Nick Fradiani lost his cousin in a fatal crash in Wolcott over the weekend.
Recent arrests by the Wallingford Police Department. All charges are allegations and not convictions.
The three incidents took place all took place within an hour, and involved a purse-snatching and three juveniles in a stolen vehicle: Police
During his arrest, the New Haven man attempted to hide approximately 7.2 grams of crack cocaine in the waistband of his pants, police said.
Police said a 17-year-old was assaulted by a 21-year-old man at the Wallingford Public Library.
The operator of the tow truck was transported to an area hospital, police said.
Police said the man, who was leaving Stop & Shop with a cartful of stolen items, pulled a knife on an employee trying to stop him.
Police said the man fraudulently tried to withdraw money at M&T Bank inside Stop & Shop and then led officers on a chase through the store.
The juveniles were operating a vehicle that was stolen out of West Haven and were seen walking behind homes in broad daylight, police said.
Two men with active arrest warrants were charged in connection with a shoplifting at Lowe’s, while the getaway drive fled the scene: Police
Reported car thefts have increased by 243 percent over the same period last year, according to police.
The cost to repair the playground will be $69,000, according to police. Small fires were also started in a porta-potty and basketball court.
The man was accused of being in the possession of images and videos “depicting minors engaged in sexually explicit conduct,” officials said.
Several clerks were fined for illegally selling tobacco products to underage youth, according to police.
The man was arrested again after police said he violated the conditions of release before his court appearance the next day.
A Lexus stolen from Fairfield was found in Wallingford, leading to the arrest of two people, according to police.
The victim got her purse back after an attempted robbery in broad daylight in the Stop & Shop parking lot in Wallingford, police said.
The woman accused of killing her three children is a former Wallingford resident and Quinnipiac University graduate, according to reports.
Police are warning residents of a phone scam in which the caller is posing as a DEA agent, and a Wallingford Police Officer.
The teens, ages 18, 15 and 13, were racing in stolen vehicles before crashing on I-91 in Wallingford and ran from the scene, police said.
The man was accused of sexually exploiting two minors and trafficking drugs, according to federal authorities.
The officer is accused of using “inappropriate and alarming language” toward juveniles after an incident on Halloween.
The occupants of a stolen vehicle stole purses from victims in multiple parking lots on Monday afternoon in Wallingford, police said.
The police department shared several tips to help residents protect themselves against “porch pirates” and the theft of packages.
The attorney owes the IRS more than $750,000, according to officials.
The accident happened early Saturday morning on southbound Route 15, according to Connecticut State Police.