Waterbury

An animal rescue organization has reunited a nursing mother with several of her puppies in Waterbury Thursday night. The dog was found in the area of Lincoln Street, and was likely dumped after giving birth. BARC CT, an animal advocacy and rescue organization, helped the Pitbull reunite with five of her puppies. They caught the interaction in a video posted…

A 43-year-old man was shot and killed in Waterbury over the weekend and his death is being investigated as a homicide. Officers responded to the 300 block of Walnut Street around midnight after a report of a shots-fired incident and a gunshot victim and they found 43-year-old Julaquis Minnifield, of Waterbury, police said. He was taken to Waterbury Hospital where…

A woman has died after a hit-and-run in Waterbury on Saturday evening. Officers responded to the 600 block of East Main Street shortly before 10:30 p.m. for a report of a collision involving a pedestrian. Once there, police said they found an adult woman in the roadway. It appeared she had been struck by a vehicle. After the collision, the…

Four people have died after a head-on crash in Waterbury on Friday night. Officers responded to the 600 block of Thomaston Avenue around 11 p.m. after a report of a crash involving two vehicles. According to police, a car was going south on Thomaston Avenue when it collided head-on with a car going north in the same area. Both vehicles…

Remembering the life of a Meriden man who saved a life. A benefit was held for 27-year-old Kyree Dowd who died last week on Bantam Lake. His girlfriend says he saved her teenage son from drowning. “Very energetic. He’s a hero. Amazing.” Those are just some of the words Stacy Pare describes her fiancée Kyree Dowd. The memories too...

Four men were shot in Waterbury on Tuesday night and one of the victims is in critical condition while another remains hospitalized as well. Officers responded to Mitchell Avenue around 7 p.m. after receiving a report of gunshots and they found four victims between 19 and 25 years old. All four were taken to the hospital and two of them…

A pedestrian has died after a hit-and-run in Waterbury early Saturday morning. Police were called to Chase Avenue around 2:10 a.m. for a report of a hit-and-run crash with a pedestrian involved. Once there, officers said a male pedestrian who had been struck was in the road. The pedestrian, later identified as 46-year-old Dwayne Hunter, of Waterbury, was taken to…

A Silver Alert has been issued for a 4-year-old boy who is missing from Waterbury. State police said Ian Gael has been missing since Monday and was last seen wearing a red sweater with black jeans. Gael has black hair and brown eyes. He is 3-feet tall and weighs 35 pounds. Authorities did not provide a photo of Gael or…

A man has died and two others are injured after an argument led to a shooting between two parties at a rental hall in Waterbury overnight, according to police. Officers responded to So Blu’Niq on Sharon Road around 1:20 a.m. on Monday for a report of a shooting and a disturbance. At the rental hall, police said they found...

Waterbury police have arrested a third suspect in the shooting death of a man outside of Waterbury Superior Court last month. Police said they have obtained a warrant charging 26-year-old Nicholas Chiapponi, of Glastonbury, with the murder of 26-year-old Jarron Chapman, of Waterbury. Chiapponi was taken into custody at his home on Wednesday, according to police. He has been charged…

A woman has died and a man is injured after a crash in Waterbury early Saturday morning. Officers responded to a crash in the 700 block of Frost Road around 5 a.m. Police said a vehicle went off of the road and hit a telephone pole. During the crash, the front passenger was reportedly ejected from the vehicle. The 19-year-old…

Waterbury police are investigating after a body was found floating in a pond Thursday morning. Officers responded to Fulton Park on Cooke Street around 8 a.m. after getting reports of a body in the pond there, according to police. Emergency crews removed the body on a man from the water. Police said there do not appear to be any circumstances…

A man was shot while leaving Waterbury Superior Court on Thursday morning and he has died, according to police. Officers responded to the shooting at 400 Grand St. around 11:45 a.m. and they found a man suffering from a gunshot wound. Police said they believe the victim, a 26-year-old Waterbury man, was at court proceedings earlier in the day and…

A woman has died after crashing into a tree with her two toddlers inside the vehicle in Waterbury Tuesday morning. Police were called to Jersey Street for a reported crash just after 8:30 a.m. The driver, 23-year-old Jermiyiah Pegues, of Waterbury, was taken to the hospital where she was pronounced dead. Pegues’ two children, both 3 years old, were taken…

Police have made a third arrest in the killing of a teen in Waterbury in November. Officers arrested a 16-year-old from Hartford on Monday. He was wanted in connection with the Nov. 18 shooting death of 18-year-old Joseph Zavala. Officers received a report that a gunshot victim had been dropped off at the emergency room at Saint Mary’s Hospital around…

One person has serious injuries after a crash in Waterbury early Thursday morning. Police said officers responded to reports of a hit-and-run involving a gray SUV and a city refuse truck in the area of North Main Street and Lakewood Road at 4:13 a.m. One person was extricated from the SUV and has serious, life-threatening injuries, police said. That person…

Waterbury police have arrested another suspect in the shooting death of a 22-year-old man in Waterbury in December. Police said officers found 22-year-old Jordan Robinson, of Waterbury, lying in Kenyon Street just after 4:30 p.m. and he died soon after he was transported to Saint Mary’s Hospital. Robinson graduated in 2020 from Cheshire Academy, where he was part of the…

A 22-year-old man is dead after a shooting in Waterbury on Sunday afternoon and police are investigating his death as a homicide. Police officers responded to Kenyon Street at 4:39 p.m. after receiving reports that someone had been shot and they found a man lying in the road, unresponsive. He was brought to Saint Mary’s Hospital, where he died...

It was a victory for a group of Ben & Jerry’s factory workers in Waterbury, Vermont, after they voted to unionize. The Waterbury employees will now join the Local 371 UFCW, the union for food and commercial workers, and are the second group of workers to organize, according to the Boston Globe. The first group of Ben & Jerry’s...

A teen is hospitalized after being shot inside the Brass Mill Center mall in Waterbury Friday evening. Authorities were called to Union Street at 5 p.m. after getting a reported of shots fired in the food court. Officers said they found a 17-year-old male inside the mall with a gunshot wound. He was taken to the hospital for treatment of…