New Britain

Police have identified a woman who was killed at her home in New Britain earlier this month. New Britain police said Lauren Gualano, 71, was found dead on March 2. She died of blunt force trauma to the head, neck, torso and extremities with strangulation, according to the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner. Officials ruled her death a homicide….

About 60 students have been temporarily displaced after a reported fire at a Central Connecticut State University residence hall. A university spokesperson said the fire broke out on the first floor of James Hall shortly after 6 p.m. Students were evacuated and the New Britain Fire Department responded to the scene. No one was hurt and the university says all…

The man accused of killing his longtime girlfriend and shooting two of her family members days before the new year appeared before a judge in New Britain on Tuesday. Antoine Harris was arraigned on murder and assault charges for the shooting death of Sabrina Finch on Saturday night inside the New Britain apartment the couple shared. He’s also accused...

Officers responded to an apartment on North Street around 11:10 p.m. on Saturday after getting a report of a shooting. When police arrived, they said they found three people who had been shot. Two of the gunshot victims were treated at local hospitals and remain in stable condition. The third gunshot victim, later identified as 44-year-old Sabrina Finch, was pronounced…

Two people are now dead after a fire in New Britain on Monday afternoon, according to officials. The mayor’s office said the woman who died was found in an illegal attic apartment. Firefighters were called to the residence, a two-family home on Belden Street, at 12:24 p.m. Monday to fight a fire in the attic and found heavy fire...

A woman is dead and a man is in critical condition after a fire in New Britain on Monday afternoon, according to officials. The mayor’s office said the woman who died was found in an illegal attic apartment. Firefighters were called to the residence, a two-family home on Belden Street, at 12:24 p.m. Monday to fight a fire in...

The family of a new Britain grandmother is grieving after a fatal hit-and-run crash took her life Wednesday evening. “She was a really kind person. She may have not had a lot, but she would give you the shirt off her back.” Selfless and caring are some of the words Jamie Catucci Carey would use to describe her mother, Brenda…

A woman has died after she was struck in New Britain on Wednesday night and police have arrested the driver who they said left the scene. Police started receiving calls around 9:15 p.m. with reports that a vehicle hit a woman in the area of 146 South Main St., they said. She was transported to a hospital, where she later…

A woman has died after she was struck by a New Britain police officer Thursday morning, according to state police, and New Britain police said the officer will be out of work and placed on restricted duty while an investigation is conducted. State police said the woman was trying to cross West Main Street in New Britain around 1:10 a.m….

A man who is accused of running another man over with his car, killing him, after an argument in New Britain Tuesday night admitted to police that he ran two men over and left the scene, according to police. Police responded to the area of Park and Stanley streets around 10 p.m. Tuesday to investigate a hit-and-run and found 59-year-old…

One person has died after a car crashed into an occupied CT Transit bus in New Britain on Friday afternoon. Emergency crews were called to Farmington Avenue near Sidoti Drive around 3 p.m. after getting a report of a vehicle that crossed the road and collided with a transit bus. The driver of the car was taken to the hospital…

Police are investigating after a car crashed into an occupied CT Transit bus in New Britain Friday afternoon. City officials said they were called to Farmington Avenue at the intersection of Sidoti Drive for a vehicle that crossed over the roadway and collided with a bus. The driver of the car was taken to the hospital for treatment of injuries….

Police are investigating after a person was found dead in New Britain Thursday morning. Officials from the mayor’s office said police received a call about a person lying in the grass across from the New Britain Fire Department’s Station 5 on Stanley Street and determined that the person had died. There is a police presence on Stanley Street. No...

A building collapsed after a fire in New Britain early Thursday morning. The fire department said neighbors called the fire department around 2:57 a.m. to report a fire at the single-family home at 368 Reservoir Road. Firefighters said the fire could have spread to buildings nearby and they worked to keep that from happening and to put out the fire….

A special education teacher at an elementary school in New Britain has been arrested for allegedly sexually assaulting multiple students and lying about it to authorities, according to an arrest warrant obtained by NBC Connecticut. The superintendent’s office identified the teacher as Erving Rivera, who was a special education teacher at Lincoln Elementary School. Rivera was placed on administrative...

A Central Connecticut State University student has been charged with voyeurism after allegedly watching women shower in the locker rooms on campus. An arrest warrant obtained by NBC Connecticut says that a 25-year-old male student is charged with criminal trespassing and voyeurism after a Jan. 17 incident. Two female students told campus police about a suspicious person in the women’s…

A 15-year-old girl is in critical condition after being shot by a 16-year-old male in New Britain Tuesday evening, according to police. Officers responded to the second floor of 32 West Pear St. around 5:45 p.m. and found the girl suffering from a single gunshot wound. She was rushed to the hospital, where she is listed in critical, but stable…