West Haven Police

West Haven officials said they’re investigating after at least five storm drain grates were stolen across the city. Public Works Commissioner Tom J. McCarthy said they’re being sold for scrap metal. McCarthy said two grates were stolen from Forest Road. Another two grates were taken from Campbell Avenue and one more was stolen from Myrtle Avenue. All five stolen...

Fire officials put out a fire at a polish club in West Haven Tuesday night. Crews are responding to the Polish American Political Club on West Spring Street. Firefighters said the blaze in the outdoor pavilion has been extinguished. Crews will remain at the scene for overhaul. The Fire Marshal’s Office and building department are investigating. It’s unknown if...

A man was arrested Wednesday following a months-long investigation into a deadly shooting in West Haven, police said. Officials said the shooting happened in the early morning hours of Dec. 16, 2021 at a home on Platt Avenue. Authorities said 52-year-old Paul Burruss, of New Haven, was taken into custody in Seymour with the help of several police departments. A…

Sergeant Scott Bloom will be retiring his partner, K9 Ike, this weekend after many years of service. The West Haven Police Department said Ike graduated from the Connecticut State Patrol and Narcotic Program in 2013. During his years of service, police said Ike was assigned to the midnight and evening shifts and assisted over 1,700 investigations, with many ending in…

The majority of funds given to the city of West Haven, Conn. through the COVID-19 Relief Funds (CRF) program were misused, according to a report released from the Office of Policy and Management.

A West Haven man is facing charges after police found a rifle and drugs in his back seat during a traffic stop, according to officials. According to West Haven police, at approximately 10:30. pm. on Tuesday, officers stopped what they believed to be a suspicious vehicle on Kimberly Avenue. Police searched the vehicle and found an Anderson Manufacturing AR-15 rifle,…

A Silver Alert has been issued for a 6-year-old boy missing from West Haven. Police said Michael King has black hair and brown eyes and is Black. It is unknown what King was last seen wearing. His height and weight are also unknown. King has been missing since July 6. Anyone with information about King’s whereabouts is asked to call…

Six months after his death, protesters walked down main street Sunday in West Haven in honor of Mubarak Soulemane. Suddenly a woman drives through the crowd, crossing a double yellow line to the other side of the road. “We want her to be charged. We need people to be held accountable,” Mikaela Adams said. She says some of the group…

Protesters say a woman just drove through a crowd as they were walking down the street.

Police have arrested three people following multiple interactions with protesters and drivers during a peaceful protest in West Haven on Sunday. The incidents occurred at approximately 3 p.m. in the eastbound lane of Saw Mill Road and also at the intersection of Main Street and Kelsey Avenue. The protest started on the West Haven green and demonstrators marched to the…

Police rescued a man from the water in West Haven Sunday afternoon.

Police rescued a man from the water in West Haven Sunday afternoon. The incident occurred at approximately 12:56 p.m. at the Bradley Point Shore Area. Crews said they received several 911 calls about a person in distress, which they say turned out to be a person in the water struggling to stay afloat. Crews at the scene said it was…

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....

West Haven police are asking for the public’s help to identify a man who is wanted in connection with an armed robbery at a bank on Wednesday.

Police made a second arrest Tuesday in a disturbing case involving dead dog was found burned at the Sandy Point Beach Parking lot after the 4th of July.

West Haven police have identified two suspects facing charges in connection with the death of a dog that was set on fire.

West Haven police said they have identified two suspects in the death of a small dog that was set on fire last week.

West Haven police spoke with the driver of a pickup in connection to an incident where a dog was set on fire and killed at a parking lot on Friday.

West Haven police spoke with the driver of a pickup in connection to an incident where a dog was set on fire and killed at a parking lot on Friday.

West Haven police are trying to identify a suspect who robbed a Key Bank branch on Main Street Tuesday.