Crime & Public Safety

NORWALK, CT — A softball coach at Norwalk High School has been arrested following allegations of inappropriate conduct with students on school property. Police said 70-year-old Cary Nadel, of Wilton, turned himself in Thursday after...

WATERTOWN, CT — A fire that tore through a Watertown home last week has claimed the lives of a mother and daughter, according to police. Fire crews responded to a home on Pleasantview Avenue in...

TORRINGTON, CT — After pleading not guilty to 38 counts of animal cruelty in Torrington Superior Court Thursday morning, a Winsted woman turned herself in that same afternoon on a new animal cruelty charge out...

WOLCOTT, CT — A Wolcott police officer was rescued early Tuesday morning after their cruiser rolled into a pond and submerged, authorities said. The incident occurred around 5:45 a.m. near Spindle Hill Road, as the...

HARTFORD, CT — Four men were shot in Hartford Thursday night after what police believe was an ambush stemming from a dice game dispute, according to investigators. Officers responded to 161 Nelson Street at 9:53...

HARTFORD, CT — State and federal agriculture officials are alerting the public to a resurgence of unsolicited seed mailings, warning that unidentified packets appearing in Connecticut mailboxes could pose biological risks to agriculture, ecosystems, and...

NORTH BRANFORD, CT — Police have arrested a Branford man accused of driving under the influence and causing a fatal crash that killed an 82-year-old woman in March. According to the North Branford Police Department,...

STRATFORD, CT — A 92-year-old man was pronounced dead Wednesday afternoon after his vehicle plunged into the Housatonic River at the Birdseye Street boat ramp in Stratford, prompting a multi-agency emergency response and an ongoing...

HARTFORD, CT — A 25-year-old man was shot and killed Wednesday afternoon on Capitol Avenue in Hartford, marking the capital city’s sixth homicide of the year and deepening concerns over persistent gun violence in local...

HARTFORD, CT — Human trafficking cases in Connecticut have surged since the pandemic, yet state systems remain unprepared to meet the needs of victims—particularly adults and those trafficked for labor—according to a new report released...