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Police chase prompts school lockdowns

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:55:08 GMT

Police are looking for a suspect in several burglaries. The search led to a chase into Cromwell, forcing schools into lockdown and setting residents on edge.

Lockdown lifted at Clinton schools

Annie Rourke — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 17:35:22 GMT

Police activity at a trailer park in Clinton prompted police to put all four schools in Clinton in a modified lockdown.

Woman arrested in fatal hit-and-run

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 12:23:00 GMT

A Connecticut woman has been arrested in connection with the death of her 57-year-old boyfriend, who was run over by a car in Old Saybrook last year.

Woman allegedly ran over and killed man

Sun, 15 Nov 2009 03:14:20 GMT

A Manchester woman is now facing charges for allegedly running over a man in Old Saybrook.

Teen hit on S. Main St. in Middletown

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 23:10:50 GMT

A pedestrian was struck on South Main Street in Middletown Friday afternoon.

Police find suspect hiding under dock

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 23:15:28 GMT

Police were led on a foot chase after an officer tried to detain, and confirm, an arrest warrant for a Ledyard Man.

Driver pinned under a truck on I-95

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 23:08:04 GMT

State police are investigating, after the driver of a car is pinned under a box truck on I-95 in Clinton.

OSFD collects 2,200 lbs.of food

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 22:09:11 GMT

Old Saybrook Fire Department collected over 2,200 pounds of food for a local food pantry Saturday.

Box truck driver hits parked cars, dies

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 20:23:46 GMT

A Plantsville man driving a box truck in Middletown Thursday morning, was pronounced dead shortly after veering off the road and striking parked cars.

Highway trouble on I-95 in Old Lyme

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 19:56:16 GMT

Two incidents along a section of I-95 in Old Lyme have traffic at a crawl this afternoon.

Woman charged for bank embezzlement

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 22:06:47 GMT

State Police have made an arrest for a case of bank embezzlement after an investigation that started in February of 2009.

Mayor Giuliano holds on for third term

Mark Davis — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 20:59:46 GMT

Middletown Mayor Sebastian Giuliano, the Republican incumbent, held on to win his third term.

Man runs from cops after accident

Mon, 02 Nov 2009 20:55:24 GMT

A Waterbury man has been arrested after police say he fled an accident scene in Middletown and then tried to run from the law.

Halloween or H1N1: Which is scarier?

Sat, 31 Oct 2009 01:37:39 GMT

Are some people changing the Halloween plans because of flu fears?

Hundreds get flu vaccine in Middletown

Fri, 30 Oct 2009 12:06:24 GMT

After closing two schools in Middletown, the town's health director opened up a flu clinic for hundreds of residents.

Regional hotline for H1N1 info

Wed, 28 Oct 2009 09:53:03 GMT

As part of the fight against the H1N1 flu virus, the Connecticut River Area Health District is opening up the phone lines for the state's first municipal and regional call center.

Schools in two towns closed over H1N1

Tue, 27 Oct 2009 09:54:55 GMT

School administrators across the state will be monitoring their absentee list as a wave of H1N1 flu cases force some schools to close their doors.

Blaze at a dairy barn in Middlefield

Tue, 27 Oct 2009 03:20:27 GMT

Crews respond to a two-alarm fire at a dairy barn in Middlefield, Monday evening.

Flu fears close schools across state

Mon, 26 Oct 2009 19:43:31 GMT

Keigwin Middle School, of Middletown, is shutting its doors and keeping students home for the rest of the week after 34 percent of its student body called out, Monday.

Portland schools open despite flu fears

Mon, 26 Oct 2009 19:07:24 GMT

While some schools are closing due to flu fears, Portland and Branford schools have decided to stay open.

Old Saybrook Haunted Hayride postponed

Sat, 24 Oct 2009 22:01:20 GMT

Old Saybrook's 12th Annual Haunted Hayride has been postponed due to the weather.

Child left on bus, driver charged

Thu, 22 Oct 2009 17:55:04 GMT

Police in East Hampton have arrested a school bus driver after a five year old child was left alone on the bus for nearly six hours.

It's a dam shame

Chris Velardi — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 16:16:25 GMT

Vandals have spray painted the dam at Messerschmidt Pond in Westbrook with racial slurs and symbols.

Robber nabs $100,000 in jewelery

Wed, 21 Oct 2009 21:06:08 GMT

An armed robber held up a jewelry store at the Clinton Crossing Outlet Mall and made away with over $100,000 worth of diamond jewelry.

Haunted zip line spooks Middletown

Bob Wilson — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 23:49:37 GMT

Just in time for Halloween, some spooky fun in Middletown. A confidence building center has turned their zip line into a haunted happening.

College campus safety questioned

Kent Pierce — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 17:20:24 GMT

The death of a UConn student marks the third college student killed on a Connecticut campus in less than a year. But could those homicides been prevented?

More evidence sought in Wesleyan murder

Tue, 20 Oct 2009 16:43:58 GMT

Investigators are still gathering evidence in the murder case against Stephen Morgan, the man accused of gunning down a Wesleyan student inside the campus bookstore earlier this year.

Police name shooting-suicide suspect

Tue, 20 Oct 2009 10:42:15 GMT

Connecticut state police say a 24-year-old man from Old Saybrook was the suspect who shot his ex-girlfriend's new boyfriend, kidnapped her and later killed himself as a trooper approached his car in Essex.

Hearings in Yale, Wesleyan killings

Tue, 20 Oct 2009 09:50:42 GMT

The stabbing death at UConn is the third killing on a college campus in Connecticut in less than a year, and today there is courtroom activity in the other two high-profile murder cases.

Woman killed on Route 9 in Cromwell

Mon, 19 Oct 2009 18:46:14 GMT

A woman who got out of her disabled vehicle along Route 9 in Cromwell was struck and killed by another vehicle.