Sean Krofssik

Waterbury

Staff Reporter at Hartford Courant

Hartford Courant staff reporter /courts/crime/breaking news.

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Articles

Load limit put in place for CT bridge by DOT. Here is why and where.

5 days ago | yahoo.com | Sean Krofssik

The Commodore Hull Bridge, which carries Route 8 over the Housatonic River between Shelton and Derby, will now have a posted load restriction of a 32 tons load for all vehicles using the span, according to the Connecticut Department of Transportation. The bridge remains safe to use, according to DOT. The DOT said an emergency declaration has been signed for the bridge.
Longtime angler gets the massive catch he hoped for in a CT lake. It wasn’t easy.

5 days ago | courant.com | Sean Krofssik

Rafal Wlazlo recently got the catch of a lifetime. The long-time angler from West Babylon, Long Island broke a state record for Common Carp by reeling in a 45-pound, 8-ounce carp out of Lake Lillinonah in Southbury on the morning of May 25. The record has been officially recognized by the Connecticut Department of Energy & Environmental Protection. Wlazlo, who turned 44 on June 2, had been renting a Southbury cottage and has been going after this record since April 1. “This was no accidental catch.
Oil leak impacts groundwater, stream and pond in CT city

5 days ago | courant.com | Sean Krofssik

The Department of Energy & Environmental Protection Emergency Response Unit personnel responded to the east end of Waterbury Saturday in the area of Hamilton Avenue for a leaking oil tank. The oil has gotten into the groundwater, a nearby stream and a pond. DEEP officials said that an above-ground tank that contained between 250-300 gallons of oil leaked after an underground line from the tank to the house failed. It caused the leak.
Police: Fleeing CT teen dies of alleged self-inflicted gunshot following chase

6 days ago | courant.com | Sean Krofssik

A 17-year-old Hartford teen is dead after a self-inflicted gunshot wound to his right leg on Sunday morning in East Hartford, police said. At about 5 a.m., the East Hartford Police Department responded to a larceny complaint at The AAA Diner at 1209 Main Street for four people leaving the restaurant without paying their bill, according to the East Hartford Police Department. According to police, an officer saw the suspects entering an Uber and leaving the scene.
Two rescued by U.S. Coast Guard after a plane goes into the water off CT coast

6 days ago | yahoo.com | Sean Krofssik

The U.S. Coast Guard rescued two occupants from a plane that crashed into the Long Island Sound southeast of the Thimble Islands near Branford. The “two people were in stable condition and were taken to Stony Creek Pier for EMS support,” according to a post by the U.S. Coast Guard on X. In addition to the U.S. Coast Guard, the New Haven and Branford fire departments responded as well. The crash happened six miles from Tweed Airport.
Three charged following assault, two victims taken to CT hospital

6 days ago | yahoo.com | Sean Krofssik

Three men are facing charges following an assault in Waterbury on Friday night. The Waterbury Police Department responded to a report of a fight involving a group of men in the road in the 600 block of South Main Street shortly after 9 p.m. Two male victims sustained non-life-threatening injuries and were transported to a local hospital. Esteban Garcia, Aaron Brown and Jesus Arroyo, all Waterbury residents, were all arrested and charged following an investigation.
Person stabbed twice rushed to CT hospital

6 days ago | courant.com | Sean Krofssik

A person was who suffered two stab wounds late Saturday night in Meriden was hospitalized, according to the Meriden Police Department. Meriden police responded to an assault in progress shortly after 11 p.m. in the area of the 100 block of Willow Street. Police found a victim with two stab wounds. Police said the victim was transported to Hartford Hospital. The incident remains under investigated by Meriden Police detectives and anyone with information should contact Det.
CT road work projects getting underway in coming days. Here’s what to know.

1 week ago | courant.com | Sean Krofssik

The Connecticut Department of Transportation has several projects on tap to start in early June. The agency says work will begin on the Route 254 bridge over Waterbury Road in Thomaston starting next week. The bridge will go from two lanes to alternating traffic on Waterbury Road from June 5 to July 14, according to DOT. Temporary traffic barriers and sand barrels have been installed as well as traffic control signing patterns and temporary traffic signals, according to DOT.
A CT fruit farm around since the 1700s has closed. Its small farm partners already feel the loss.

1 week ago | courant.com | Sean Krofssik

A Cheshire farm that has produced fruit in the state since 1757 has closed its doors for good. Norton Brothers Fruit Farm located at 466 Academy Road in Cheshire announced on its website that “The farm and farm stand are permanently closed as of May 2025.”The family-owned farm offered a place to pick fruit, shop at a farm stand and watch bees make honey.
CT-based Life Star has been in the air for 40 years. That’s 40,000+ flights, tens of thousands saved

1 week ago | courant.com | Sean Krofssik

CT-based Life Star has been in the air for 40 years. That’s 40,000+ flights, tens of thousands saved