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Police Seeking Info In Damage Of CT Building During Rally Police Seeking Info In Damage Of CT Building During Rally
Police Seeking Info In Damage Of CT Building During Rally Police in Connecticut are asking the public for help identifying the person responsible for damaging a building during a rally regarding the conflict in the Middle East. The vandalism occurred in Hartford County on Sunday, Jan. 21 to the exterior of the building at 65 LaSalle Road in West Hartford Center. If any member of the public has information related to this investigation, please contact the West Hartford Police Department at 860-523-5203, or use the WHPD Tip Line/email at 860-570-8969 or email whpdtips@westhartfordct.gov. This is a developing story. Check back to Daily Voice for upd…
CT Teen Clocked Driving 110 MPH By Cops Conducting Speed Enforcement, Police Say CT Teen Clocked Driving 110 MPH By Cops Conducting Speed Enforcement, Police Say
CT Teen Clocked Driving 110 MPH By Cops Conducting Speed Enforcement, Police Say A Connecticut teenager was charged after allegedly being caught driving 110 mph in a red Chevrolet Camaro. Hartford County resident Colin Coyle, age 18, of Unionville, was arrested on Saturday, Aug. 5 while heading east on Mountain Road. Members of the West Hartford Police Department were conducting speed enforcement on Albany Avenue when Coyle when flying by in his Camaro in a 40 mph zone, said the West Hartford Police. Coyle was arrested and charged with reckless driving and speeding. His vehicle was towed and he will be due in Hartford Superior Court later this month. The Traffic Divis…
CT Man Sentenced For Fentanyl Distribution, Gun Possession CT Man Sentenced For Fentanyl Distribution, Gun Possession
CT Man Sentenced For Fentanyl Distribution, Gun Possession A Fairfield County man who admitted to selling dangerous fentanyl pills disguised as pain medication will spend two and a half years in prison. Stratford resident Luis Colon, age 51, was sentenced to 32 months behind bars Tuesday, July 12, in federal court in Hartford. It followed his March 2021 guilty pleas to charges of conspiring to possess and distribute fentanyl, and possession of a firearm by a felon. Federal prosecutors said Colon, who is also known as “Big Lou” and “Hitman,” sold approximately 300 fentanyl pills that were disguised as oxycodone to a co-conspirator. Fentanyl is a …
CT Father Charged In Death Of Newborn CT Father Charged In Death Of Newborn
CT Father Charged In Death Of Newborn A Connecticut man has been arrested for manslaughter in the death of his newborn infant, according to police. Grant McAuslan, age 34, of West Hartford, was arrested on Saturday, Dec. 4, after the baby girl's death was ruled a homicide by the Hartford Medical Examiner's Office. According to Captain Eric Rocheleau, of the West Hartford Police Department, officers responded to a home for a medical emergency. When they arrived on the scene, McAuslan said the child sustained injuries during a fall while in his care, Rocheleau said. McAuslan originally told police he accidentally dropped t…
Ceiling Collapse Injures Two At Popular CT Ice Cream Shop Ceiling Collapse Injures Two At Popular CT Ice Cream Shop
Ceiling Collapse Injures Two At Popular CT Ice Cream Shop Two people were injured when a ceiling collapsed inside a favorite Connecticut ice cream shop. The incident took place around 8 p.m., Monday, July 5, when the West Hartford Public Safety Dispatch received a report of a localized collapse of the ceiling structure inside the Milkcraft building at 967 Farmington Ave., said West Hartford Fire Chief Greg Priest.  The West Hartford Fire Department was immediately dispatched along with the West Hartford Police Department. The first fire units arrived on scene within four minutes to find a non-structural collapse of a …
CT Gang Member Known As 'Mafia' Sentenced For Distributing Fentanyl CT Gang Member Known As 'Mafia' Sentenced For Distributing Fentanyl
CT Gang Member Known As 'Mafia' Sentenced For Distributing Fentanyl A Connecticut gang member known as “Mafia” with a rap sheet that spans decades will spend more than three years in prison after admitting to distributing fentanyl. New Haven resident Anthony “Mafia” Esposito, age 52, was sentenced this week in federal court to 46 months in prison, followed by five years of supervised release for narcotics trafficking and firearm possession offenses, U.S. Attorney John Durham announced. Durham said that in 2018, the FBI’s Northern Connecticut Gang Task Force began investigating Ricardo Reyes, also known as “Rick the Ruler,” a member of the Los Solidos stree…
Hartford Home Being Renovated Suffers 'Catastrophic' Damage In Fire Hartford Home Being Renovated Suffers 'Catastrophic' Damage In Fire
Hartford Home Being Renovated Suffers 'Catastrophic' Damage In Fire A Connecticut home undergoing renovations was destroyed by a "catastrophic" early morning fire that took firefighters at least an hour to get under control. The West Hartford Fire Department responded to the fire at 711 Prospect Ave., around 6:24 a.m., Wednesday, Feb. 24, said Fire Chief Greg H. Priest.  When firefighters arrived on the scene they found flames visible from the second floor have heavy fire from several dies of the single-family home located in an area that is known for its older historic homes, the chief said. As units were preparing for a search/rescue and fire a…
Person Found Dead In Burning Vehicle In West Hartford, Police Say Person Found Dead In Burning Vehicle In West Hartford, Police Say
Person Found Dead In Burning Vehicle In West Hartford, Police Say A person was found dead after a vehicle fire in Connecticut. The incident took place around 4 a.m., Wednesday, Feb. 3. when West Hartford Police were notified of a motor vehicle fire in the parking lot of 46 Kane Street, said West Hartford Capt. Michael Perruccio. The responding officer broke a window in an attempt to enter/view inside the vehicle, however, the vehicle was fully engulfed in fire, Perruccio said. Due to the severity of the fire, the officer could not see inside or access the interior of the vehicle. West Hartford Fire Department personnel arrived on the scene…
Man Pleads Guilty To 7-Stop Crime Spree, Carjacking Man Pleads Guilty To 7-Stop Crime Spree, Carjacking
Man Pleads Guilty To 7-Stop Crime Spree, Carjacking The man who stuck a gun into a woman’s neck carjacked her vehicle and went on a crime spree has pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court on Tuesday, Oct. 6. Arno Smith, 57, of Hartford, pleaded guilty to one charge of a Hobbs Act robbery, the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Connecticut, said. Hobbs applies in instances of interstate or foreign attempted or real robbery. Between the time of the carjacking and his arrest, Smith robbed 7 places including grocery stores, rental facilities, retailers, and an inn, the U.S. Attorney’s Office said. The carjacking took place on July 26 around 11 p.m. in a Har…