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Man Kills Accomplice To Stop Him From Snitching On 2 Murders In CT: Here's His Sentence Man Kills Accomplice To Stop Him From Snitching On 2 Murders In CT: Here's His Sentence
Man Kills Accomplice To Stop Him From Snitching On 2 Murders In CT: Here's His Sentence An illegal firearms dealer will spend the rest of his life in prison for kidnapping and murdering two people in Connecticut before killing his accomplice to stop him from confessing to authorities.  North Carolina resident Edward Michael Parks of Raleigh, age 37, also known as "Lee" and "Trouble," was sentenced on Monday, Dec. 11 to three consecutive life sentences for killing two men in New Haven County and killing a third man to stop him from telling law enforcement about the murders, the US Attorney's Office for the District of Connecticut announced.  Earlier Report -&nbs…
Man Steals Keys, Breaks Into CT Post Office Mail Boxes, Faces More Than Decade In Jail, Feds Man Steals Keys, Breaks Into CT Post Office Mail Boxes, Faces More Than Decade In Jail, Feds
Man Steals Keys, Breaks Into CT Post Office Mail Boxes, Faces More Than Decade In Jail, Feds A man faces over 10 years in federal prison after using stolen postal keys to break into mailboxes at post offices in Connecticut, officials said. Ixavier Holman Jr., age 31, of Secaucus, New Jersey, was arrested on Monday, June 12 on federal mail theft offenses, the US Attorney's Office for the District of Connecticut announced.  According to federal officials, on at least six separate incidents between December 2022 and June 2023, Holman would steal mail collection box keys and use them to take mail from blue collection boxes at the following post offices in New Haven County:&nb…
Armed Robberies: Man Gets Nearly 10 Years For Heists In Fairfield County, Elsewhere Armed Robberies: Man Gets Nearly 10 Years For Heists In Fairfield County, Elsewhere
Armed Robberies: Man Gets Nearly 10 Years For Heists In Fairfield County, Elsewhere A judge sentenced a 33-year-old Connecticut man who admitted to two 2019 armed robberies to more than nine years in federal prison on Monday, April 24, authorities said.  Fairfield County resident Latrell S. Moore, of Bridgeport, pleaded guilty to multiple charges in the case in March 2022, the US Attorney for Connecticut said. His 118-month sentence is in addition to the 43 months he's already spent behind bars awaiting his trial, the judge ruled.  Investigators said Moore stole $400 in an armed robbery of a Dunkin Donuts on Lordship Boulevard in Stratford in Fairfield …
Police Seek Information After Stolen ATM Found Emptied Of Cash In Fairfield County Police Seek Information After Stolen ATM Found Emptied Of Cash In Fairfield County
Police Seek Information After Stolen ATM Found Emptied Of Cash In Fairfield County Police are investigating after a stolen ATM was found emptied of cash in Fairfield County. Connecticut Department of Transportation crew members located an ATM in Bridgeport on the morning of Monday, Sept. 26, on Route 8, and called police, Connecticut State Police reported. Troopers determined that the ATM had been stolen out of New Haven, police said.  "Of course, the machine was empty of cash, but that makes cents, right?" State Police said in the announcement. Authorities asked anyone who witnessed the disposal of the ATM to call State Police at 203-696-2500.
Iconic Pizzeria Opens New Shops Far From Its Connecticut Roots, With Locale In Florida Planned Iconic Pizzeria Opens New Shops Far From Its Connecticut Roots, With Locale In Florida Planned
Iconic Pizzeria Opens New Shops Far From Its Connecticut Roots, With Locale In Florida Planned An iconic Connecticut-based pizzeria chain is reportedly going to open a new location in Florida, according to Naples Florida Weekly. Frank Pepe Pizzeria Napoletana has plans to open in the Sunshine State, a Trinity Commercial Group representative confirmed to the news outlet. “We have no immediate plans to search in SW Florida for Frank Pepe’s but we have signed some leases in Southeast Florida and continue to actively search on this [east] coast,” the group emailed Naples Florida Weekly.  The pizzeria chain currently lists Plantation, Florida, as a location on its jobs page. P…
Driver, Passenger Injured In Wrong-Way Crash On I-95 In CT Driver, Passenger Injured In Wrong-Way Crash On I-95 In CT
Driver, Passenger Injured In Wrong-Way Crash On I-95 In CT Two women were injured in a wrong-way crash in Connecticut. The crash happened on northbound I-95 in New Haven near Exit 50 at about 2:10 a.m. on Thursday, July 28, according to Connecticut State Police. A 2013 Honda CR-V LX was going the wrong way, traveling south in the northbound lanes, and collided head-on with a northbound 2005 Kenworth truck, police said. The 20-year-old Terryville woman who drove the Honda and her passenger, a 19-year-old New Haven woman, were hospitalized for non-life-threatening injuries, authorities said. The driver of the truck, a 59-year-old man from Dorcheste…
COVID-19: Handy Website Lists CT Restaurants That Are Open For Takeout, Delivery COVID-19: Handy Website Lists CT Restaurants That Are Open For Takeout, Delivery
Covid-19: Handy Website Lists CT Restaurants That Are Open For Takeout, Delivery Not sure which restaurants are open or what to eat tonight? As COVID-19 alters the economy, it can be difficult to keep straight which restaurants have closed, changed hours, or added take-out and delivery. So, Connecticut Roundup is maintaining a list of hundreds of restaurants open for takeout and delivery amid the COVID-19 pandemic all across Connecticut. Although the list is preceded by a disclaimer noting that it isn't exhaustive, it is extensive, with over 50 restaurants listed in just Fairfield County. Tolland, Hartford, New Haven, Litchfield, Middlesex, New London, and Windham…
One Year Later: Mother's Killer, Baby Girl Will Be Found Says Family, Police One Year Later: Mother's Killer, Baby Girl Will Be Found Says Family, Police
One Year Later: Mother's Killer, Baby Girl Will Be Found Says Family, Police When Christine Holloway failed to show up for work about one year ago to the day, a wellness check kicked off a violent mystery and search for a missing child. On Tuesday, Dec. 1, family members said they are not giving up on the search for Vanessa Morales, who was 1 year old when she disappeared, or her mother’s killer. It was Dec. 2, 2019, when police went to Holloway’s Ansonia, Connecticut, residence to check on her. What they found was Holloway, in her bathtub, beaten to death and her one-year-old daughter missing. Police believe Vanessa had been kidnapped. Vanessa is now 2 years old. T…
CT Nurse Admits To Illegally Writing Prescriptions For Oxycodone, Xanax CT Nurse Admits To Illegally Writing Prescriptions For Oxycodone, Xanax
CT Nurse Admits To Illegally Writing Prescriptions For Oxycodone, Xanax A registered nurse in Connecticut is facing prison time for allegedly writing hundreds of illegal prescriptions that were used to obtain thousands of Oxycodone and Xanax pills. Cheshire resident Lisa Alexander, 54, pleaded guilty in New Haven district court to a charge stemming from her writing prescriptions or controlled substances that were not used for legitimate medical purposes. U.S. Attorney John Durham said that prior to her arrest, Alexander was a licensed Advanced Practice Registered Nurse and held a DEA controlled substance registration that allowed her to prescribe Schedule II th…
Connecticut Highway On '25 Most Dangerous Roads In US' List Connecticut Highway On '25 Most Dangerous Roads In US' List
Connecticut Highway On '25 Most Dangerous Roads In US' List A Connecticut highway has made the list of the top 25 most dangerous roads in America, according to a new ranking by Popular Mechanics. Connecticut has the country’s 23rd most dangerous roadway: I-95. The road is particularly treacherous in the 8-mile section around Norwalk, according to the ranking. There are about 735 crashes there annually, the magazine reported. Similarly sized street sections in other cities such as New Haven, Milford, and Greenwich, have about 600 car accidents per year. Factors that make the roadway dangerous are traffic congestion, curves, and hills. Most of the r…
Crash Leads To Ex-New Haven Convict's Arrest Crash Leads To Ex-New Haven Convict's Arrest
Crash Leads To Ex-New Haven Convict's Arrest An ex-convict is facing jail time after a car crash led police to find a firearm in his possession. Chaze Yopp, 27, of New Haven, pleaded guilty on Wednesday, Sept. 9, in U.S. District Court to possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Connecticut said. He is out on a $25,000 bond pending sentencing, which has not yet been scheduled. Yopp drew suspicion in January after New Haven Police tried to pull over an SUV, in which he was a passenger, for multiple motor vehicle violations, court documents said. Instead of stopping, the SUV took off and crashed into …