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CT Man Charged With Murder After Stabbing Wife In Neck, Police Say CT Man Charged With Murder After Stabbing Wife In Neck, Police Say
Waterbury Man Charged With Murder Of Wife A Connecticut man has been charged with murder for allegedly stabbing his wife in the neck with a knife during a domestic dispute. New Haven County resident Allen Bell, age 35, of Waterbury, was arrested in Waterbury on Friday, April 19. According to Lt. Ryan Bessette of the Waterbury Police, officers responded to a home on East Main Street around 5 a.m. on a report of a domestic dispute. Once inside, officer found a 43-year-old woman who had been stabbed in the neck. She was pronounced dead at the scene, Bessette said. Bessette said officers also located Bell, the victim's husband, at th…

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by Kathy Reakes
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CT Teacher Accused Of Inappropriately Touching Students CT Teacher Accused Of Inappropriately Touching Students
CT Teacher Accused Of Inappropriately Touching Students A Connecticut middle school teacher has been charged with inappropriately touching students and making comments, An investigation began in February in Hartford Couty after three students reported that a Manchester school teacher was making comments and touching the students. The students of Illing Middle School said that the teacher, 58-year-old Floyd Gray of Hartford, touched them inappropriately and made comments while in class. All three students reported that Gray was their teacher, said Lt. Nick Reinert of the Manchester Police. Reinert said the students stated they were not in t…

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by Kathy Reakes
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CT Boy Accidentally Shoots Himself In Head While Playing With Gun: Police CT Boy Accidentally Shoots Himself In Head While Playing With Gun: Police
CT Boy Accidentally Shoots Himself In Head While Playing With Gun: Police A 14-year-old Connecticut boy was hospitalized with critical injuries after he was found at home with an accidentally inflicted gunshot wound to the head, police said.  The incident happened in Litchfield County on Saturday, Sept. 30 around 12:40 p.m., when Watertown Police responded to a residence in Oakville on Hadley Street, where a 14-year-old boy had been found bleeding from his head.  According to the department, the boy, who had been alone in the residence, had been discovered by his grandmother after she returned home, who quickly called 911 and reported that he had fallen…

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by Ben Crnic
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Norwalk Man Charged With Sexually Assaulting Minor: Police Norwalk Man Charged With Sexually Assaulting Minor: Police
Norwalk Man Charged With Sexually Assaulting Minor: Police A 27-year-old Fairfield County man faces charges after allegedly sexually assaulting a minor, police said.  Norwalk resident Marco Rodas, age 27, was arrested at his home on Bayview Avenue on Wednesday morning, Aug. 23 on sexual assault charges, according to Norwalk Police Deputy Chief Terrence Blake.  Rodas' arrest stemmed from a complaint in May 2023 from the Connecticut Department of Children and Families (DCF) that detailed the sexual assault of a minor, Blake said.  With help from the DCF, Norwalk Special Victims Unit detectives identified …

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by Ben Crnic
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Woman Accused Of Abusing 4-Month-Old After Report To Police From Hospital In Fairfield County Woman Accused Of Abusing 4-Month-Old After Report To Police From Hospital In Fairfield County
Woman Accused Of Abusing 4-Month-Old After Report To Police From Hospital In Fairfield County A 62-year-old woman has been charged with risk of injury to a child after police in Fairfield County received notice from a hospital of suspected child abuse. Lisa Piccerillo, of New Canaan, was arrested on Thursday, Nov. 10 for an incident that involved a 4-month-old in May. In May, New Canaan Police were notified by the Connecticut Department of Children and Families (DCF) regarding a report of suspected child abuse they received from Norwalk Hospital, said Lt. Jason Ferraro, of the New Canaan Police. Piccerillo was identified as a relative of the infant victim at the time of t…

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by Kathy Reakes
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DCF Worker Nabbed For Protecting CT Mother Wanted For Child Sex Trafficking, Police Say DCF Worker Nabbed For Protecting CT Mother Wanted For Child Sex Trafficking, Police Say
DCF Worker Nabbed For Protecting CT Mother Wanted For Child Sex Trafficking, Police Say A Connecticut Department of Children and Families worker has been charged with helping a mother who is wanted on child sex trafficking offenses, escape being arrested. The incident began in Hartford around 4 p.m., Friday, Aug. 12, when police were notified the wanted mother was at the DCF offices. The mother, who was not named by police to protect the child's identity, was visiting with her 4-year-old child when officers arrived to arrest her, said Aaron Boisvert, of the Hartford Police. Responding officers developed information confirming that the woman with the felony warrant was in …

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by Kathy Reakes
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Husband Of CT Woman Found Dead In Street To Be Charged With Murder, Police Say Husband Of CT Woman Found Dead In Street To Be Charged With Murder, Police Say
Husband Of CT Woman Found Dead In Street To Be Charged With Murder, Police Say A Connecticut man will be charged with the murder of his wife after she was found lying dead on a city street, a victim of domestic violence, police said. The incident took place in New Haven County around 10:20 a.m., Tuesday, April 26 in Waterbury on Willow Street. The victim, identified as Moesha Panton, was found when Waterbury police responded to an assault complaint in the area of Willow Street at Roseland Avenue, said Lt. Ryan Bessette, of the Waterbury Police. See Earlier Story: Woman Found Dead In Waterbury After Assault Complaint, Police Say Officers found Panton l…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Two Children Rescued After Fugitives Apprehended In Connecticut Two Children Rescued After Fugitives Apprehended In Connecticut
Two Children Rescued After Fugitives Apprehended In Connecticut Two toddlers were rescued and a couple was arrested after US Marshals tracked the pair to Connecticut. The incident took place in New Haven County when the fugitives were found in Waterbury on Monday, March 28, said Matthew Duffy, of the US Marshals Service. The search for the couple began in December of 2021 when the Rhode Island Violent Fugitive Task Force initiated an investigation into Jesueily Sanchez, age 25, for charges of cruelty to/neglect of a child and Tyshaun Peete, age 28, for failure to appear on charges of carrying a pistol without a license and resisting arrest, Duffy s…

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by Kathy Reakes
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CT Man Sentenced For Child Exploitation Offense CT Man Sentenced For Child Exploitation Offense
CT Man Sentenced For Child Exploitation Offense A Connecticut man has been sentenced for receiving child pornography over a mobile dating application. Hartford County resident David Messier, age 36, of Bristol, was sentenced on Friday, Dec. 3, to 75 months in prison followed by 10 years of supervised release, according to an announcement from Leonard Boyle, acting United States attorney for the District of Connecticut. In July of 2017, Messier began communicating with Amber Foley, formerly of the New Haven County city of Meriden, on the dating application, MeetMe, the US Attorney's Office reported. After exchanging messages, Foley …

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by Nicole Valinote
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Failure To Report Sex Abuse Involving Students Gets 2 School Admin Arrested Failure To Report Sex Abuse Involving Students Gets 2 School Admin Arrested
Failure To Report Sex Abuse Involving Students Gets 2 School Admin Arrested The executive director and chief business officer of a special education school have been arrested for failure to report students’ claims of sexual abuse. On Oct. 28, Milford Police arrested David Feldman, 57, and Barbara Feldman, 74, of Shelton, on warrants for their arrests, police said. The Feldmans run Woodhouse Academy where Barbara is the director and David is the business officer. Woodhouse was established in 2002 and is a special education day school. The Feldmans were arrested in connection with an October 2019 incident, police said. At that time, police received a complaint from …

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by Kristin Palpini
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Babysitter Charged Over 8-Month-Old Found In Dumpster Babysitter Charged Over 8-Month-Old Found In Dumpster
Babysitter Charged Over 8-Month-Old Found In Dumpster Police have arrested a Hamden woman -the babysitter - in connection with the discovery of a baby in a Dumpster on Monday, Oct. 12. Andiana Velez, 24, of Hamden, has been charged with: - Risk of injury to a child - Assault second degree - Reckless endangerment first degree, police said. Velez is believed to have been the child’s babysitter. She is due in New Haven Superior Court today, Tuesday, Oct. 13, and is being held on $250,000 bail. On Monday, maintenance workers found an 8-month-old baby girl with burns to her hands at the Presidential Gardens apartments around 2 p.m., police sai…

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by Kristin Palpini