Light Rain Fog/Mist 45°
Tag:

Cheshire Correctional Institution

News
State Inmate Sentenced For Running Cocaine, Crack Ring While Incarcerated State Inmate Sentenced For Running Cocaine, Crack Ring While Incarcerated
State Inmate Sentenced For Running Cocaine, Crack Ring While Incarcerated A Connecticut man has been sentenced for operating a cocaine and crack cocaine trafficking ring while he was in prison. Former Meriden resident Westley “Piff” Northrup, 31, was sentenced to 94 months in prison, followed by five years of supervised release after pleading guilty in Hartford Federal Court to one count of conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute cocaine and crack while he was incarcerated at the Cheshire Correctional Institution earlier this year. Northrup’s arrest came following a joint investigation led by the DEA New Haven Task Force that included wiret…

SHARE

by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Escaped Prisoner From Cheshire Correctional Institution In Custody Escaped Prisoner From Cheshire Correctional Institution In Custody
Escaped Prisoner From Cheshire Correctional Institution In Custody Updated story: The 25-year-old inmate who escaped from Cheshire Correctional Institution is in custody.  No additional details were immediately available. Original story: A manhunt is underway after a 25-year-old inmate escaped from a Connecticut prison on Luis Clarke, escaped from Cheshire Correctional Institution on Highland Avenue. The 5-foot-9, 175-pound Luis Clarke escaped around 7 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 31, police said. He has brown hair and brown eyes and was last seen wearing his gray prison jumpsuit. Clarke was serving 18 months for violation of probation, according to the Depart…

SHARE

by Daily Voice
News
CT Man Admits To Running Cocaine, Crack Ring While Incarcerated CT Man Admits To Running Cocaine, Crack Ring While Incarcerated
CT Man Admits To Running Cocaine, Crack Ring While Incarcerated A Connecticut man has admitted to operating a cocaine and crack cocaine trafficking ring while he was in prison, Meriden resident Westley “Piff” Northrup, 30, has pleaded guilty in Hartford Federal Court to one count of conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute cocaine and crack while he was incarcerated at the Cheshire Correctional Institution. Northrup’s arrest came following a joint investigation led by the DEA New Haven Task Force that included wiretaps, controlled purchases of crack cocaine, seizures of cocaine and cash. The investigation determined that Northrup w…

SHARE

by Zak Failla