Coventry, CT Police Department

10/16/2026

NOTICE OF ROOT ROAD CLOSURE

Root Road Culvert Replacement 10/19-10/22
Please be advised that the Town awarded the above project to ECF Construction out of Granby Mass. They will be starting to execute the work Monday the 19th and should be complete by the 22nd. To execute the work, we will be closing Root Road at the culvert. Signage, barricades, cones, and jersey barriers will be used to protect the construction zone and guide the traveling public to use Sean Circle and Margaret Drive, respectively to turn around. Work will start on Monday @ 7am where the road will close only for the workday and re-open the road at the end of the day. Tuesday is when we will start the full-on detour and will run to at least Wednesday’s day end or Thursday’s day end.
Any questions or concerns, please contact Todd Penney 860-742-4078

10/15/2026

On 10/15/26, the Coventry Police arrested Michael Edward Wyatt Dobush, age 25, of 1688 Mann Road, Clymer, NY on the strength of an arrest warrant. Dobush was being held at the Chautauqua County Jail in New York on the extraditable warrant and was transported back to CT.

The case was initiated after the Coventry Police Department received information from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC), Exploited Child Unit (ECU) that suspected child sexual abuse material was downloaded via the Internet and saved to a Google Drive. Further investigation determined that the files were accessed by an Internet Protocol (IP) address assigned to a Coventry address. The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) indicated that the user uploaded two hundred forty-four (244) files of suspected Child S*xual Abuse Material (CSAM) and ninety-seven (97) unconfirmed files of CSAM. Based on information obtained from search warrants and other sources, an additional one hundred eight (108) suspected CSAM images and one video file were discovered. Dobush was developed as a suspect, and an arrest warrant was issued.

Dobush was charged with Possession of Child S*x Abuse Material, first degree. He posted a $75,000 court set bond and was given a court date of 10/27/26 at GA 19 in Rockville.

Charges:

53a-196d(a)(1), Possession of Child S*xual Abuse Material, first degree

10/15/2026

** UPDATE - Roadway is back open. **

CPD Officers and the Town of Coventry Fire EMS are working a motor vehicle accident on Boston Tpke near Richmond Road. At this time, Boston Tpke is closed between North River Road and Richmond Road. Please find alternate routes.

10/08/2026

**UPDATE** - Owner has been located.

This female Greyhound was found this morning in the Wolf Hill Road area. Please contact CSO Chipman if you have any information on her owner (860-742-7331). Thank you

10/08/2026

ALL operators and passengers of manually propelled vessels are required to wear a USCG approved personal flotation device (PFD) between October 1 and May 31 on CT waters.

10/07/2026

09/17/2026

On 9/17/26, the Coventry Police arrested Andrew Boutot, age 34, of Babcock Hill Road ext. on the strength of an arrest warrant. The warrant was issued after an investigation involving online conversations between a suspect and an undercover officer posing as an underage female. Based on the context of the conversations and further investigation, Boutot was developed as a suspect and an arrest warrant was issued.

Boutot was charged with Enticing a Minor, 53a-90a(a)(1), Criminal Attempt to Commit Risk of Injury to a Child, 53-21, and Harmful Communication with a Minor, 53a-196j(b(1.

Boutot was held on a $50,000 bond and was arraigned on the same date at Superior Court in Rockville.

Charges:

53a-90a(a)(1), Enticing a Minor
53-21, Criminal Attempt to Commit Risk of Injury to a Child
53a-196j(b(1, Harmful Communication with a Minor