Jul. 2—An East Haven man suspected of shoplifting thousands of dollars worth of items from at least three eastern Connecticut retailers was arrested again this week, this time by state police. Manuel Q. Rivera, 52, was charged Monday by state police with fourth-degree larceny in the June 1 theft of cologne and perfume from Ulta […]
Jun. 23—NORWICH — Montville police officer Karen Aleshire on Thursday showed her arms, which displayed red marks where fellow officers had inserted numerous blood-drawing needles. It had only been about an hour since she and six officers had arrived at the American Ambulance building for a new program that trains police to draw blood from […]
May 16—MONTVILLE — State police on Wednesday arrested a New London man who they say attempted to solicit sexual acts from two minors, including a 14-year-old girl, in the parking lot of Oakdale Elementary School in July 2021. The man, Carlos Davila, 21, of 15 Hickory Drive, was charged Wednesday with criminal attempt at second-degree […]
May 11—BOZRAH — Avalonia Land Conservancy President Dennis Main stood last week at a marker near the line between Bozrah and Montville, on the conservancy’s recent 160-acre land purchase. About 30 feet in front of him, rocks created a crossing over Trading Cove Brook, right on the line between the two towns. To the right […]
May 5—MONTVILLE — David Turner, one advocate for building a new $2.2 million animal shelter in town, took a bag of dog treats from his pocket Sunday and fed one to his dog ― a 12-year-old Goldendoodle named Max. Turner, a 25-year Montville resident, said part of the reason he supports the project is because […]
Apr. 15—A Pawcatuck man has rejected an offer to spend 16 years in prison in exchange for pleading guilty to charges linked to the death of a mother and son from Norwich. Derion Coker, 29, is charged with driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs and two counts of second-degree manslaughter in connection with […]
Feb. 28—MONTVILLE — A volunteer at the Chesterfield Fire Company has filed a federal lawsuit against the town and the police officers who he claims abused their power by arresting him under false pretenses. Steven Frischling, 48, of Niantic, a fire police captain and public information officer at the volunteer fire department, claims his 2021 […]
Feb. 15—MONTVILLE — A local cafeteria worker was shopping at Montville Florist a few weeks ago when she told owner Leah Van Ness that high school students here had racked up more than $1,000 in lunch debts. “That was something that really touched my mom as a Montville Public School student her whole life,” said […]