New Haven Man Wins $240,000 In State Lottery
Several CT Lottery players in Connecticut are feeling lucky after cashing in tickets worth six-figure prizes, including one that net a New Haven County man nearly a quarter-million dollars.
First, in New Haven, resident Thomas Staton won $240,000 playing “PLAY4 NIGHT” on a ticket sold at the Express Food Mart on Whalley Avenue in New Haven that was cashed in on Wednesday, May 4.
That same day, a winning $100,000 “Royal Treasure” scratch-off ticket was cashed in by a Milford resident that was sold from the Family Mart on New Haven Avenue in Milford.
The following day, on Thursday, May 5, Ha…
Two Women Killed In Wrong-Way, Head-On Crash In CT
Two drivers were killed in a wrong-way, head-on crash in Connecticut.
It happened at about 2:30 a.m. on Saturday, Feb. 26, on I-91 in New Haven County.
A 2020 Toyota Camry XLE was going the wrong way, traveling south in the northbound lanes of the highway between Exit 17 and Exit 18 in Meriden, when it collided with a northbound 2012 BMW X5 Xdrive35i, according to Connecticut State Police.
Police said the weather was clear at the time and traffic was light.
The driver of the Toyota, identified as 21-year-old Charde Monet Spates, of New Haven, and the driver of the BMW, identifi…
Fairfield County Resident Wins $390K In State Lottery
Some CT Lottery players are feeling lucky after cashing in big on winning tickets worth six-figure prizes.
In Fairfield County, On Wednesday, Feb. 16, a winning “Lucky for Life” ticket worth $390,000 that was sold at the 24/7 Express on Barnum Avenue in Stratford was cashed in by a Stratford resident who opted not to submit a name, lottery officials announced.
That same day, Norwalk resident Alexandra Polo cashed in a jackpot-winning “$100,000 Cashword 11" ticket that was sold at the In And Out Variety on Main Street in Norwalk.
Days later, on Friday, Feb. 18, Bridgeport resident Antonio …
CT Man Found Shot To Death In Car, Police Say
A Connecticut man was found shot to death in a car when police responded to a report of a serious car accident.
Hartford County resident Tyrik Walcott, age 22, of Windsor, was found in the vehicle in front of the 2Cuzn's convenience store on Bellevue Street around 8:45 a.m., Sunday, Feb. 6.
Walcott, Hartford’s second homicide victim of the year, was found in the driver's seat of the vehicle when officers responded, said Lt. Aaron Boisvert, of the Hartford Police
He was extricated from the vehicle by Hartford Fire and it was then discovered he was suffering from a gunshot wound, …
