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Connecticut law enforcement agencies were bracing for possible protests at the State Capitol in Hartford this weekend, but have now scaled back their presence after protests failed to materialize. The FBI warned all 50 states to prepare for the potential that those armed protests could turn violent. Extra officers and resources were brought in to help protect the State Capitol…

A police officer shot an armed man who was reportedly acting erratically in Hartford on Saturday night and authorities said the man has died of his injuries. According to a news release from the Chief of Hartford Police Jason Thody, police received a 911 call around 8:56 p.m. Saturday to report an armed man in the area of 25 Gilman…

The United States began its rollout of the coronavirus vaccine on Monday. Hear from health leaders across the country as frontline workers began receiving their vaccinations.

A Hartford police detective has been demoted and suspended for 120 days without pay after he allegedly sent a text message suggesting a wager on where the first homicide of 2021 would occur. Officials announced that Detective Jeffrey Placzek’s return to the police department will be contingent on passing a fitness for duty evaluation and completing a restorative justice program….

A Hartford police officer is facing discipline after allegedly sending a text message suggesting a wager on where the first homicide of 2021 would occur, department officials said Friday. Hartford Police Chief Jason Thody said on Friday he learned the officer, a detective in the Major Crimes unit, sent a text proposing the bet to other officers and court officials…

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development has perpetuated racial segregation in Connecticut’s capital by failing to help poor Black and Hispanic families living in dilapidated, federally subsidized housing move to better neighborhoods in the city and suburbs, residents allege in a lawsuit filed Wednesday. The complaint was filed in federal court by 10 former residents of three...

Silver Alerts have been issued for an 11-day-old baby and her mother who are missing from Hartford and police said communication with the mother is active. The baby’s dad was wanted for questioning, according to police. He is now in custody and is fully cooperating with the investigation, according to a Tweet from Hartford Police. Hartford Police said 11-day-old...

Multiple rallies across Connecticut are pushing for change and are calling for justice following the death of George Floyd and protesters have closed down several highways throughout the state on Sunday. The rallies and protests come less than a week after the death of Floyd, a handcuffed black man who pleaded for air as a white officer knelt on his...

The woman accused of starting the fatal fire that ripped through a Hartford apartment building early Sunday morning lit a bottle of hand sanitizer on fire and threw it at her girlfriend during a domestic altercation, according to Hartford police. The fire spread from there throughout the upper floors of the building. Police arrested Destiny Waite, 28, in the hours…

Hartford police have arrested a woman for arson in connection to an apartment building fire that killed one person and injured dozens of others on Sunday morning. Members of the Connecticut State Police Arson Unit and Hartford Fire Marshall’s Office determined the origin, cause and method of the fire. Investigators said they secured an arrest warrant for 28-year-old Destiny...

One person has died after a fire in a Hartford apartment building and more than 45 people were rescued early Sunday morning. The fire was first reported at the 5-story Charter Oak Place building at 1:19 a.m., according to Hartford Fire Chief James Errickson. Once emergency crews arrived, a second and third alarm were called due to the severity of…

A standoff has ended after Hartford police responded to a possible assault and abduction involving a firearm Tuesday night. According to police, a child reported that his mother was assaulted and her boyfriend had a firearm pointed at her before the suspect left the home on foot just before 10:30 p.m. Patrol officers searched the area and the investigation led…

One person has died and four others are injured after a shooting inside a Hartford nightclub early Sunday morning. The shots rang out around 1:30 a.m. inside the Majestic Lounge on Franklin Avenue after an argument between a group of people. Two police officers who were outside the nightclub, rushed inside after hearing the shots and attempted life-saving measures on…

Here is a look at a timeline of events on the investigation into Jennifer Dulos’s disappearance.

Fotis Dulos, the estranged husband of missing New Canaan mother Jennifer Dulos, appeared in court Thursday and pleaded not guilty to a second tampering with evidence charge.

One person has died after a crash on Interstate 84 in Hartford early Saturday morning. According to officials, 18-year old Christian Cruz, of New Britain, lost control of his vehicle and hit the center median near exit 48 shortly after 1 a.m. Cruz was unresponsive on scene and was later pronounced dead at St. Francis Hospital, police. Another person in…

The estranged husband of a missing Connecticut mother of five has gone on trial in a civil lawsuit filed by his wife’s mother, who claims he owes her about $3 million in unpaid loans.

Former Wethersfield High School standout baseball star Ryan Costello was found dead in his hotel room in New Zealand on Monday, days after joining the Auckland Tuatara in the Australian Baseball League.

It’s been five months since New Canaan mother of five Jennifer Dulos disappeared and her estranged husband is due in court on Wednesday in connection with her disappearance.

Work at dozens of constructions sites across Connecticut will be suspended in the coming days to draw attention to the problem of opioid abuse in the construction industry.