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MONROE, CT — A driver allegedly struck a tree in someone’s front yard with a Honda Accord after losing control of his vehicle on Bug Hill Road early Monday morning, according to police. Read More
MONROE, CT — A local woman’s cellphone stopped allowing incoming and outgoing calls on Jan. 5. Then she lost use of some of her applications. Read More
MONROE, CT — A local man was charged with DUI Friday afternoon, after a woman reported seeing a suspicious vehicle at a stop sign, at the intersection of Hammertown and High Rock roads, with a driver who appeared to be unconscious behind the wheel. Read More
TRUMBULL, CT — A driver for Kiddie Kabz allegedly watched a video on his cellphone moments before rear-ending a Honda CRV on Monroe Turnpike, while driving an autistic 15-year-old Monroe teen home from ACES Whitney Academy in Hamden on May 27. Read More
MONROE, CT — The following is a collection of short news briefs from early this week.
Driver evades accident
Police are looking for the driver of a white pickup truck, who allegedly sideswiped a sedan on Barn Hill Road Sunday evening and kept going. Read More
Police officers are investigating a rash of thieves entering motor vehicles, including one case where an old GPS unit and five dollars worth of change was taken from an unlocked Subaru Forester parked in a driveway on Woodlawn Road. Read More
Burglars rammed a stolen vehicle into the front door of the Mobil gas station at 405 Monroe Turnpike to enter the convenience store early Wednesday morning, before making off with an undisclosed amount of cash. Read More
A small business owner told police someone altered and cashed a $6,000 check. It was the second fraud complaint since a large drive-thru mailbox was broken into at the US. Read More