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An Old Saybrook man is suspected of a sexual assault at the Little Pond Boat Launch in Thompson in July and has been charged, according to the state Department of Energy and Environmental Protection. DEEP said Environmental Conservation Police made the arrest and the suspect turned himself in at state police Troop D in Danielson on Monday morning. They said…

A fire broke out at an auto repair shop in Thompson on Saturday that is owned by the fire chief. Firefighters from several departments were called to Thompson around 6:45 p.m. to help all five town fire companies with a commercial garage fire at the intersection of Route 131 and Riverside Drive in North Grosvenordale. Once crews arrived to Thompson…

A fire broke out at an auto repair shop in Thompson on Saturday night.

EnCon Police released the name of the man who died in a crash on Saturday.

State officials have released the name of the man who died after two dirt bikes crashed in Thompson on Saturday. State police responded to Quaddick State Forest shortly before 4 p.m. on the 23rd after getting a report of a crash. Authorities said two dirt bikes collided and serious injuries were reported. Life Flight was called to the scene. On…

Serious injuries have been reported after two dirt bikes crashed in Thompson on Saturday. State police were called to Baker Road shortly before 4 p.m. after getting a report of a crash. Authorities said two dirt bikes collided and serious injuries were reported. Life Flight was called to the scene. Troopers did not say exactly how many people are injured….

A woman has died after a fire broke out at a home in Thompson on Thursday morning. The blaze broke out on Fabyan Road in the North Grosvnordale section of Thompson just before 8 a.m., according to fire officials. Arriving firefighters from the West Thompson Fire Department found fire on both the first and second floors of a single-family home….

Mosquitoes in Thompson have tested positive for Eastern Equine Encephalitis, also known as EEE, according to the Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station. This marks the first reported presence of the EEE virus in mosquitoes so far this year. Connecticut residents are being reminded to protect themselves from mosquito bites and mosquito-borne diseases. “The recent detection of EEE virus and continued spread…

Firefighters said a 3-year-old and his grandmother were hit by a falling tree in Thompson on the Fourth of July. Quinnebaug Fire Chief Steve Bodreau said a tree fell and hit the toddler and his 61-year-old grandmother on Old Turnpike Road at about 2:30 p.m. Both the 3-year-old and his grandmother were taken to different hospitals for treatment. The extent…

The state police Hate Crimes Unit is investigating the discovery of hateful and racist letters found on lawns in Thompson this week.

When Larry Groh Jr. walked outside of his Thompson home Tuesday morning and saw a letter on his lawn, he said his stomach dropped. “I feel sick,” said Groh Jr. “Sick and disgusted that this is happening.” The three-page letter, wrapped in a plastic bag with a rock and tied together with a bow, started showing up outside of Thompson…

State Police Troop D and the State Police Hate Crimes Unit are investigating after hate-filled letters were delivered to several people in Thompson. The letter included names of current and former elected officials from both the Republican and Democratic parties, retired state troopers and their family members, and a 17-year-old Thompson student, according to Lt. Gov. Susan Bysiewicz. Several hundred…

A body was found at Quaddick State Forest in Thompson Thursday, according to the state Department of Energy and Environmental Protection. The body found Thursday morning was male, according to DEEP, and he has not been identified. DEEP EnCon Police are investigating in coordination with the State Police and the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner. Officials said there is…

Students and staff at schools in Thompson celebrated the end of a cereal collection drive for a non-profit by setting up the more than 1,600 boxes like dominoes across three schools.

State police have arrested a Massachusetts man who is suspected in a 2018 home invasion and kidnapping in Thompson. The victim told police that a man kidnapped him at knifepoint in September 2018, drove him to two banks, forced him to withdraw money, then brought him back home and stole several items from the home, including the victim’s cell phone,…