South Windsor

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…

A 12-year-old in South Windsor is helping launch a program to establish community food pantries throughout the town.

South Windsor police have arrested the former manager of European Wax Center and said she is suspected of stealing more than $11,000 from the company. Police arrested 43-year-old Jessica McCann, of Meriden, on Tuesday morning after an investigation that started in July and she has been charged with larceny in the second degree. Police said McCann, who was the store…

A South Windsor man has been arrested after police say he sold cocaine to an undercover officers on three separate occasions during May and June. According to South Windsor police, they arrested Gentleman K. Bozeman, 60, on Thursday after a two-month long investigation by the East Central Narcotics Task Force (ECNTF) into the illegal sale of narcotics by Bozeman. The…

South Windsor Police have arrested an Enfield man after responding to a crash and learning the man had been involved in a domestic violence incident before speeding off and crashing, according to police. The crash happened on Friday, June 19, police said, and they found 41-year-old Benjamin Doolittle, of Enfield, in a vehicle that rolled over in the area of…

A South Windsor man died in a motorcycle crash in Hartford early Thursday morning, according to police. Officers found 28-year-old Carlos Alexis Rivera and a 22-year-old woman on the roadway next to a crashed motorcycle on Hudson Street around 3:20 a.m. Both victims were taken to the hospital, where Rivera later died, police said. The woman was listed in serious,…

South Windsor is a slightly larger Connecticut town, with a population of 26,000.  Like many other places, it has had hundreds looking for work due in part to coronavirus.   The South Windsor Chamber of Commerce said it has come up with a way to get some of those folks back to work, not too far from home. You’ve...

The South Windsor Chamber of Commerce believes it has come up with a way to get some of Connecticut residents folks back to work, not too far from home

Firefighters are investigating after two barns went up in flames Saturday afternoon. Crews were called to the 300 block of Main Street around noon after getting a report of a barn fire. When crews arrived on scene, they said they found a large pile of debris on fire that was extending up the side of the barn. The 20 to…

For Alexa Carey hunting for hard-to-find items during the coronavirus pandemic is a little easier thanks to community members in South Windsor and an online group called the Buy Nothing Project. “I can’t really say the group really changed that much because that’s what we do. We give to each other. And we know each other. And we’ve been...

With so many store shelves empty, people are helping each other to fill some of the need.

South Windsor police have arrested a man who is accused of choking a woman while she was sleeping days after he attempted to break into her home. Officers arrested 39-year-old Winston Davis, of Hartford, on Sunday for the second time within a week. Last Thursday, police said Davis was arrested after a domestic violence-related incident. He is accused of driving…

Able Tool and Equipment in South Windsor is evacuated after a fire broke out. Police officers and firefighters have responded to the Wagner Construction business on Burnham Street and found heavy fire coming from the second floor. The fire chief said the building was engulfed and learned that there were chemicals, which turned out to be gasoline, on the first…

Crews battle heavy fire on the second floor of the Wagner Construction business.

Soon after covering a skate park with sand to prevent large groups from gathering, South Windsor police said they responded to the park after two men tried to remove sand so they could use it. South Windsor closed areas of congregation within the parks and put the sand down after seeing large groups of youth gathering despite the order to…

Some people are not adhering to the social distancing guidelines. A local town tried to stop people from using a local skate park, but even sand didn’t stop them.

Soon after the town of South Windsor put sand down on a skate park in South Windsor to enforce social distancing, two men tried to clean it up. Police said they admitted to doing so in order to use it.

To stop people from gathering in large groups at the skate park in South Windsor during the coronavirus pandemic, the town has covered the park with sand. The town manager, Michael Maniscalco, recorded a call that went out to residents, saying town officials have been trying to enforce social distancing – 6 feet between people – and they have noticed…

We are getting a look at some new data that helps show how well Connecticut is doing testing for coronavirus