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Teenage Girl Charged In 3 CT Stabbings, Police Say Teenage Girl Charged In 3 CT Stabbings, Police Say
Teenage Girl Charged In 3 CT Stabbings, Police Say This story has been updated. A 16-year-old Connecticut girl has been charged with assault for allegedly stabbing three people, according to police. The incident took place in New London around 3:30 p.m., Wednesday, Jan. 31 at a Connecticut Avenue home. Responding police found three people, ages 27, 29, and 35,  stabbed with serious, non-life-threatening injuries, said Capt. Matthew Galante of the New London Police. The three victims were transported to Lawrence + Memorial Hospital in New London where they are in stable condition, Galante said.  A knife was recovered at the scen…
Man, Woman Charged In Strangulation Death Of 17-Year-Old CT Girl Man, Woman Charged In Strangulation Death Of 17-Year-Old CT Girl
Man, Woman Charged In Strangulation Death Of 17-Year-Old CT Girl Two Connecticut residents have been charged with the strangulation death of a 17-year-old girl found when police responded to a report of an unresponsive female. New London County resident Dnazia Uzzle, age 17, of Groton, was found on Saturday, April 15, around 3 a.m. at a home in the area of Jefferson Avenue and Buchanan Road in New London. According to New London Police Capt. Matthew Galante, when police arrived they found Uzzle unresponsive and transported her to Lawrence and Memorial Hospital where she later died. In addition to Uzzle, two other people were found at the scene with…
Convenience Store Shooting: Trio At Large After CT Incident Convenience Store Shooting: Trio At Large After CT Incident
Convenience Store Shooting: Trio At Large After CT Incident Police in Connecticut are searching for three men who allegedly shot another man in a convenience store, leaving him in critical condition. The incident occurred in New London County around 3 a.m. Wednesday, July 5, at the H&T Mini Mart at 1 Ocean Ave., New London. New London police responded to the store on a report of a shooting, said Capt. Matthew Galante, of the New London Police. Police on the scene located evidence supporting a shooting, but no victim who had been transported by a private car to Lawrence and Memorial Hospital, Galante said. Galante said the victim, a 19-year-old…
ID Released For 17-Year-Old Girl Found Dead In CT Home, 2 Others Hospitalized With Stab Wounds ID Released For 17-Year-Old Girl Found Dead In CT Home, 2 Others Hospitalized With Stab Wounds
ID Released For 17-Year-Old Girl Found Dead In CT Home, 2 Others Hospitalized With Stab Wounds Police in Connecticut have released the identity of a teenager found dead inside a home along with two others suffering from stab wounds. New London County resident Dnazi Uzzle, age 17, of Groton, was found around 3:10 a.m., Saturday, April 15 by New London Police who responded to a residence in the area of Jefferson Avenue and Buchanan Road for a report of an unresponsive female, said Capt. Matthew Galante, of the New London Police. When officers and emergency personnel arrived on the scene, they found Uzzle and transported her to Lawrence + Memorial Hospital in New London, where she was p…
CT Man Charged With Savagely Abusing Boy, Police Say CT Man Charged With Savagely Abusing Boy, Police Say
CT Man Charged With Savagely Abusing Boy, Police Say A Connecticut man has been charged with savagely abusing a boy who was subjected to beatings, locked in a closet, and living in "inhumane" conditions. New London County resident Michael Gregor, age 41, formerly of New London, who recently moved to East Lyme, was arrested on Thursday, Aug. 23. According to Capt. Matthew Galante, of the New London Police, Gregor was arrested in connection with an incident that took place on Sunday, Jan. 29, at a home in New London involving a reported domestic dispute. During the arrest, police found the 10-year-old boy locked in a room with a deadbolt on th…
CT Man Kills Wife, Ignites Fire At Home With Baby Inside, Police Say CT Man Kills Wife, Ignites Fire At Home With Baby Inside, Police Say
CT Man Kills Wife, Ignites Fire At Home With Baby Inside, Police Say The husband of a woman who was found dead inside a Connecticut home that had burned has been arrested for her murder. George Dodson, age 23, of New London, was arrested on Wednesday, July 20, and charged with murder, said Capt. Matthew Galante, of the New London Police. The fire at the Sherman Street home was reported around 10:30 p.m., Wednesday, Galante said. Firefighters arrived on the scene and quickly began working to extinguish the working fire. Inside of the residence, fire personnel located a 23-year-old female victim, identified as Shelby Dodson, and a one-year-old boy victim, Gal…
ID Released For CT Man Found Shot Dead On Roadway ID Released For CT Man Found Shot Dead On Roadway
ID Released For CT Man Found Shot Dead On Roadway Police have released the identity of a Connecticut man found shot dead on a city street. Abdiel Rodriguez, age 25, was found around 10:30 p.m., Tuesday, July 5 in the city of New London, in the area of Colman Street and West Pleasant Street. Upon arriving on the scene, officers located and treated Rodriguez who had sustained life-threatening injuries, Capt. Matthew Galante, of the New London Police, said. Rodriguez, of New London, was transported to Memorial Hospital where he was pronounced dead, Galante said. "The incident does not appear to be a random act," Galante said. Anyone…
Man Dies After Shooting Near CT Intersection Man Dies After Shooting Near CT Intersection
Man Dies After Shooting Near CT Intersection A man was found dead in Connecticut after police responded to a call for shots fired. The incident took place in New London County around 10:30 p.m., Tuesday, July 5 in the area of Colman Street and West Pleasant Street in the city of New London. Upon arriving on the scene, officers located and treated an adult man that had sustained life-threatening injuries, Capt. Matthew Galante, of the New London Police, said. The man, who has not been identified pending notification of family members, was transported to Memorial Hospital where he was pronounced dead, Galante said.  "The incident…
Police Investigating Deaths Of Two At CT Apartment As Murder-Suicide Police Investigating Deaths Of Two At CT Apartment As Murder-Suicide
Police Investigating Deaths Of Two At CT Apartment As Murder-Suicide Two Connecticut residents whose bodies were found following a fire died from a murder-suicide, according to the state's Chief Medical Examiner. The bodies of Arislediy Batista, age 18, and Nicolas Rodriguez-Vargas, age 20, were discovered around 8 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 26, in New London after police responded to a report of shots fired on Granite Street. When officers arrived, they found flames coming from the top floor of the building and began evacuating other residents, said New London Police Capt. Matthew Galante. Galante said both bodies were found inside the building.  One …