CRIME & SAFETY
Victim recovering after attempted murder-suicide
NEW LONDON, CT (WFSB) - Today, Deanna Brightman is awake and talking. Something her family has been waiting for. She’s been heavily medicated for days after she was shot multiple times Saturday morning. “When I got that call and someone told me my sister had been shot, I didn’t...
Firefighters respond to rollover crash in Waterford
WATERFORD, CT (WFSB) - Firefighters in Waterford said they responded to an overnight rollover crash. The Goshen Fire Department in Waterford reported that the crash happened on Dimmock Road on Wednesday night. Firefighters were able to stabilize the vehicle and free the driver. An ambulance crew also responded; however, the...
Man seriously injured in Groton assault has died: police
Police said a man that was seriously injured in an assault in Groton earlier this week has now died. Officers were called to Poquonnock Road shortly after 10:30 a.m. on Monday. A man in his 40s was found unconscious on the ground in the parking lot of what appears to be Stonington Institute, which is an addiction recovery center.
A troubling, six-week tally in New London: six shootings, one death, one arrest
New London ― On Monday afternoon, about the time neighborhood kids step off their school buses and head home, Rob Woodward was relaxing outside his Fuller Street residence when he heard “two quick pops.”. “I told my friend there’s no kind of knucklehead setting off fireworks in March,”...
Weekend shooting shows need for centralized services, Safe Futures says
Waterford ― As Safe Futures Chief Executive Officer Katherine Verano on Tuesday prepared to meet the family of 30-year-old Deanna Brightman, a New London woman who was critically injured in a domestic violence shooting over the weekend, Verano was reminded of the urgency of completing a new family justice center in Waterford.
Connecticut State Police sergeant gets national hero award for saving woman’s life while off duty
WESTBROOK, Conn. (WTNH) — Connecticut State Police Sgt. Ashley Harkins was off duty when she rushed into action to save a suicidal woman in Old Lyme. Harkins scaled a fence on the Baldwin Bridge in Old Lyme without equipment and used her body to prevent the woman from falling off a narrow concrete ledge. Now, […]
Old Lyme Police, Selectmen Meet to Discuss Traffic Safety
OLD LYME — In response to recent incidents of reckless driving and public calls for more traffic enforcement, the Board of Selectmen invited Resident State Trooper Matt Weber and members of his patrol staff for a discussion and listening session with the public on Monday. Fred Gaston of Ferry...
New London police investigate shots fired on Colman Street
NEW LONDON — On Monday, at approximately 2:07 p.m., the New London Police Department responded to a report of gunshots in the area of Colman St. and Ashcraft Rd. Officers who arrived at the scene found evidence corroborating the reports of gunfire. Members of the Investigative Services Division were...
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