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Gov. Ned Lamont has ordered flags at half staff to mark the passing of Connecticut State Police Trooper First Class Eugene Kenneth Baron, Jr, who died Monday of cancer tied to his response to New York City in the aftermath of the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001.  Baron’s death is classified as a line-of-duty death. Baron responded as a…

First responders in Connecticut want to show their support for healthcare workers who are working day and night during the COVID-19 pandemic, putting themselves at risk to treat others. Connecticut state police and the National Guard drove by Connecticut Children’s, the children’s hospital, like a parade, with emergency lights flashing on Tuesday afternoon. “Troopers know a thing or two...

A state trooper was injured after his cruiser was hit from behind while he was investigating an accident on I-91 in Rocky Hill on Tuesday night. Trooper Alvin Tao Chen responded to a crash in the left lane on the southbound side of I-91 just before Exit 23. He was sitting in his cruiser with his emergency lights on when…

A Connecticut State Police trooper has been suspended after being arrested in Rhode Island. Trooper Marwing Pena was arrested in Pawtucket, Rhode Island early Thursday morning. Police there responded to a home for a report of a domestic violence incident just before 3:30 a.m. The alleged victim told officers that she and Pena were having sex when she decided she…

A suspect involved in a police shooting in Cromwell is facing assault and interfering with an officer charges. Connecticut State Police said the situation started when a probation officer received a tip that 36-year-old Samuel Moore, who was convicted of attempted murder and robbery in 2007 and was now serving probation, had three handguns in his possession. That probation officer…

Officials have identified a man involved in an officer-involved shooting in Cromwell Tuesday. Connecticut State Police said it started when Cromwell police were called to help with a probation check on Salem Drive in Cromwell. Officers said the subject of that check, 36-year-old Samuel Moore, retreated to the back of the home, then, after officers established a perimeter around the…

The headquarters for the Connecticut State Police in Middletown will be closed to the public, except for some essential functions, beginning Wednesday. State police announced that all state police facilities will be closed to the public who are seeking records, permits or cards of any type. The public will be allowed at the headquarters in Middletown for the following functions…

A state trooper has been suspended after he was found unresponsive in his state police cruiser and failed field sobriety tests, according to state police. State police said they received a 911 call at 12:50 a.m. Monday reporting that a man was asleep or unresponsive in a state police cruiser that was parked on the shoulder of Interstate 84 in…

An Oakville man faces several charges after being accused of hitting a 12-year-old girl with a belt several times. Police have charged 39-year-old Jose Morales with negligent cruelty to a person, risk of injury to a child, third-degree assault and additional charges. Police were called on March 4 to investigate a possible case of child abuse that the state Department…

A truck fire shut down northbound lanes of I-95 on the Stonington/North Stonington line for hours Tuesday. The highway is shut down at Exit 92, according to state police. It is expected to remain closed through midnight. Police said the crash happened just after 2 p.m. when a tractor-trailer traveling in the left lane blew a tire. The truck veered…

A truck fire shut down northbound lanes of I-95 on the Stonington/North Stonington line for hours Tuesday.

State police are looking for a man they say nearly hit troopers and officers during a traffic stop in Stafford Springs on Tuesday morning. Troopers pulled a car over on Route 32 southbound in Stafford Springs and identified the driver as 25-year-old Troy Burgess, of Stafford. Police said Burgess was driving with a suspended license and has a warrant out…

Connecticut State Police and FBI agents are investigating at home after a search warrant was issued for a man in Bolton. Police say the man was required to surrender 21 firearms registered to him but failed to do so.

A man is dead after exchanging gunfire with police after trying to carjack several cars and leading police on a chase that spanned from Norwich to Windham on Wednesday afternoon.

There are renewed calls for West Haven police to add body cameras. On Monday, community members demanded the West Haven City Council take action after the shooting and killing of a young man in the city last month. “Why do all of our surrounding towns have body cams and West Haven doesn’t?” said Carroll E. Brown of West Haven....

A Rhode Island teacher is under arrest, charged with sexually assaulting a 9-year-old girl in Connecticut. State police arrested Nicholas Oliveira, 29, of Lincoln, Rhode Island, on Saturday. Oliveira inappropriately touched the girl while in a tent with her at the Hideaway Cove Campground in Killingly in July 2018, according to state police. Oliveira was a friend of the girl’s…

Loved ones of Mubarak Soulemane gathered for a memorial service for the 19-year-old on Sunday. It comes as there are growing demands for a thorough investigation into the State Police shooting of the young man in West Haven. Hundreds filled the First Calvary Baptist Church in New Haven to mourn the loss of Soulemane. Family and friends remembered Soulemane for…

Loved ones of Mubarak Soulemane gathered for a memorial service for the 19-year-old on Sunday.