Manchester NewsLocal news for Manchester, CT continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.Manchester Police Believe Fight Was Gang-Related- July 3, 2008 Ten teenagers face criminal charges after a large fight at Squire Village Tuesday night that police believe was gang-related. No one was injured seriously in the clash, which has police working to head off more ...http://www.topix.net/city/manchester-ct/2008/07/manchester-police-believe-fight-was-gang-r... Tow Truck Driver Charged In Manchester Incident- July 2, 2008 A tow truck driver who police said began to tow away a car as a police sergeant was standing on the truck's running board faces criminal charges.David Buckley, 25, of Ashford, was charged with first-degree reckless endangerment and other offenses after the incident Sunday night at the Fountain Village apartments in Manchester, police said.Not only did Buckley put Sgt. Sandy Ficara in danger, police said, but he also could have injured the car's owner, who jumped onto her station wagon as...http://www.topix.net/city/manchester-ct/2008/07/tow-truck-driver-charged-in-manchester-inc... Hartford Man Arraigned In Death Threat Against Officer- July 2, 2008 A Hartford man accused of threatening to kill a town police officer was arraigned on several charges today in Manchester Superior Court.Judge John F. Mulcahy continued bail at $100,000 for Matthew Wood, 30, of Evergreen Avenue, and ordered him to appear again Aug. 1.Mulcahy also put a mental health watch and protective order on Wood, which forbids him from threatening police.Wood is charged with two counts each of threatening and harassment.Police said Wood, who accused local police of...http://www.topix.net/city/manchester-ct/2008/07/hartford-man-arraigned-in-death-threat-aga... Man Strolls Along Highway in Thong, Fake Breasts- July 1, 2008 The thong was real, but the breasts were fake. That's according to police in Manchester, Connecticut.http://www.topix.net/city/manchester-ct/2008/07/man-strolls-along-highway-in-thong-fake-br... Tow Truck Driver In Manchester Charged With Reckless Endangerment- July 1, 2008 A tow truck driver is in custody this morning after he refused a police sergeant's orders to unhook a car, rolled up his window with the sergeant's arm in it and drove off with him clinging to the truck, police said.David Buckley, 25, of Ashford was charged with two counts each of first-degree reckless endangerment and criminal attempt to commit assault on a police officer, Sgt. Barry Caldwell said. He also was charged with interfering with police and breach of peace. He is scheduled to appear..http://www.topix.net/city/manchester-ct/2008/07/tow-truck-driver-in-manchester-charged-wit... Confederate Flag Found Flying At Manchester Landfill- July 1, 2008 General Manager Scott Shanley said a public works employee noticed the Confederate flag when he arrived at the landfill, and it was immediately removed.http://www.topix.net/city/manchester-ct/2008/07/confederate-flag-found-flying-at-mancheste... Charged With Sex Crimes- July 1, 2008 Lynford Williams, 38, was arrested in Queens , N.Y., on a warrant charging him with five counts of first-degree sexual assault, five counts of second-degree sexual assault, three counts of fourth-degree sexual ...http://www.topix.net/city/manchester-ct/2008/06/charged-with-sex-crimes?fromrss=1 |