Police arrest woman for using counterfeit money
Southington police arrested Lynn Pelletier, 26, of Southington, at Bristol Superior Court on May 16 on an outstanding warrant for two counts of first degree forgery and two counts of sixth degree...
View ArticleWoman arrested for stealing from Target
On Monday, May 14, Cerena Stimpson, 23, of Waterbury, was arrested by Southington police on an outstanding warrant for an incident at the Southington Target store. According to the warrant, Stimpson...
View ArticlePolice blotter for the May 25 edition
The Southington Police Department announced the following arrests and citations on their Facebook page from Friday, May 11 to Wednesday, May 16: Paul Didato, 27, of 500 Washington St., was charged on...
View ArticlePolice cadets get helping hand from Bread for Life
By SHERIDAN CYR STAFF WRITER The Southington Police Department cadet post faced a challenge they weren’t prepared for, and at first, thought they had hit a wall. Cadets and affiliated police officers...
View ArticleMan arrested for pawning stolen item
Police arrested Paul Didato, 27, of Middletown on Sunday, May 20 on an outstanding warrant for a theft in Southington in March 2018. At the time of the theft, Didato was employed by River Valley...
View ArticleMan arrested for stealing from Target
Carlos Gonzalez, 26, of Waterbury, was arrested on Thursday, May 17 for a shoplifting incident at the Southington Target store. He was charged with fourth degree larceny and conspiracy to commit fourth...
View ArticleErratic driver charged with DUI
Police arrested Matthew Navin, 27, of Marlborough, after his behavior at a traffic stop when an officer observed his erratic operation of a vehicle on Sunday, May 20. Upon stopping his vehicle and...
View ArticleECCS and Southington police to host car seat safety check June 6
The Early Childhood Collaborative of Southington (ECCS) and the Southington Police Department will be hosting a free child car seat safety check on Wednesday, June 6, from 3 to 6 p.m. in the...
View ArticlePolice blotter for the June 1 edition
The Southington Police Department announced the following arrests and citations on their Facebook page from Thursday, May 17 to Tuesday, May 22: Carlos Gonzalez, 26, of 804 E. Main St., Waterbury, was...
View ArticleRoad rage incident leads to 2 arrests
Southington police announced two arrests as a result of a road rage incident between two drivers that started on I-691 and continued onto I-84 before ending on Southington streets. On Thursday, May 24,...
View ArticlePolice investigate one-car accident at Southington Country Club
Police are investigating a one-car accident with a tree on the property of Southington Country Club that occurred on Wednesday, May 30, at approximately 7:24 p.m. The accident is still under...
View ArticleSouthington ranked as one of 20 safest cities in CT
By SHERIDAN CYR STAFF WRITER The Town of Southington was ranked the 20th safest city in Connecticut in the online safety resource, SafeWise’s annual Safest Cities report, and town officials say the...
View ArticleMan arrested for stealing from Target
A Waterbury man was arrested for stealing from the Southington Target store on multiple occassions. On Wednesday, May 27, Loren Northup, 22, was arrested on an outstanding warrant for the Southington...
View ArticleRoad detour: Water main break on Main St. and Old Turnpike Rd.
Police announced detours due to a water main break on Main Street (Route 10) at the intersection of Old Turnpike Road. The following intersections will have detours in place: Main Street at Meriden...
View ArticleInvestigation continues over fatal shooting
A Southington woman, 41 year old Michelle Barrett, was found dead on June 3 with a gunshot wound in the backyard of her grandmother’s home at 58 Manor Rd. in Plantsville after the Southington Police...
View ArticleMan arrested for pawning stolen item
Police arrested Paul Didato, 27, of Middletown on Sunday, May 20 on an outstanding warrant for a theft in Southington in March 2018. At the time of the theft, Didato was employed by River Valley...
View ArticlePolice blotter for the June 15 edition
The Southington Police Department announced the following arrests and citations on their Facebook page from Wednesday, May 23 to Wednesday, June 6: Summer Maraio, 21, of 75 Audubon Ave., Newington, was...
View ArticleStudents celebrate the Special Olympics torch
Hatton Elementary School students greeted runners with high fives during the Special Olympics Torch Run last Friday. The torch which will be used at the opening ceremonies for the upcoming Special...
View ArticleNew Britain man arrested for a string of Southington burglaries
Southington Police announced that on June 8, Angel Mercado, 35, of New Britain, was transported from Hartford Correctional Center to Bristol Superior Court to be arraigned on charges from five separate...
View ArticlePolice blotter for the June 22 edition
The Southington Police Department announced the following arrests and citations on their Facebook page from Tuesday, June 5 to Monday, June 11: Francisco Lopez, 31, of 303 New Haven Ave., Waterbury,...
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