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College Student Wanted For String Of Killings Apprehended
A college student from Fairfield County wanted for a string of killings, a home invasion and a kidnapping been apprehended. Peter Manfredonia, 23, a 2015 Newtown High School graduate, was apprehended in Hagerstown, Maryland Wednesday night, May 27 after five days on the run. Connecticut State Police announced it was at the scene in Maryland and said there were "no injuries to any law enforcement personnel or Manfredonia." More information will be provided on Thursday, May 28, Connecticut state police said. Since the first of the two homicides in Connecticut happened on Friday, May 22…
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Search For College Student Wanted For String Of Killings Stretches To New State
Click here for an updated story: College Student Wanted For String Of Killings Apprehended The search for the college student wanted for a string of killings, a home invasion and a kidnapping has now stretched to a new state. Since the first of the two homicides in Connecticut happened on Friday, May 22, nvestigators have followed the trail of 23-year-old Peter Manfredonia through northern New Jersey and the Poconos in Pennsylvania. Police said on Wednesday, May 27 that a man matching his description took a ride-hailing service to the Hagerstown, Maryland, area. Manfredonia, a 20…
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'It's Time To Surrender': Family Appeals To 23-Year-Old Ex-HS Athlete Wanted For Slayings
The family of a college senior who played varsity football in Fairfield County and who is the subject of a massive search by law enforcement for a string of slayings is asking him to surrender. Police began searching for the University of Connecticut student Peter Manfredonia, 23, after State Police say that he was seen leaving the scene of the brutal murder of Thomas DeMers in Willington, on Friday, May 22. Manfredonia, a 2015 Newtown High School grad, is also wanted in connection with another homicide, a kidnapping and home invasion, and a violent assault. He was last seen Sunday, May …
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FBI Joins Multi-State Search For UConn Student Wanted In String Of Slayings
The FBI has joined the massive multi-state manhunt for a college student who played high school football in Fairfield County who police say is connected to two homicides, a home invasion, and a kidnapping. Newtown High School graduate Peter Manfredonia, a University of Connecticut student, is believed to be armed with several firearms – pistols and long guns – and presumed dangerous, Connecticut State Police said. The 23-year-old Manfredonia drove a stolen black Volkswagen Jetta on Sunday with a sticker paying tribute to victims of the Sandy Hook massacre in his hometown. His stolen getawa…
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Armed College Student From Fairfield County Wanted In Deadly Rampage
Click here for an updated story - New Photos: FBI Joins Multi-State Manhunt For College Student Wanted In String Of Slayings Police are searching for a college student from Fairfield County suspected of killing two people and stealing guns and cars in a three-day rampage that also allegedly included a home invasion and kidnapping. The first homicide happened on Friday, May 22 in Willington, Connecticut and the second on Sunday, May 24 in Derby, Connecticut. Peter Manfredonia, a University of Connecticut student, is believed to be armed with several firearms – pistols and long guns…
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Police Response To Woman Screaming For Help Leads To Drug Bust
A woman screaming during a domestic dispute led Connecticut State Police to a major drug bust. Connecticut State Police troopers were dispatched to Schofield Road in Willington shortly after 5:30 p.m. on Monday afternoon, where there was a report of a woman shouting for help in the area. Investigation into the incident determined that a domestic dispute had taken place, police said, and Willington resident Jose Velazquez, 58, was detained by troopers for his role in the alleged domestic incident. Police said that while interviewing Velazquez about the domestic disturbance, troopers found h…
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Police: Man Going 90 MPH On I-84 Was Under Influence, Driving Recklessly
Two suspects with warrants out for their arrest attempted to dupe Connecticut State Police troopers with family members' names after being busted with heroin and crack-cocaine during a speeding stop on I-84. Troopers conducting speed enforcement on I-84 in Willington conducted a traffic stop near exit 70 over the weekend, when a vehicle was spotted driving 90 mph in a 65 mph zone. During the subsequent stop, troopers said “the driver and passenger both appeared nervous and that neither of them owned of the vehicle or had any form of identification.” Police said that the male driver and a fe…
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Man Takes State Police On High-Speed I-84 Chase With Flat Tire
A man wanted for a domestic violence assault and shooting took Connecticut State Police on a high-speed chase on I-84 at speeds reaching 95 mph with a flat tire for part of the chase. Daniel Ballard, 36, of Coventry, was arrested on numerous charges including reckless driving, reckless endangerment, and engaging police in pursuit, among others following an attack on a woman and her children, according to Coventry Police. The incident unfolded around 7:30 p.m. Wednesday when the Coventry Police Department received a call from an uninvolved party reporting a domestic assault taking place at a…
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