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Ex-Cop, CT High School Coach Admits To Sending Explicit Texts, Videos To Teen Girl: State Ex-Cop, CT High School Coach Admits To Sending Explicit Texts, Videos To Teen Girl: State Ex-Cop, CT High School Coach Admits To Sending Explicit Texts, Videos To Teen Girl: State
Ex-Cop, CT High School Coach Admits To Sending Explicit Texts, Videos To Teen Girl: State A former Massachusetts police officer and Connecticut high school assistant wrestling coach has pleaded guilty to sending explicit texts to a 15-year-old girl, groping her, and asking her for sex in a stairwell, authorities said. Justin Perez, 28, of Springfield, Massachusetts, pleaded guilty Monday, Oct. 26, to risk of injury to a minor and enticing a minor, according to Connecticut’s Division of Criminal Justice. Prosecutors said Perez got the girl's phone number from the Somers High School Girls' Wrestling team's group chat and began messaging her privately in December 2023.  The e…
Deadly Abuse, Neglect, And Distrust Of NY Girl, 7, Detailed In Lawsuit: ‘Mom Will Get Mad’ Deadly Abuse, Neglect, And Distrust Of NY Girl, 7, Detailed In Lawsuit: ‘Mom Will Get Mad’ Deadly Abuse, Neglect, And Distrust Of NY Girl, 7, Detailed In Lawsuit: ‘Mom Will Get Mad’
Deadly Abuse, Neglect, And Distrust Of NY Girl, 7, Detailed In Lawsuit: ‘Mom Will Get Mad’ A 7-year-old girl warned school and county administrators that her legal guardian was abusing her months before her death, according to a federal lawsuit filed Tuesday, Oct. 27. Despite the warning signs around Jor’Dynn Duncan’s case, the alleged abuse was never mentioned at a custody hearing, allowing her accused killer to gain full custody, the lawsuit said. Jor’Dynn died Dec. 29, 2025, after horrific abuse at the hands of Emily Kelly and Kelly’s family, according to Suffolk County prosecutors and the lawsuit. Jor’Dynn’s birth mom, Portia Duncan, filed the civil suit Tuesday in New York’…
Triplet, NYPD Recruit, 21, Killed In NY Motorcycle Crash Triplet, NYPD Recruit, 21, Killed In NY Motorcycle Crash Triplet, NYPD Recruit, 21, Killed In NY Motorcycle Crash
Triplet, Nypd Recruit, 21, Killed In NY Motorcycle Crash A 21-year-old New Jersey native who was the youngest of triplets and training to become an NYPD officer was killed in a motorcycle crash in Queens, authorities said. Caleb Ethan Park, of Brooklyn, lost control of his 2008 Triumph Street Triple motorcycle on the ramp from the eastbound Jackie Robinson Parkway to the northbound Van Wyck Expressway around 6 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 21, the NYPD said. The motorcycle struck a concrete barrier on the right side of the ramp, throwing Park onto the roadway, according to the NYPD Highway District's Collision Investigation Squad. He was rushed to Ja…
Family Mourns Massachusetts Girl, 4, After Fentanyl Death: ‘So Much Life Ahead Of Her’ Family Mourns Massachusetts Girl, 4, After Fentanyl Death: ‘So Much Life Ahead Of Her’ Family Mourns Massachusetts Girl, 4, After Fentanyl Death: ‘So Much Life Ahead Of Her’
Family Mourns Massachusetts Girl, 4, After Fentanyl Death: ‘So Much Life Ahead Of Her’ Liyanna Bautista Familia should have been playing, laughing, and learning. Instead, the 4-year-old Massachusetts girl’s family is raising money for her funeral after she died from fentanyl poisoning while under her mother's care, according to authorities. “Liyanna was such a beautiful little girl with so much life ahead of her,” the Dorchester girl's aunt wrote on GoFundMe. Liyanna's mother, Dayanna Familia, pleaded not guilty to manslaughter and multiple other charges on Monday, Oct. 26, the Boston Globe reported.  Police responded to a Dorchester home shortly before 9 p.m. on Aug. 1…
Man Who Hid Camera Disguised As Charger In Massachusetts College Bathroom Gets Jail Time Man Who Hid Camera Disguised As Charger In Massachusetts College Bathroom Gets Jail Time Man Who Hid Camera Disguised As Charger In Massachusetts College Bathroom Gets Jail Time
Man Who Hid Camera Disguised As Charger In Massachusetts College Bathroom Gets Jail Time A former Massachusetts student who used a camera disguised as a cellphone charger to record others in a Williams College campus gym bathroom will spend a month behind bars, authorities said Tuesday, Oct. 27.  Maxwell Hall pleaded guilty Thursday, Oct. 22, to 16 counts of surveilling a person in a state of nudity or semi-nudity, the Berkshire County District Attorney's Office said.  A student spotted the hidden camera in a second-floor public restroom at Lasell Gymnasium and alerted campus safety staff. Williams College Campus Safety Service reported the device to Wi…
Remains Found In NY Shed Confirmed As Woman Missing Since 2010, Police Say Remains Found In NY Shed Confirmed As Woman Missing Since 2010, Police Say Remains Found In NY Shed Confirmed As Woman Missing Since 2010, Police Say
Remains Found In NY Shed Confirmed As Woman Missing Since 2010, Police Say Human remains found in a shed in New York have now been confirmed as a woman who had been missing since 2010, police said. Ashley Carroll, of Troy, was 24 years old when she was last seen alive May 6, 2010, according to authorities. Her remains were uncovered when law enforcement searched a shed at 7 Marlborough Court in Albany on Tuesday, Oct. 20. The Albany Police Department confirmed her identity on Friday, Oct. 23. “At this time the investigation, now led by the Albany Police Department, remains active and ongoing,” the department wrote. “The cause of death is still under investigation…
Drunk Driver Going 50 MPH Above Speed Limit Found Guilty In Fatal CT Crash: State Drunk Driver Going 50 MPH Above Speed Limit Found Guilty In Fatal CT Crash: State Drunk Driver Going 50 MPH Above Speed Limit Found Guilty In Fatal CT Crash: State
Drunk Driver Going 50 MPH Above Speed Limit Found Guilty In Fatal CT Crash: State A jury convicted a Connecticut man of manslaughter after prosecutors said he drove drunk and reached 86 mph moments before a crash that killed a West Haven man, prosecutors said. A jury found Joseph Duarte, 54, guilty on Friday, Oct. 23, 2026, of second-degree manslaughter with a motor vehicle, misconduct with a motor vehicle, and driving under the influence, according to New Haven Judicial District State’s Attorney John P. Doyle, Jr. The March 11, 2022, crash killed Christian Sanchez-Martinez at the intersection of Middletown Avenue and Flint Street in New Haven around 1 a.m. Du…
SCSU Professor Dies After E-Bike Hit-And-Run Crash: 'The Most Devoted Teacher I've Ever Known' SCSU Professor Dies After E-Bike Hit-And-Run Crash: 'The Most Devoted Teacher I've Ever Known' SCSU Professor Dies After E-Bike Hit-And-Run Crash: 'The Most Devoted Teacher I've Ever Known'
Scsu Professor Dies After E-Bike Hit-And-Run Crash: 'The Most Devoted Teacher I've Ever Known' A Southern Connecticut State University English professor has died more than two weeks after an e-bike rider struck him in a New Haven crosswalk and fled. Professor Mike Shea, 74, died on Saturday, Oct. 24, following the Oct. 9 crash near Lyric Hall at 827 Whalley Ave. in New Haven, the university announced.  Several vehicles had stopped to let Shea and another pedestrian cross around 9:09 p.m. when the e-bike rider passed the cars on the right and struck Shea in the marked crosswalk, police said. The rider drove away without stopping or calling for help. The rider fled along Fou…
NY Woman Wins $1 Million Jackpot During Mohegan Sun Trip NY Woman Wins $1 Million Jackpot During Mohegan Sun Trip NY Woman Wins $1 Million Jackpot During Mohegan Sun Trip
NY Woman Wins $1 Million Jackpot During Mohegan Sun Trip A Putnam County, NY woman turned a trip to a Connecticut casino with her sister into a million-dollar payday after hitting a seven-figure jackpot on a slot machine.  Ady R., of Lake Peekskill, won a whopping $1,025,913.22 while playing a Dragon Link slot machine at Mohegan Sun in Uncasville, Connecticut, on Thursday, Oct. 15, casino officials announced on Friday, Oct. 23. According to Mohegan Sun, Ady was visiting the casino with her sister when she struck the massive jackpot on the popular Dragon Link game by Aristocrat Gaming. The winning spin came during the game's Hold & S…
Man With Bethel Ties Accused In Cornell Rape Lawsuit Asks Judge To Toss Claims Against Him Man With Bethel Ties Accused In Cornell Rape Lawsuit Asks Judge To Toss Claims Against Him Man With Bethel Ties Accused In Cornell Rape Lawsuit Asks Judge To Toss Claims Against Him
Man With Bethel Ties Accused In Cornell Rape Lawsuit Asks Judge To Toss Claims Against Him A Connecticut man named in a lawsuit alleging a gang rape at Cornell University has asked a judge to dismiss the claims against him, according to a new report.  Diego Sarabia, a member of Chi Phi with ties to Bethel, denies the allegations. He was among seven men originally named in the suit over events at the fraternity house on Oct. 19 and 20, 2024.   The former student, identified as Jane Doe, filed the lawsuit Sept. 16 in New York state court. Sarabia filed his dismissal request Friday, Oct. 23, NBC News reported. In her civil suit, Doe accused Sarabia of grabbing h…
BMW Driver Who Rammed NJ Cops With Car Arrested At CT Gas Station: Police BMW Driver Who Rammed NJ Cops With Car Arrested At CT Gas Station: Police BMW Driver Who Rammed NJ Cops With Car Arrested At CT Gas Station: Police
BMW Driver Who Rammed NJ Cops With Car Arrested At CT Gas Station: Police A man accused of hitting a New Jersey police officer with his car was caught at a Connecticut gas station overnight, authorities said.  Connecticut State Police arrested Damien Sulewski, 22, shortly before 1:30 a.m. Monday, Oct. 26, after receiving an alert that he had fled into the state.  The alert concerned a BMW allegedly involved in a police shooting in Belleville, New Jersey. Authorities said the driver had struck a Belleville police officer with the car.  Two officers were taken to a nearby hospital for treatment of non-life-threatening injuries, authorities said.&nbs…
American Girl’s Death Prompts German Teen’s Arrest, Online Connection Under Scrutiny American Girl’s Death Prompts German Teen’s Arrest, Online Connection Under Scrutiny American Girl’s Death Prompts German Teen’s Arrest, Online Connection Under Scrutiny
American Girl’s Death Prompts German Teen’s Arrest, Online Connection Under Scrutiny An online connection between an American girl and a German teenager is now at the center of an international murder investigation. An 18-year-old German man was arrested in Hamburg on Thursday, Oct. 22, on suspicion of murder and aggravated assault. Authorities allege he manipulated a 14-year-old girl into harming herself through Discord, according to a joint statement from Hamburg prosecutors and police. The girl, who lived in Fort Wayne, Indiana, died by suicide on Friday, Oct. 2. Prosecutors say the suspect was 17 during the alleged offenses, which occurred between September and October.…
Mom Faked Son’s Death For GoFundMe, Then Her Own To Avoid Court: Affidavit Mom Faked Son’s Death For GoFundMe, Then Her Own To Avoid Court: Affidavit Mom Faked Son’s Death For GoFundMe, Then Her Own To Avoid Court: Affidavit
Mom Faked Son’s Death For GoFundMe, Then Her Own To Avoid Court: Affidavit A mom charged with collecting donations for her living son’s funeral faked her own death to get the case closed — but cellphone records, a Snapchat post, and a dumpster order helped expose the scheme, detectives wrote in court documents. Jennifer Marie Lamer, 39, of Carrolltown, Cambria County, Pennsylvania, faces 29 charges stemming from fabricated medical documents and an obituary submitted to Blair County officials, according to court records. Lamer waived her preliminary hearing on Tuesday, Oct. 20, sending all 29 charges to county court, as shown in court documents Daily Voice obtained…
New Fairfield Chef Killed In NY Crash Remembered For Talents In Kitchen, On Wrestling Mat New Fairfield Chef Killed In NY Crash Remembered For Talents In Kitchen, On Wrestling Mat New Fairfield Chef Killed In NY Crash Remembered For Talents In Kitchen, On Wrestling Mat
New Fairfield Chef Killed In NY Crash Remembered For Talents In Kitchen, On Wrestling Mat Michael Frick brought people together through food and helped young wrestlers grow in the community where he once competed. The New Fairfield chef and former state wrestling champion, 35, died after a vehicle struck him in Patterson, New York, on Oct. 20.  The crash happened around 8:09 p.m. at Route 22 and Route 164, according to the Putnam County Sheriff’s Office. Frick was walking when the Toyota sedan struck him. The driver stayed at the scene and is cooperating with investigators, authorities said. Known as Chef Mike, Frick owned Salt x Thyme, a catering and private chef service …
Police Officer Shot 12 Times Released From Hospital Weeks After Partner Killed In Ambush Police Officer Shot 12 Times Released From Hospital Weeks After Partner Killed In Ambush Police Officer Shot 12 Times Released From Hospital Weeks After Partner Killed In Ambush
Police Officer Shot 12 Times Released From Hospital Weeks After Partner Killed In Ambush A Philadelphia police officer who was shot 12 times in an attack that killed his partner was released from the hospital Saturday, Oct. 24, receiving a standing ovation from more than 100 fellow officers, medical personnel, and loved ones. Officer Hector Rodriguez III, 33, was wheeled out of Penn Presbyterian Medical Center two weeks after he and Officer Shane Seiber, 40, were shot while responding to a call in West Philadelphia on Saturday, Oct. 10, as Daily Voice previously reported. Rodriguez placed his hand over his heart as officers, hospital staff, and loved ones applauded his release.…
DC Killer Who Fled To Connecticut After Shooting Girlfriend Caught On Camera With Gun, Feds Say DC Killer Who Fled To Connecticut After Shooting Girlfriend Caught On Camera With Gun, Feds Say DC Killer Who Fled To Connecticut After Shooting Girlfriend Caught On Camera With Gun, Feds Say
DC Killer Who Fled To Connecticut After Shooting Girlfriend Caught On Camera With Gun, Feds Say A DC man was caught on camera scrambling through an apartment building with a gun after shooting his girlfriend in the head. Tyjuan Bazemore, 35, was seen repeatedly running up and down the stairs of a 16th Street apartment building after killing 27-year-old Nyesha Walden-Hatcher on Feb. 2, prosecutors said. Tyjuan Bazemore running towards the staircase with a black handgun. US Attorney's Office He later put on shoes and a hoodie, tried to knock down a surveillance camera, and fled. He wasn't swift enough. Authorities tracked Bazemore to Connecticut, where he was apprehended and e…
Monkey Torture: CT Woman Among 4 Who Admit Roles In Animal Abuse Videos, Feds Say Monkey Torture: CT Woman Among 4 Who Admit Roles In Animal Abuse Videos, Feds Say Monkey Torture: CT Woman Among 4 Who Admit Roles In Animal Abuse Videos, Feds Say
Monkey Torture: CT Woman Among 4 Who Admit Roles In Animal Abuse Videos, Feds Say A Connecticut woman pleaded guilty in a conspiracy that funded the torture of monkeys and sold videos of their abuse on social media, federal officials said. Kimberly Anglin entered her plea on Aug. 12 and will be sentenced on Dec. 2, according to the Justice Department. A man from Arizona was the fourth person who admitted their role in the video scheme on Friday, Oct. 23.  Related: Pennsylvania Man Involved In Ring That Filmed Animal "Crush Videos' Anglin was among 11 people indicted in 2025 in connection with online groups that helped create and share the videos. Court documents d…
Another Arrest Made In Deadly NJ Hit-Run After Drugs Found In U-Haul: Prosecutor Another Arrest Made In Deadly NJ Hit-Run After Drugs Found In U-Haul: Prosecutor Another Arrest Made In Deadly NJ Hit-Run After Drugs Found In U-Haul: Prosecutor
Another Arrest Made In Deadly NJ Hit-Run After Drugs Found In U-Haul: Prosecutor A search of the Acura and U-Haul trailer involved in a deadly hit-and-run on Route 17 in Paramus turned up hundreds of THC cartridges, leading to a second arrest and new drug charges against the driver accused of killing a Bronx woman, authorities said. Michael C. Marciano, 47, of Fairport (Monroe County), NY, who was driving a Jeep in tandem with the Acura at the time of the crash, owned the Acura and had rented the U-Haul trailer, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said. Marciano surrendered to authorities Friday, Oct. 23, and was charged with two counts of second-degree possession wit…
CT Man Accused Of Years-Long Child Sex Abuse Had 3 Kids, Drugs In Car At Arrest: Cops CT Man Accused Of Years-Long Child Sex Abuse Had 3 Kids, Drugs In Car At Arrest: Cops CT Man Accused Of Years-Long Child Sex Abuse Had 3 Kids, Drugs In Car At Arrest: Cops
CT Man Accused Of Years-Long Child Sex Abuse Had 3 Kids, Drugs In Car At Arrest: Cops A Connecticut man accused of sexually abusing a child over several years had three children and drugs in his car when investigators arrested him, police said. Raul Deleon, 30, of Waterbury, was taken into custody without incident on Friday, Oct. 23. Investigators found him driving with the children as passengers, police said. All three children were unharmed and appeared healthy, according to Waterbury police. Investigators said they also spotted illegal drugs inside the car. The arrest followed a Special Victims Unit investigation that began Aug. 18. Police said the reported abuse involve…
CT Financial Adviser Admits To $3.3M Fraud Fueled By Risky Trades, Brokerage Loophole CT Financial Adviser Admits To $3.3M Fraud Fueled By Risky Trades, Brokerage Loophole CT Financial Adviser Admits To $3.3M Fraud Fueled By Risky Trades, Brokerage Loophole
CT Financial Adviser Admits To $3.3M Fraud Fueled By Risky Trades, Brokerage Loophole A Connecticut investment adviser pleaded guilty to wire fraud after a trading scheme cost three financial firms more than $3.3 million, federal prosecutors said. Andrew M. Komarow, 37, of Avon, initiated about $8.9 million in electronic transfers between October 2022 and February 2023, but he did not have the money to cover them, according to court records.  Instead, Komarow moved the money into several personal brokerage accounts, many of them newly opened, so he could exploit the time it took the firms to process and clear the transfers, prosecutors said. That delay allowed him…
Delta Passenger Spews Racist Tirade As Cops Haul Him Off JFK Flight (VIDEO) Delta Passenger Spews Racist Tirade As Cops Haul Him Off JFK Flight (VIDEO) Delta Passenger Spews Racist Tirade As Cops Haul Him Off JFK Flight (VIDEO)
Delta Passenger Spews Racist Tirade As Cops Haul Him Off JFK Flight (Video) A would-be Delta Airlines passenger unleashed a racist, expletive-filled tirade as he was hauled off a plane at JFK Airport on Thursday, Oct. 22. “Can you believe these motherf-----s? You believe this?” the man is heard saying in a video shared on X by Shawn Wasson. “Put it on Instagram! Look at these n—s! Look at these n—s!” Other passengers can be heard clapping as Port Authority police officers remove the man from the plane. Authorities have since identified the man as Jerome Anixter, a 60-year-old man from Brooklyn, WABC reported. He was charged with assault, disorderly conduct, resist…
Newton Dad Convicted Of Groping Teen On Boston-Bound Flight With His Wife, 4 Kids Aboard Newton Dad Convicted Of Groping Teen On Boston-Bound Flight With His Wife, 4 Kids Aboard Newton Dad Convicted Of Groping Teen On Boston-Bound Flight With His Wife, 4 Kids Aboard
Newton Dad Convicted Of Groping Teen On Boston-Bound Flight With His Wife, 4 Kids Aboard A Massachusetts father faces prison after a jury convicted him of repeatedly groping a teenage girl on a flight while traveling with his wife and four children. Jonathan Alan Lefman, 48, of Newton, touched the 17-year-old’s buttocks without her consent during an Aug. 30, 2024, JetBlue flight from Puerto Rico to Boston, federal prosecutors said. A jury found him guilty after a three-day trial.  Lefman sat behind the girl, with his 16-year-old son beside him. Prosecutors said he pushed his hand through the gap between her seat cushion and seatback to touch her repeatedly. The girl …
CT Man Convicted Of Sexually Assaulting 2 Children Under 10 Over Decade Later CT Man Convicted Of Sexually Assaulting 2 Children Under 10 Over Decade Later CT Man Convicted Of Sexually Assaulting 2 Children Under 10 Over Decade Later
CT Man Convicted Of Sexually Assaulting 2 Children Under 10 Over Decade Later A Connecticut man was found guilty of sexually abusing two children younger than 10 more than a decade after the assaults happened, prosecutors said.  James S. Miller Jr., 58, was found guilty on Thursday, Oct. 22, in New Haven Superior Court on two counts each of first-degree sexual assault and risk of injury to a minor, according to New Haven State’s Attorney John P. Doyle Jr. Trial evidence showed Miller abused the children in New Haven between 2012 and 2014. Both victims reported the abuse to police in 2022, years after it happened. The court combined their cases for one jury…
IRS Begins Sending $5,000 Refunds: See Who Qualifies For Payments IRS Begins Sending $5,000 Refunds: See Who Qualifies For Payments IRS Begins Sending $5,000 Refunds: See Who Qualifies For Payments
IRS Begins Sending $5,000 Refunds: See Who Qualifies For Payments An automatic IRS adjustment could put extra money in thousands of families' pockets without requiring them to redo their tax returns. The Internal Revenue Service says it has begun issuing refunds to more than 50,000 taxpayers with unused adoption tax credits carried forward from earlier years. The change applies to tax year 2025 only. Eligible adoption credit carryforwards from 2020 through 2024 can increase the refundable portion of the credit, subject to a $5,000 limit per qualifying child. That is a maximum, not a guaranteed payment. The amount depends on each taxpayer’s available cred…
NJ Dentist Vows To Expose Who Sparked 'Witch Hunt' As Halloween Display Shuts Down NJ Dentist Vows To Expose Who Sparked 'Witch Hunt' As Halloween Display Shuts Down NJ Dentist Vows To Expose Who Sparked 'Witch Hunt' As Halloween Display Shuts Down
NJ Dentist Vows To Expose Who Sparked 'Witch Hunt' As Halloween Display Shuts Down Skeletons dressed in colorful costumes, glowing orange and green lights, and towering cornstalks still lined Wayne Gangi's Clifton property. But Thursday night, Oct. 22, the Halloween magic was already coming undone. Decorations were piled in the driveway, bags of brush lined the curb, and cars rolled past one by one as people stopped for what could be their final look at one of the city's most elaborate Halloween displays. Gangi, whose annual attraction has drawn thousands of visitors for 25 years, says he's shutting it down after being hit with city penalties — and now he's determined to…
Stamford Man Convicted Of Sexually Assaulting Blind West Haven Woman During Home Invasion: DA Stamford Man Convicted Of Sexually Assaulting Blind West Haven Woman During Home Invasion: DA Stamford Man Convicted Of Sexually Assaulting Blind West Haven Woman During Home Invasion: DA
Stamford Man Convicted Of Sexually Assaulting Blind West Haven Woman During Home Invasion: DA A Connecticut man who robbed and sexually assaulted a legally blind West Haven business owner has been convicted on all four charges in the case, prosecutors said. Terrell Meynard, 44, was found guilty on Wednesday, Oct. 21, of a vicious Aug. 18, 2024, attack at H & M Bio Therapy on Main Street in West Haven, State’s Attorney Margaret E. Kelley announced. The 57-year-old woman ran the massage business on the first floor and lived upstairs and was assaulted after Meynard kept ringing her doorbell. When she went to see who it was, he pushed his way inside, grabbed her neck, and …
NY Man Attacks, Restrains Woman In Car Until Westport Crash Lets Her Escape: Police NY Man Attacks, Restrains Woman In Car Until Westport Crash Lets Her Escape: Police NY Man Attacks, Restrains Woman In Car Until Westport Crash Lets Her Escape: Police
NY Man Attacks, Restrains Woman In Car Until Westport Crash Lets Her Escape: Police A woman escaped a car crash near Interstate 95 in Westport after her former partner struck her and kept her from leaving his car, police said. Vanderval Ferreira, 28, of Port Chester, New York, faces kidnapping and attempted assault charges stemming from the Thursday incident, according to Westport police. The woman agreed to meet Ferreira and got into his BMW, police said. He had called and texted her repeatedly after their relationship ended, including sending threats to kill her, authorities said. Ferreira drove “extremely erratically” through Westport, police said. When the woman tried…
CT Man Caught In Hit-And-Run That Killed 31-Year-Old Woman: Cops CT Man Caught In Hit-And-Run That Killed 31-Year-Old Woman: Cops CT Man Caught In Hit-And-Run That Killed 31-Year-Old Woman: Cops
CT Man Caught In Hit-And-Run That Killed 31-Year-Old Woman: Cops A Connecticut man faces a manslaughter charge in a hit-and-run that killed a 31-year-old woman during the summer, police said on Thursday, Oct. 22. Hector Rodriguez, 29, turned himself in to detectives Wednesday evening in the crash that killed Keyshia M. Ortiz-Benitez on June 27 in Hartford, authorities said.  Officers responded around 3:48 a.m. to Ledyard Street, south of Wawarme Avenue, after someone reported that a car had struck a pedestrian. Police found Ortiz-Benitez in the road with life-threatening injuries. The driver had left the scene, authorities said. Paramedics ru…
Long Island Synagogue Targeted By Would-Be Arsonist, Cops Say Long Island Synagogue Targeted By Would-Be Arsonist, Cops Say Long Island Synagogue Targeted By Would-Be Arsonist, Cops Say
Long Island Synagogue Targeted By Would-Be Arsonist, Cops Say A would-be arsonist tried to start a fire inside a Long Island synagogue, but his efforts failed and he ended up burning a bush, police said. Azzm Khan, 29, of Lakeview, was arrested following the incident outside Young Israel of West Hempstead late Wednesday night, Oct. 21, the Nassau County Police Department said. Cops initially responded to a criminal mischief complaint around 11:30 p.m. on Hempstead Avenue, where a Nassau County Police Department auxiliary vehicle’s side mirror had been damaged, police said. While officers searched for the suspect, another man stopped them and reported…
Man's Ear Bitten Off In Bloody Jersey Shore Bar Fight: Police Man's Ear Bitten Off In Bloody Jersey Shore Bar Fight: Police Man's Ear Bitten Off In Bloody Jersey Shore Bar Fight: Police
Man's Ear Bitten Off In Bloody Jersey Shore Bar Fight: Police A night out at a Jersey Shore bar took a gruesome turn when a man's ear was half-bitten off during a fight that left two men facing assault charges, according to court documents obtained by Daily Voice. On Sunday, Oct. 11 at Boatyard 401 in Point Pleasant, Michael Barone physically assaulted the victim, bit a portion of his ear off and choked him, according to a criminal complaint issued by the Point Pleasant Police Department.  The altercation began when Barone and John Hafner, both Toms River residents, were following a woman around and she asked them to stop, Patch reported, citing …
Two Longtime CT Companies Shedding More Than 200 Jobs Two Longtime CT Companies Shedding More Than 200 Jobs Two Longtime CT Companies Shedding More Than 200 Jobs
Two Longtime CT Companies Shedding More Than 200 Jobs Cannondale plans to close its Wilton office, affecting 143 positions, while S&S Worldwide in Colchester is cutting 70 jobs — two rounds of layoffs at companies with long histories in Connecticut. Cycling Sports Group Inc. notified the state's Department of Labor on Wednesday, Oct. 21, that it would close the Cannondale office in Wilton as part of a global restructuring. The bike brand was founded in Wilton in 1971. The company said it would close the office at 1 Cannondale Way and lay off employees in phases from Dec. 21, 2026, through Dec. 31, 2027. Of the 143 affected positions, 104 …