New London

Three police officers shot a man at a hotel in New London on Sunday afternoon, according to the Office of Inspector General. The department has released new information on what happened. Police officers responded to the Americas Best Value Inn at 380 Bayonet St. in New London around 1:52 p.m. Sunday and spoke to a witness who said 42-year-old Christopher…

The Office of Inspector General is investigating a shooting involving a police officer in New London, according to Mayor Michael Passero. Police responded to the America Best Value Inn on Bayonet Street just before 2 p.m. Sunday for an initial report of a shooting, according to New London police. After an investigation, officers were then directed to the Clarion Inn…

A motorcyclist has died after a crash in New London Wednesday night. Police said the New London Emergency Communications Center received 911 calls at 10:36 p.m. about a crash at Jefferson Avenue and Roosevelt Street. The motorcyclist, later identified as 33-year-old Jared Barber, of the Quaker Hill section of Watertown, was taken to Lawrence and Memorial Hospital, where he died,…

New London police have arrested a mother and her son in connection with the death of D’Nazia Uzzle, a 17-year-old New London high school student. New London police found Uzzle unresponsive in a home on April 15 and she was rushed to the hospital, where she was pronounced dead. The 17-year-old suffered blunt injuries and died suddenly during a physical…

Firefighters battled a fire at a 7-Eleven in New London early Thursday morning.   Crews responded to 283 Broad St. just after 2 a.m. and knocked down some of the fire, then found heavy fire in the void space above, according to social media posts from New London Firefighters L-1522. The battalion chief struck a second alarm, bringing in mutual…

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...

Police have identified the 17-year-old who died after being found unresponsive at a home in New London early Saturday morning as D’Nazia Uzzle, of Groton. Emergency crews responded to the home on Buchanan Road around 3 a.m. Saturday after getting a report of an unresponsive female. They rushed Uzzle to the hospital where she was pronounced dead. The cause...

A teenager who was found unresponsive at a home in New London early Saturday morning has died and police are investigating her untimely death. Emergency crews were called to a home near Jefferson Avenue and Buchanan Road around 3 a.m. after getting a report of an unresponsive female. When emergency crews arrived, police said the female was transported to Lawrence…

A fire caused heavy damage to a home in New London overnight. Firefighters were called to the home on Grove Street shortly after midnight on Monday. According to the fire marshal, there is heavy damage to the front of the home and the garage. Officials said the fire moved to the attic and the back of the house. Two people…

An elderly man fatally shot the woman he lived with, then turned the gun on himself, on Tuesday afternoon, New Hampshire authorities said Wednesday. The partners’ bodies were found Tuesday at the New London home after someone there called police, according to the New Hampshire Attorney General’s Office and state and local police. Douglas Lyon, 78, is believed to have…

A wind-driven fire destroyed one home on Mott Avenue in New London Monday morning and damaged four others. Emergency crews evacuated homes on the streets as firefighters worked to extinguish the fire. One firefighter was transported to the hospital to be treated for a knee injury, and the chief said he is doing okay. Firefighters from several departments responded to…

Wedding bells rang inside Lawrence + Memorial Hospital in New London Wednesday, as the parents of a NICU baby tied the knot with their daughter in their arms. Grier Stanley and Jason Barnwell were expecting their first child to be born July 14, but their daughter, Drue, made an early arrival on April 21. The couple’s wedding was originally scheduled…

Police have released the name of the 23-year-old woman who was found dead in her New London home after it was set on fire Wednesday night and identified her as Shelby Dodson. Dodson’s husband, George Dodson, a 23-year-old Navy sailor, has been charged with murder after Shelby Dodson was found dead and the couple’s 13-month-old son was found injured...

A 23-year-old Navy sailor has been charged with murder after a woman was found dead and a 13-month-old child was found injured at a fire scene in New London Wednesday night. A 911 call was made around 10:32 p.m. reporting a possible fire at a home on Sherman Street, police said. Firefighters started working to extinguish the fire and found…