Windsor Locks

A man and woman have been arrested for allegedly robbing a person with a machete at a motel in Windsor Locks, police said. Officers were called to Bradley Inn on Ella Grasso Turnpike Saturday for a reported robbery in the hallway. The man who called authorities said he was robbed by people with a gun and machete. It was later…

A fugitive wanted for arson out of Oregon was found walking on the highway in Windsor Locks and has been arrested, according to state police. Troopers said they saw a man walking along the shoulder of Route 20 eastbound just after 11 a.m. on Tuesday. State police made contact with the man, who was later determined to be from Washington…

An American Airlines flight from Charlotte, North Carolina to Bradley Airport had to be diverted due to an odor in the cabin, according to the airline. Flight 2392 departed Charlotte Douglas International Airport just after 7:45 a.m. Thursday. The flight was diverted to Raleigh-Durham Airport in North Carolina. The plane landed safely as emergency responders waited on the tarmac to…

Officials said there is no threat to the public after chemicals leaked from a truck at a FedEx facility on Old County Circle in Windsor Locks on Wednesday morning. 

Crews have responded to a chemical leak at a FedEx facility on Old County Circle in Windsor Locks and the Windsor Locks Fire Department is asking people to avoid the area.

Officials said there is no threat to the public after chemicals leaked from a truck at a FedEx facility on Old County Circle in Windsor Locks on Wednesday morning and the road has reopened. Officials from the state Department of Energy and Environmental Protection said they determined that nitric acid spilled. Their crews stopped the leak and a contractor responded…

Following severe weather conditions across many parts of the state, the power is back on at Bradley International Airport. On Sunday afternoon, the Windsor Locks Fire Department told NBC Connecticut that it was responding to calls of people being trapped in elevators at Bradley. The calls were a result of power outages at the airport, which is located in Windsor…

Officers responding to check on an emotionally disturbed person in Windsor Locks Wednesday found a dog suffering from a stab wound, according to police. A concerned family member asked police to check on someone at a home on N. Main Street around 1 p.m. When the officers arrived they found an adult without clothes on and with superficial cuts to…

A man was stabbed several times in Windsor Locks on Sunday night. Police said someone made an anonymous call just before 8 p.m. reporting that a person was stabbed several times and others were holding down the person who did it. Officers responded and found people holding down a suspect. The 29-year-old victim was bleeding profusely after he was stabbed…

A Bradley International Airport employee was charged Friday after State Police say he sexually assaulted one of his co-workers. Investigators said a female employee at Bradley told her supervisor that fellow employee, Ryan Gordon of East Hartford, touched her in, what was described as, a sexual nature and when she pulled away and returned to her work, Gordon approached her…

Two Windsor Locks police officers were injured after responding to a call Tuesday. The officers went to a home on Arbor Street to meet with a Community Health Resources representative who was there to do a welfare check on a 22-year-old woman with a history of aggressive behavior, according to police. One of the officers and the representative were talking…

Travelers now have a new sit-down dining option at Bradley International Airport in Windsor Locks. Beercode Kitchen & Bar is now open in the concourse for Gates 21-30. It is described as a unique, gastropub-style restaurant with a lineup of local craft beers. It is the first sit-down restaurant in the concourse. The restaurant will open at 4 a.m. every…

Several lanes of Interstate 91 North were closed in Windsor Locks on Tuesday morning because of a crash, but they have reopened. The three right lanes were closed between exits 42 and 44. The crash was reported just before 10 a.m. No additional information was immediately available.

There will be some changes to train service for riders on CT Rail’s Hartford Line beginning after Memorial Day and lasting into the fall. The Connecticut Department of Transportation will begin contruction on the Windsor Locks station on May 28. The projects include a new station in Windsor Locks with high-level platforms, new lighting fixtures, and adding ADA-accessible fixtures, according…

Police are warning pet owners to check on their animals’ rabies vaccination status after a raccoon in Windsor Locks tested positive for rabies. They said they responded to a call about several dogs and a raccoon and the raccoon later tested positive for rabies. Said law requires that any dog or cat 3 months old and up has to be…

A man has been sentenced to nearly 50 years in prison after killing a teen in Windsor Locks in June 2020, according to the Division of Criminal Justice. Authorities said 26-year-old Daniel Baez was arrested following the shooting death of 16-year-old Elijah Ortega. Officers said 18-year-old Sydney Witchard helped facilitate the meeting between Ortega and Baez. Baez allegedly shot and…

The Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) is warning residents to look out for a moose that appears to be lingering in the Route 91 and 20 area of Windsor Locks. DEEP said the young male moose has been spotted several times in the past few weeks. “As more drivers take to the road for the holiday season, we…

Baseball umpires from across the state gathered in Windsor Locks for their annual offseason banquet.

Baseball umpires from across the state gathered in Windsor Locks for their annual offseason banquet. Two of the guests included MLB umpires Dan Iassogna and Jim Reynolds – UConn grads who got their start in college. Former UConn baseball coach Andy Baylock created a program for aspiring umpires, and Iassogna and Reynolds were two of his first pupils. Both went on...