A man has life-threatening injuries after being hit by a car in Waterbury on Monday. The police department said they responded to the intersection of Cooke Street and Hawley Avenue at 8:30 a.m. Responding officers said a man was taken to the hospital in critical condition with life-threatening injuries. The driver stayed on scene and is cooperating with investigators. Anyone with information is asked to contact the Waterbury Police Department Crash Reconstruction Unit at 203-346-3975. Sign up for our Breaking newsletter to get the most urgent news stories in your inbox ..read more

A state police cruiser was struck on I-84 East in Waterbury yesterday. Minor injuries were reported and a driver has been issued a misdemeanor summons. State police say the cruiser was parked on the right shoulder of the road near exit 25A. around 5:30 p.m., a car in the middle lane collided with a car in the right lane before crashing into the rear of the police vehicle. The driver that was traveling in the center lane was issued a misdemeanor summons for driving with a suspended license, driving without insurance, failure to drive in the proper lane and speeding. At least two people have min ..read more

Police have arrested a second suspect in the fatal shooting of a man as he left Waterbury Superior Court last month. Deera Nelson, 21, of Meriden, turned herself in on Thursday, according to Waterbury police. Nelson is the second person arrested in connection to the fatal shooting of 26-year-old Jarron Chapman as he walked out of Waterbury Superior Court on March 21. Police arrested 29-year-old Dante Howell Wednesday and charged him with Chapman’s murder. Nelson faced a judge on Friday. She is charged with murder, conspiracy at murder, and hindering prosecution. In court on Friday, prosecutors ..read more

Police in Waterbury are investigating a vandalism at a Jewish cemetery where a dozen gravestones were knocked over. Volunteers say workers first discovered the vandalism at the Hebrew Benefit Cemetery on Stillman Road last week. “Some workmen were out here cleaning some headstones. They noticed that the stones had been turned over,” Eric Tishman from the Jewish Cemetery Association of Greater Waterbury said. Waterbury police said they received a report this past Tuesday from a person visiting a loved one’s grave who spotted the overturned stones. The department’s forensics team responded. “My ..read more

Police arrested a suspect Wednesday in the shooting of a man as he left Waterbury Superior Court last month. Investigators identified 29-year-old Dante Howell, of Meriden, as the suspected shooter, according to police. They obtained an arrest warrant for Howell and arrested him in Middlefield. Howell is accused of shooting 26-year-old Jarron Chapman as Chapman walked out of court at 400 Grand Street on March 21. Chapman, of Waterbury, was rushed to the hospital where he later died. Howell is charged with murder, conspiracy to commit murder, criminal possession of a firearm, criminal use of a f ..read more

A man in his 50s was taken to the hospital after being hit by a car in Waterbury on Monday night. Police said they responded to the area of Union Street and Silver Street Expressway for a reported pedestrian crash. The incident happened at 7:50 p.m. The man that was struck was hospitalized with non-life threatening injuries, police said. The crash remains under investigation. Sign up for our Breaking newsletter to get the most urgent news stories in your inbox ..read more

A woman has died and a man is injured after a crash in Waterbury early Saturday morning. Officers responded to a crash in the 700 block of Frost Road around 5 a.m. Police said a vehicle went off of the road and hit a telephone pole. During the crash, the front passenger was reportedly ejected from the vehicle. The 19-year-old male driver and the 30-year-old female passenger, both of Waterbury, were transported to Saint Mary’s Hospital. According to police, the female later died of her injuries. Her identity has not been released. The male’s injuries were described as minor. The crash is under ..read more

A woman is accused of attacking a man with a pocketknife after a road rage incident on Interstate 84 in Waterbury on Friday night. Troopers found two vehicles parked in the right travel lane of the exit 23 off ramp on I-84 West in Waterbury around 9:20 p.m. As the trooper approached the vehicles, they said they saw a fight between a man and a woman. Before the trooper could intervene, authorities said the woman, later identified as 35-year-old Shala Lovett, of Waterbury, hit the man, causing the man to fall down. After that, the man reportedly had a significant cut to his face. The man was tak ..read more

Waterbury Mayor Paul Pernerewski is asking the Board of Education not to renew Superintendent Verna Ruffin’s contract due to “serious issues of trust and communication.” In a letter from the mayor, he said he disapproved of a vote regarding the superintendent’s contract. The vote, which recommended a three-year contract extension, happened on March 21. Pernerewski said he has been made aware of serious communication issues between Ruffin and the school district’s teachers and administrators. He notes that the results of a school survey reinforces this, calling it disheartening. “It is absolute ..read more

At least 10 people have been displaced after a fire tore through an apartment building in Waterbury. The fire department said they were called to Grove Street Monday afternoon. Everyone was able to make it out OK and no injuries were reported. Crews said at least 10 people living inside the building have been displaced. Crews said they are investigating the cause and origin of the blaze ..read more