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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.

State police have identified 14-year-old from Hamden who died after being shot and dropped off at St. Mary’s Hospital in Waterbury.

State police have arrested the driver they say hit and killed a 14-year-old girl in Haddam in July. Thomas Cretella, 27, turned himself in to state police at Troop F in Westbrook Monday morning. Investigators say Cretella was driving his 2009 Hyundai Santa Fe on Route 81 in the Higganum section of Haddam around 10:30 p.m. on July 29 when…

Rescue crews in Stafford are investigating a possible drowning on Thursday afternoon.

A man’s body was pulled from the water in Stafford Thursday after emergency crews were called in for a possible drowning, according to Connecticut State Police. Police said a 911 caller reported a man went into the swimming area at the Staffordville Reservoir and did not come back up. Emergency crews responded and pulled the victim out of the water….

State police responded to the scene of an assault in Windham Saturday night.

State police responded to the scene of an assault in Windham Saturday night. They were called to the area of Hilltop Drive around 7:30 p.m. Injuries were reported at the scene but the extent of the injuries is not clear, according to state police. One person has been taken into custody. There were no other details immediately available.

Connecticut’s highways will be crowded this weekend as people head out for the Independence Day holiday weekend. AAA expects more than 2.25 million New Englanders will hit the roads for the 4th of July. Many will be headed to Connecticut state parks and beaches, while others will be driving out of state to start their vacations. State police say they…

A year and a half into the investigation of a police shooting that killed her brother, Mariyann Soulemane says sorrow and frustration loom over her each day. Mubarak Soulemane was fatally shot in January 2020 following a car chase as he sat in the driver’s seat of a car in West Haven. His relatives and civil rights groups have been…

A Georgia man was arrested over the weekend in connection with a road rage incident involving a gun on I-95 in Milford Friday night. State police received a 911 call just after 11 p.m. Friday about an incident involving a gun in the area of Exit 34 in Milford. The caller told troopers the car involved, a blue Hyundai sedan…

A state trooper pleaded no contest Thursday to charges connected to a 2019 crash in Southbury that injured a mother and daughter.

A road rage incident involving the drivers of two tractor-trailers on I-84 in Waterbury ended with one of the drivers under arrest Wednesday. State police responded to the area of Exit 23 on I-84 West around 3:30 p.m. after getting a 911 call that one of the drivers had pulled out a handgun during the incident. Troopers arrested 54-year-old Thomas…

A Wolcott man was killed after being struck by an SUV on a snowy 1-84 in Southbury Thursday evening. Michael Canby, 35, had been involved in an accident with another vehicle in the westbound lanes of I-84 prior to Exit 15 just before 6 p.m., according to state police. Canby and the other driver were standing outside of their cars…

State police have been called in at the request of the Hartford State’s Attorney’s Office to investigate a possible use of force incident involving West Hartford police officers. The incident began in West Hartford around 9:30 p.m. after police saw a vechile that may have been involved in prior criminal activity, according to state police. The officers followed the...

A suspect is in custody in the deadly assault of a UPS driver Tuesday night in Watertown, according to state police.