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Bridgeport Woman Nabbed For Allegedly Helping Wanted Murderer Escape, Police Say
A woman who helped a man wanted for the murder of a pregnant Fairfield County woman has been charged in connection with helping him escape.
Melaine Castro, age 21, of Bridgeport, was nabbed by the US Marshals on Thursday, July 14 in connection with the Saturday, May 28 murder of 30-year-old Marisol Dumeng.
After the homicide, Castro and the alleged killer Glenn Pettway Jr. fled the state and she assisted him as he made his way to Tennessee, said Det. Thomas Harper, of the Bridgeport Police.
See Earlier Story: Bridgeport Woman Shot To Death, Police Say
Pettway was located i…
Ex-US Marine From NY Killed In Ukraine After Joining Fight Against Russia
A Hudson Valley man has been killed fighting alongside Ukraine this week, according to CNN.
Willy Joseph Cancel, age 22, formerly of Orange County, was killed while working with a private military contracting company when he was killed on Monday, April 25, CNN reported.
Cancel, a former US Marine, and a corrections officer in Tennessee, signed up to work for the company shortly after the war broke out a the end of February, his mother, Rebecca Cabrera confirmed to CNN.
"He wanted to go over because he believed in what Ukraine was fighting for, and he wanted to be a part of it to …
CT Man Sentenced For Dark Web Fentanyl Distribution
A Connecticut man was sentenced to more than a decade in prison for trafficking drugs on the dark web, leading to a fatal overdose, and firearm charges.
Barry Duclos, age 43, of New London County, was sentenced on Tuesday, Feb. 1, to 170 months in prison followed by three years of supervised release, according to Leonard Boyle, United States attorney for the District of Connecticut.
The US Attorney's Office said Duclos, a resident of Norwich, was found guilty of the following charges on July 30:
Seven counts of possession with intent to distribute and distribution of fentanyl analogues
Po…
Baby Giant Anteater Born At Bridgeport’s Beardsley Zoo
For the third time in zoo history, a giant anteater has been born at the Beardsley Zoo in Fairfield County.
The baby was born at the Bridgeport zoo on Tuesday, June 15 after a 175-day gestation period, the baby weighed 4.3 pounds at nine days old, and 6.1 pounds at 23 days old on Thursday, July 8, said Beardsley Zoo officials.
The proud parents are third-time dad, E.O., and fourth-time mom, Pana.
The pair was brought to Connecticut’s only zoo with the hopes of successful breeding, which occurred for the first time in 2016.
Currently mother and baby are in seclusion most of the day, wi…
Connecticut Has The Pickiest Eaters In US, New Report Says
Connecticut has some of the pickiest eaters in the country, according to a new report.
Uber Eats 2020 “Cravings Report” notes that people in Connecticut - along with Georgia, New Jersey, Tennessee, and Nevada - provide the most “special instructions” on orders when compared to other states.
The least picky, or the states with the fewest order changes and substitutions, are Delaware, Vermont, Wyoming, Utah, and North Dakota.
The report offers an analysis of Uber Eats orders have taken in 2020 so far. The Cravings Report details popular delivery order trends by state.
The most popular deli…