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Bill would give juvenile offenders a chance at parole

 May 23, 2013; Updated: 12:09 am

Inmates serving lengthy sentences for crimes they committed as juveniles may be released sooner than expected, as the House of Representatives passed a bill Tuesday that would make dozens of inmates eligible for parole as early as this fall.

Families of victims despair at idea of possible shortened sentences

 May 23, 2013; Updated: 12:18 am

Marilyn and Rick Chew thought their son Matthew's 17-year-old killer would serve every day of his 35-year prison sentence, but now they aren't so sure.

Police logs - May 23

 May 23, 2013; Updated: 11:55 pm

Groton City
Raquel Johnson, 20, of 59 Bishop Lane was charged Tuesday with second-degree breach of peace, possession of less than half an ounce of marijuana and possession of drug...

Police logs - May 22

 May 22, 2013; Updated: 11:52 pm

Police logs

Marijuana joint leads to arrest of fugitive in Norwich

 May 22, 2013; Updated: 12:04 am

A Rhode Island man with pending drug-related charges was arrested as a fugitive from justice Wednesday after police said he was spotted “openly smoking a marijuana cigarette on the sidewalk of Franklin Street at Boswell Avenue.”

Woman to stand trial for embezzlement

 May 21, 2013; Updated: 5:14 pm

A 62-year-old woman with a history of financial crimes is scheduled to go on trial in New London Superior Court next week for embezzling more than $40,000 from an elderly woman she had befriended.

Positive drug tests land suspect back in jail

 May 21, 2013; Updated: 3:59 pm

A 20-year-old East Lyme man who posted bond last month after town police charged him with trafficking Oxycodone was taken into custody during a court appearance today because he had twice tested positive for drug use.

Man convicted of sexual assault will begin serving sentence

 May 21, 2013; Updated: 1:32 pm

Two years after a New London jury convicted Edward J. Allen of sexually assaulting a young girl who lived in his Groton home, the 67-year-old retired welder turned himself in today to begin serving a 13-year prison sentence.

Police logs - May 21

 May 21, 2013; Updated: 12:00 am

Mark Hatch, 27, of Bozrah was charged Monday with driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs, failure to obey a traffic control signal and driving with a suspended license.

Foster mom pleads guilty to paddling 4-year-old

 May 20, 2013; Updated: 11:42 pm

Griswold foster mother Jami M. Littlefield pleaded guilty Monday in Superior Court in Norwich to paddling a 4-year-old girl on the buttocks with a wooden spoon because, she told investigators, the foster child was “acting out.”

Driver hospitalized after car slams into Norwich garage

 May 20, 2013; Updated: 12:43 pm

Norwich — An unidentified female driver was taken to the William W. Backus Hospital Monday after her car slammed into a garage attached to the house at 306 Norwich Ave.
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Police logs for May 20, 2013

 May 20, 2013; Updated: 11:40 pm

Sean Maynard, 33, of 127 Squire St., New London, was charged Sunday with driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs, failure to obey a traffic light, evading responsibility and failure to carry registration.

Police logs - Week of May 19

 May 19, 2013; Updated: 11:46 pm

Andrew W. Miller, 20, of Rowlett, Texas, was charged Saturday with operation of a motor vehicle by a minor having elevated blood alcohol content and traveling at an unreasonable speed.

ECSU student’s remains found; suspect charged

 May 18, 2013; Updated: 11:47 pm

State police have charged a Bridgeport man with the murder of Alyssiah M. Wiley, the Eastern Connecticut State University student whose remains were found in Trumbull Friday.

Norwich firefighters battle blaze on Boswell Avenue

 May 18, 2013; Updated: 11:33 pm

Norwich - A house at 609 Boswell Ave. caught fire Saturday afternoon, and two firefighters were treated for minor injuries at the scene, the Norwich Fire Department said.

Police logs - May 18

 May 18, 2013; Updated: 11:56 pm

Kevin Daniels, 47, of 82 W. Coit St., Apt. 1, was charged Thursday with interfering with an officer, breach of peace and third-degree trespassing.

New London man gets 15-year sentence for inappropriate touching

 May 17, 2013; Updated: 12:10 am

Harold L. "Monty" Waites was found guilty in March of two counts of fourth-degree sexual assault and two counts of risk of injury to a minor.

UPDATED: Motorcycle accident cleared on I-395 in Montville

 May 17, 2013; Updated: 6:53 pm

A motorcycle accident on the southbound side of Interstate 395, in the vicinity of Exit 79, has been cleared. Details of the crash are not yet available, though initial reports indicate the injuries to the motorcyclist are not life-threatening.

Motor vehicle accident reported in Waterford

 May 17, 2013; Updated: 4:29 pm

Police have responded to a motor vehicle accident at Great Neck Road (Route 213) and Braman Road and expect Braman Road to be temporarily closed, police reported on their Facebook page at about 3:55 p.m.

Jury convicts man of attempted robbery at Mohegan Sun

 May 17, 2013; Updated: 3:36 pm

New London – A jury of six in New London has convicted a Bridgeport man on most of the charges he faced in connection with the March 2012 attempted armed robbery of an 81-year-old woman in a parking garage at Mohegan Sun casino.

Police logs - May 17

 May 17, 2013; Updated: 12:24 am

David Scott Hightower, 41, of 16 Mary Lane, Colchester, was charged Thursday with driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs and failure to drive in the proper lane.

Problem closes Mystic drawbridge

 May 17, 2013; Updated: 12:22 am

The Mystic River drawbridge was closed to all traffic for at least an hour Thursday evening forcing police on both sides of the river to detour traffic, police said.

Bomb threat leads to extra security at Old Saybrook High School

 May 17, 2013; Updated: 6:37 am

School and police officials are taking extra precautions this morning at the Old Saybrook High School after a bomb threat was found written on a bathroom wall.

New Haven woman charged with making bomb threat calls to state courthouses

 May 17, 2013; Updated: 5:13 pm

A joint investigation by state and federal authorities led to the arrest Friday of a 30-year-old New Haven woman charged with making bomb threat calls to courthouses across the state.

Police, family continue search for missing Eastern Connecticut State student

 May 16, 2013; Updated: 3:01 pm

Lt. J. Paul Vance said contrary to media reports state police were not searching Wednesday for evidence in an Ansonia pond for missing student Alyssiah Marie Wiley.

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