Hartford, CT
Business
Rally To Protest Eversource Rate Hike Friday, July 31; Bill Relief Offered Rally To Protest Eversource Rate Hike Friday, July 31; Bill Relief Offered
Rally To Protest Eversource Rate Hike Friday, July 31; Bill Relief Offered People are planning to protest an electricity rate hike today, Friday, July 31, outside the Eversource building in Berlin. The protest is slated for 2:30 p.m., Fox61 reported. Eversource said it is extending financial assistance and working with customers who are struggling with a rate increase that went into effect on July 1. The company says it has received thousands of customer calls this week regarding the higher bills. Meanwhile, the Connecticut Public Utilities Regulatory Authority announced Thursday, July 30, that it is investigating Eversource’s rate hike. State politicians inc…

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by Kristin Palpini
Hartford, CT
Police & Fire
Don't Leave Keys Inside Your Car: Five Vehicles Stolen From Berlin This Month Don't Leave Keys Inside Your Car: Five Vehicles Stolen From Berlin This Month
Don't Leave Keys Inside Your Car: Five Vehicles Stolen From Berlin This Month Amid a wave of car break-ins, Berlin police are investigating five motor vehicle thefts that occurred just this month. All five vehicles had keys left in them and were unlocked, police said. Meanwhile, Berlin Police have received another 13 reports of thefts from within motor vehicles.  Four out of the five stolen vehicles have been recovered, police said. They were found in Hartford, East Hartford, and New Britain. In the Walnut Hill Park section of New Britain, two juveniles were arrested July 15 in connection to the thefts, police said. However, submitted video surveillance sugges…

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by Kristin Palpini
Hartford, CT
Police & Fire
Suspects Arrested Following Berlin Car Theft And Attempted String of Vehicle Break-ins Suspects Arrested Following Berlin Car Theft And Attempted String of Vehicle Break-ins
Suspects Arrested Following Berlin Car Theft And Attempted String of Vehicle Break-ins Berlin Police made two arrests in connection with a string of attempted car break-ins and two stolen vehicles. From late-night, July 14, to early morning, July 15, the Berlin Police Department received several reports that someone had tried to break into vehicles. One of the vehicles, a BMW, was stolen from the Skyview Drive area, police said. Working with officers from the New Britain Police Department, officers tracked down the stolen vehicle to the Walnut Hill Park area of New Britain where there was a brief “foot pursuit” of two suspects, police said. The two suspects were caught and …

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by Kristin Palpini
Hartford, CT
News
COVID-19: Here's Rate Of Cases Per Community In Hartford County COVID-19: Here's Rate Of Cases Per Community In Hartford County
Covid-19: Here's Rate Of Cases Per Community In Hartford County Here are the rate of COVID-19 cases per 100,000 people per community in Hartford County: Avon - 781 Berlin - 812 Bloomfield - 2,437 Bristol - 1,028 Burlington - 269 Canton - 906 East Glastonbury - 194 East Hartford - 1,806 East Windsor - 1,389 Enfield - 1,365 Farmington - 847 Glastonbury - 870 Granby - 237 Hartford - 2,164 Manchester - 1,338 Marlborough - 1,510 New Britain - 1,521 Newington - 1,332 North Canton - 184 Plainville - 993 Rocky Hill - 2,105 Simsbury - 536 South Windsor - 656 Southington - 785 Suffield - 991 West Hartford - 1,134 Wethersfield - 978 Windsor - 2,034 Windsor Lo…

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by Kristin Palpini
Fairfield, CT
News
COVID-19: Town-By-Town Look At Cases In Connecticut COVID-19: Town-By-Town Look At Cases In Connecticut
Covid-19: Town-By-Town Look At Cases In Connecticut The following are the number of novel coronavirus (COVID-19) cases for towns in Connecticut released late Wednesday afternoon, March 25. Statewide, 875 positive cases have been reported with 19 fatalities. Ansonia: 2 Avon: 4 Beacon Falls: 1 Berlin: 3 Bethel: 10 Bethlehem: 3 Bloomfield: 1 Bolton: 2 Branford: 6 Bridgeport: 27 Bridgewater: 1 Bristol: 2 Brookfield: 23 Burlington: 1 Clinton: 2 Columbia: 1 Coventry: 3 Cromwell: 1 Danbury: 63 Darien: 14 Deep River: 1 Derby: 1 East Hampton: 2 East Hartford: 4 East Haven: 5 East Lyme: 1 Easton: 2 Enfield: 1 Fairfield: 13 Farmington: 8 Glastonbury: …

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by Daily Voice
Fairfield, CT
News
Man Sentenced For Committing Multiple Robberies In Fairfield County, Elsewhere In CT Man Sentenced For Committing Multiple Robberies In Fairfield County, Elsewhere In CT
Man Sentenced For Committing Multiple Robberies In Fairfield County, Elsewhere In CT A Fairfield County man with a lengthy rap sheet will spend a decade in prison after being sentenced for committing multiple robberies at Subway and several bank branches in Connecticut. Alvin Robertson, 56, of Bridgeport, has been sentenced to 120 months in prison, followed by three years of supervised release, after robbing three banks and two Subway stores last year. Last year, Robertson was found guilty of robbing a Subway store on Ethan Allen Highway on May 20 in Ridgefield, and then a second Subway store on Monroe Turnpike in Monroe on July 22. Robertson then targeted a People’s Unite…

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by Zak Failla
DV Plus - Fairfield, CT
Politics
Highway Tolls Back On The Table? Highway Tolls Back On The Table?
Highway Tolls Back On The Table? Every state east of the Mississippi -- except Vermont, Tennessee, Alabama and Connecticut -- collects tolls on their highways.  That's why it's inevitable that debt-ridden Connecticut, suffering from clogged and crumbling highways, will continue to consider restoring tolls. State transportation officials have said Connecticut should be spending more than $2 billion per year on its aging, crowded infrastructure. Gov. Ned Lamont and state legislators have returned to negotiations over when and how to collect tolls.  Lamont, a Democrat from Greenwich, favors tolls on  four maj…

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by Jon Craig
Bridgeport, CT
News
Man Admits To Statewide Spree Of Bank, Restaurant Robberies Across Fairfield County, State Man Admits To Statewide Spree Of Bank, Restaurant Robberies Across Fairfield County, State
Man Admits To Statewide Spree Of Bank, Restaurant Robberies Across Fairfield County, State A Fairfield County man has admitted to robbing multiple banks and Subway restaurants in Connecticut last year. Bridgeport resident Alvin Robertson, 56, pleaded guilty in Bridgeport district court to one count of bank robbery and admitted that he committed a total of three bank robberies and two Subways throughout the state last year. On May 20 last year, Robertson admitted to robbing the Subway on Ethan Allen Highway in Ridgefield, brandishing a knife and stating “give me all your money or I will kill you,” to the clerk. On July 22, Robertson targeted the Subway on Monroe Turnpike in Monro…

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by Zak Failla
Fairfield, CT
Police & Fire
Man, Woman Face Separate Charges After Being Caught In Stolen Vehicle On I-95 Man, Woman Face Separate Charges After Being Caught In Stolen Vehicle On I-95
Man, Woman Face Separate Charges After Being Caught In Stolen Vehicle On I-95 A Bridgeport man and Stratford woman have been arrested and charged after police allegedly pulled them over in a stolen vehicle. Milford Police made a traffic stop on I-95 near Exit 36 Tuesday, Nov. 27 following an equipment violation. Upon investigation, police discovered that the vehicle was stolen from Berlin. Robert Smith, 24, of Bridgeport was the vehicle’s operator. Smith was taken into custody and charged with larceny in the third degree. He was held on $5,000 bail. Hollyann Smith, 20, of Stratford, who claims to be unrelated to Robert, was the vehicle’s passenger. She was alle…

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by Valerie Musson
Westport, CT
Police & Fire
Suspect Nabbed In Westport ID Theft Incident After Lengthy Investigation Suspect Nabbed In Westport ID Theft Incident After Lengthy Investigation
Suspect Nabbed In Westport ID Theft Incident After Lengthy Investigation A nearly two-year investigation by multiple law enforcement agencies that started in Westport following several cases of stolen identity has led to the arrest of a man who has been making fraudulent purchases with multiple identities throughout the tri-state area. The Westport Police Department received a report from a local resident on June 24, 2016, claiming that his identity had been stolen after he received a Home Depot credit card in the mail, which he had never applied to. The account related to the card was later used in Norwalk, Conn. to make fraudulent purchases. On Jan. 17 last ye…

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by Zak Failla