Winchester

Winchester police cracked down on the use of illegal fireworks this Fourth of July holiday weekend. Officials said they responded to over 20 incidents and issued multiple summons. Officers said they also confiscated numerous illegal fireworks. A June 2021 report from the Consumer Product Safety Commission emphasized that firework-related injuries and deaths spiked during the pandemic. The report estimated 15,600…

The body of a 50-year-old Torrington man was pulled from a lake in Winchester on Tuesday morning. The Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection said the man has been identified as Phillip Blouin, 50, of Torrington. DEEP Environmental Conservation Police said they were called to Winchester Lake after firefighters recovered a body near an overturned canoe. Authorities said Blouin…

One person has died after a crash on Route 8 in Winchester on Friday morning.

One person has died after a crash on Route 8 in Winchester on Friday morning. Police said a semi-tractor trailer was going south and a minivan was going north when the vehicles collided head-on near the Winchester Treatment plant at 6:45 a.m. The driver of the minivan was thrown from the vehicle and was pronounced dead at the scene. Police…

One person has died and another person is injured after a crash on Route 263 on the Goshen and Winchester town lines on Monday night. Officers were called to Route 263 around 7:45 p.m. after getting a report of a crash with injuries. Police said it was also reported that one of the occupants was trapped under the vehicle. According…

One person is dead and three others are injured after a crash involving two motorcycles and a car in Winchester on Saturday. The incident took place on Route 44, or Norfolk Road, in the area of Mad River Dam at approximately 1:46 p.m. Travis Madden, 34, of Winsted, sustained life-threatening injuries and was transported to Hartford Hospital where he was…

An ATM was stolen during a brazen burglary at the Winsted Xtra Mart early Wednesday morning. Winchester police said the burglary happened at the Xtra Mart on Colebrook River Road and two males in masks, gloves, and dark colored hooded sweatshirts were seen on the video surveillance system. They used a pry bar on the front door to get in…

Winchester police have arrested a man who is accused of robbing a gas station with a weapon on Saturday. Officers responded to a panic alarm at the Sunoco Gas Station on South Main Street shortly before 9 p.m. While heading to the scene, police said they learned that the alarm call was for an armed robbery. Investigators said the suspect…

Part of Main Street in Winsted is closed after a person was hit by a vehicle Friday night.

Part of Main Street in Winsted is closed after a person was hit by a vehicle Friday night.

Firefighters responded to the Department of Transportation in Winsted after several trucks caught fire at the facility Friday morning.

Manchester police have arrested two people suspected of armed robbery.

Plainfield Police have arrested a man who they said is a convicted felon who was found with a gun while intoxicated after a crash on Sunday night.

Two people have died and three other people are injured after a crash in Winchester late Monday night.

Winchester police have arrested a Torrington man who is accused of “performing an act of sexual depravity” on a woman at a shop in Winsted.

When a father had a stroke when he was home with his 3-year-old daughter, the little girl used FaceTime to call for help.

Three state parks remain closed almost a week after powerful storms, including tornadoes, came through Connecticut and caused extensive damage.

Four state parks will be closed for several days after powerful storms, including tornadoes, came through and caused extensive damage.

The National Weather Service sent a team to assess damage in Connecticut after storms pelted Connecticut Tuesday, shearing the tops off some trees, toppling others and bringing down power lines. They determined that the storm that hit the Brookfield area was a macroburst.