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Fatal Crash: 46-Year-Old CT Woman Found In Wooded Area In Jeep By Resident Fatal Crash: 46-Year-Old CT Woman Found In Wooded Area In Jeep By Resident
Fatal Crash: 46-Year-Old CT Woman Found In Wooded Area In Jeep By Resident A 46-year-old Connecticut woman was found dead inside an overturned Jeep by a resident walking in the area. New Haven County resident Jessica Ciola, of Bethany, was found around 11:20 a.m., Saturday, Nov. 25 in the area of North Pease Road in Woodbridge. Ciola was discovered by a resident in the Jeep which was off the road, severely damaged, and partially overturned, said the Woodbridge Police. She was pronounced dead at the scene by EMS personnel. Police said a preliminary investigation indicates Ciola was driving the 2018 Jeep Wrangler northbound on Amity Road earlier that morning, when…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Guilty Verdict In Brutal Robbery-Murder Of CT Man Brings Justice, DA Says Guilty Verdict In Brutal Robbery-Murder Of CT Man Brings Justice, DA Says
Guilty Verdict In Brutal Robbery-Murder Of CT Man Brings Justice, DA Says A Connecticut man has been found guilty of killing another man on a playground in a robbery-murder plot. Rickey Trayham, age 28, of New Haven, was found guilty on Wednesday, May 31 by a jury in New Haven of the murder of Rondell Atkinson on Monday, June 7, 2021, said New Haven State’s Attorney John Doyle, Jr.  According to evidence introduced at trial, Traynham shot Atkinson, age 33, of West Haven, during a robbery at the Pease Road Playground in Woodbridge.  Atkinson’s body was found the next day by a jogger. Traynham was implicated in the murder when his codefendant, Jorden Rud…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Police Investigate Untimely Death Of 30-Year-Old Woman Found In CT Wooded Area Police Investigate Untimely Death Of 30-Year-Old Woman Found In CT Wooded Area
Police Investigate Untimely Death Of 30-Year-Old Woman Found In CT Wooded Area An investigation is underway after a 30-year-old woman was found dead at a tent site in a wooded area in Connecticut. The Woodbridge Police Department announced on Monday, Nov. 28, that it is investigating the untimely death of the woman, whose identity was not released. On Sunday, Nov. 27, the woman was found deceased at a site where she had been residing in Woodbridge in a wooded area bordered by Litchfield Turnpike (Route 69), Pond Lily Avenue, and the Wilbur Cross Parkway, police reported. Police said the incident is isolated, and there is no immediate danger to the community. Th…

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by Nicole Valinote
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Arrest Made In CT Playground Shooting Death Arrest Made In CT Playground Shooting Death
Arrest Made In CT Playground Shooting Death A Connecticut man has been arrested in connection with the shooting death of another man at a popular playground. Jorden Rudel, age 24, was arrested on Thursday, July 1 in New Haven County by detectives from the Woodbridge Police Department and the CT State Police for the Monday, June 7 murder of a 33-year-old man. Rudel, of Derby, is charged with shooting Rondell Atkinson,  on the property of the Pease Road Playground/Alegi Athletic Field in Woodbridge, police said. Earlier story: Body Riddled With Bullet Wounds Found On CT Playground, Police Say Atkinson, of West Haven, whose …

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by Kathy Reakes
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Police ID CT Man Found Shot Dead At Popular Playground Police ID CT Man Found Shot Dead At Popular Playground
Police ID CT Man Found Shot Dead At Popular Playground  Police have identified a Connecticut man whose body was found with multiple gunshot wounds in a busy park. The victim was identified as 33-year-old Rondell Atkinson, of West Haven, said the Woodbridge Police Department. Atkinson's body was found around 6 a.m., Tuesday, June 6, by a jogger on the property of the Pease Road Playground / Alegi Athletic Fields, located at 160 Pease Road, in Woodbridge. Detectives from the Woodbridge Police Department and Connecticut State Police continue to investigate the circumstances surrounding Atkinson's death and are seeking to locate his vehicle. …

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by Kathy Reakes
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Body Riddled With Bullet Wounds Found On CT Playground, Police Say Body Riddled With Bullet Wounds Found On CT Playground, Police Say
Body Riddled With Bullet Wounds Found On CT Playground, Police Say Police are investigating after the body of a man riddled with bullet wounds was found on the property of a Connecticut playground. The body was discovered around 6 a.m., Tuesday, June 8, in New Haven County on the property of Pease Road Playground in Woodbridge and is being investigated as a homicide, said the Woodbridge Police Department.  Police responded to the playground after a jogger reported finding the body near the athletic field located at 160 Peace Road. Investigators found the remains of a male with gunshot wounds.  Police said there was no immediate to the community…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Stratford Man Accidentally Shoots Self With Nail Gun While Working At Job Site Stratford Man Accidentally Shoots Self With Nail Gun While Working At Job Site
Stratford Man Accidentally Shoots Self With Nail Gun While Working At Job Site A Stratford man who police at first thought had been shot by a firearm, had actually shot himself in the hand with a nail gun while working at a construction job. The incident unfolded Thursday early evening when the Woodbridge Police Department was contacted by the Stratford Police Department after they responded to Bridgeport Hospital for the report of a walk-in gunshot victim, said Woodbridge Police Sgt. A.J. Cappiello. "The patient reported to Bridgeport Hospital Staff that he shot himself in the hand with a gun while working at a job site in Woodbridge," Cappiello said. Upon…

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by Kathy Reakes