WILTON — Police say a Wilton man faces a charge of aggravated domestic violence assault after an incident escalated to an attempt to strangle a household member with his hands. Andrew Ryder, 31, was arrested on the charge after police were called to his residence about 5:30 a.m. Friday morning, Wilton police officer Ethan Kyes […]
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Wilton hosts Halloween Trick or Trunk event
WILTON — The Police Department and Wilton Fire and Rescue will host a safe trick-or-treat event on Halloween night, Oct. 31. Called a Halloween Trick or Trunk, it will be held from 5:30 to 7 p.m. on High Street and at Kineowatha Park, Police Chief Heidi Wilcox said. Families can walk down High Street, trick-or-treating […]
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Wilton man charged with assault
WILTON — Police said a local man is charged with assaulting a family member and choking a veteran with post-traumatic stress disorder with whom he lived. Brian Bitting, 36, was arrested Saturday on a charge of assault on an older family member, Police Chief Heidi Wilcox said. After further investigation, Bitting was arrested Wednesday on […]
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Wilton teen hit by air gun pellet
WILTON — Police said a teenager was accidentally hit by a pellet while he and another teen were using air guns Tuesday afternoon on a family property on High Street. The boy received what appeared to be a superficial injury to the stomach and was taken to Franklin Memorial Hospital to be checked, Wilton Police […]
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One injured in Wilton accident
WILTON — Police said a Wilton man was taken to the hospital with minor injuries after a late-night crash Wednesday. Christine Dunham, 23, was driving a 2005 Yukon from Farmington to Wilton near 454 Morrison Hill Road when it went off the road about 11:30 p.m., Wilton officer Derek Daley said. It traveled about 600 […]
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Guns, cash taken from Wilton home
WILTON — Police were investigating a burglary Wednesday in which two handguns and about $800 in cash were taken from a home on 500 U.S. Route 2 East. Someone kicked in the door during the day while the homeowner was at work, police officer Brian Lynch said. No one was home at the time. It […]
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Wilton Police Department starts sand program for residents
WILTON — Police officers have started a new program, Wilton Bucket Helpers, to ensure safety for those unable to go to the public sand pile. “I’ve been to several incidents where people have fallen on the ice trying to get to their mail or newspaper and received serious injuries,” Police Chief Heidi Wilcox, said in a […]
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Operation HOPE to help with drug addiction in Farmington, Wilton
FARMINGTON — A new program to help local people facing drug addiction will be launched Feb. 1 by local police and treatment services. Operation HOPE — Heroin-Opiate Prevention Effort — is a collaboration among Franklin Community Health Network, Evergreen Behavioral Services, the Farmington and Wilton police departments and the Franklin County Sheriff’s Department. It has been […]
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Weld woman injured after going off road in Wilton
WILTON — An underlying medical condition caused a Weld woman to lose control of her car and crash on Route 2 Sunday evening, according to police. Carol Frederick, 76, was driving a 2011 GMC truck east near the Pond Road when it went off the road into a ditch about 5:21 p.m., Wilton Police Chief […]
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Wilton police charge juvenile in 8 car burglaries
WILTON — Police said a 15-year-old Wilton resident is charged with breaking into eight vehicles since the weekend of Oct. 24. At first, police charged the juvenile with seven burglaries, and then he was charged with breaking into an eighth vehicle last weekend on Stockford Avenue, Wilton Police Chief Heidi Wilcox said. Some miscellaneous items […]