Ex-Con Arrested In Deadly CT Bar Fight That Killed Popular 26-Year-Old Ex-Con Arrested In Deadly CT Bar Fight That Killed Popular 26-Year-Old
Ex-Con Arrested In Deadly CT Bar Fight That Killed Popular 26-Year-Old Connecticut police announced a major break in a 2-year-old murder case this week after arresting the man they say pulled the trigger and killed a 26-year-old man.  Willie Jamel Thompson, age 47, of New Haven, was arrested on Tuesday, Oct. 8, without issue and charged with the murder of Julius Bolden-Lowe, East Haven police said. He was being held on a $2 million bond and is scheduled to appear in court on Wednesday.  Thompson is accused of shooting Bolden-Lowe during an argument at Bullseye Billiards on Main St. in East Haven on Aug. 6, 2022, authorities said. Bolde…
6-Year-Old Dies From Domestic Baseball Bat Attack In Bridgeport: Police 6-Year-Old Dies From Domestic Baseball Bat Attack In Bridgeport: Police
6-Year-Old Dies From Domestic Baseball Bat Attack In Bridgeport: Police A 6-year-old boy who was beaten into critical condition along with his 4-year-old sibling and mother has died, authorities announced on Wednesday, Oct. 2.  The attack happened at a Fairfield County apartment in the 2400 block of Main St. in Bridgeport on Wednesday, Sept. 25, authorities said. Officers were called to the home around 10 a.m. to reports of a vicious assault.  The two children and their 33-year-old mother were critically injured in the beating, police said, but they were later released from the hospital. Bridgeport Police announced on social media that the oldest boy …
Gilgo Beach Murders: Reward Offered As New Details Released About 'Asian Doe' Victim Gilgo Beach Murders: Reward Offered As New Details Released About 'Asian Doe' Victim
Gilgo Beach Murders: Reward Offered As New Details Released About 'Asian Doe' Victim Authorities are hoping new details about a male victim in the Gilgo Beach serial murders case – and a cash reward – will lead to his identification. On Long Island, the Gilgo Beach Task Force released details about clothing that was worn by the so-called “Asian Doe,” whose skeletal remains were found along Ocean Parkway in Gilgo Beach on April 4, 2011. The man, who investigators revealed was beaten to death sometime prior to 2006, was found wearing all women’s clothing. He was most likely working as a sex worker at the time, according to Suffolk County DA Raymond Tierney. Earlier Report:…
Gilgo Beach Murders: New Images Of 'Asian Doe' Released In Effort To ID Male Victim Gilgo Beach Murders: New Images Of 'Asian Doe' Released In Effort To ID Male Victim
Gilgo Beach Murders: New Images Of 'Asian Doe' Released In Effort To ID Male Victim Investigators are hoping newly released images will lead to the identification of another victim in the Gilgo Beach serial murders. On Long Island, the Gilgo Beach Task Force distributed facial reconstructions of who they've long referred to as "Asian Doe" during a press conference in Brentwood on Monday morning, Sept. 16. Suffolk County District Attorney Raymond Tierney said the man’s skeletal remains were found along Ocean Parkway in Gilgo Beach on April 4, 2011, though it’s believed he “suffered a violent death” sometime before 2006. Earlier Report: Heuermann Used 'Planning Doc' …
Man Wanted In Murder Of Mother Found Dead In Fairfield County Man Wanted In Murder Of Mother Found Dead In Fairfield County
Man Wanted In Murder Of Mother Found Dead In Fairfield County A Fairfield County man wanted for questioning in the murder of a 27-year-old mother has been found dead. Related: 27-Year-Old Bridgeport Mother Found Shot Dead In Street, Person Of Interest Wanted Richardo Robinson, age 25, of Bridgeport, was a person of interest in the death of the young mother who was found shot dead on a Bridgeport street on Monday, Sept. 9. Capt. Kevin Gilleran of the Bridgeport Police said Robinson was located on Tuesday, Sept. 10, dead in Stratford. The Stratford Police have taken the lead in the "untimely death" case, he added. Next of kin have been notifie…
Bust Made In Fatal Sidewalk Stabbing In CT Months After Attack Bust Made In Fatal Sidewalk Stabbing In CT Months After Attack
Bust Made In Fatal Sidewalk Stabbing In CT Months After Attack Connecticut police say they arrested a 36-year-old man in a two-month-old fatal stabbing that left a 26-year-old dead in New Haven, authorities said.  Thomas Norfleet, age 36, of New Haven, is accused of fatally stabbing Shamar Gibson during an argument on a sidewalk on July 6, New Haven police said in a press conference on Thursday, Sept. 5.  Norfleet and Gibson got into an argument over Norfleet's niece around 2 p.m. on Orchard Street. That argument escalated when the older man pulled out a knife and stabbed Gibson multiple times, police said.  Gibson took himself to&…
Man Guilty In Fatal Shooting Of CT Husband, Father Of 3 Man Guilty In Fatal Shooting Of CT Husband, Father Of 3
Man Guilty In Fatal Shooting Of CT Husband, Father Of 3 A 49-year-old Maryland man was found guilty of gunning down a Connecticut father of three in 2020, authorities said.  Rashad Hardy was found guilty on Aug. 28 of murder, carrying a pistol with a permit, and criminal possession of a firearm, the Connecticut State Attorney's Office said.  Hardy was convicted of killing Ricky Newton, age 36, of New Haven, on Rosette Street in July 2020, police said.  Police found evidence of the slaying while executing a search on an unrelated matter at a group home in Maryland, where Hardy was living at the time, officials continued.…
Accused Murderer Ranted About Pronouns, Trump Before Ex-Wife, Her BF Were Slain In NY Home Accused Murderer Ranted About Pronouns, Trump Before Ex-Wife, Her BF Were Slain In NY Home
Accused Murderer Ranted About Pronouns, Trump Before Ex-Wife, Her BF Were Slain In NY Home New details are offering insight into the mind of an accused murderer just hours before he allegedly gunned down his ex-wife and her boyfriend inside their New York home. The Long Island killings happened in St. James, at a residence on Brasswood Road, at around 11:45 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 28. Suffolk County Police said Daniel Coppola, age 50, put his 15-year-old daughter into his car before going inside and shooting his ex-wife, 50-year-old Kelly Coppola, and her boyfriend, 53-year-old Kenneth Pohlman. Earlier Report: Man Kills Ex-Wife, Her BF At St. James Home, Police Say Both vic…
Homicide Update: Arrest Made In Shooting Death Of CT Man Homicide Update: Arrest Made In Shooting Death Of CT Man
Homicide Update: Arrest Made In Shooting Death Of CT Man A 37-year-old Connecticut man has been charged with the alleged shooting death of another man. Related: Victim Of Fatal Waterbury Shooting ID'd New Haven County resident Rahe Autry of Waterbury was charged on Monday, Aug. 12, for the murder of Julaquis Minnifield, age 43, of Waterbury, on Sunday, Aug. 11, on Walnut Street. According to Lt. Ryan Bessette of the Waterbury Police, Minnifield was found in the area of 358 Walnut St. after a report of a shots fired incident with a gunshot victim. Officers located Minnifield and transported him to Waterbury Hospital, where he la…
Bridgeport Police Release New Cold Case Homicide Video Series 'Park City Confidential' Bridgeport Police Release New Cold Case Homicide Video Series 'Park City Confidential'
Bridgeport Police Release New Cold Case Homicide Video Series 'Park City Confidential' A Fairfield County Police Department has released the first episode of its new cold case homicide video series. The Bridgeport Police Department released the initial episode of its first-ever cold case homicide video series, "Park City Confidential," on Monday, Aug. 5. The series' objective is to generate tips from the public. Each episode will be approximately five minutes in length and feature interviews with detectives and family members of victims, according to department spokeswoman Tiadora Josef  Episode 1 documents the murder of Abdul Lemon on Remington St. on Friday, Jan. 10, …
31-Year-Old Charged With Murder After Man Found Dead At Home In Northern Fairfield County 31-Year-Old Charged With Murder After Man Found Dead At Home In Northern Fairfield County
31-Year-Old Charged With Murder After Man Found Dead At Home In Northern Fairfield County A murder suspect is in custody after a man was found dead inside a residence in Fairfield County. At about 1 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 3, in Ridgefield, officers responded to a home on Powder Horn Drive, located off Farmingville Road, for a report of a domestic incident and discovered the deceased victim, an elderly man. The suspect, Steven James Urrichio, age 31, has been charged with murder and is being held at the Ridgefield Police Department on a court-set $1.5 million bond. Ridgefield PD Captain Jeff Raines said it was an isolated incident and "there is no danger to the public." The identi…
Fatal Shooting: 20-Year-Old Suspect From Fairfield County Nabbed On Long Island Fatal Shooting: 20-Year-Old Suspect From Fairfield County Nabbed On Long Island
Fatal Shooting: 20-Year-Old Suspect From Fairfield County Nabbed On Long Island A suspect from Connecticut has been apprehended after a person was shot and killed on Long Island. The incident happened around 2 a.m. Thursday, Aug. 1, in Freeport. Police responded to a shot spotter activation on West Seaman Avenue.  When Freeport PD officers arrived, they discovered a 23-year-old man who had been shot.  The victim, identified as Nassau County resident Tyrone Williams, 23, of Baldwin, was taken to a nearby hospital and was pronounced dead by a hospital physician.  Late Friday morning, Aug. 2, the Nassau County PD reported the arrest of 20-year-old F…