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Posted Wednesday, March 3, 2010 - 2:51pm
Posted Wednesday, February 17, 2010 - 2:28pm
Plainville police responded to 11 motor vehicle accidents during the Feb. 16 winter storm. There were no serious injuries.
One of the accidents, which occurred on New Britain Avenue, involved a Connecticut Transit bus, according to Police Sgt. Charles Smedick, head of the Plainville Police Traffic Division.
Posted Wednesday, February 10, 2010 - 9:38am
On-street parking is prohibited in Plainville due to the storm, the Plainville Police Department announced. The ban will be lifted at 8 a.m. Thursday.
Additional winter-related information and ordinances follow:
Removing snow,
ice from sidewalks
Credit:
Photo courtesy of the Plainville Police Department
Caption:
A new 2010 Ford Crown Victoria Police Interceptor was put into service Jan. 25, funded by a federal grant received from the Department of Justice. Plainville Police applied for the grant under the 2009 Recovery Act. The grant covered 100 percent of the $22,335 purchase price of the vehicle, which was purchased under a state contract bid from Warnock Fleet in New Jersey.
Posted Friday, January 15, 2010 - 11:10am
Plainville police have identified Gary Miller as the police officer who this morning shot a suspect who was threatening him with a hammer. Miller is a 34-year veteran of the local force.
At 7:52 a.m. this morning, police received a phone call from an employee of Jim's Grocery and Deli on Woodford Avenue reporting a man wielding a hammer was in the area smashiing car windows.
Posted Monday, January 4, 2010 - 11:32am
Continued commitment by the Plainville Police Department to step up enforcement in the areas of impaired driving, speeding and occupant safety has resulted in another fatality-free year for the police department and the town.
Posted Thursday, December 24, 2009 - 10:59am
On Monday, Dec. 28, at 12:30 p.m., U.S. Rep. Christopher Murphy will hold a flag-raising ceremony at the Plainville Police Department to honor two local police officers, Shane Phillips, a U.S. Army sergeant, and Roman Blajerski, an Army Reserve sergeant, who have served in Iraq.
Posted Monday, December 14, 2009 - 9:46pm
The Plainville Police Department served a superior court warrant Dec. 14, charging George E. Mooney, 42, of 35 Beckwith Drive, Plainville, with driving while intoxicated and improper leaving a controlled access highway in connection with the Nov. 28 crash on Redstone Hill.
Posted Monday, November 30, 2009 - 10:45am
The Plainville Police Department is investigating A serious motor vehicle accident that took place on Redstone Hill Saturday at 8:30 p.m.
Credit:
Citizen photo by Robin Lee Michel
Caption:
Firefighters report to the scene of a gas leak this morning, Nov. 18, which occurred near the Plainville/Southington town line. People who live in the 400 block of East Street were evacuated. The roadway was closed to through traffic at about 9:45 a.m. and reopened at about 11: 15 a.m.
