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Convicted CT Murderer Assaults Doctor, Correction Officer: Police Convicted CT Murderer Assaults Doctor, Correction Officer: Police
Convicted CT Murderer Assaults Doctor, Correction Officer: Police A Connecticut inmate currently serving life for murder was charged again after he allegedly assaulted correctional officers, including a doctor. It happened on Wednesday, Nov. 1 at Hartford County’s Walker Correctional Institution, located in Suffield. At approximately 11: 12 a.m., inmate Joe Baltas, age 35, from Meriden in New Haven County, struck a Department of Corrections doctor in the chest and pinned him against the wall, Connecticut State Police reported. Other staff members rushed to restrain Baltas and he was taken to the restrictive housing unit. As he arrived at the unit, Bal…

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by Sophie Grieser
Police & Fire
CT Woman Accused Of Separate Bank Robberies CT Woman Accused Of Separate Bank Robberies
CT Woman Accused Of Separate Bank Robberies A 46-year-old woman has been charged with robbing TD Bank in Fairfield County and at least one other. New Haven County resident Bernadette Volikas, of Milford, was arrested on Friday, June 2 for the robbery which took place on Thursday, May 4 in Shelton. Volikas was quickly identified as a suspect as Stratford Police Department investigated a similar robbery, which occurred in Stratford in February, said Shelton Police Det. Christopher Nugent. Officers from Shelton and Stratford responded to Volika's residence and took her into custody on a warrant held by the Stratford Police De…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Shooting Leaves Person Dead: Suspect Caught In Meriden, Police Say Shooting Leaves Person Dead: Suspect Caught In Meriden, Police Say
Shooting Leaves Person Dead: Suspect Caught In Meriden, Police Say A man faces numerous charges in connection with a shooting in New Haven County that left one victim dead and another injured, police said.  The incident happened on Monday, March 20 around 6 p.m., when police in Meriden responded to the area of West Main Street at Lewis Avenue for a reported shooting.  According to Meriden Police, upon arriving, officers found a man and woman with gunshot wounds inside a parked vehicle in addition to a handgun and immediately sent for medical assistance.  The male victim, Shawn Mojica, later died from his injuries in a nearby hospi…

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by Ben Crnic
Police & Fire
Call By Concerned Citizen Leads To DUI Arrest Of Somers Man Call By Concerned Citizen Leads To DUI Arrest Of Somers Man
Call By Concerned Citizen Leads To DUI Arrest Of Somers Man A Connecticut man was arrested for an alleged DUI after a concerned citizen called the state police. The incident took place in Tolland County around 9:50 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 31 at a gas station in the town of Somers. According to Connecticut State Police, troopers received a report from a concerned citizen of an individual who appeared intoxicated, sitting inside a vehicle at the Sunoco gas station, located at 169 Main Street, in the town of Somers.  A description of the vehicle was provided and the reporting party expressed concern about the individual potentially driving away from…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Serious Assault Under Investigation At Connecticut Correctional Facility Serious Assault Under Investigation At Connecticut Correctional Facility
Serious Assault Under Investigation At Connecticut Correctional Facility An investigation is underway after an inmate suffered serious injuries in a stabbing at a Connecticut correctional facility. Troopers responded to a report of an inmate assaulting another inmate in Hartford County at the MacDougall-Walker Correctional Institution in Suffield at 7:20 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 30, according to a report from Connecticut State Police. Police said investigators determined that 30-year-old Levarr Frasier stabbed a 66-year-old inmate multiple times in the head, back and neck using a "homemade edged weapon." The victim was taken to a hospital in Hartford an…

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by Nicole Valinote