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Man Guilty Of CT Cold Case Murder Sentenced To 40 Years In Prison: State Man Guilty Of CT Cold Case Murder Sentenced To 40 Years In Prison: State
Man Guilty Of CT Cold Case Murder Sentenced To 40 Years In Prison: State A New Mexico man has been sentenced to four decades in prison for the murder of a Windsor man 17 years ago. Mark White, 47, was found guilty by a Hartford jury in March for the 2008 shooting of 25-year-old Jumar Joiner, the State Division of Criminal Justice announced. The crime happened on West Morningside Street in Hartford. Police said Joiner was shot several times. After the murder, investigators chased tips but didn't have enough for an arrest for nearly a decade.   In 2017, the state’s Cold Case Unit received new leads through its tip line. Two men told police they saw the …

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by Josh Lanier
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Fairfield County Infant's Killer Arrested 35 Years After Crime, Police Say Fairfield County Infant's Killer Arrested 35 Years After Crime, Police Say
Fairfield County Infant's Killer Arrested 35 Years After Crime, Police Say After 35 years of digging for information into the death of a newborn infant found inside a garbage truck after being strangled, police in Fairfield County have made an arrest. The boy was found dead on On May 16, 1986, inside a sanitation truck that had just emptied a dumpster at the apartment building located at 27 Havemeyer Place in Greenwich, said Capt. Mark Zuccerella, of the Greenwich Police. The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner determined that the cause of death was strangulation and ruled the case a homicide, police said. It was determined that the child was born…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Detective Who Cracked Murder Cases Named Norwalk Police Officer Of Year Detective Who Cracked Murder Cases Named Norwalk Police Officer Of Year
Detective Who Cracked Murder Cases Named Norwalk Police Officer Of Year Detective Christopher Imparato --- who helped crack two cold murder cases last year -- has been named 2017 Norwalk Police Officer of the Year. Imparato joined the Norwalk Police Department in February 2009.  He has a Bachelor’s Degree from Marist College in Criminal Justice.  Detective Imparato worked in the Patrol Division until his promotion in April 2014.  He has received two Meritorious Commendations in his career as well as a Unit Citation. Officer of the Year is the highest award that is bestowed upon an officer on an annual basis.  Imparato worked extensively for two years on two…

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by Jon Craig