Tolland County News Archives

“I can say to your honor the defendant was handed a gift on March 16, 2007, when he entered pleas to reduced charges of risk of injury to a minor and second-degree assault”

It was a challenging case for prosecutors to take to trial. There were no witnesses, and there was no physical or corroborating evidence. via Hartford Courant

UConn worked hard to create an emergency notification system. Now it must be sure it works. via The Day

A mysterious hole in the ice on Swan Lake on the University of Connecticut campus prompted a two-hour search by divers and other authorities Saturday morning before authorities determined no one had fallen in.

Campus police on general patrol noticed the hole at about 7:30 a.m., about 30 to 40 feet from shore, UConn police Maj. Ron Blicher said.

Police spotted footprints near the area, prompting concern that someone might have fallen through the ice. The hole was about 6 feet by 3 feet, in a portion of the lake where the water is 6 to 8 feet deep. The ice was about 4 inches thick, Blicher said. Read more

A 27-year-old man charged in a barn fire in Hampton on Sunday, was ordered held on $400,000 bond after being arraigned in Superior Court in Danielson today on the charges, court officials said. via Connecticut's WB 20