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CT Man Charged After Police Find 2 'Severely Malnourished' Dogs At His Home CT Man Charged After Police Find 2 'Severely Malnourished' Dogs At His Home CT Man Charged After Police Find 2 'Severely Malnourished' Dogs At His Home
CT Man Charged After Police Find 2 'Severely Malnourished' Dogs At His Home Two severely malnourished dogs are receiving care after police in Connecticut arrested their owner on animal cruelty charges, authorities said. Isaiah Ortiz, 23, of Waterbury, was arrested after officers responded to his Marley Place home around 2:20 a.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 30,  to investigate a report of animal neglect, officers said.  Police found his pit bull mix and husky mix extremely thin and living in poor conditions, authorities said. Waterbury animal control officers removed both dogs and are caring for them. Police had checked on the same animals about a month earlier …

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by Josh Lanier
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CT Family Found Dead: Cause Of Death Remains Unknown Months Later CT Family Found Dead: Cause Of Death Remains Unknown Months Later CT Family Found Dead: Cause Of Death Remains Unknown Months Later
CT Family Found Dead: Cause Of Death Remains Unknown Months Later Police disclosed that a Connecticut family found dead in their home had no food except powdered milk and had no known contact with the outside world for nearly nine months before their bodies were discovered earlier this summer.  At a news conference Wednesday, Sept. 30, Connecticut State Police outlined their findings in the deaths of Paul Cash, his wife, Sally Ann Cash, and their son, Brian Cash, whose skeletal remains were discovered inside their Burlington home on June 14. Over the past three months, police said they have discovered more details about the highly reclusive fami…

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by Josh Lanier
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CT Dad Of 2 Vanishes, Leaving Family With Mounting Bills, Unanswered Questions CT Dad Of 2 Vanishes, Leaving Family With Mounting Bills, Unanswered Questions CT Dad Of 2 Vanishes, Leaving Family With Mounting Bills, Unanswered Questions
CT Dad Of 2 Vanishes, Leaving Family With Mounting Bills, Unanswered Questions A missing Connecticut father’s family faces a growing financial strain as they work to cover their expenses and search for answers to his startling disappearance.  Manoj Bagga, 52, disappeared Aug. 7 in Suffield. Police said his last known contact was around 5 a.m. and that he was last seen on the Suffield Canal Path. Fundraiser organizers said he was last seen near the Route 190 bridge over the Connecticut River. A GoFundMe for his wife, Anju, and their two children said the family has struggled since he vanished nearly two months ago.  "A family that was once financially stable…

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by Josh Lanier
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College Student Survives 8-Story Fall While Dancing On Sofa College Student Survives 8-Story Fall While Dancing On Sofa College Student Survives 8-Story Fall While Dancing On Sofa
College Student Survives 8-Story Fall While Dancing On Sofa A 21-year-old University of Georgia senior survived a fall from an eighth-floor apartment window after apparently striking a metal bench on the way down, police said. Kristen Sargent fell at Rambler Athens Apartments at 558 W. Broad St. around 7:37 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 26, according to an Athens-Clarke County Police Department field case report.  The incident happened just after the Georgia Bulldogs had won a game against the Oklahoma Sooners, Sargent's father, Richard Sargent, told WSB-TV. Richard said he later heard his daughter talking to one of her friends: “Hey, I'm alive. I…

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by Cecilia Levine
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CT Murder Suspect Wounded In Police Shootout; Second Person Hurt CT Murder Suspect Wounded In Police Shootout; Second Person Hurt CT Murder Suspect Wounded In Police Shootout; Second Person Hurt
CT Murder Suspect Wounded In Police Shootout; Second Person Hurt A Connecticut murder suspect is in police custody after a chase ended with officers shooting him during a shootout in Hartford, authorities said. Barrington Oneil Brown Jr., 43, of Middletown, and a second person suffered non-life-threatening injuries following a chase and shooting Tuesday evening, Sept. 29. Authorities charged him with murder, stalking, and unlawful discharge of a firearm, police said.  The investigation began after police found a woman dead with a gunshot wound in a Middletown apartment on Town Colony Drive near East Street just before 3:30 p.m. Tuesday. Detecti…

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by Josh Lanier
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Target Slashes Prices On Nearly 2K Items Amid Inflation Pressure Target Slashes Prices On Nearly 2K Items Amid Inflation Pressure Target Slashes Prices On Nearly 2K Items Amid Inflation Pressure
Target Slashes Prices On Nearly 2K Items Amid Inflation Pressure Target is cutting prices on nearly 2,000 items as families continue tightening their budgets amid stubborn inflation and economic stress. The retailer announced the latest round of price reductions in a news release on Tuesday, Sept. 29. The cuts cover clothing and shoes for women, men, infants, and toddlers, along with bedding and other home products. Some items are now priced at least 20% lower than in the fall of 2025, according to Target. "Guests are looking for great products at an incredible value, and that's an important part of what we aim to deliver every day," said chief me…

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by Chris Spiker
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Bronx-Raised Attorney, Long Island Husband Among 4 Americans Killed In Greece Blast Bronx-Raised Attorney, Long Island Husband Among 4 Americans Killed In Greece Blast Bronx-Raised Attorney, Long Island Husband Among 4 Americans Killed In Greece Blast
Bronx-Raised Attorney, Long Island Husband Among 4 Americans Killed In Greece Blast A Bronx-raised attorney and her husband, a Long Island native, were among four American tourists killed in an explosion near the Acropolis in Athens, Greece. Florida Hoxha grew up in the Bronx and was a senior attorney at the New York Legal Assistance Group, according to ABC News. Her husband, Ian Alexander Kirkpatrick, was from Huntington and attended Huntington High School from 2003 to 2007, according to his LinkedIn profile. Hoxha and Kirkpatrick were killed alongside Hoxha’s brother, Florin Hoxha, and his wife, Erisa Cani, on Friday, Sept. 25, when an early-morning explosion destroyed a…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Police Investigate Suspicious Death After Finding Woman Dead In CT Apartment Police Investigate Suspicious Death After Finding Woman Dead In CT Apartment Police Investigate Suspicious Death After Finding Woman Dead In CT Apartment
Police Investigate Suspicious Death After Finding Woman Dead In CT Apartment Police in Connecticut are asking the public for space as they investigate after a woman was found dead in an apartment on Tuesday, Sept. 29. Police and firefighters responded to the Middletown home near Town Colony Drive near East Street around 3:20 p.m after receiving a report of a "woman down" in an apartment, officials said.  Middletown officers found her dead when they arrived. Police called the death suspicious and said detectives were investigating.  “This is an active crime scene, and the public is being asked to avoid the area,” police said Tuesday evening on Faceboo…

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by Josh Lanier
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Man With Bethel Ties Named In Cornell Rape Lawsuit Fired From Bank Job: Report Man With Bethel Ties Named In Cornell Rape Lawsuit Fired From Bank Job: Report Man With Bethel Ties Named In Cornell Rape Lawsuit Fired From Bank Job: Report
Man With Bethel Ties Named In Cornell Rape Lawsuit Fired From Bank Job: Report A man with ties to Connecticut is among seven men accused in a civil lawsuit of raping a woman at a Cornell University fraternity house. A new report says he had lost his job following the allegations.  The woman alleges the assaults happened at the Chi Phi house at the Ithaca, New York, university after two men pressured her to take drugs on Oct. 19, 2024. The former Cornell student's lawsuit names Diego Sarabia as one of the men involved. Court records show that Sarabia’s summons and complaint were mailed to his mother’s home in Bethel, Connecticut. The complaint identifies him as a …

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by Josh Lanier
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Woman Held Captive In Massachusetts Attic For Six Weeks After Meeting Man On Dating App: DA Woman Held Captive In Massachusetts Attic For Six Weeks After Meeting Man On Dating App: DA Woman Held Captive In Massachusetts Attic For Six Weeks After Meeting Man On Dating App: DA
Woman Held Captive In Massachusetts Attic For Six Weeks After Meeting Man On Dating App: DA A landlord checking a water leak found a woman who had been held in a Massachusetts attic for six weeks, where she was forced to have sex with men, prosecutors said. The discovery happened September 20 at a multifamily home on Summer Street in Malden. Police found the woman naked and malnourished on a mat in the unfinished attic, prosecutors said.  Agents arrested Jordende Pierre, 29, last week and charged him with trafficking a person for sexual servitude, kidnapping, and indecent assault and battery on a person 14 or older, authorities said.  “She clearly had not eaten, she was…

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by Josh Lanier
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Waterbury Custody Death Ruled Accidental, But Police Should Have Sought Care Sooner: Report Waterbury Custody Death Ruled Accidental, But Police Should Have Sought Care Sooner: Report Waterbury Custody Death Ruled Accidental, But Police Should Have Sought Care Sooner: Report
Waterbury Custody Death Ruled Accidental, But Police Should Have Sought Care Sooner: Report A Connecticut woman’s death after a medical crisis while in police custody was an accident, but officers should have acted sooner to get her care, state investigators said.  Nicole Hulett, 34, died April 23 after suffering cardiac arrest in a police holding cell in Waterbury following her March 22 arrest, according to Connecticut Inspector General Eliot Prescott. His office will take no further action. Still, his report raised concerns about how Waterbury police handled a woman showing clear signs of distress. “She was medically vulnerable,” Prescott said in his report, released on Tu…

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by Josh Lanier
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Prosecutors Call Lindsay Clancy’s Lawyer's New Argument 'Laughable' Prosecutors Call Lindsay Clancy’s Lawyer's New Argument 'Laughable' Prosecutors Call Lindsay Clancy’s Lawyer's New Argument 'Laughable'
Prosecutors Call Lindsay Clancy’s Lawyer's New Argument 'Laughable' Lindsay Clancy’s lawyer asked a Massachusetts judge to acquit her in the deaths of her three children, weeks after a jury failed to reach a verdict. Clancy returned to Plymouth Superior Court on Tuesday, Sept. 29, for the first time since her trial ended in a mistrial on Sept. 4. Judge William Sullivan did not immediately rule on the request. Prosecutors have not decided whether to seek a second trial. The next hearing is set for Nov. 2.  Defense attorney Kevin Reddington argued that prosecutors had not proved Clancy killed the children. “This entire case is based on speculation,” he s…

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by Josh Lanier