Author name: Mike Minarsky

On December 31, 2020 at approximately 10:47 P.M., the Plainfield Police Department arrested Bryant Gardner, 30, of Moosup, CT. While conducting traffic enforcement in the area of Squaw Rock Road in Moosup, CT, an Officer observed a gray Dodge Stratus traveling northbound over the yellow line into the opposite lane multiple times at which point […]

On January 1, 2021 at approximately 2:28 A.M., the Plainfield Police Department arrested Crystal McCowan, 35, of Moosup, CT. While conducting traffic enforcement in the village of Wauregan an Officer observed a white Ford Focus traveling southbound on South Chestnut Street where she failed to stop at a clearly posted stop sign traveling directly through

Willimantic officials say that a 19 year old Willimantic man was rescued after being trapped under a tractor trailer on Wednesday night on Pleasant St. The man was said to be crossing the street when he was hit by a Willimantic Waste Tractor Trailer and became trapped in a set of the truck’s rear wheels

HARTFORD—With the 2021 legislative session set to begin on January 6th, State Representative Brian Lanoue (R-45th) is preparing for a legislative session that will likely look different than usual because of COVID-19. Earlier this month, the Connecticut House Republican’s released their 2021-2023 Committee Assignments with Rep. Lanoue being appointed as a Chair on the Internship Committee, the Committee for

Covid 19 testing continues with many sites including FREE testing with UCFS Healthcare in Jewett City and Norwich. Over 4M tests have been administered in the state of Ct since the beginning of the pandemic. The percentage of infections have gone up slightly over the past week in Eastern Ct with Griswold climbing from 3.32%

(HARTFORD, CT) – Governor Ned Lamont and Connecticut Department of Labor Commissioner Kurt Westby today provided an update on the Emergency Coronavirus Recovery Act of 2020, known as the CARES Act extension. The law protects Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA) and Pandemic Emergency Unemployment Compensation (PEUC) programs; allocates an additional $300 per week benefit for all

*****UPDATE***** On December 28, 2020 at approximately 9:45 A.M. the Plainfield Police Department were notified by the Connecticut State Police Troop D barracks that the United States Postal Service office located at 21 South Main Street in Moosup, Connecticut received a bomb threat.   Members of the Plainfield Police Department responded to the scene and

With the Connecticut General Assembly’s 2021 session set to begin on Jan. 6, Senator Heather Somers has been named Deputy Senate Republican Leader by Senate Republican Leader Kevin Kelly. “I am honored to be assigned this leadership position,” Somers said. “I always do my best to be a common sense voice at the State Capitol

On Monday morning, Troop D in Danielson received a bomb threat at the Moosup Post Office.  According to Captain Mario Arriaga of the Plainfield Police Department, they received notification from the State Police of the threat and was dispatched to the scene.  Capt. Arriaga stated that State Police Bomb Squad dogs were brought in and

On December 25, 2020, at approximately 7:13 p.m., Officers from the Plainfield Police Department, the Plainfield Fire Department, American Legion Ambulance and the American Ambulance responded to a two-car motor vehicle crash on Plainfield Pike west of New Road in Plainfield. 32 year old Jonathan Vallejo was traveling westbound on Plainfield Pike in a 2005

On December 25, 2020 at approximately 3:48 A.M., an Officer with the Plainfield Police Department observed a four door silver Mercury Milan that was traveling south on Norwich Road had no lights illuminated and also did not have a rear registration plate.  The vehicle had heavy front passenger side damage.   The marked patrol cruiser

On December 18, 2020 at approximately 2:30 P.M., Officers from the Plainfield Police Department along with Plainfield Fire Department and American Legion Ambulance responded to a one car versus utility pole motor vehicle crash in the area off Pickett Road and Oak Drive in Plainfield, CT. A 1996 Honda Accord operated by 27 year old, Dustin

(WETHERSFIELD, CT) – Connecticut Department of Labor (CTDOL) Commissioner Kurt Westby today announced that the federal Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) estimates the state’s unemployment rate is 8.2%, up from 6.1% in October. This rate reflects the impact that increased COVID-19 infections are having on the Connecticut economy and the workforce. The state’s unemployment rate is an important

[rl_gallery id=”14411″] On December 17, 2020 at approximately 3:34 AM, Officers from the Plainfield Police Department responded to a commercial burglary alarm at Motorsports Nation located at 982 Norwich Road in Plainfield, Connecticut. Following an investigation, it was determined that two KTM dirt bikes were stolen from the showroom by three masked individuals who forced

First Time This Season the Protocol Has Been Enacted (HARTFORD, CT) – Governor Ned Lamont today announced that as a winter storm approaches and wind chills are expected to drop into the single digits this evening, he is directing Connecticut’s Severe Cold Weather Protocol to be activated beginning at 3:00 p.m. on Wednesday, December 16

NORWICH – The Norwich Police Department reminds residents, visitors, and motorists that the City of Norwich Traffic Regulation (Sec.# 9.82) prohibits parking on the odd side of all city streets during winter snow storms and the subsequent snow removal operations by the Public Works and Connecticut DOT Highway maintenance crews. The narrowness of certain city

[rl_gallery id=”14399″] On December 15, 2020, at approximately 5:05 PM, a State Trooper that was conducting speed enforcement on I-84 clocked a 2016 Cadillac XTS at 112 MPH in the area of exit 66 in the town of Vernon. The trooper caught up with the car and did a registration check and found out that