• Police on Roosevelt Drive in Oxford on May 30, 2024,
    Oxford June 6, 2024 9:37 am

    State police identify 2 people found dead in a burning vehicle in Connecticut

    State police have identified the two men who were found dead in a burning vehicle in Oxford last week. State police said 36-year-old David J. Rivera and 39-year-old Carlos O. Calderon were found dead in a vehicle on Route 34 in Oxford on the morning of May 30. They were both from Hartford. The office of the chief medical examiner…

  • Connecticut State Police June 5, 2024 12:01 pm

    Connecticut state trooper posthumously awarded lifesaving medal, medal of honor

    Trooper First Class Aaron Pelletier is being awarded posthumously with the lifesaving medal and the Medal of Honor. Colonel Daniel Loughman made the announcement while delivering a eulogy for TFC Pelletier on Wednesday. Pelletier, 34, was killed in the line of duty last Thursday when he was hit by a pickup while making a routine traffic stop on Interstate 84…

  • Connecticut State Police June 6, 2024 6:05 am

    Funeral for CT State Trooper First Class Aaron Pelletier

    A funeral service for Trooper First Class Aaron Pelletier was held in Hartford on Wednesday and law enforcement from across the United States traveled to Connecticut to pay their respects. TFC Pelletier, 34, was killed in the line of duty last Thursday when he was hit by a pickup while making a routine traffic stop on Interstate 84 in Southington….

  • Connecticut State Police May 31, 2024 4:16 pm

    State police arrest driver accused of killing Connecticut state trooper

    State police have arrested the man who is accused of hitting and killing Connecticut State Trooper First Class Aaron Pelletier on Interstate 84 in Southington on Thursday, then leaving the scene. Alex Oyola-Sanchez, 44, of Hartford, has been charged with manslaughter in the second degree, operating under the influence of drugs or alcohol, evading responsibility death and additional charges. State…

  • State trooper Aaron Pelletier was struck on Interstate 84 in Southington and died on May 30, 2024.
    Connecticut State Police June 3, 2024 1:29 pm

    Connecticut State Trooper Aaron Pelletier killed in line of duty on highway

    A veteran Connecticut State Trooper was killed in the line of duty on Thursday afternoon when he was struck on Interstate 84 by a driver who left the scene, according to state police. State Trooper First Class Aaron Pelletier was a nine-year veteran of the Connecticut State Police and a member of the 125th Training Troop, state police said. He…

  • Police on Roosevelt Drive in Oxford on May 30, 2024,
    Connecticut State Police May 30, 2024 4:27 pm

    Two found dead in burning car in Connecticut

    State police are investigating two suspicious deaths after finding bodies in a burning car in Oxford early Thursday morning. State police said they were notified around 4:10 a.m. that a vehicle was on fire on Roosevelt Drive, or Route 34, in Oxford. Firefighters had also responded to the scene. Once the fire was out, two people were found dead inside…

  • Police vehicles on road in Woodstock
    Connecticut State Police May 18, 2024 9:23 am

    Two charged with burglary after standoff in Connecticut

    Two people have been arrested after an hours-long standoff in Woodstock that ended early Thursday morning, according to state police. The investigation began just before noon as a robbery investigation on Woodstock Road and caused evacuations and several road closures on Wednesday. State police said two men with a baseball bat and a gun went through a window and into…

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