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Teen Arrested for Involvement in Social Media Threat in Woodbridge: PD
Police have arrested a 14-year-old from Woodbridge in connection to a social media threat directed at the Amity Regional High School community over the weekend. Officers said the teen was involved in a social media threat that was shared with multiple area students on Saturday through Instagram. Authorities did not release details about the threat. The teen was arrested Sunday…
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Person Dies After Crashing Into Tree in Woodbridge
A person has died after a motor vehicle accident in Woodbridge Friday night. Police said they were called to a crash in the area of Route 114 near the intersection of Old Racebrook Road at about 6:30 p.m. Authorities said they saw a vehicle traveling north that had veered off the road and hit several trees. The driver was ejected…
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Police ID Man Killed in Crash on Route 69 in Woodbridge
A New Haven man died after a crash on Route 69 in Woodbridge on New Year’s Eve. Woodbridge police identified the driver who died as 39-year-old Rufus Smith, of New Haven. Police said the crash happened around 10 p.m. when the 2001 Lexus sedan Smith was driving crossed over into the southbound lane near the intersection of Clark Road and…
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Untimely Death Under Investigation in Woodbridge
An untimely death is under investigation in Woodbridge. Officers were called to a wooded area in town that is bordered by Route 69, Pond Lily Avenue and the Wilbur Cross Parkway on Sunday. According to police, a 30-year-old woman was found at a tent site where she had been living. Her identity has not been released. She has been transported…
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Civil Rights Group Files Lawsuit Against Woodbridge Over Zoning Policies
The Open Communities Alliance filed a lawsuit against Woodbridge Tuesday, claiming the town’s zoning regulations prevent affordable housing to be built for lower-income families, many who are Black and Latino.
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Civil Rights Group Sues Woodbridge Over Zoning Practices
A civil rights organization has filed a lawsuit against the Town of Woodbridge Tuesday morning claiming the town’s zoning regulations violate the state’s Fair Housing Act and Zoning Enabling Act. The group Open Communities Alliance says by banning most multi-family housing and requiring large lot sizes, Woodbridge effectively excludes lower-income families, who are often Black and Latino, from moving...
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Woman Gets Ready for Closer to Free Ride With Musical Connection to Brother
A woman from Woodbridge is getting ready for her Closer to Free Ride with memories of her brother and the music that got them through a difficult time.
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Mountain Lion Sightings Reported in Woodbridge: Police
Police have a warning after there were multiple mountain lion sightings reported in Woodbridge. According to authorities, the mountain lion was reportedly seen on Friday including on Salem Road and near Pease Road. The mountain lion is believed to have had an encounter with a family on their lawn. Here are some things to keep in mind if you come…
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Mountain Lion Sightings Reported in Woodbridge: Police
Police are giving tips after there were multiple mountain lions sightings reported in Woodbridge.
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Police Officer Pulls Man From Vehicle After Fiery Crash in New Haven
A police officer pulled a man from a burning car in New Haven early Thursday morning. It happened around 1:40 a.m. on Amity Road between Fowler Street and Wright Avenue, according to New Haven police. A car being driven by a 26-year-old Bridgeport man crashed and burst into flames, police said. Officer Matthew Lima of the Woodbridge Police Department, who…
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Teen Seriously Injured in Woodbridge Motorcycle Crash
Woodbridge Police said a teenager was seriously injured after a crash involving a motorcycle. Officials said a 19-year-old man was driving the motorcycle when it collided with a car at the intersection of Rimmon Road and Johnson Road. Police said the teen crashed into the car, which was traveling northbound on Johnson Road. The teen remains is the hospital with…
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Woodbridge Police Urge Residents to Take Precautions After Increased Mail Theft
Numerous checks have been stolen out of mailboxes in Woodbridge, altered and cashed for large sums of money, according to the Woodbridge Police Department. Police said thieves have been stealing business and personal checks from mailboxes of local residents and standalone USPS mailboxes. Those checks are then fraudulently altered and cashed for large sums of money. The Woodbridge Police Department…
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Off-Duty CSP Trooper Injured After Cruiser is Struck by Evading Driver at Crash Scene
An off-duty Connecticut State Police trooper is injured after his cruiser was struck by an evading driver while he was at the scene of a crash on Route 15 in Woodbridge on Friday night. State police said an off-duty trooper reported a two-car crash in the left lane of two on Route 15 northbound near exit 59 in Woodbridge around…
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CT LIVE!: Chip in a Bottle Chocolate Confectionery
Taylor caught up with the owner at their location in Woodbridge.
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UPDATE: Second Person Arrested in Woodbridge Murder
A second person was arrested for the June murder of a man on a Woodbridge athletic field.
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Police Make 2nd Arrest in Killing of Man Found Dead at Woodbridge Athletic Field
Woodbridge police have arrested a second man accused of killing 33-year-old Rondell Atkinson and leaving his body at an athletic field, officials said.
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Victim Carjacked in Own Driveway in Woodbridge: Police
A Woodbridge resident was carjacked at gunpoint while returning home from work early Wednesday morning, according to police. The victim pulled into his driveway in the area of Route 69 and Warren Road around 12:10 a.m. when a man opened the victim’s car door, pulled out a gun, and ordered the victim to the ground. The suspect took off in…
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Man Falls Off Overpass, Gets Fatally Struck by Vehicle on Route 15 in Woodbridge: CSP
A man from New Haven has died after state police said he fell off an overpass and was then struck by a vehicle on Route 15 in Woodbridge on Tuesday night. Troopers were called to Route 15 southbound near exit 58 around 7:30 p.m. after getting reports of a body in the road. When state police arrived, they said a…
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1 Dead, 5 Injured After Crash on Route 15 in Woodbridge
A woman has died and five others were injured after a single-car crash in Woodbridge Friday afternoon. According to investigators, a car with six people in it was traveling northbound on Route 15 near exit 58 around 2 p.m. when it crashed into a tree. “For an unknown reason, the vehicle veered into the right shoulder and struck a tree,”…