Wethersfield

A crash closed part of Route 15 south and a section of the Berlin Turnpike in Wethersfield on Wednesday morning. Officers received several 911 calls about a crash on the Berlin Turnpike near Pawtucket Avenue around 7:30 a.m. When police arrived, they said they found a heading south went off the road and hit a utility pole, causing the pole…

Police are looking for the person who rammed two cruisers after being pulled over in what appears to be a stolen vehicle in Wethersfield. Officers pulled over a silver Jeep Compass that reportedly had a stolen license plate at about 2:30 a.m. Monday. While an officer was speaking with the driver, they reversed away and hit two police cruisers. The…

One person is in custody after an attempt to serve an active arrest warrant led to an hours-long incident in Wethersfield Friday into Saturday. Officers from Wethersfield and East Hampton attempted to serve an outstanding arrest and search warrant at a home on Tristian Court around 10 a.m. According to police, the subject of the arrest warrant was 63-year-old Jeffrey…

There was a large police presence on Prospect Street, or Route 287, in Wethersfield and the road was closed between Willow Street and Ridge Road. Wethersfield police are working with East Hampton police, Newington police, and the Capital Region Emergency Services Team to attempt to serve an arrest warrant, according to police. People are urged to avoid the area. No…

Taylor drove the 2022 Nissan Rogue Platinum to Heirloom Market in Wethersfield.

Police have arrested a man that’s accused of fleeing a crash that left two pedestrians dead on Interstate 91 in Wethersfield last year. State police said 34-year-old Shawn Wright, of Windsor, turned himself in to police on Wednesday after learning there was an active warrant for his arrest. On Sept. 19, 2021, troopers responded to a car accident involving pedestrians…

In just the past week, there’s now been five people in the state who have hit by a car and killed and experts say we’re just beginning the most dangerous time of the year for pedestrians.

In just the past week, five people in the state have been hit by a car and killed and experts say we’re just beginning the most dangerous time of the year for pedestrians. “It’s devastating. There’s been so many, so many that I had to do a double take,” said Amy Watkins, program manager for Watch for Me CT....

A woman has died after she was struck by a car on the Berlin Turnpike in Wethersfield Wednesday night.

A woman has died after she was struck by a car on the Berlin Turnpike in Wethersfield Wednesday night. Police said they were called to the Berlin Turnpike, also known as Route 15, for a reported pedestrian crash. Responding officers found a woman, who was seriously injured, lying in the road near the intersection of Pawtucket Avenue. The woman was…

Police have arrested two teens who are accused of assaulting a student who was standing at a bus stop in Wethersfield last month. Officers were called to Maple Street on Thursday, September 8, around 7 a.m. after getting a report of a physical assault of a minor at a bus stop. When police arrived, they said they met with the…

A student was physically assaulted while waiting for the school bus Thursday morning in Wethersfield, according to police. Officials said they were called to Maple Street at about 7 a.m. for the report of a possible assault. Responding officers said a student was physically assaulted by a passenger of a passing vehicle. The student also had property stolen from his…

One of the incidents involved an Avon police officer and his wife, an East Granby library director. The other, a North Branford dentist and a woman police say he once had a relationship with.

Dozens gathered in East Granby Monday night to mourn the deaths of a local couple. Connecticut State Police said 48-year-old Doreen Jacius, a library director in East Granby was shot and killed on Sunday. Her husband, 49-year-old Thomas Jacius, an Avon police sergeant, was also found dead at their home in East Granby.   The Office of the Chief Medical...

The deaths of a man and a woman who were found in a car outside of a home in Wethersfield on Saturday night are being investigated as a murder-suicide, according to police. Police received 911 calls about gunshots on Mountain Laurel Drive around 9:30 p.m. When police arrived, they said they found a vehicle parked on the road with two…

Wethersfield police found two people dead in a car on Mountain Laurel Drive Saturday night after getting 911 calls about shots fired in the area.

Wethersfield police found two people dead in a car outside a home on Mountain Laurel Drive Saturday night. Officers responded to Mountain Laurel Drive around 9:30 p.m. after getting 911 calls about shots fired in the area, according to police. When they arrived, they found the two people dead inside the car, police said. Police have not released the identities…

A garbage truck caught fire in the area of 580 Silas Deane Highway in Wethersfield around 5:30 a.m. Thursday and police warn that could cause traffic delays. Police said officers and firefighters responded, found fire in the cargo area of the garbage truck and the contents from the truck were released onto the Silas Deane Highway. The fire is under…

A pedestrian who was struck by a vehicle in Wethersfield on Friday night has died. Officers received numerous 911 calls reporting a pedestrian struck by a vehicle on the Silas Deane Highway around 9 p.m. When emergency crews arrived to the scene, they said they found the man in the road in front of 318 Silas Deane Highway. He was…

A crash has shut down a well traveled roadway in Wethersfield. Officials with the town of Wethersfield said that the Silas Deane Highway is shut down by Nott Street and Cumberland Avenue. Drivers are being asked to avoid the area. Police are expected to provide additional updates as the investigation continues. It isn’t clear when that section of the...