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19-Year-Old CT Man Charged For 2023 Death Of Girlfriend: Police
A year after the death of a Connecticut teen, her former boyfriend has been arrested and charged with manslaughter. Cooper Oullette, age 19, was arrested in connection to the Hartford County incident, which occurred over a year before in the town of Burlington. At around 1:30 a.m. on May 21, 2023, the family of 17-year-old Sophie Ringquist brought her to Bristol Hospital, where she was later pronounced dead. Original Report: 17-Year-Old Burlington Girl Dies After Falling Out Of Moving Pickup Truck Earlier that evening, she had fallen out of the front passenger seat of a moving C…
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Trio Nabbed For Narcotics Sale At CT Bus Station: Police
Three CT residents were arrested when a sharp-smelling K-9 officer discovered loads of narcotics hidden on a bus, police said. The Hartford County incident happened on Friday, Jan. 12 in the city of New Britain, according to Connecticut State Police. At about 9 a.m. that day, troopers at the New Britain CTFastrak bus station allegedly observed what appeared to be hand-to-hand narcotics sales. Three people, all from Hartford County, were caught at the scene, but additional suspects attempted to flee by getting on a bus and hiding the drugs. A K-9 officer named General found that under …
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Man Attempts To Steal Copper Wire, Nabbed In CT: Police
A Connecticut man posing as a subcontractor with intentions to steal copper wire was caught by suspicious police. The Litchfield County incident happened on Wednesday, Jan. 10 in the town of Plymouth. Just after 8:15 a.m. that morning, an alarm for a Connecticut Telecommunications System (CTS) Radio went off near 297 North Street, where 35-year-old Hartford County resident Nicholas Parent, who is from Bristol, had allegedly trespassed and was walking around a fenced-in area. Parent told officers who arrived that he was a subcontractor for a telecommunications company, but couldn’t…
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28-Year-Old Man Nabbed For Robbing CT Bank After Search Warrant Execution At Inn: Police
As the result of a weeks-long investigation that included a search warrant execution at an inn, a 28-year-old man faces robbery charges for robbing a Connecticut bank, police announced. Hartford County resident Matthew Kevorkian was arrested on Tuesday, Jan. 2 in connection with a December robbery at a Webster Bank location in Berlin at 40 Webster Square Rd., Berlin Police announced. The robbery was reported by the bank on Wednesday, Dec. 20, prompting an investigation. Two days later, on Friday, Dec. 22, investigators executed a search warrant at the Red Roof Inn …
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$8.5 Million Psychedelic Mushrooms Found In CT Grow House, Police Say
A 21-year-old Connecticut man was busted for allegedly operating a clandestine psilocybin mushroom growing operation at a home worth more than $8.5 million. The arrest went down in Hartford County in Burlington around 9 a.m., Thursday, Nov. 2 when members of the DEA Hartford Task Force and the statewide Narcotics Task Force arrived at the home after receiving a tip that Westen Soule, of Burlington, was allegedly operating a mushroom grow house. Upon arriving at the home, detectives made contact with Soule and found ventilation equipment throughout the residence consistent with those used i…
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New Britain Duo Charged In Death Of 4-Year-Old Bristol Girl
Two people have been charged with manslaughter in connection with the death of a 4-year-old girl in June. Hartford County residents Ashley Hernandez-DeJesus, age 28, and Rocky Hernandez-DeJesus, age 31, both of New Britain, were arrested on warrants on Tuesday, Dec. 27 by Bristol Police. Information surrounding the case was sealed by authorities. The only information available was that the unnamed child died in June. Each was charged with: Manslaughter Unlawful restraint Intentional cruelty to persons Risk of injury to a minor Conspiracy to commit risk of injury to …
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Juvenile Nabbed For Breaking Into CT Home, Entering Girl's Bedroom, Police Say
A juvenile has been arrested for allegedly entering a Connecticut home and then a young girl's bedroom during the early morning hours. The incident took place in Hartford County around 4:40 a.m., Saturday, Sept. 10 in Bristol on Ivy Drive. The suspect had entered the home and proceeded to the bedroom of a juvenile female. When confronted, the suspect immediately fled from the home without further incident, said Det. Lt. Michael Duval, of the Bristol Police. Earlier report: Know Him? Police Look To ID Person Who Entered Girl’s Bedroom At Bristol Home A juvenile male sus…
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Man Accused Of Operating Remote-Controlled Car On Busy CT Roadway
A man has been accused of operating a remote-controlled vehicle on a busy roadway in the region. Connecticut State Police troopers in Hartford received multiple reports of a pedestrian operating the remote-controlled car on Route 9 in the New Britain/Berlin area at around 7 a.m. Saturday, July, 16. Callers reported the man running across the northbound lanes of travel onto the southbound lanes, operating the car, police said. A responding trooper located and approached an occupied vehicle, parked on the Route 372 westbound entrance ramp to Route 9, in the town of Berlin, and observe…
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Former Elementary School Teacher In CT Charged With Sexually Assaulting Students, Police Say
A former elementary school teacher in Connecticut is facing charges for allegedly sexually abusing minors in his care as students, police announced. In Litchfield County, former Plymouth Center School educator James Eschert, age 51, turned himself in to police following a lengthy investigation into alleged inappropriate conduct between him and multiple minors who were his students at the time. According to investigators at the Plymouth Police Department, on Sept. 29, 2021, they received a complaint against Eschert regarding his activities which children. Police said that the investigation …
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19: CT Man Accused Of Faking Positive Test To Avoid Court Appearance
A Connecticut man has been arrested and charged with illegally fabricating a positive COVID-19 test notification in order to avoid appearing before a judge at a scheduled hearing. Junior Jumpp, age 31, of Hartford, was arrested on Wednesday, Dec. 28, and charged with one count each of forgery and fabricating physical evidence, according to the Connecticut State Division of Criminal Justice. The arrest is the result of an investigation conducted by the Statewide Prosecution Bureau in the Office of the Chief State's Attorney. According to the arrest warrant affidavit, Jumpp was out…
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