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CT Man Charged With Mailing Threatening Letters To Journalists, Judges, Public Figures
Federal authorities have charged a Connecticut man for the fourth time with mailing threatening letters to journalists, judges, and other public figures.
New Haven County resident Garrett Santillo, age 43, of Hamden, was arrested on Wednesday, July 6, on a federal criminal complaint charging him with mailing numerous threatening letters to individuals in Connecticut and elsewhere.
As alleged in court documents and statements made in court, between approximately March and June, Santillo mailed more than 100 letters containing threatening and hateful statements, including threats of violence,…
Man Who Killed Himself Sent Threatening Messages To Fairfield Women
A Pennsylvania man who sent threatening, sexually graphic letters to four Fairfield women killed himself during a police standoff.
Fairfield police believe Joseph Polin, 46, of Hazelton, Pa., who shot and killed himself last week after a five-hour standoff with police was responsible for putting four local women in fear for their lives, said Fairfield Lt. Michael Gagner.
Police learned of the letters, all sent on magenta-colored paper, to the women on April 12, Gagner said.
The women, all in their early 20s, notified police after receiving the letters that included photo collages of the wo…
