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Nursing Home Murder-Suicide: Cops ID Husband, Wife Dead in CT Nursing Home Murder-Suicide: Cops ID Husband, Wife Dead in CT
Nursing Home Murder-Suicide: Cops ID Husband, Wife Dead in CT An 82-year-old Connecticut man shot his 81-year-old wife to death at a rehabilitation center on Friday, Oct. 4, before turning the gun on himself, authorities said.  Dennis Brandt was identified as the shooter at Middlesex County's Apple Rehab on Berlin Road in Crowell, authorities said.  Cromwell Police received a 911 call just before 11 a.m. to reports of a shooting at the center. When they arrived, they found the bodies of Dennis and Barbara Brandt suffering from bullet wounds.  Authorities said Barbara was a longtime resident of the center.  Investigators beli…

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by Josh Lanier
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Man Accused Of Running Over, Killing Woman In CT Now Nabbed For Sexual Assault Man Accused Of Running Over, Killing Woman In CT Now Nabbed For Sexual Assault
Man Accused Of Running Over, Killing Woman In CT Now Nabbed For Sexual Assault A Connecticut man who is charged with manslaughter for allegedly running over and killing a woman on purpose has been arrested again for an alleged sexual assault. The assault occurred in Tolland County in August 2023 in the parking lot of a Coventry commercial business. According to Coventry Police, James Sadlowski, age 31, with no address known, was charged on Tuesday, April 30, after a lengthy investigation into the sexual assault. Coventry Police said the victim had only met Sadlowski that evening. He was identified with the assistance of the Cromwell and Wolcott Police, along with con…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Latest Update: Woman Caused Daughter's Death By Bringing Her Into CT River, Police Say Latest Update: Woman Caused Daughter's Death By Bringing Her Into CT River, Police Say
Latest Update: Woman Caused Daughter's Death By Bringing Her Into CT River, Police Say A 24-year-old woman has been charged with murder after allegedly intentionally drowning her 2-year-old child in the Connecticut River following several crashes, police announced.  Middlesex County resident Devoni Miller of Cromwell was arrested by Connecticut State Police on Thursday, Dec. 21 in connection with the death of her daughter, Deroyal Miller, in September 2023, authorities announced.  State Police took Miller into custody shortly after she was arrested by Cromwell Police in connection to a crash that occurred just before the child's death.  Earlier Repo…

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by Ben Crnic & Kathy Reakes
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Woman Flees Crash Scene Before Discovery Of Dead 2-Year-Old In CT River: Police Woman Flees Crash Scene Before Discovery Of Dead 2-Year-Old In CT River: Police
Woman Flees Crash Scene Before Discovery Of Dead 2-Year-Old In CT River: Police A woman faces charges in connection with a crash that occurred just before a 2-year-old girl was found dead on the banks of the Connecticut River, police announced.  New, updated report - Woman Caused Daughter's Death By Bringing Her Into CT River In Cromwell: Police Middlesex County resident Devoni Miller of Cromwell was arrested in connection with a September 2023 crash that happened just before her child was discovered dead along the Connecticut River, Cromwell Police announced on Thursday, Dec. 21.  Earlier Report - State Police Seek Witnesses To Cromwell Crash, 'Susp…

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by Ben Crnic & Kathy Reakes
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CT Man Charged With Leaving Victim In Chair For Weeks, Without Food For Days CT Man Charged With Leaving Victim In Chair For Weeks, Without Food For Days
CT Man Charged With Leaving Victim In Chair For Weeks, Without Food For Days A Connecticut man is behind bars after allegedly leaving a victim in a chair for more than two weeks and withholding food for several days. Middlesex County resident Steven Donen, age 66, of Cromwell, was charged on Monday, July 31 at his Cromwell home. According to Cromwell Police Chief Frederick Sifodaskalakis, on Friday, July 28, officers went to the home for a medical check after receiving a request from a medical office that the victim had missed several appointments. Officers arrived at Donen's home where the victim lived and discovered they were living in "deplorable and unsanitary …

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by Kathy Reakes
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Man, Woman Accused Of Robbing Victim Of Pair Of Shoes In CT At Gunpoint Man, Woman Accused Of Robbing Victim Of Pair Of Shoes In CT At Gunpoint
Man, Woman Accused Of Robbing Victim Of Pair Of Shoes In CT At Gunpoint Two Connecticut residents were charged with allegedly robbing a victim of a pair of shoes at gunpoint. The incident took place in Middlesex County on Sunday, Oct. 9, in the parking lot of River Centre Plaza in Cromwell. According to Capt. Frederick Sifodaskalakis of the Cromwell Police, police responded to 77 Berlin Road at the plaza for a report of an armed robbery in the parking lot. When officers arrived, the victim met with the suspects, identified as Julio Oquendo, age 20, and Carmen Rogers, age 21, both of Middletown, to sell them a pair of shoes, Sifodaskalakis said.&…

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by Kathy Reakes