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CT Man Kills Daughter's 2-Year-Old Dog: 'We Too Are Appalled, Disturbed,' Police Say CT Man Kills Daughter's 2-Year-Old Dog: 'We Too Are Appalled, Disturbed,' Police Say
CT 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
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Woman Arrested For Fatal 2021 Hit-Run Crash In CT, Police Announce Woman Arrested For Fatal 2021 Hit-Run Crash In CT, Police Announce
Woman Arrested For Fatal 2021 Hit-Run Crash In CT, Police Announce 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
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Barricaded Shooter Found Dead After Hours-Long Standoff In CT, Police Say Barricaded Shooter Found Dead After Hours-Long Standoff In CT, Police Say
Barricaded Shooter Found Dead After Hours-Long Standoff In CT, Police Say 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
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CT Man Charged With Illegally Possessing Firearm, Ammunition CT Man Charged With Illegally Possessing Firearm, Ammunition
CT 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
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Man Charged With Committing Three Murders In Connecticut In 2015 Man Charged With Committing Three Murders In Connecticut In 2015
Man Charged With Committing Three Murders In Connecticut In 2015 A 33-year-old man has been charged in connection to kidnapping two people in Connecticut and later murdering them and killing a third victim in New haven to stop him from snitching, the U.S. Attorney’s Office announced. Raleigh, North Carolina resident Edward Michael Parks, also known as “Lee’ or “Trouble,” has been indicted and charged with two counts of kidnapping resulting in death and one count f witness tampering by killing. If convicted, Parks faces life in prison or the death penalty if the government seeks it, U.S. Attorney John Durham said. It is alleged that on Nov. 16, 2015…

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by Zak Failla
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State Police Probe Officer-Involved Shooting In Cheshire State Police Probe Officer-Involved Shooting In Cheshire
State Police Probe Officer-Involved Shooting In Cheshire Connecticut State Police have launched an investigation into an officer-involved shooting involving the Cheshire Police Department that occurred during a domestic incident over the weekend. Cheshire Police officers responded to the incident on Fairway Drive of Route 10 in Cheshire at approximately 7:30 p.m. Friday, June 22. Upon arrival, Cheshire police officers found that a male suspect was armed with a handgun and refused to comply with the Cheshire officer’s commands, state police said. The suspect eventually barricaded himself in the residence. Through the course of the interaction, at…

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by Joe Lombardi