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Child Killed After Tree Crashes Onto Elementary School Playground Child Killed After Tree Crashes Onto Elementary School Playground
Child Killed After Tree Crashes Onto Elementary School Playground A child who was injured along with others when a tree fell on a Massachusetts elementary school playground has died, authorities said. The child, another juvenile, and an adult were hurt Monday, May 4, when a tree suddenly toppled outside Winthrop Elementary School in Melrose, firefighters said. Classes had just let out for the day when the incident happened. All three were taken to a local hospital for treatment. The others were treated and released, authorities said Tuesday.  Police did not release the name or age of the child who died. It was also unclear whether they attended Wint…

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1 Dead After Car Goes Off I-91 South In CT, Lands On Street Below 1 Dead After Car Goes Off I-91 South In CT, Lands On Street Below
1 Dead After Car Goes Off I-91 South In CT, Lands On Street Below A man is dead and another is hospitalized after the car they were in went off I-91 and fell onto a Connecticut city street below, authorities said.  The wreck happened just before midnight Monday, May 4, near Exit 4 in New Haven. Authorities said the driver lost control of the car in a curve and struck a barrier on the interstate, sending the car down the embankment for the underpass on East Street.  Police did not release the driver's name. The passenger was taken to an area hospital, where he is expected to survive, authorities said.  Police closed I-91 South from Exit 7 …

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Bystanders Stop Suspect Accused Of Assaulting, Robbing Juvenile In Hartford: Police Bystanders Stop Suspect Accused Of Assaulting, Robbing Juvenile In Hartford: Police
Bystanders Stop Suspect Accused Of Assaulting, Robbing Juvenile In Hartford: Police A Connecticut man who is accused of sexually assaulting and robbing a child didn't make it far after bystanders stepped in and tackled him to the ground until police arrived, authorities said.   Kejon McLemore, 33, of Bloomfield, was arrested Monday afternoon, May 5, after officers responded to a report of a possible kidnapping, according to Hartford police. When they arrived, they found McLemore   Police said officers arrived to find that people nearby had already stepped in and held the suspect until police got there. Investigators said the suspect assaulted a juvenil…

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Man Admits To Crashing Into Police Cruiser After Breaking Into CT Post Office Box: Feds Man Admits To Crashing Into Police Cruiser After Breaking Into CT Post Office Box: Feds
Man Admits To Crashing Into Police Cruiser After Breaking Into CT Post Office Box: Feds A mail theft scheme in Connecticut led to a dramatic arrest after a suspect tried to ram his way out of a police stop, authorities said.  Tulio Nunez, 25, of the Bronx, now faces up to 20 years in prison. He is scheduled to be sentenced on July 27 after pleading guilty to conspiracy, possession of a postal key, and theft of mail in New Haven. He has been free on a $10,000 bond since his arrest in September 2025. The case goes back to Oct. 2, 2023, on Campbell Avenue in West Haven.  Investigators said Nunez drove to a postal collection box and waited as an associate got …

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CT Man Hid Camera Under Bed, Secretly Recorded Guest Nude: Police CT Man Hid Camera Under Bed, Secretly Recorded Guest Nude: Police
CT Man Hid Camera Under Bed, Secretly Recorded Guest Nude: Police A Connecticut man has been arrested after police say he was secretly filming house guests without their knowledge.  Keith Hitchcock, 68, of Groton, was charged on April 20 with voyeurism with malice, according to Groton police.  The case began after a guest reported finding a hidden camera inside Hitchcock’s Buddington Road home. Gately said the device was discovered in June 2025, but the incident dates back to a stay at the home in November 2023. The camera was placed under the bed in a private room where the guest was staying. “During the investigation, it was determined that …

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Americans Run From Dunkin' In CT After Man Pepper-Sprays Customers, Employees: Police Americans Run From Dunkin' In CT After Man Pepper-Sprays Customers, Employees: Police
Americans Run From Dunkin' In CT After Man Pepper-Sprays Customers, Employees: Police Customers and employees of a Connecticut Dunkin’ said they were pepper-sprayed by a man following a parking dispute that he was not a part of. Officers were called to the store at 94 Main St. in Windsor Locks around 7:45 p.m. on Saturday, May 2. They found several customers and employees standing outside, struggling to breathe from the “respiratory effects of pepper spray,” police said. Witnesses told police the situation started with an argument between two customers over a parking dispute. Police said it was long after that argument that 20-year-old Hayden St. Martin allegedly used pepper…

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Autopsy: 93-Year-Old Who Wandered From CT Nursing Home Died Of Hypothermia After Hours In Cold Autopsy: 93-Year-Old Who Wandered From CT Nursing Home Died Of Hypothermia After Hours In Cold
Autopsy: 93-Year-Old Who Wandered From CT Nursing Home Died Of Hypothermia After Hours In Cold An autopsy of a 93-year-old who wandered from a Connecticut nursing home into a freezing night for hours has found she died of hypothermia. Margaret Healey, a Windsor Locks nursing home resident, died in February, and the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner released her autopsy results on Monday, May 4, officials said. Healey died of hypothermia due to environmental exposure. The report also listed hypertensive and atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease as significant conditions. She was found unresponsive outside Bickford Health Care Center on Feb. 8. Officials said she was facedown in a…

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Missed Flights, Missing Refunds: CT Man Faces More Charges In Airport Ride Scheme Missed Flights, Missing Refunds: CT Man Faces More Charges In Airport Ride Scheme
Missed Flights, Missing Refunds: CT Man Faces More Charges In Airport Ride Scheme A Connecticut man faces more criminal charges after police say customers paid for airport limousine rides that never showed up or that he failed to give them their money back in some instances.  Mitch T. Kloter, 26, of Plainville, was arrested Friday, May 1, on counts of second-degree larceny and two counts of illegal operation of a livery motor vehicle, South Windsor police said.  Authorities say the charges connect to two separate incidents in July and August 2025 involving South Windsor residents. Investigators say Kloter took payment through his limousine business, Eastern Re…

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Pedestrian Clings To Life In CT After Car Crashes Into Them Pedestrian Clings To Life In CT After Car Crashes Into Them
Pedestrian Clings To Life In CT After Car Crashes Into Them Police said a 35-year-old man who was struck by a vehicle in Waterbury over the weekend was in critical condition on Monday, May 4, authorities said.  The crash happened just before 9:30 p.m. Sunday, May 3, at East Main Street and William Street. Waterbury police did not say what led up to the pedestrian-vs-sedan crash.  The driver and passenger in the car were fine, but the unnamed pedestrian suffered serious, life-threatening injuries, Waterbury police said. On Monday, doctors said the man was still fighting for his life at an area hospital.  Waterbury police are…

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CT Brother, Sister Sentenced In $1.2M Fraud Scheme Targeting 30 State Treasuries CT Brother, Sister Sentenced In $1.2M Fraud Scheme Targeting 30 State Treasuries
CT Brother, Sister Sentenced In $1.2M Fraud Scheme Targeting 30 State Treasuries A Greenwich woman will serve time in federal prison after prosecutors say she helped carry out a long-running scheme with her brother that drained more than $1.2 million from state treasuries across the country. Patricia White, 70, was sentenced Monday to nine months behind bars. She must also repay the full $1.2 million taken in the scheme, according to US Attorney for the Middle District of Pennsylvania Brian D. Miller. The case ties directly to her brother, Henry J. White Jr., 75. Together, officials say, they filed false claims for unclaimed property in nearly 30 states. Miller sai…

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Couple Indicted After Allegedly Taking $17K From Fundraiser Meant For Homeless Man: DA Couple Indicted After Allegedly Taking $17K From Fundraiser Meant For Homeless Man: DA
Couple Indicted After Allegedly Taking $17K From Fundraiser Meant For Homeless Man: DA A Massachusetts couple has been indicted on charges that they kept thousands of dollars from an unhoused man after creating a GoFundMe they said was to help him.  Rachel Kadis, 31, and Brian G. Ferreira, 33, were charged with larceny Over $1,200 by single scheme, fiduciary embezzlement, and misleading a police officer, the Plymouth County District Attorney's Office said.  Investigators say the couple raised more than $17,000 through a GoFundMe campaign for a now-deceased man named Gregory Bobst. They said the money would go into a bank account in Bobst's name to help get him back …

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Clinton Chamber Leader Accused Of Embezzling $100K, Draining Accounts Nearly Dry: Police Clinton Chamber Leader Accused Of Embezzling $100K, Draining Accounts Nearly Dry: Police
Paul Orsini Stole $100K From Clinton Commerce Chamber: Cops A former Chamber of Commerce leader in Connecticut embezzled more than $100,000 from the organization over three years, a police investigation uncovered.  Paul Orsini, 65, of Old Saybrook, the former executive director of the Clinton Chamber of Commerce, was arrested Friday, May 1, and charged with first-degree larceny, Clinton police said. The investigation began in June 2025 after board members flagged possible financial issues. Investigators said they found Orsini misappropriated more than $100,000 in chamber funds from 2022 to 2025. They said he had complete control over the organ…

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