Rob Polansky
Digital Content Producer
Rocky Hill, CT
Rob Polansky is an Emmy-award-winning digital content producer. He started working at WFSB in 2005 as a producer. He served as weekend morning producer, weekday morning producer, weekend evening producer, 5:30 p.m. producer and 6 p.m. producer. In 2014, he became a digital content producer for WFSB.com.
Updated: Nov. 27, 2023 at 6:27 PM EST
|By Evan Sobol, Rob Polansky and Andrew McMunn
Police in Easton said the victim was identified as 47-year-old Erin Heneghan.
Updated: Nov. 3, 2023 at 2:02 PM EDT
|By Rob Polansky and Gray News staff
Weston Soule, 21, was charged with possession with intent to sell narcotics and operating of a drug factory.
Updated: Oct. 19, 2023 at 11:56 AM EDT
|By Rob Polansky and Debra Worley
Just under two dozen cows died when a semitrailer rolled over on an interstate highway in New Jersey Thursday morning.
Updated: Oct. 14, 2023 at 8:36 AM EDT
|By Rob Polansky, Dylan Fearon and Gray News staff
The warrant said the former officer targeted safes and cash registers in restaurants, using lock-picking tools. He is suspected in 30 or more burglaries in Connecticut, Rhode Island and Massachusetts, a detective said.
Updated: Oct. 12, 2023 at 3:12 PM EDT
|By Rob Polansky and Gray News staff
The bear pulled open the bottom freezer, snagged a lasagna then hopped out a nearby window.
Updated: Oct. 11, 2023 at 8:12 AM EDT
|By Rob Polansky and Gray News staff
Police said four vehicles that totaled $380,000 were stolen out of the Connecticut business’s main garage.
Updated: Oct. 10, 2023 at 11:46 AM EDT
|By Rob Polansky and Gray News staff
A woman identified as 51-year-old Suzanne Laprise went into the lobby in Bristol, Connecticut, on Oct. 5 and opened fire on the bulletproof office windows, according to the inspector general’s office.
Updated: Oct. 7, 2023 at 4:11 PM EDT
|By Rob Polansky, Dylan Fearon and Jordan Gartner
A man is accused of following a young girl and frightening her to the point that she ran to a Dunkin’ for help.
Updated: Oct. 4, 2023 at 3:16 PM EDT
|By Rob Polansky, Ayah Galal and Gray News staff
Police in Connecticut said the driver succumbed to his injuries and was pronounced dead at the scene.
Updated: Sep. 27, 2023 at 10:37 AM EDT
|By Rob Polansky and Gray News staff
Police in Connecticut said he has a “general distaste for law enforcement.”
Updated: Sep. 26, 2023 at 4:27 PM EDT
|By Rob Polansky and Gray News staff
North Reading police charged Ragland with larceny by false pretenses and obstruction of justice.
Updated: Sep. 26, 2023 at 5:29 AM EDT
|By Rob Polansky and Gray News staff
Authorities say the officer applied a tourniquet for the man's serious injury, saving his life.
Updated: Sep. 18, 2023 at 1:30 PM EDT
|By Zoe Strothers, Rob Polansky and Gray News staff
The attack was caught on surveillance video in the garage.
Updated: Aug. 23, 2023 at 7:48 PM EDT
|By Rob Polansky, Matt McFarland and Jordan Gartner
Anglers say something has been beating them to their catches lately.
Updated: Aug. 22, 2023 at 4:32 PM EDT
|By Rob Polansky, Evan Sobol and Gray News staff
Officials say an inmate used a sharpened toothbrush to stab one officer in the neck and the other in the torso.
Updated: Jul. 27, 2023 at 6:16 PM EDT
|By Evan Sobol, Hector Molina, Jay Kenney, Marcy Jones, Kristina Russo, Rob Polansky and Andrew McMunn
A pastor in Connecticut was struck and killed by a police vehicle.
Updated: Jul. 26, 2023 at 12:02 PM EDT
|By Rob Polansky and Gray News staff
Emergency crews in Massachusetts said they found a car with all the glass blown out and all four doors open but still attached.
Updated: Jul. 25, 2023 at 10:27 AM EDT
|By Rob Polansky and Amanda Alvarado
According to an arrest warrant, Bristol Police Department said several people came forward this month claiming that Dennis "DJ" Hernandez was acting erratically.
Updated: Jul. 18, 2023 at 12:40 PM EDT
|By Olivia Kalentek and Rob Polansky
The driver of a Mack truck was charged in connection with the crashes.
Updated: Jun. 16, 2023 at 8:24 AM EDT
|By Bryant Reed, Marcy Jones, Rob Polansky and Gray News staff
The suspect smeared feces on the on doors and windows of the houses and cars they targeted.
Updated: Jun. 14, 2023 at 7:53 AM EDT
|By Rob Polansky, Audrey Russo and Gray News staff
New Hampshire State Police said they identified a woman whose body was found in the breakdown lane of a highway and made an arrest last week.
Updated: Jun. 13, 2023 at 4:58 PM EDT
|By Rob Polansky and Jordan Gartner
Authorities say a dog was rescued at a state park after it fell nearly 40 feet.
Updated: Jun. 2, 2023 at 4:23 PM EDT
|By Rob Polansky and Gray News staff
The building, which was under construction, is near Yale's campus.
Updated: May. 30, 2023 at 11:53 PM EDT
|By Olivia Kalentek, Marcy Jones, Jay Kenney, Rob Polansky, Matt McFarland and Gray News staff
Police believe it was a targeted incident, but the teenager may not have been the intended victim.
Updated: May. 30, 2023 at 9:22 AM EDT
|By Olivia Kalentek, Marcy Jones, Jay Kenney and Rob Polansky
Police believe it was a targeted attack but say the teen may not have been the intended victim.
Updated: May. 23, 2023 at 8:56 PM EDT
|By Olivia Schueller, Jay Kenney, Rob Polansky and Andrew McMunn
Connecticut State Police identified the girl as Sophie Ringquist.
Updated: May. 8, 2023 at 9:07 AM EDT
|By Rob Polansky and Gray News staff
A person walking through the park noticed something sticking out of the ground, police said.
Updated: May. 2, 2023 at 2:25 PM EDT
|By Rob Polansky and Andrew McMunn
Authorities said 61-year-old Alexander Harb, a resident of Alabama, was arrested Monday for the Sept. 30, 2022 crash.
Updated: May. 1, 2023 at 4:03 PM EDT
|By Rob Polansky and Andrew McMunn
The East Lyme Police Department said 32-year-old Maria Paige and her boyfriend, 29-year-old TJ Kyle Trakas, were arrested Saturday.
Updated: Apr. 28, 2023 at 11:27 AM EDT
|By Rob Polansky and Gray News staff
A man faces attempted kidnapping and other charges after police said he tried to kidnap two high school students.
Updated: Apr. 28, 2023 at 8:18 AM EDT
|By Jay Kenney, Audrey Russo, Rob Polansky, Cassidy Williams and Gray News staff
Police said a .22mm gun was in the 18-year-old student's bookbag.
Updated: Apr. 21, 2023 at 1:32 PM EDT
|By Rob Polansky, Audrey Russo and Gray News staff
The victim was a 74-year-old woman who was out walking her dog.
Updated: Apr. 21, 2023 at 9:30 AM EDT
|By Rob Polansky and Gray News staff
Investigators said they believe the shooting was targeted; although the 12-year-old was not an intended target.
Updated: Apr. 19, 2023 at 7:21 AM EDT
|By Rob Polansky and Gray News staff
The driver had to be extracted from the vehicle.
Updated: Apr. 14, 2023 at 4:14 PM EDT
|By Rob Polansky and Jordan Gartner
Police say a homeowner’s doorbell camera recorded a man posing as a delivery driver while attempting to break into the home.
Updated: Mar. 10, 2023 at 2:02 PM EST
|By Rob Polansky and Emily Van de Riet
A fallen police officer’s wife gave birth to their healthy little girl earlier this week.
Updated: Feb. 21, 2023 at 5:19 PM EST
|By Rob Polansky and Emily Van de Riet
A customer who frequented a store in Connecticut stalked an employee before stabbing her seven times on Valentine’s Day, according to an arrest warrant.
Updated: Feb. 10, 2023 at 11:43 AM EST
|By Rob Polansky and Gray News staff
Police in Connecticut said they charged 22-year-old Brett White with second-degree breach of peace.
Updated: Jan. 23, 2023 at 2:37 PM EST
|By Rob Polansky and Emily Van de Riet
A man in Connecticut is accused of running an illegal gambling ring while he was in jail.
Updated: Jan. 18, 2023 at 7:52 PM EST
|By Rob Polansky and Jordan Gartner
A mother has been sentenced to 40 years in prison for the death of her 8-year-old son.
Updated: Jan. 5, 2023 at 9:15 PM EST
|By Rob Polansky, Susan Raff and Andrew McMunn
Two drivers, including a state lawmaker, were killed in a wrong-way crash in Connecticut Thursday morning.
Updated: Nov. 23, 2022 at 2:21 PM EST
|By Rob Polansky and Debra Worley
A man in Connecticut is facing charges after being accused of leaving a premature baby on the hood of a stranger’s car earlier this year.
Updated: Nov. 21, 2022 at 3:26 PM EST
|By Audrey Russo, Rob Polansky and Debra Worley
Officers with the Naugatuck Police Department are searching for a man accused of killing his daughter who was just shy of turning 1.
Updated: Nov. 8, 2022 at 5:45 PM EST
|By Rob Polansky and Jordan Gartner
Authorities in Connecticut say two women have been arrested after a woman was found dead in her apartment.
Updated: Oct. 17, 2022 at 9:47 AM EDT
|By Zoe Strothers, Marcy Jones, Rob Polansky and Gray News staff
It was part of a preliminary report from the Office of the Inspector General, which announced that 26-year-old Officer Alec Iurato was justified in the shooting of the suspect, 35-year-old Nicholas Brutcher.
Updated: Oct. 13, 2022 at 1:03 PM EDT
|By Zoe Strothers, Gray News Staff, Roger Susanin and Rob Polansky
Officials said the domestic incident the officers responded to was fake.
Updated: Oct. 3, 2022 at 3:41 PM EDT
|By Eliza Kruczynski, Roger Susanin, Rob Polansky and Emily Van de Riet
American Airlines passengers had a once-in-a-lifetime experience when a baby was born mid-flight in early September.
Updated: Aug. 18, 2022 at 9:35 PM EDT
|By Audrey Russo, Rob Polansky and Jordan Gartner
After nearly seven years of litigation, a Connecticut man has learned his fate.
Updated: Aug. 18, 2022 at 3:35 PM EDT
|By Rob Polansky
A miniature horse born with little-to-no movement in his rear end can now trot thanks to a new wheelchair.
Updated: Aug. 16, 2022 at 2:41 PM EDT
|By Rob Polansky and Andrew McMunn
A 16-year-old suspect in Connecticut was arrested for stealing cars as part of a social media trend.