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Northford Man Kills Daughter's 2-Year-Old Dog: 'We Too Are Appalled, Disturbed,' Police Say Northford Man Kills Daughter's 2-Year-Old Dog: 'We Too Are Appalled, Disturbed,' Police Say
Northford Man Kills Daughter's 2-Year-Old Dog: 'We Too Are Appalled, Disturbed,' Police Say A man faces animal cruelty charges after allegedly killing his daughter's dog with a kitchen knife in Connecticut, police said. New Haven County resident Arnaldo Silva of Northford, age 51, was arrested on Wednesday, Nov. 15 after killing his daughter's two-year-old dog at his Woodvale Drive home, North Branford Police announced.  The events leading to Silva's arrest began on Monday, Nov. 13 just before 11:30 p.m., when authorities responded to the home and found a blood trail leading from the living room, down the hallway, and into Silva's bedroom, police said. Officers saw that…

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by Ben Crnic
Police & Fire
Woman Arrested For Fatal 2021 Hit-Run Crash In North Branford, Police Say Woman Arrested For Fatal 2021 Hit-Run Crash In North Branford, Police Say
Woman Arrested For Fatal 2021 Hit-Run Crash In North Branford, Police Say A months-long investigation into a fatal hit-and-run in Connecticut led to the arrest of a 36-year-old woman who surrendered herself into custody, police announced. Middlesex County resident Amanda Mark, of Killingworth, turned herself in at the North Branford Police Department in New Haven County on Tuesday, May 3 on an outstanding warrant in connection with a fatal pedestrian hit-and-run on Oct. 16, 2021. North Branford Police Deputy Chief James Lovelace said that the incident happened on Branford Road (Route 139) when she struck and killed 52-year-old North Branford resident Douglas Clar…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Police: Barricaded Shooter Found Dead After Hours-Long Standoff In Branford Police: Barricaded Shooter Found Dead After Hours-Long Standoff In Branford
Police: Barricaded Shooter Found Dead After Hours-Long Standoff In Branford A shooter who barricaded himself in a building in New Haven County, firing indiscriminately at people and pinning down arriving police, was found dead after an hours-long standoff that shut down an entire neighborhood. The incident began around noontime on Tuesday, April 13 in New Haven County. Brandford Police began receiving calls of shots fired in the area of Main Street and Cherry Hill Road, said the Brandford Police. Responding officers encountered heavy gunfire coming from the upper floors of a business/apartment building, Brandford Police said. As officers rushed for cover and warn…

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by Kathy Reakes
News
New Haven Man Charged With Illegally Possessing Firearm, Ammunition New Haven Man Charged With Illegally Possessing Firearm, Ammunition
New Haven Man Charged With Illegally Possessing Firearm, Ammunition A Glock model 26, a 99mm pistol and a box of 50 rounds of .38 special ammunition were found in the home of an ex-convict living in New Haven County, U.S. Attorney for the District of Connecticut John H. Durham announced on Thursday, Sept. 10. Demetrius Drew, of New Haven, 25, was reportedly charged with the felonies of possession of a firearm by a convicted felon and possession of ammunition by a convicted felon after police conducted a court-authorized search of his home on Wednesday, Aug. 18.  It is a violation fo federal law for an ex-convict to own a firearm or ammunition that has …

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by Christina Coulter