Middletown

A former Middletown High School math teacher is accused of having an inappropriate sexual relationship with a student and has been arrested. Police said 35-year-old James Hanson taught at Middletown High from August 2022 through Nov. 16, 2023 and was immediately placed on administrative leave when the investigation started. He has since resigned. School officials said Hanson was placed on…

A former teacher at a childcare center in Middletown is accused of tossing a 2-year-old child “like a piece of luggage” into a wall at the facility and has been arrested. Middletown police said it happened at Town & Country Early Learning Center at 195 South Main St. on Jan. 12. They started the investigation that day when the child’s…

A 74-year-old woman was killed in a two-car crash on I-91 North in Middletown Christmas morning. The crash happened between in the area of Exits 20 just after 9 a.m., according to state police. Both cars were driving northbound when the vehicle in the far right lane veered into the center lane, hitting the other car, state police said. Both…

A New Britain woman has died and her 3-year-old son was taken to the hospital after a crash on South Main Street in Middletown Monday night. The crash happened in the area of Round Hill Road around 7:45 p.m. Responding officers said a Nissan Altima hit a tow truck. Police have identified the woman who died as 23-year-old Lindsey Pelletier,…

A man has died after a shooting at a home in Middletown on Sunday. Officers were called to a home on Bow Lane around 1:15 p.m. after getting a report of a domestic disturbance. Dispatchers said before police arrived, they learned that an adult male had been shot in the home. When police arrived, they said they found an adult…

A woman who was killed in a crash in Middletown, Rhode Island on Wednesday was identified by authorities. Middletown Police identified the woman as 34-year-old Kayla Watson, according to WJAR. Police say Watson was riding an electric bicycle when she collided with a truck on Admiral Kalbfus Road. Authorities transported Watson to the hospital where she was pronounced dead. The…

The owner of a Middletown, Rhode Island, donut shot who was already indicted on sexual assault charges is now facing new allegations that he sexually assaulted two employees at his business, according to state authorities. Valdemar Leite, who is 54-years-old and owns Ma’s Donuts in Middletown, was charged on Tuesday with four counts of second degree sexual assault, according...

A dog that was missing after the vehicle she was in was stolen in Middletown over the weekend has been found safe, according to the family. Middletown police said Luna, a gray pit bull mix wearing a pink & white collar, disappeared after she was seen in the area of Broad and Church streets in Middletown on Saturday night. The…

A man hit a Middletown police detective with a hammer while she was responding to a complaint Saturday morning and he was shot during a struggle with her, according to police. Police said it happened after they received a report around 6:30 a.m. Saturday that a man was yelling and smashing glass on Liberty Street. The Office of the Inspector…

Police are investigating two shootings that are believed to be related in Middletown. Officers were called to the first shooting on Woodbury Circle on Thursday around 8:40 p.m. Authorities said the intended target of the shooting was walking on the sidewalk with a 2-year-old family member when a vehicle approached. Several shots were then fired from the vehicle toward the…

A man has died after a shooting in the parking lot of a hookah lounge in Middletown early Sunday morning. Officers were called to the parking lot of Hidden Hookah Lounge on South Main Street around 3:50 a.m. after getting a report of a shooting. When police arrived, they said they found a man in the parking lot with a…

Connecticut State Police have identified the 21-year-old man who died after he was hit on Route 9 South in Middletown on Sunday. Troopers responded to Route 9 South near exit 19 around 3:40 a.m. after getting a report of a pedestrian struck. The man was transported to Hartford Hospital and later died. Over the weekend, police said troopers hoped the…

A man’s body was found at a home in Middletown, Rhode Island, on Tuesday, police said. The home on West Main Road was blocked off by yellow police tape on Tuesday afternoon, NBC affiliate WJAR reported. The body was identified Wednesday as 39-year-old John Edward-Corbett. Authorities have not yet determined the cause of Corbett’s death, which will be investigated...

It was March 15, 2003. The body of a young woman was discovered in a field in the town of Wallkill in the Orange County city of Middletown. She had been murdered. Her name was Megan McDonald, and she was 20 years old.

One person is injured and up to 11 people are displaced after a fire at an apartment complex in Middletown on Saturday. Crews from several fire departments responded to the Hunter’s Crossing Apartments on Russet Lane around 8:30 a.m. When crews arrived, they said they found a large body of fire at one of the buildings. The entire building that…

A 62-year-old Middletown man who was missing has been found safe. Police said he suffers from memory loss and they had issued a Silver Alert for him. On Thursday afternoon, they said David Reich has been found safe with help from the public.

A fight broke out between students and adult spectators at a high school basketball game in Middletown Tuesday evening. School officials said that at the end of the varsity basketball game between Middletown and Weaver high schools, some student-athletes acted in an “unsportsmanlike” manner. That’s when a fight broke out involving both adults and students, the school district said....

People in Middletown gathered Friday night for a vigil honoring state representative Quentin “Q” Williams who died in a wrong-way crash earlier this week. People described him as full of positivity, with endless energy and an infectious smile. Hundreds gathered in the city’s south green Friday night for a candlelight vigil honoring his public service. The crowd was filled...

A man from Ansonia has died after a crash on Route 9 south in Middletown on Tuesday. State police said 33-year-old Vance Jenkins was traveling in the left lane of the highway around 3 p.m. when he hit a concrete barrier in the median. The impact caused his vehicle to travel across the road through the right lane and shoulder…

A cat that was missing for five months has been found safe and she is back home with her owners, just before Christmas. It’s all thanks to the woman who noticed the cat and a persistent animal control team that was able to set a trap with food that lured the hungry animal in. The cat, Minka, disappeared from...