Southington

Southington police have arrested a man who is accused of driving erratically during the graduation ceremony at Southington High School in Thursday night and speeding toward police officers who had to jump out of the way, according to police.   Officers who were working to manage traffic during graduation saw a Chevy Trailblazer go over the grassy median in the…

Immigration and Customs Enforcement, or ICE, is speaking out after arresting four employees at a car wash in Southington earlier this week. ICE said they conducted “random worksite enforcement outreach” at the D-hand car wash on Monday. The manager of the car wash, Herman Riverez, told us four of his employees were detained after working there for eight years. “Ensuring…

Four people were arrested by ICE officers during a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, or ICE, raid in Southington on Monday. The manager of the car wash told us four of his employees were detained after working there for eight years. In a video obtained by NBC Connecticut, you can see these 4 SUVs pulling into the parking lot on…

Four people were arrested by ICE agents at a car wash in Southington on Monday.

Dozens gathered on the overpass near the site where Trooper First Class Aaron Pelletier was killed a year ago for a vigil Friday night.

Dozens gathered on the overpass near the site where Trooper First Class Aaron Pelletier was killed a year ago for a vigil Friday night. State police, in partnership with Southington police, closed the overpass for the gathering. “Just to show support to the family,” said Susan Zabohonski, of Southington, who came to show respect. The vigil was brief and state…

Connecticut State Police Trooper First Class Aaron Pelletier was struck by a vehicle and killed as he conducted a traffic stop on I-84 in Southington on May 30, 2024.

It’s been one year since Trooper First Class Aaron Pelletier was killed in the line of duty. It’s a loss that Connecticut State Police and communities throughout Connecticut feel to this day. “Not a day passes that I don’t think about May 30,” Geri-Lyn Dubay, of Plainville, said. On May 30, 2024, Dubay was driving on Interstate 84 when the…

Southington’s Town Council voted Tuesday to name a softball field after Connecticut State Police Trooper First Class Aaron Pelletier. TFC Pelletier was hit and killed on May 30, 2024, while conducting a traffic stop on Interstate 84 in Southington. He grew up in Southington and graduated from Southington High School in 2007. In a unanimous vote, the Town Council agreed…

A teenager who was driving a moped has serious injuries following a collision on Route 322 in Southington on Saturday evening. The police department’s accident reconstruction team responded to Route 322, also known as Meriden Waterbury Turnpike shortly before 8 p.m. for a report of a crash. According to police, the crash involved a vehicle and a moped. The driver…

The teens drove over to Hartford Hospital, where they left flowers and notes with uplifting messages written on them, on the windshields of vehicles.

A video of an act of kindness at Hartford Hospital is going viral on TikTok. Liliana Vera and Evan Jekubovich, seniors at Southington High School, spent a date night in April making other people’s day. “I saw a TikTok that was like similar, and we had nothing to do, and I really wanted to do it as our four-month...

Southington police have arrested two teens who are suspected of setting a laptop on fire at Southington High School and they said they think this might have been connected to the “Chromebook Challenge” TikTok trend. The school resource officer assigned to Southington High School responded to a report of smoke coming from a room in the building around 12:45 p.m….

Plan b in Southington has announced that it will be closing this weekend. The restaurant opened in February of 2020 and officials said it never got the start that was envisioned because of the pandemic. According to the restaurant, the other Plan b locations nearby in West Hartford, Hartford and Glastonbury have also seen guest traffic overlap significantly in recent…

A burning laptop thrown out the window at Southington High School prompted an evacuation on Wednesday. Firefighters said they were called to a reported fire in a second-floor classroom. Crews saw smoke coming from inside, and determined no one was hurt. The Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) was called to the scene. Authorities said the fire was…

Southington police have arrested two men who are suspected of committing a hate crime. Officers responded to Center Street just before midnight on Saturday, April 5 when they received a report that a man of Indian descent had been assaulted. They learned that the man and a woman were walking along the sidewalk when two men started verbally accosting the…

A motorcyclist was reportedly performing wheelies before being involved in a serious crash in Southington on Monday night. Police said a 22-year-old motorcyclist was traveling northbound on Queen Street around 8:30 p.m. when he collided with a vehicle that was attempting to turn lefft into the parking lot of McDonald’s. According to police, witnesses reported seeing the motorcycle traveling...

Summer is right around the corner and the Southington Drive-In has announced this summer’s movie lineup. The lineup is as follows: The gates will open each Saturday at 6 p.m. and the movies will start at dark, which is about 30 minutes after sunset. It costs $20 per car or walk-ins are $5 each. Cash only. Lawn chairs are welcome.

A Southington farm is left to pick up the pieces after a mama bear and her cubs appear to have destroyed over a dozen bee habitats, causing thousands of dollars in damage. It happened at The LEAF, also known as Lewis Educational Agricultural Farm, on Thursday. The master bee keeper at The LEAF said it appears that a mama bear…

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