Crime & Safety

Police: Woman Tracked Down After Domestic Incident at Stafford Speedway

The incident took place Friday, police said.

ELLINGTON, CT - A rip the the races turned into Friday night fights at Stafford Motor Speedway, state police said.

And an Ellington woman was tracked down near her home and charged as a result, state police said.

At 10:39 p.m., troopers were dispatched to Dogwood Lane in Ellington after receiving a complaint about a “physical” domestic incident that took place earlier that night at the speedway, according to a police report.

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Nichole Sullivan, 38, of 11 Dogwood Lane, Ellington, was charged with third-degree assault and disorderly conduct, according to an arrest report.

Sullivan posted a $1,000 bond and was to appear in Rockville Superior Court on June 20, according to an arrest report.

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The incident at the speedway at first was verbal, but then turned physical and Sullivan struck the victim in front of children, according to an arrest report. For that, police added a risk of injury to a child charge, according to an arrest report.

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