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An East Granby man was charged after State Police say a local student was found with two handguns in their belongings Friday. Staff at the Carl Allgrove Elementary School made the discovery during the late morning hours when school was in session and immediately secured the two firearms. No one was injured and there is no threat to the public…

State Police are looking into the circumstances surrounding a shooting that happened Friday in Mansfield. Troopers became aware of the incident after they were alerted by Windham Hospital around 11:30 p.m. that an adult male had arrived at their emergency room seeking treatment for gunshot wounds he sustained. State Police say the man was later transported via LifeStar to Hartford…

More than a week after the murder-suicide deaths of a library director and an Avon police officer in East Granby, Avon police spoke about the incident on Monday.

More than a week after the murder-suicide deaths of a library director and an Avon police officer in East Granby, Avon police spoke about the incident on Monday. Police said 49-year-old Thomas Jacius and 48-year-old Doreen Jacius were found at their home in East Granby with gunshot wounds on Sunday, August 28. Authorities say the husband was a police officer…

A 49-year-old Avon police officer and his 48-year-old wife, who was the director of the East Granby Public Library, have died in a murder-suicide at their East Granby home Sunday night, according to officials.

Amid shock and carrying heavy hearts, people traveled to the East Granby Public Library for a vigil on Monday. It follows the death of a couple on Sunday. Authorities say the husband was a police officer in Avon and the wife was the director of the library in East Granby. “To find out this happened to her was a real…

A vigil is planned for Monday night for an East Granby woman who was the victim of a murder-suicide involving her husband.

There is outrage after Connecticut State Police say a highway worker on Interstate 84 West in West Hartford was allegedly assaulted by a driver. “It’s insane. It’s completely insane,” said David Ferraro, Connecticut DOT construction project manager. “That’s the world we work in right now.” State Police tell us the driver had started to drive in a coned off...

State police say a 20-year-old man assaulted and attempted to sexually assault a woman who was out for a walk in Norfolk Thursday night. Troopers got a report of a woman who appeared to be in medical distress walking in the Parker Hill Road area just before 7 p.m. They responded to the area and located the woman. She was…

Family and friends are remembering a tow truck driver that was struck and killed after stopping to help another driver. Connecticut State Police said it happened over the weekend on Interstate 91 in North Haven. And now, they need your help with the investigation. Troopers are hoping to talk to anyone who might have seen the crash.  “When he was…

Connecticut State Police said injuries were reported after a multi-car crash on Interstate 95 South in Old Lyme. The crash happened at approximately 8:10 p.m. and involved three vehicles, officials said. Troopers responded to the southbound side of the highway, which was fully closed between exits 71 and 70. The highway has since reopened. It’s unclear how many people were…

Multiple Massachusetts State Police cruisers were struck during a police chase that ended in front of the Encore Boston Harbor Casino in Everett on Tuesday morning. The suspect, later identified as Dennis R. Penney, 40 of Dorchester, was taken into custody after allegedly fleeing from a state police lieutenant and leading troopers on a chase. State police said he is…

After a woman was kidnapped in Marlborough in September, a just-released state police arrest warrant pieces together the horrifying moments in the Big Y parking lot.

After a woman was kidnapped in Marlborough in September, a just-released state police arrest warrant pieces together the horrifying moments in the Big Y parking lot. “There was no rhyme or reason for it and it was scary. It was really scary,” said Lori Atkins of Colchester. State police said it took surveillance video, including from the store, DNA testing…

From canceling class to early dismissal, a rash of threats on social media disrupted school for many in Connecticut Friday. State and local police said those threats, which have been circulating across the country, were a hoax. However, those behind them are in hot water, including several students in Connecticut. The Wolcott police chief said he had every officer, detective,…

A grandmother in Griswold has been arrested in connection to the death of her 6-week-old grandson last week. The baby’s mother has also been arrested, according to police. Emergency crews were called to a home on Slater Avenue on November 17 after 35-year-old Crystal Czyzewski called 911 to report her baby was barely breathing, looked pale, and that “stuff was…

A Griswold mother is under arrest after state police say she admitted to smothering her 6-week-old baby with a blanket and leaving him in a baby swing all day, believing he was dead. Emergency crews responded to 35-year-old Crystal Czyzewski’s Slater Avenue home November 17 after she called 911 to report her baby was barely breathing, looked pale, and that…

The brazen act allegedly took place at the Market 32 in Oxford, and police say there is video of the incident posted on social media.

A viral video that apparently shows thieves loading tons of stolen items into waiting cars and then speeding off is at the center of an investigation in Oxford, according to Connecticut State Police.