Southington

Police are investigating after a car ended up on the front porch of a home in Southington on Monday afternoon and two teens are in custody. Officers received a call from Queen St. Liquors around 12 p.m. reporting a man and woman who had just shoplifted from their package store. Investigators said the two suspects, identified as two 16-year-old males…

A Connecticut family is thankful to be home after a traffic nightmare on I-95 in Virginia. They were among the trapped cars on the icy and snowy highway. Some were stuck on a 50-mile stretch for more than 24 hours. “It was crazy. I’ve never been through anything like that,” said Courtney Patenaude of Southington. Their trip home to Connecticut…

A Connecticut teen’s tragic passing in 2019 is helping others live on because she was an organ donor. And now, her memory is being celebrated in a big way at this year’s Rose Parade in Pasadena, California.

Home for the holidays has a significant meaning for one boy in Southington. The 11-year-old has been undergoing treatment for a brain tumor for most of the year. On Christmas Eve, Ben Marek got his homecoming, and a huge welcome from the community. Marek was greeted with signs, balloons, cheers, and celebration. Many of the homes on the street put…

More than 800 people attended a parade for Ben Marek as he returned to his home for the first time in 10 months

NBC Connecticut sports anchor Matt Finkel meets up with local hockey players who give tips for those trying out the winter sport for the first time!

Part of West Street in Southington is closed after an oil delivery truck rolled over. Police said the rollover is in the area of Sunnybrook Hill and West Street and officers, firefighters and crews from the state Department of Energy and Environmental Protection have responded. West Street will be closed between Jude Lane and Mill Street and Crissy Lane at…

Police in Middletown, Southington, and Plainville are trying to determine if a carjacking is related to robberies nearby.

Police are searching for the suspects they believe could be responsible for armed robberies in Middletown, Southington and Plainville on Monday, Middletown police said. Police said the same suspect vehicle was used it multiple robberies. While a couple was unloaded items out of their car on Town Colony Drive in Middletown Monday night, police said two men got out of…

Three men have been arrested in connection with the attempted theft of large spools of wires from a home improvement store in Southington, according to police. Investigators said they also suspect the men in similar thefts in other Connecticut towns. Southington police said they responded to the Lowes Home Improvement on Executive Boulevard around 1:45 p.m. Wednesday after receiving a…

A man is in critical condition after crashing into a bridge abutment in Southington on Sunday night. Officers were called to the intersection of Canal Street and Atwater Street around 5:45 p.m. When police arrived to the area, they said they learned an SUV was traveling north on Canal Street when it traveled off the road and hit the bridge…

A Southington Fire Department emergency vehicle was involved in a head-on collision while responding to a storm-related call this afternoon. Fire officials said unit squad 1 was responding to a report of a tree and wires down when the crash happened. No lights or sirens were activated at the time of the crash. Firefighters responding to the storm call were…

A fire damaged the Avventura Bakery & Deli in Southington late Tuesday night and the business says it will be closed until further notice. Firefighters were called to the bakery on Knotter Drive around 11:15 p.m. after getting an automatic fire alarm. Shortly after, authorities said they got multiple 911 calls about fire coming from the roof of the building….

Three local departments are working together to track down a suspect accused in a string of armed robberies in Meriden, Southington and Wallingford over the last two months.

A man who was previously charged with firing gunshots at several places in Southington and at the State Capitol over Memorial Day weekend has been arrested in connection to more shots fired incidents in Bristol and Southington. Investigators said 75-year-old Floyd Gollnick, of Southington, was arrested by warrant on Tuesday for charges including criminal mischief, illegal discharge of a firearm,…

There is an increased police presence at the Southington Apple Harvest Festival for the event’s last weekend to ensure the safety of the public.

There is an increased police presence at the Southington Apple Harvest Festival for the event’s last weekend to ensure the safety of the public. This comes just a week after a teen was stabbed following an altercation at the festival and another teen was charged with assault in the first degree, police said. The stabbing left a 16-year-old in...

A lot of people came out for the last weekend of the annual Southington Apple Harvest Festival.

Southington police are currently investigating a reported bank robbery which occurred on Friday afternoon. At around 12:15 p.m., a man entered a TD Bank at 121 Main St. and displayed a note to a teller, police said. The man did not have a weapon displayed, Southington police said. According to officers, the suspect ran from the bank with an undetermined…

A 17-year-old who is suspected of stabbing a 16-year-old in the stomach after an altercation at the Apple Harvest Festival in Southington has been charged with assault in the first degree, according to Southington Police. Police received a report of a large fight and disturbance at the Southington Apple Harvest Festival around 8:19 p.m. on Oct. 2, Officers who were…