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Jennifer's Law Passes Senate With Near-Unanimous Support Jennifer's Law Passes Senate With Near-Unanimous Support
Jennifer's Law Passes Senate With Near-Unanimous Support After more than two years of working with domestic violence survivors, Connecticut State Senator Alex Kasser was celebrating the near-unanimous support of the passage of Senate Bill 1091 aka Jennifer's Law. The law is named after Jennifer Farber Dulos, of New Canaan, who disappeared in 2019 and whose late husband was charged with her brutal murder, and Jennifer Magnano, of Terryville, Connecticut, who was shot dead by her husband in 2007. Dulos has never been found.  The bill, which passed Tuesday, May 18, in a 35-1 vote, would expand the definition of domestic violence to includ…
7-Year-Old Upstate NY Boy Charged With Rape, Reports Say 7-Year-Old Upstate NY Boy Charged With Rape, Reports Say
7-Year-Old Upstate NY Boy Charged With Rape, Reports Say A 7-year-old boy in New York has been charged with rape, according to multiple reports. New York State Police said that the unidentified boy in St. Lawrence County from Brasher Falls, located about 15 miles east of Potsdam, has been charged as a juvenile delinquent with third-degree rape after being charged on Tuesday, March 23. The incident reportedly happened over the Thanksgiving holiday. After being temporarily taken into custody, the child was cited for the rape and released to his parents. The case is heading to Family Court. Police said that the investigation into the incident is o…
16-Year-Old From Fairfield County Killed In Block Island DUI Crash 16-Year-Old From Fairfield County Killed In Block Island DUI Crash
16-Year-Old From Fairfield County Killed In Block Island DUI Crash A Fairfield County teenager died after an allegedly drunk underage driver crashed on Block Island, police said. Rhode Island State Police said that 16-year-old Southport resident Jackson (Jake) Panus was killed on West Side Road in New Shoreham after his allegedly drunk female driver crashed at approximately 12:30 p.m. on Sunday, Aug. 9. According to police, a second minor was airlifted from the scene to a hospital in Rhode Island with serious injuries. The driver, whose name was not released, is currently being held at the Rhode Island Training School following her arrest for alleged impai…