Watertown

The man accused of killing his UPS co-worker faced a judge for the first time Thursday and is being held on a $2 million bond. 19-year-old Elijah Bertrand is charged with murder in the death of 28-year-old Nathan Burk, a UPS driver. Bertrand made a virtual appearance at court in Waterbury around noon Thursday. Bertrand was taken into custody in…

The man accused of murdering his co-worker, a UPS driver, made his first court appearance before a judge in Waterbury on Thursday.

The Waterbury community is mourning the life of a beloved UPS driver.

State police responding to what was reported as an accident on the northbound side of Route 8 involving a UPS truck on Tuesday night found the truck’s driver had been the victim of a serious assault. The driver was taken to the hospital, where he later died, according to police. Police later identified the victim as Nathan D. Burk, 28,…

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

Two people from Waterbury have been charged with murder in the death of a woman whose remains were found in Watertown, according to police. Miles Johnson, 22, and Casandra Nazario, 23, each face charges in the death of Rachel Lerato Sebetlela. Sebetlela was reported missing in July. During the investigation, police learned she had requested a month off from work….

Connecticut State Police are investigating after skeletal remains were found in a park in Watertown on Saturday night. The Western District Major Crime Squad was called by Watertown Police to Black Rock State Park around 8 p.m. after getting a report of skeletal remains. According to troopers, female skeletal remains were found and an autopsy is pending. The incident remains…

A five-year-old child is injured after getting hit by a vehicle in Watertown on Monday. Police were called to Main Street near Rockdale Avenue around 10:30 a.m. after getting a report of a child being hit by a vehicle. According to investigators, a five-year-old child was hit by a vehicle in the roadway as the vehicle was traveling southbound on…

Connecticut State Police have issued a Silver Alert for an 81-year-old woman from Watertown who is missing on Tuesday. Authorities said Lila Church has been missing since Tuesday and is possibly driving a blue 2008 Honda CRV with a Connecticut license plate of FLDW. She is 5-foot 5-inches tall and 120 pounds with white hair and brown eyes. It’s unknown…

A woman with Down Syndrome who was missing from Watertown on Monday morning has been found safe. Officers said 32-year-old Regina Ramatowski was last seen around 6:00 a.m. on Monday. She was believed to be wearing pajamas and no shoes. Ramatowski lives on Charles Street and was believed to be on foot in the area, according to police. A Silver…

Police are searching for a woman with Down Syndrome who is missing from Watertown on Monday morning.

Two Connecticut men suspected in a car theft ring in the northeast have been arrested in Watertown. Police made the arrests after responding to Honda of Watertown to investigate the possible fraudulent purchase of a Honda CRV. Officers responded to the dealership at 4 p.m. on Friday and found the suspects were passengers in an Uber and trying to leave….

Watertown police are searching for a suspect accused of breaking into a vape shop on Watertown Avenue on Monday. According to police, officers responded to Brass City Vape at 1760 Watertown Ave. in the Oakville section of town around 6:45 p.m. for an alarm. Surveillance footage shows the suspect break the glass window on the front door, hoping through and…

Watertown police say this surveillance footage shows a man burglarizing Brass City Vape on Watertown Avenue Monday.

The post office in Oakville was robbed at gunpoint Thursday, according to USPS officials. The U.S. Postal Inspection Service said the Oakville Post Office at 322 Main St. was robbed around 3:50 p.m. Thursday. The suspect was described as male, was wearing a blue mask and gloves and armed with a black handgun. No other details were immediately available. Anyone…

More than a thousand people came together Friday to mourn the lives of two Watertown siblings who police say were shot and killed by their mother’s boyfriend before he turned the gun on himself. Community members said they wanted to make sure the focus of Friday’s gathering was on the teen. The start of the vigil was delayed because...

Hundreds gathered to remember siblings Sterling and Della Jette, who police said were killed by their mother’s boyfriend Tuesday before he turned the gun on himself.

Police say an argument over 42-year-old Paul Ferguson’s habit of smoking in the Jette home escalated and in the heat of the moment he grabbed a gun and shot his girlfriend Danielle Jette’s two children, 16-year-old Sterling and 15-year-old Della in the chest.