Connecticut
Driver accused of going wrong way on interstate to steal from crash scene
Marcus King (Credit: Connecticut State Police)
A driver in Connecticut is accused of going the wrong way on the interstate just to stop at a crash scene and stealing items that spilled out.
The backstory:
Connecticut State Police said on April 7, they got an alert from the highway’s wrong-way detection system on the I-84 Westbound Exit 42 off-ramp.
When officers looked at the video, they saw a vehicle backing off the off-ramp and the driver getting out of the vehicle.
A image of the vehicle backing up the wrong way on the interstate. (Connecticut State Police)
The driver then walked up to a crash scene and then began picking up items that were scattered on the road.
The crash stemmed from a rolled-over tractor-trailer.
Troopers quickly found the vehicle and the driver, identified as Marcus King. 51. Investigators said they found several items from the rolled-over tractor-trailer crash that were in his possession.
King was arrested and charged with driving the wrong way, larceny among other crimes.
What’s next:
King was later released on a $10,000 bond and is scheduled to appear at Hartford Superior Court later this month.
The Source: The information in this story comes from a report by the Connecticut State Police via a news release. This story was reported from Los Angeles.
Connecticut
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Three Rocky Hill firefighters were honored Monday night for their part in a rescue on the Connecticut River in March.
Emergency crews responded to Ferry Park in Rocky Hill on March 23 in response to a report of a vehicle in the river.
When they arrived, they found a woman in a Jeep about 35 feet out from the riverbank.
Crews broke a window and pulled the woman to safety after about 10 minutes, according to fire officials.
The woman sustained non-life-threatening injuries.
Monday evening, Captain William Kelly, Captain Roberto Leone, and Lt. Travis Gerace-Hicks were awarded the fire department’s valor award for their rescue efforts.
ROCKY HILL — A man from South Carolina is facing charges after cutting down light poles along the highway in Rocky Hill, Connecticut State Police said.
Lamont Carlson Tucker, 62, of Myrtle Beach, is charged with first-degree criminal mischief and fourth-degree larceny, police said.
Police said troopers responded to reports of “an individual cutting light poles” around 5 a.m. Saturday.
Tucker was released on a $3,000 bond and is scheduled to appear at state Superior Court in New Britain June 12, police said.
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