash on his motorcycle with a suspected intoxicated driver. Officer Ben Lovett was off duty and riding his motorcycle in Tolland on June 26 just after 1 a.m. when the crash happened at the intersection of Hunter Road and Crystal Lake Road, according…

Tahj Hutchinson, who has been charged with manslaughter in the death of his wife, Jessica Edwards, was held on $1.5 million bond after facing a judge Monday.

The husband of Jessica Edwards, who was found dead in East Hartford Friday, admitted to police he and his wife got into a fight in their South Windsor condo and at some point, he realized she was no longer alive, according to the arrest affidavit.

The husband of missing South Windsor mother Jessica Edwards was arrested in connection with her death and will appear in court today.

The husband of Jessica Edwards, a South Windsor woman who was found dead in East Hartford Friday, admitted to police he and his wife got into a fight in their condo and at some point, he realized she was no longer alive, according to the arrest affidavit. Tahj Hutchinson, 22, was arrested Friday evening and charged with first-degree manslaughter in…

The husband of missing South Windsor mother Jessica Edwards was arrested in connection with her death and will appear in court on Monday. Edwards was a 30-year-old South Windsor woman and mom to a 7-month-old baby boy. After over a week of searching, her body was found Friday in a wooded area in East Hartford. Edwards’ husband, 22-year-old Tahj Hutchinson, has...

A vigil will be held for South Windsor mother Jessica Edwards, whose body was found Friday in a wooded area in East Hartford.

The South Windsor community came out to support the family of mother Jessica Edwards by holding a vigil in her honor Saturday. Edwards was a 30-year-old South Windsor woman and mom to a 7-month-old baby boy. After over a week of searching, her body was found Friday in a wooded area in East Hartford. “We want the Edwards family to…

The body of missing South Windsor mother Jessica Edwards was found Friday in East Hartford, police said, and her husband has been arrested in connection with her death.

The body of missing South Windsor mother Jessica Edwards was found Friday in East Hartford, police said, and her husband has been arrested in connection with her death. Edwards, a 30-year-old South Windsor woman and mom to a 7-month-old baby boy, has been missing since Monday, May 10. State police spent much of the day in the area of Chipper…

Jessica Edwards has been missing for a week and police say her disappeance is being considered suspicious. Her family is desperate for her return.

Police are investigating after a shooting on Route 5 in South Windsor left one injured. Police said a driver in a 1987 Suzuki Samurai was leaving a car show on Nutmeg South Road and was stopped to turn onto John Fitch Boulevard at Strong Road just after 5:30 p.m. when a charcoal gray four-door Mercedes with dark tints and a…

An East Windsor police dog helped “sniff out” a missing elderly man who wandered away from his South Windsor home Wednesday morning, said police. Ofc. Mitchell and K9 Mylo responded to South Windsor to assist their police department in locating a missing elderly man at approximately 3:30 a.m. It was reported the man had walked away from his home about…