Groton

A well-liked school resource officer in Groton, Massachusetts, has been fired over allegations he harassed students and staff, including asking one student if she wanted to come to his house to have sex. Omar Connor, the now-former school resource officer at Groton-Dunstable Regional High School, was fired last year over the harassment allegations, which left some students and parents shocked….

A Rhode Island man suspected of homicide in Vermont has been apprehended in Groton after an investigation by law enforcement authorities in three states. Shawn Conlon, 44, of Rhode Island, was taken into custody at a hotel on the Gold Star Highway in Groton on Wednesday, according to the U.S. Marshals Service. They said U.S. Marshals in Connecticut and...

Firefighters put out fires in two buildings at the Naval Submarine Base in Groton Friday morning. A watchstander on base reported a fire in the unoccupied housing area of Cavalla Court around 5:30 a.m. Friday and the SUBASE Fire Department responded to find 46 and 52 Cavalla Court, two unoccupied, adjacent structures, on fire, according to SUBASE New London. The…

A dog died in a fire in Mystic early Thursday morning that caused major damage to a residence. Police said firefighters responded to 90 Fishtown Road, in the Mystic section of Groton, around 3:06 a.m. Thursday after a resident called 911 and said there was a fire in the kitchen and everyone had evacuated the home.  The home was fully…

A woman died and another person was critically injured after the dirt bike they were on collided with a car in Groton Monday night, according to police. The crash happened just before 9:30 p.m. at the intersection of Long Hill Road and Meridian Street Extension. Police said they received several 911 calls. A group of as many as a dozen…

One person is dead and another has serious injuries after a multivehicle crash in Groton Monday night. Police said they received several 911 calls just before 9:30 p.m. about a crash at the intersection of Long Hill Road and Meridian Street Extension and the initial reports indicated that one person in one of the involved vehicles suffered fatal injuries. Police…

Police have identified the woman who was killed in a crash on the Gold Star Highway in Groton on Friday and a 9-year-old girl is in critical condition while her mom recovers from serious injuries. Dispatchers received several 911 calls about a two-vehicle crash on Gold Star Highway, also known as Route 184, between Buddington Road and Gungywamp Road, around…

A woman has died and two others are seriously hurt, including a 9-year-old girl, after a head-on collision near the Gold Star Highway in Groton Friday night. The Groton Police Department said they were called to the area of Route 184 and Buddington Road at about 6:30 p.m. Two cars were involved in the crash. Police said one car was…

New London police want to recognize the heroes who responded and helped an off-duty police officer rescue an injured person during a crash and fire on the Gold Star Bridge Friday. State police said something caused the tire of a Toyota Avalon to deflate around 11:17 a.m. Friday, the car stopped and a heating oil truck hit the back of…

An off-duty New London police officer was among a group of people who helped pull a man out of his car and into safety during the tanker fire on the Gold Star Bridge in Groton Friday. “I’ve always wanted to serve my community. This time, it was caught on camera,” New London Police Lieutenant Cornelius Rodgers said. Whether off...

Additional lanes of Interstate 95 south have reopened after a fiery tanker crash on the Gold Star Bridge on Friday. State Department of Transportation officials said DOT crews and contractors worked through the night to remove damaged fencing and railing and replace those materials. Additional lanes reopened on the Gold Star Bridge late Saturday morning. The on-ramp from Bridge Street…

A crash and fuel tanker rollover sparked a massive fire and closed Interstate 95 South in Groton at the Gold Star Bridge for hours Friday. State police said there were multiple injuries reported in the incident. Gov. Ned Lamont later said the truck driver died in the crash. He has been identified as 42-year-old Wallace Fauquet III, of Stonington. The…

Six minors were arrested after crashing a stolen SUV in Groton, Massachusetts, early Sunday morning, police said. After escaping police in Shirley on Route 225 around 2 a.m., the SUV sped past a Groton police officer on the road at over 80 mph, according to the Groton Police Department. As the SUV entered the town center, it crashed in the…