WETHERSFIELD, Conn. — Connecticut State Police say two people have died in a wrong-way crash on Interstate 91 in Wethersfield.
Police say 22-year-old Albert Correa, of Hartford, was driving south on the northbound side of the highway just before 6 a.m. Sunday when he collided head-on with a vehicle driven by 34-year-old Jonathan Villalobos, of Springfield, Massachusetts.
Correa was pronounced dead at the scene. Villalobos was taken to Hartford Hospital where he later died.
The highway was shut down for several hours after the accident, which remains under investigation.
PAWTUCKET, R.I. — A third person has been arrested in connection with the theft of a Boston police officer’s gun in Rhode Island.
Pawtucket police say 24-year-old Kyle Benford conspired with two Rhode Island strip club dancers to steal the weapon Feb. 2, which had been locked in his car’s glove box. He was arrested over the weekend and charged with larceny and conspiracy.
Police records show Boston Officer Emanuel Brandao told authorities he and the women were “hanging out” at a Pawtucket hotel, and he discovered his gun was missing after they left.
The gun was found in the mail slot at a Providence fire station.
The women told authorities the officer paid them $2,500 for sex.
WAREHAM — Police in Massachusetts have apprehended a driver who they say crashed through the wall of an auto detailing business at a Wareham home.
Wareham Fire Department Assistant Chief John Kelley says firefighters received the call on Sunday morning reporting a car crashed into a building. Responding authorities found the driver had already taken off before they arrived, but left a trail of leaking car fluid to his location.
Kelley says the suspect was found about a quarter-mile away from the scene.
Home and business owner Bill McCain says his garage suffered severe structural damage and damaged two cars in the garage. There were no injuries.
From Associated Press