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Bodycam Shows Deadly Police Shootout With Suspected NJ Sailboat Thief Bodycam Shows Deadly Police Shootout With Suspected NJ Sailboat Thief Bodycam Shows Deadly Police Shootout With Suspected NJ Sailboat Thief
Bodycam Shows Deadly Police Shootout With Suspected NJ Sailboat Thief Newly released body camera and home security footage sheds light on the deadly police shooting of a 27-year-old man accused of stealing a 40-foot sailboat from a New Jersey marina before sailing it to Rhode Island. Brendan Norris, of Newport, RI, was killed Wednesday, Aug. 26, after police confronted him aboard the stolen vessel in Newport Harbor, as previously reported by WJAR. The Newport Police Department released portions of the footage on Oct. 30, as part of its first Critical Incident Community Debriefing, which includes narration, police radio communications, and other details about …
Police ID Teen Killed In Fiery I-91 Crash, Mass City's Third Teen Crash Death In Month Police ID Teen Killed In Fiery I-91 Crash, Mass City's Third Teen Crash Death In Month Police ID Teen Killed In Fiery I-91 Crash, Mass City's Third Teen Crash Death In Month
Police ID Teen Killed In Fiery I-91 Crash, Mass City's Third Teen Crash Death In Month Authorities have identified the western Massachusetts teenager who was killed in a fiery Interstate-91 crash last week. His death marks the third time in a month that a car crash has claimed the life of a teen from the same city. Edward Kelly, of Westfield, was killed on Thursday afternoon, Oct. 29, when his car struck a concrete bridge support in the median in Whately, the Northwestern District Attorney's Office said. Emergency crews responded to the crash near mile-marker 32.2 in the northbound lanes around 3:20 p.m. Investigators said Kelly's vehicle veered off the highwa…
Stamford Drug Dealer Gets More Prison Time After Crack Bust Days Before Sentence Began: Feds Stamford Drug Dealer Gets More Prison Time After Crack Bust Days Before Sentence Began: Feds Stamford Drug Dealer Gets More Prison Time After Crack Bust Days Before Sentence Began: Feds
Stamford Drug Dealer Gets More Prison Time After Crack Bust Days Before Sentence Began: Feds A convicted Connecticut drug trafficker who was days away from starting a federal prison sentence has been handed even more time behind bars after police caught him with crack cocaine. Danny Turkvan, 55, of Stamford, also known as "Smooth," was sentenced to an additional 14 months in federal prison on Friday, Oct. 30, according to US Attorney for the District of Connecticut David Sullivan. The new sentence comes on top of a 46-month prison term Turkvan received in mid-2025 for his role in a drug trafficking conspiracy in southwestern Connecticut.  Turkvan was supposed to report to pri…
DUI Crash Shuts Down Popular CT Ice Cream Truck; Driver Charged: Police DUI Crash Shuts Down Popular CT Ice Cream Truck; Driver Charged: Police DUI Crash Shuts Down Popular CT Ice Cream Truck; Driver Charged: Police
DUI Crash Shuts Down Popular CT Ice Cream Truck; Driver Charged: Police Police say a drunk driver crashed into a popular Connecticut ice cream truck in an early morning crash, forcing the owners to shut down until they can make repairs.  Branden Anderson Alvarado, 27, of Bristol, was driving a 2020 Toyota Camry SE around 1:15 a.m. Sunday, Nov. 1, when he veered off Milford Road in Burlington and crashed into a concrete barrier and a utility trailer at Tonn's Marketplace, Connecticut State Police said. The trailer is used for the Farmstead Ice Cream Truck. Tonn's Marketplace announced on Facebook that the ice cream truck would be closed until further notic…
CT Woman Was Drunk Before Head-On Crash That Left Driver Seriously Hurt: Police CT Woman Was Drunk Before Head-On Crash That Left Driver Seriously Hurt: Police CT Woman Was Drunk Before Head-On Crash That Left Driver Seriously Hurt: Police
CT Woman Was Drunk Before Head-On Crash That Left Driver Seriously Hurt: Police A Connecticut woman faces several charges after police said she drove drunk, crossed into oncoming traffic, and caused a violent head-on crash that left another driver with severe injury. Chayna Wallace, 39, of Naugatuck, was arrested Friday, Oct. 30, in connection with the Oct. 4 crash on Prospect Street in Naugatuck, police announced Monday, Nov. 2. Investigators said Wallace was intoxicated when she crossed the double yellow lines and struck another vehicle head-on. The impact left the other driver, 38, with a severe ankle injury that police described as critical. Emergency crews took t…
80-Year-Old Gynecologist Sexually Assaults Three Patients: Prosecutor 80-Year-Old Gynecologist Sexually Assaults Three Patients: Prosecutor 80-Year-Old Gynecologist Sexually Assaults Three Patients: Prosecutor
80-Year-Old Gynecologist Sexually Assaults Three Patients: Prosecutor An 80-year-old Pennsylvania man is charged with sexually assaulting patients in his New Jersey, authorities announced Monday, Nov. 2. Jerome Check sexually assaulted three patients in his Mount Laurel office, Burlington County Prosecutor LaChia Bradshaw and Mount Laurel Police Department Chief Timothy Hundall said.  The sexual assaults occurred between December 2024 and March 2025, when Check, a reproductive endocrinologist and infertility specialist, was alone in the examination room with the victims during their appointments, authorities said. Two of the victims believed t…
Explosives Found In CT Man's Home After Knife Attack With Child Nearby: Police Explosives Found In CT Man's Home After Knife Attack With Child Nearby: Police Explosives Found In CT Man's Home After Knife Attack With Child Nearby: Police
Explosives Found In CT Man's Home After Knife Attack With Child Nearby: Police Police found explosives inside a Connecticut man's home after he allegedly held a knife to another person's throat while a 4-year-old was nearby, authorities said. Christian Eric Fricker, of Colchester, was arrested Saturday, Oct. 31, and charged with possession of explosives, possession of exploding fireworks, risk of injury to a child, assault with serious injury, and breach of the peace, Connecticut State Police said. Troopers responded to a Colchester home shortly after 10 p.m. following a report that Fricker had held a knife to the throat of a 44-year-old household member, causing an u…
Missing CT Teen Girl Dies Soon After Being Found Near Apartment Complex Missing CT Teen Girl Dies Soon After Being Found Near Apartment Complex Missing CT Teen Girl Dies Soon After Being Found Near Apartment Complex
Missing CT Teen Girl Dies Soon After Being Found Near Apartment Complex A 17-year-old Connecticut girl who vanished overnight was found unresponsive near her apartment complex just hours later and died at a hospital, police said. The East Windsor teen was reported missing shortly before 6 a.m. on Monday, Nov. 2, after she was last seen late Sunday night, according to East Windsor police. About 30 minutes after the missing person report, a resident discovered the girl unconscious and unresponsive near Mill Pond Village, the East Windsor apartment complex where she lived with a family member.  An ambulance rushed her to Connecticut Children's Medical Center…
Police ID 43-Year-Old Killed In CT Crash, Ask For Witnesses' Help Police ID 43-Year-Old Killed In CT Crash, Ask For Witnesses' Help Police ID 43-Year-Old Killed In CT Crash, Ask For Witnesses' Help
Police ID 43-Year-Old Killed In CT Crash, Ask For Witnesses' Help Police have identified a 43-year-old Connecticut driver who died after an early morning crash near a Route 15 overpass.  Todd Atkins died following the 5:30 a.m. crash near the Racebrook Road overpass in Woodbridge on Saturday, Oct. 31, Connecticut State Police said.  Police found him unresponsive when they arrived, and paramedics rushed him to Yale New Haven Hospital, where doctors pronounced him dead.  Police have not released details about what led to the crash. The circumstances remain under investigation. Investigators are now asking drivers who were in the area to hel…
Stamford High Football Coach Who Quit Midgame Wants To Return To Team's Sideline Stamford High Football Coach Who Quit Midgame Wants To Return To Team's Sideline Stamford High Football Coach Who Quit Midgame Wants To Return To Team's Sideline
Stamford High Football Coach Who Quit Midgame Wants To Return To Team's Sideline A Connecticut high school football coach who walked away from his team midgame wants a second chance, but an email from school administrators to parents suggests that won't happen.  Donny Panapada, the former head coach at Stamford High School, apologized for his behavior during a blowout loss to Warde on Friday, Oct. 23, following what school officials described as "confrontational exchanges" with players. Panapada said he exercised "poor judgment" when he addressed the team at halftime and announced his resignation. He did not return to coach the second half of the Black Knights' 42-…
2 CT Men Killed After Camaro Slams Into Tree, Bursts Into Flames 2 CT Men Killed After Camaro Slams Into Tree, Bursts Into Flames 2 CT Men Killed After Camaro Slams Into Tree, Bursts Into Flames
2 CT Men Killed After Camaro Slams Into Tree, Bursts Into Flames Two men were killed when a classic car slammed into a tree and caught fire on a Connecticut road, police said. Emergency crews rushed to the scene after receiving reports of a single-vehicle crash involving a 1978 Chevrolet Camaro around 10:45 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 1, on Waterbury road in Cheshire, police said. The car had gone off the road and struck a tree.  Police identified the victims as James Zabel, 43, of Meriden, who was driving, and his passenger, John D’Aniello, 42, of Waterbury.  First responders pulled both men from the wreckage and rushed them to a nearby hospital. N…
Man In Blackface Kicked Out Of NJ Dave & Buster's, He Says: 'Liberals Did This To Me' Man In Blackface Kicked Out Of NJ Dave & Buster's, He Says: 'Liberals Did This To Me' Man In Blackface Kicked Out Of NJ Dave & Buster's, He Says: 'Liberals Did This To Me'
Man In Blackface Kicked Out Of NJ Dave & Buster's, He Says: 'Liberals Did This To Me' A man wearing blackface claims he was kicked out of a North Jersey Dave & Buster's after trying to order a beer in what he described as the "spirit of Halloween." The man, whose TikTok handle is @johnross.319, shared a video claiming he was removed from the Dave & Buster's at Willowbrook Mall in Wayne. In the video, reshared by Instagram account @newjerseygossip, the man can be seen wearing blackface and a baseball cap while speaking directly to the camera. "I'm at Dave and Buster's tonight... I got kicked out of here after I ordered a beer like this in the spirit of Halloween," he…