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Police In One CT City Respond To 2 Shootings, 1 Homicide Overnight Police In One CT City Respond To 2 Shootings, 1 Homicide Overnight
Police In One CT City Respond To 2 Shootings, 1 Homicide Overnight Police in one Connecticut city responded to two shootings and one homicide within hours of each other. The incidents took place in New Haven on Monday, Sept. 4 beginning around 9:30 p.m. and running into early Tuesday, Sept. 5. The first incident took place on Woosley Street, where New Haven officers responded to a report of a shooting, said Capt. Rose Dell of the New Haven Police.  When officers arrived they discovered a crime scene, and moments later received word that a gunshot victim had been dropped off at Yale New Haven Hospital, Dell said. Dell said the victim, who had been sh…

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by Kathy Reakes
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$2 Million Bond: New Haven Murderer, Convicted Felon Nabbed, Police Say $2 Million Bond: New Haven Murderer, Convicted Felon Nabbed, Police Say
$2 Million Bond: New Haven Murderer, Convicted Felon Nabbed, Police Say A 22-year-old murder suspect from Connecticut was captured by US Marshals in Fairfield County after evading police for four months, officials say. Omar Nelson was arrested in Bridgeport on Thursday, May 4 for the Wednesday, Jan. 4 murder of 30-year-old Kentel Robinson at approximately 6 a.m., according to the New Haven Police Department. In New Haven in January, police responded to the scene of a shooting on Chapel Street and found Robinson suffering from a gunshot wound. He was transported to Yale-New Haven Hospital and died of his injuries three days later. New Haven detectives determ…

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by Morgan Gonzales
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Fatal Shooting: Suspect At Large After Man Found Dead In New Haven Fatal Shooting: Suspect At Large After Man Found Dead In New Haven
Fatal Shooting: Suspect At Large After Man Found Dead In New Haven Police are searching for a suspect after a New Haven man was found shot and killed on a city street. The incident took place in New Haven around 8:30 p.m., Wednesday, Jan. 18 in the area of Chapel Street, near James Street. Police received a call regarding a person down on Chapel Street, near James Street. Responding officers located a 40-year-old New Haven man who had been shot, said New Haven Police Officer Scott Shumway. American Medical Response transported the victim to Yale New Haven Hospital where he died from his injuries. The Bureau of Identification responded to the scene and c…

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by Kathy Reakes
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New Haven Man, Age 30, Critical Following Shooting New Haven Man, Age 30, Critical Following Shooting
New Haven Man, Age 30, Critical Following Shooting A 30-year-old Connecticut man suffered life-threatening injuries after being shot on a city street. The incident took place in New Haven around 9:30 p.m., Wednesday, Jan. 4, on Chapel Street, between Beers Street and Orchard Street.  Responding officers located a 30-year-old New Haven man who had been shot. American Medical Response transported the victim to Yale New Haven Hospital where he is being treated for life-threatening injuries, said Officer Scott Shumway, of the New Haven Police. The Bureau of Identification responded to the scene and collected ballistic evidence. Detectiv…

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by Kathy Reakes
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$10K Reward Offered For Information That Helps Find Missing Yale Employee $10K Reward Offered For Information That Helps Find Missing Yale Employee
$10K Reward Offered For Information That Helps Find Missing Yale Employee A $10,000 reward is being offered for information that helps police find a Yale University employee who has been missing for about two months. Anton Sovetov, a 44-year-old graphic designer in the Yale Office of Public Affairs & Communications, was last in touch with colleagues on Friday, Feb. 4, the university said. He was then seen on video leaving the Elm City Market on Chapel Street in New Haven and walking toward his apartment just before 6 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 5. He was reported missing to police on Wednesday, Feb. 9, the university reported. On Friday, April 1, Yale announ…

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by Nicole Valinote
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CT Police Officer Diane Gonzalez Dies After 13 Years In Coma Following Crash CT Police Officer Diane Gonzalez Dies After 13 Years In Coma Following Crash
CT Police Officer Diane Gonzalez Dies After 13 Years In Coma Following Crash A Connecticut police officer has died after being in a coma for 13 years caused by a crash with another police officer who was killed. New Haven Police Officer Diane Gonzalez, who was 47 years old at the time of the crash, died on Monday, Jan. 10, the department said. According to Officer Scott Shumway, of the New Haven Police, the crash took place on Sept. 9, 2008, when Gonzalez and Sergeant Dario “Scott” Aponte were responding to the report of a violent domestic dispute in progress.  While en route to the call, both officers’ vehicles collided at a high rate of speed at the int…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Woman Struck, Killed By CT Transit Bus Woman Struck, Killed By CT Transit Bus
Woman Struck, Killed By CT Transit Bus A Connecticut woman was hit and killed by a bus. The crash took place around 6:45 p.m., Thursday, Oct. 21, in New Haven. New Haven Police responded to a motor vehicle crash involving a pedestrian being struck by a CT Transit bus, on Chapel Street, between Orange Street and Church Street. According to Officer Scott Shumway, responding officers located the victim, a 40-year-old New Haven woman, who was later pronounced dead on the scene. The bus remained on-scene and the New Haven Police Crash Team is investigating. Police ask that any witnesses who have not yet spoken with the police cont…

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by Kathy Reakes