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Police Issue Alert After Area Resident Loses $1K In Email From Friend Charity Scam Police Issue Alert After Area Resident Loses $1K In Email From Friend Charity Scam
Police Issue Alert After Area Resident Loses $1K In Email From Friend Charity Scam Police are warning area residents to be wary after one was taken for more than $1,000 as part of a charity scam. Police have issued an alert warning of a charity scam involving a phony email sent from fraudsters. According to police, the resident received an email they believed to be from a close friend, including the use of the first and last name. The email was requesting that the victim, a resident of Hamden, Connecticut, help out with a charity event for a cancer hospital. “This wonderful person with a big heart, contributed over $1,000 to what they believed was going to a great cause…

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by Zak Failla
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CT State Trooper Suspended From Police Powers After Being Arrested For Disorderly Conduct CT State Trooper Suspended From Police Powers After Being Arrested For Disorderly Conduct
CT State Trooper Suspended From Police Powers After Being Arrested For Disorderly Conduct A state trooper has been suspended from his police powers after being arrested.  Connecticut State Police said in a statement on Sunday, Jan. 26 that it learned that Trooper Dimitrie Bogiatzopoulos was arrested by the Hamden Police Department and charged with disorderly conduct. As a result of the arrest, a state police supervisor has seized Bogiatzopoulos' department firearms, badge, identification, and police cruiser, state police said. An investigation of the incident by state police is underway.  Bogiatzopoulos has been employed by the state police since …

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by Joe Lombardi
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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
Police & Fire
Four Hospitalized After Car Strikes School Bus In Hamden Four Hospitalized After Car Strikes School Bus In Hamden
Four Hospitalized After Car Strikes School Bus In Hamden Four people were injured when a school bus carrying four students was struck by a vehicle after the driver allegedly lost control on a wet roadway. The crash took place around 7:15 a.m., Wednesday, Oct. 23, at the intersection of Benham Street and Lakeview Avenue in Hamden, said Hamden Police Capt. Ronald Smith. A preliminary investigation revealed that the driver of the school bus was stopped, waiting to turn left onto Lakeview Avenue. A second vehicle, driven by a 30-year-old Hamden resident, was traveling eastbound on Benham Street. The driver of the second vehicle “lost control of his v…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Police Officer Charged In Use Of Force Incident Near Yale University Police Officer Charged In Use Of Force Incident Near Yale University
Police Officer Charged In Use Of Force Incident Near Yale University A police officer has been arrested for his role in a shooting that happened in New Haven in April, police said. Hamden Police Officer Devin Eaton, 29, was charged with first-degree assault and two counts of first-degree reckless endangerment, State Police said. It is alleged that Eaton and Yale University officer Terrance Pollock opened fire on a vehicle being driven by Paul Witherspoon on April 26, police said. During the incident, Witherspoon’s passenger, Stephanie Washington, was struck by one of the bullets and suffered minor injuries. According to police, the shooting happened on Arg…

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by Zak Failla
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Chain Reaction: Car Crashes Into SUV That Strikes Hamden Home, Hospitalizing One Chain Reaction: Car Crashes Into SUV That Strikes Hamden Home, Hospitalizing One
Chain Reaction: Car Crashes Into SUV That Strikes Hamden Home, Hospitalizing One A driver was hospitalized in Connecticut after crashing into an SUV that ricocheted into a home in Hamden, damaging it. Paramedics and crews from the Hamden Fire Department responded to a Bowen Street home late on Monday, Aug. 12, when the driver set off a chain reaction, causing structural damage to the home, fire officials said. The driver was transported to Yale New Haven Hospital in critical condition, officials said. No one was injured in the home, and the damage was contained mostly to the porch. The crash is currently being investigated by the Hamden Police Department. Check Daily V…

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by Zak Failla
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CT State Police Investigating Officer-Involved Shooting Of Two CT State Police Investigating Officer-Involved Shooting Of Two
CT State Police Investigating Officer-Involved Shooting Of Two Connecticut State Police are investigating an officer-involved shooting of two people by police officers from the Hamden and Yale police departments. Detectives from the state police were requested to look into the shootings that took place around 4:19 a.m. Tuesday, April 16,  in the area of Dixwell Avenue and Argyle Street in New Haven, said state police. The shooting stems from an incident which originated in the town of Hamden. On Tuesday, Hamden Police Department received a 9-1-1 call reporting the attempted armed robbery of a newspaper delivery carrier at …

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by Kathy Reakes
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More Than 100 Cited For Underage Drinking At Bar Near Quinnipiac University More Than 100 Cited For Underage Drinking At Bar Near Quinnipiac University
More Than 100 Cited For Underage Drinking At Bar Near Quinnipiac University More than 100 underage drinkers were cited during a "liquor compliance check" at the popular nightclub Clubhouse Café near Quinnipiac University. The raid took place Friday, Jan. 25, by members of the Hamden Police Department Street Interdiction Team, along with the patrol and traffic divisions at the club located at 3816 Whitney Ave., said Hamden Police Capt. Ronald Smith. Smith said the check was in response to the department receiving several complaints pertaining to underage drinking on the Hamden Police 411 Tip Line. "Officers issued in excess of 100…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Gas Station Customer Attacked With Ax Handle By Suspect Now At Large Gas Station Customer Attacked With Ax Handle By Suspect Now At Large
Gas Station Customer Attacked With Ax Handle By Suspect Now At Large Do you know him? Police are asking for help identifying the man who attacked a customer at an area gas station with an ax, said the Hamden Police Department. The incident took place around 4:30 p.m., Friday, Nov. 9, at the  Gulf Gas Station, at 1624 Dixwell Ave., said the Hamden Police. According to police, an investigation revealed that the victim, a 50-year-old Hamden resident, was involved in a verbal dispute with an unidentified customer.  The customer “became very upset” when the victim was backing his motor vehicle near the gas pumps, police said. The attacker, …

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by Kathy Reakes
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Former CT Police Officer Who Distributed Steroids Sentenced Former CT Police Officer Who Distributed Steroids Sentenced
Former CT Police Officer Who Distributed Steroids Sentenced A former police officer in Connecticut has been sentenced after admitting to distributing steroids. East Haven resident Bryan Kelly, 46, a former member of the Hamden Police Department, has been sentenced to three years of probation, the first six of which must be served in home confinement with location monitoring, after pleading guilty to distributing anabolic steroids. He was also ordered to pay a $1,000 fine and must perform 100 hours of community service as part of his sentence. In December last year, the Statewide Narcotics Task Force West executed a court-authorized search of Kelly’s…

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by Zak Failla
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Most Wanted Fugitive In Double-Murder Case Caught In Fairfield County Most Wanted Fugitive In Double-Murder Case Caught In Fairfield County
Most Wanted Fugitive In Double-Murder Case Caught In Fairfield County A 54-year-old man named one of U.S. Marshals’ 15 most wanted fugitives was captured 16 years after he allegedly killed his sister and an ex-girlfriend in New York City. Andre Neverson, 54, was arrested on Tuesday, Sept. 4 after U.S. Marshals and police received information that he was hiding in a house in Bridgeport, authorities said. U.S. Marshals and Bridgeport Police closed in when Neverson was spotted leaving the home. Neverson, a native of Trinidad and Tobago, is accused in the 2002 murders as well as for a parole violation and an illegal entry into the United States, according to the …

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by Jon Craig
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Former Police Officer Pleads Guilty To Steroid Distribution Charge Former Police Officer Pleads Guilty To Steroid Distribution Charge
Former Police Officer Pleads Guilty To Steroid Distribution Charge A former police officer in Connecticut has pleaded guilty to distributing steroids. John Durham, the United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced this week that East Haven resident Bryan Kelly, 46, a former member of the Hamden Police Department waived his right to be indicted on Monday and has pleaded guilty to one count of possession with intent to distribute anabolic steroids. In December last year, the Statewide Narcotics Task Force West executed a court-authorized search of Kelly’s home, where they seized an estimated 25,000 pills and 530 vials of anabolic steroids…

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by Zak Failla