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Suspect Nabbed In Shooting Death Of 44-Year-Old CT Man, Police Say Suspect Nabbed In Shooting Death Of 44-Year-Old CT Man, Police Say
Suspect Nabbed In Shooting Death Of 44-Year-Old CT Man, Police Say A Connecticut resident has been charged in the alleged shooting death of another man. The incident took place in New Haven County around 2 a.m., Sunday, Feb. 4 in the area of 701-703 Campbell Avenue in West Haven. According to the West Haven Police, officers discovered a man with multiple gun shot wounds and transported him to an area hospital where he was pronounced dead. The victim has been identified as Hector Dominguez, age 44, of Wet Haven, police said. A crime scene was established and the West Haven Police Detective Division assumed the investigation. Following an investigation o…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Sweet Escape: Ice Cream Truck Stolen In CT With $30K Of Treats Inside Sweet Escape: Ice Cream Truck Stolen In CT With $30K Of Treats Inside
Sweet Escape: Ice Cream Truck Stolen In CT With $30K Of Treats Inside A 35-year-old man with a huge sweet tooth was arrested in Connecticut after he hopped in an ice cream truck and made a run for it – stealing $30,000 worth of the sweet stuff along with the truck. The New Haven County incident occurred on Monday, Jan. 29 in the city of West Haven, according to local police. At around 9 p.m. that night, the Shahi Kulfi truck’s original driver was stopped in a parking lot on Boston Post Road delivering sweet treats when Travis Jones, age 35, hopped in and drove off. There was $30,000 worth of ice cream inside at the time. Jones and the truck were later f…

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by Sophie Grieser
News
First Cannabis Union Contract Ratified In CT: 'Huge Milestone For Industry' First Cannabis Union Contract Ratified In CT: 'Huge Milestone For Industry'
First Cannabis Union Contract Ratified In CT: 'Huge Milestone For Industry' Workers at a marijuana manufacturer in Connecticut have made history by voting to ratify the first union cannabis contract in the state. On Thursday night, Dec. 28, workers at Advanced Grow Labs in the New Haven County city of West Haven voted unanimously to ratify their union contract, according to a United Food and Commercial Workers Union Local 919 spokesperson.  The contract is the first such cannabis union agreement in the history of Connecticut and includes guaranteed wage increases of up to 25 percent over three years, increased holiday pay, secured retirement and hea…

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by Ben Crnic
News
44-Year-Old Man Goes Missing: Last Seen In This CT Location 44-Year-Old Man Goes Missing: Last Seen In This CT Location
44-Year-Old Man Goes Missing: Last Seen In This CT Location The family of a missing man who was last seen at locations in both New York and Connecticut is asking the public for help in locating him.  New, updated report: Man Reported Missing In Westchester Arrested Out Of State On Drug Charges Norman Allen-Meyer Shaw, age 44, has gone missing, his wife Veronica Shaw said on Thursday, Dec. 28.  Shaw was last seen in both the Westchester County city of Mount Vernon and the New Haven County city of West Haven. He has also been seen in Riverview, Florida, his wife said. He is described as being 6-foot-2 and weighing between 180 and…

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by Ben Crnic
Real Estate
These CT Communities Make List Of Top 10 Popular Real Estate Markets In Country: Report These CT Communities Make List Of Top 10 Popular Real Estate Markets In Country: Report
These CT Communities Make List Of Top 10 Popular Real Estate Markets In Country: Report Four Connecticut municipalities are among the top ten most popular real estate markets in the country, according to a new report by Zillow.  According to the report, released by Zillow on Tuesday, Dec. 19, three Hartford County towns and one Middlesex County city were among the ten most popular real estate markets in the United States in 2023.  To find out which ten communities were most bustling among home shoppers, the website took a look at housing metrics that indicate consumer demand for more than 2,000 US cities such as page-view traffic, home value growth, and num…

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by Ben Crnic
News
CT High School Football Player Dies Unexpectedly CT High School Football Player Dies Unexpectedly
CT High School Football Player Dies Unexpectedly A 15-year-old Connecticut high school sophomore football player died unexpectedly, days before his team was to play in the Class LL championship game. Christopher Fidalgo-Pugh, of West Haven, died at the Yale New Haven Children's Hospital on Tuesday, Dec. 5, reported ABC affiliate WTNH News 8.   A cause of death has not been revealed. A student at West Haven High School, Christopher was a lineman on the football team. Football Coach James McCarthy said on the X Platform that he misses the teen. "One of the kindest and hardest-working young men I have ever had the pleas…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
ID Released For 20-Year-Old Killed In Thanksgiving Shooting At CT Nightclub ID Released For 20-Year-Old Killed In Thanksgiving Shooting At CT Nightclub
ID Released For 20-Year-Old Killed In Thanksgiving Shooting At CT Nightclub The identity has been released of a man shot and killed Thanksgiving morning at a popular Connecticut nightclub. It happened in New Haven just before 1 a.m. Thursday in the area of Terminal 110 located at 240 Sargent Drive.  As patrons were exiting the establishment, officers reported hearing gunfire, New Haven Police said.  A short time later, an officer was approached by a man who reported he was shot.  Dispatch was informed of the situation, and the New Haven Fire Department and American Medical Response emergency units were summoned to the scene. A crime scene…

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by Joe Lombardi
Police & Fire
Woman Struck By Several Vehicles While Crossing Busy CT Roadway, Police Say Woman Struck By Several Vehicles While Crossing Busy CT Roadway, Police Say
Woman Struck By Several Vehicles While Crossing Busy CT Roadway, Police Say A 43-year-old Connecticut woman was killed after she was struck by multiple vehicles while crossing a busy roadway. The incident took place in New Haven County in Orange around 6:30 p.m., Tuesday, Nov. 14 on Boston Post Road in front of McDonald's. Responding officers found the victim lying in the roadway with multiple traumatic injuries, said Assistant Chief Max Martins of the Orange Police Department. The victim, identified as Khurshida Mohamadi, age 43, of West Haven was transported by AMR ambulance to Yale New Haven Hospital where she was pronounced dead, said Martins.  The Depar…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
ID Released For CT 23-Year-Old Killed By Hit-Run Driver ID Released For CT 23-Year-Old Killed By Hit-Run Driver
ID Released For CT 23-Year-Old Killed By Hit-Run Driver Police have released the identity of a 23-year-old who died eight days after he was struck by a hit-and-run driver. New Haven County resident Priyanshu Agwal of West Haven, died on Thursday, Oct. 26 from injuries sustained in the Wednesday, Oct. 18 crash in New Haven. Officers responded to the intersection of Whalley Avenue and Amity Road and found a scooter driver suffering from critical injuries, said Sgt. Cherelle Carr of the New Haven Police. Scooter Rider Critically Injured In New Haven Hit-Run Crash, Police Say Carr said the driver of the vehicle evaded the scene. Officers s…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Fatal DUI Crash: 34-Year-Old ID'd As Victim After Vehicles Collide On I-95 Fatal DUI Crash: 34-Year-Old ID'd As Victim After Vehicles Collide On I-95
Fatal DUI Crash: 34-Year-Old ID'd As Victim After Vehicles Collide On I-95 One person was killed in a crash involving an allegedly drunk driver on a stretch of I-95 in Connecticut overnight. It happened on the northbound side around 7:20 p.m. Friday, Sept. 22 in Milford. Middlesex County resident Bilbraut Angel Caraballo, age 42, of Middlefield, was driving a truck towing a trailer south of Exit 39 A, when the truck drifted into the left lane and collided with a motorcycle, which was pushed into the concrete median, Connecticut State Police said. Victor Ryan Forbes, age 34, of West Haven, the driver of the motorcycle, was pronounced dead at the sce…

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by Joe Lombardi
Police & Fire
Man Accused Of Throwing Water Bottles At Greenwich Store Employee Man Accused Of Throwing Water Bottles At Greenwich Store Employee
Man Accused Of Throwing Water Bottles At Greenwich Store Employee A Connecticut man who had been banned from a Fairfield County store was charged with criminal trespass for allegedly throwing water bottles at a store employee. New Haven County resident Douglas Brown, age 67, of West Haven, was charged on Saturday, Sept. 2 for a report of causing a disturbance at the CVS Store at 99 Greenwich Ave. When officers arrived, they found Brown had entered the store that he was banned from for a Friday, Aug. 25 incident in which he threw two water bottles at an employee in front of several people, said Lt. Ted Latiak, of the Greenwich Police. Brown was charg…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
CT Door Dash Driver Shot During Attempted Carjacking, Police Say CT Door Dash Driver Shot During Attempted Carjacking, Police Say
CT Door Dash Driver Shot During Attempted Carjacking, Police Say A Connecticut Door Dash driver is recovering after being shot during an alleged carjacking after delivering food. The incident took place in New Haven around 3:30 a.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 16 in the area of Ferry Street and Pierpont Street.  According to Capt. Rose Dell of the New Haven Police, officers responded to Yale New Haven Hospital on the report of a gunshot victim.  The victim, who had been transported from West Haven, told West Haven officers that he had been shot while in his vehicle in New Haven. According to the victim's account, he had been delive…

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by Kathy Reakes