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Waterford Police Department

New London
Police & Fire
CT Man Found Dead In Car In Walmart Parking Lot CT Man Found Dead In Car In Walmart Parking Lot
CT Man Found Dead In Car In Walmart Parking Lot A 30-year-old man was found dead in a vehicle in the parking lot of a Connecticut Walmart. The incident occurred in New London County on Monday, April 1 at the Walmart at 155 Waterford Parkway North in Waterford. According to Chief Marc Balestracci, of the Waterford Police Department, the department responded after receiving 911 calls regarding the unresponsive man. Emergency services workers responded and found the man dead, Balestracci said. "Although the untimely death is under investigation, at this time there is no indication that this incident posed any threat to the public," the ch…

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by Kathy Reakes
New London
Police & Fire
Know Them? Meats, Pokemon Cards Taken From Waterford Stop & Shop Location, Police Say Know Them? Meats, Pokemon Cards Taken From Waterford Stop & Shop Location, Police Say
Know Them? Meats, Pokemon Cards Taken From Waterford Stop & Shop Location, Police Say Authorities are asking for help in identifying two men who allegedly stole various items, including over $500 worth of Pokemon cards, from a Stop & Shop supermarket in Connecticut. The thefts both happened at a Stop & Shop in New London County located at 155 Boston Post Rd. (Route 1) in Waterford, the town's police department announced on Friday, Sept. 22. The first of the thefts happened on Thursday, Sept. 14, when a man was allegedly caught stealing various meats on the supermarket's surveillance cameras.  The second incident happened on Tuesday, Sept. 19, when a second…

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by Ben Crnic
Capital District
Police & Fire
Cocaine, Ecstasy, Adderall, Oh My: Drug Dealer From Cohoes Busted Third Time This Year: Police Cocaine, Ecstasy, Adderall, Oh My: Drug Dealer From Cohoes Busted Third Time This Year: Police
Cocaine, Ecstasy, Adderall, Oh My: Drug Dealer From Cohoes Busted Third Time This Year: Police A convicted drug dealer from the region with an “extensive” criminal history has been arrested on felony drug charges for the third time this year. Albany County resident Phillip Harris, age 46, was arrested near his Cohoes home on Wednesday, June 28, during a multi-agency investigation into his alleged drug activity. Officers were gearing up to execute a search warrant at Harris’ Remsen Street apartment when they spotted him inside a vehicle two blocks away, according to Cohoes Police. The driver of the vehicle, Catherina Mayotte, was found to have a suspended driver’s license. Officers …

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by Michael Mashburn
New London
Police & Fire
Unknown Man Steals $700 In Coffee Makers From Target In Waterford, Still On Loose Unknown Man Steals $700 In Coffee Makers From Target In Waterford, Still On Loose
Unknown Man Steals $700 In Coffee Makers From Target In Waterford, Still On Loose Police are searching for a suspect who seems to really enjoy his coffee.  Authorities in New London County are looking for a man who stole three coffee makers worth $699.97 from the Target in Waterford located at 900 Hartford Turnpike (Route 85) on Saturday, Jan. 28, Waterford Police announced on Friday, March 3.  The department released surveillance footage of the man and his vehicle, which was seen leaving the store's parking lot. In the footage, the suspect, a Black man, is shown wearing a black jacket and black mask.  Anyone with information is asked to call or email&nbs…

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by Ben Crnic
New London
Police & Fire
Police Seek Man Accused Of Using Stolen Credit Cards To Make $3K In Purchases In Waterford Police Seek Man Accused Of Using Stolen Credit Cards To Make $3K In Purchases In Waterford
Police Seek Man Accused Of Using Stolen Credit Cards To Make $3K In Purchases In Waterford Police asked the public for help identifying a man who is accused of using stolen credit cards to buy more than $3,000 worth of merchandise from Best Buy in Connecticut. A wallet was stolen from a victim who was shopping at Target in the New London County town of Waterford at about 2 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 23, the Waterford Police Department announced on Monday, Dec. 12. Credit cards from the stolen wallet were used at the Best Buy store across the street, and a total of $3,188.37 was charged, police said. Police asked anyone who can help identify the man to call or email Office…

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by Nicole Valinote
Hackensack
Police & Fire
Fugitive Wanted For Setting HUMC Co-Worker On Fire Found Dead Of Suicide Fugitive Wanted For Setting HUMC Co-Worker On Fire Found Dead Of Suicide
Fugitive Wanted For Setting Humc Co-Worker On Fire Found Dead Of Suicide UPDATE: A contract nurse who fled after authorities said he set a 54-year-old colleague at Hackensack University Medical Center on fire was found dead of suicide in South Jersey, authorities said. The body of Nicholas Pagano, 31, of West Deptford was found in a wooded area of Waterford Township, in Camden County, a two-hour drive of more than 100 miles from Hackensack, early Tuesday, Feb. 8, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said. He'd shot himself once in the chest, apparently with a gun that had been stolen from his brother's home, law enforcement sources said. HUMC employees were n…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Brookfield
Police & Fire
Man Wanted For Allegedly Stealing $1.4K Worth Of Items From CT Lowe's Store Man Wanted For Allegedly Stealing $1.4K Worth Of Items From CT Lowe's Store
Man Wanted For Allegedly Stealing $1.4K Worth Of Items From CT Lowe's Store Recognize him? Police investigators in Connecticut are seeking the public’s assistance in locating a wanted man who allegedly stole more than $1,400 worth of merchandise from an area Lowe’s location before fleeing in a mid-sized SUV. In New London County, a man allegedly took $1,403.04 worth of electrical wire from Lowe’s on the Parkway North in Waterford and left without making an attempt to pay, fleeing the store as a passenger in a truck that was parked outside. “We see the plate,” police posted on social media. “YES, YES, YES we ran the plate and are following up with who owns it. …

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by Zak Failla
Camden
News
South Jersey Police Officers Visit Young Hit-Run Survivor With K-9 Echo South Jersey Police Officers Visit Young Hit-Run Survivor With K-9 Echo
South Jersey Police Officers Visit Young Hit-Run Survivor With K-9 Echo The 10-year-old boy who survived a hit-and-run crash on Friday in Camden County got a surprise visit this week. Tucker met the Waterford Police Department's newest member, K-9 Echo. The police dog went on his first assignment. His job was to check on Tucker.  "The two of them bonded quickly.Job well done Echo!! Keep up the good work!!" the police department said in a Facebook post.  A 32-year-old driver was later charged in a hit-and-run crash, authorities said. The boy was riding his bike on the 300 block of West Atlantic Avenue in Waterford, when he was struck by a man ident…

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by Jon Craig
Litchfield
Police & Fire
Police Ask For Public's Help In CT Cold Murder Case Involving Father Of Three Police Ask For Public's Help In CT Cold Murder Case Involving Father Of Three
Police Ask For Public's Help In CT Cold Murder Case Involving Father Of Three Police are seeking out leads for the unsolved 2012 murder of a Connecticut father of three, providing awards of up to $25,000 for any information that leads to the murderer's conviction.  On Dec. 21 of 2012, according to police in New London County, 34-year-old Kyle Seidel was shot in the Family Bowl bowling alley's parking lot while on his way to the Lucky Inn Chinese restaurant in Waterford.  Police are asking members of the public to recall anything they may have witnessed that night in the area of that parking lot on Boston Post Road around 8 p.m. Police ruled this death a ho…

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by Christina Coulter
Fairfield
Police & Fire
Children Given THC Gummies, Razor Blades Found In Halloween Candy In Separate CT Incidents Children Given THC Gummies, Razor Blades Found In Halloween Candy In Separate CT Incidents
Children Given THC Gummies, Razor Blades Found In Halloween Candy In Separate CT Incidents The importance of parents checking their children's Halloween candy was highlighted when police in Connecticut received two separate reports of dangers including candy with THC and razor blades put in bags. In Waterford, police said they were notified on Thursday, Oct. 31, that two children, under 18 years old, had each received a sealed package of a “gummy” style candy, said Waterford Police Lt. Timothy Silva. The packaging material stated each bag contained 10 gummies with a corresponding THC level of 10 mg per gummy. Only two packages were recovered, Silva said. The parents inspected t…

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by Kathy Reakes
Fairfield
Police & Fire
Mother Charged In 5-Year-Old Son's Hot Car Death In Connecticut Mother Charged In 5-Year-Old Son's Hot Car Death In Connecticut
Mother Charged In 5-Year-Old Son's Hot Car Death In Connecticut A 31-year-old mother who called police because she could not find her 5-year-old son has been charged with criminally negligent homicide. On May 3, around 2:28 p.m., Whitney Bosselman of the Village of Quaker Hill in the Town of Waterford called police reporting her 5-year-old son was missing from the family home, said Waterford Police Lt. Timothy Silva. Responding officers conducted a search inside and outside of the home and the surrounding property. After about nine minutes, officers located the child strapped in a car seat in the backseat of a Toyota Camry parked on the property.  The …

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by Kathy Reakes