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Man From Region Accused Of Sending Explicit Photos To 13-Year-Old Man From Region Accused Of Sending Explicit Photos To 13-Year-Old
Man From Region Accused Of Sending Explicit Photos To 13-Year-Old A Connecticut man has been accused of sending explicit images to a girl in the Midwest. Detectives at the Jackson Police Department in Missouri determined Litchfield County resident Carter Denlinger, of Bridgewater, sent Snapchats to the 13-year-old in their jurisdiction. Connecticut State Police detectives then joined the investigation, and an arrest warrant was issued in Missouri. Denlinger, age 25, was located in Bridgewater on Friday, April 12, and taken into custody as an extradition arrest, state police said. He is being held on a $1 million dollar bond and is due to …

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by Joe Lombardi
Police & Fire
6 Teens From Region Held Mock 'Slave Auction,' Made Racist Comments On Social Media: DA 6 Teens From Region Held Mock 'Slave Auction,' Made Racist Comments On Social Media: DA
6 Teens From Region Held Mock 'Slave Auction,' Made Racist Comments On Social Media: DA Six Hampden County eighth-grade students have been charged in juvenile court after chat logs were discovered where they made threats against minority students, used racist slurs, shared racist memes and comments, and held a mock "slave auction" for two black classmates, authorities said.  Hampden District Attorney Anthony D. Gulluni held a press conference on Thursday, March 14, explaining his decision to charge the Southwick Regional School students. He called their online chat "vile, cruel, and contemptible" in a news release.  Hatred and racism have no place in this community. …

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by Josh Lanier
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Vernon Man Enticed Minors To Send Him Explicit Photos Over Phone App: Feds Vernon Man Enticed Minors To Send Him Explicit Photos Over Phone App: Feds
Vernon Man Enticed Minors To Send Him Explicit Photos Over Phone App: Feds A 43-year-old Connecticut man has been hit with child exploitation charges after enticing young girls to send him sexually explicit images and videos over a phone application in return for money, federal officials announced. Tolland County resident Daryl Todd of Vernon was arrested on Thursday, March 7, and charged with child exploitation offenses, the US Attorney's Office for the District of Connecticut announced.  According to federal officials, Todd's arrest followed an investigation conducted by the FBI's Child Exploitation Task Force that determined he had used Snapchat to co…

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by Ben Crnic
Police & Fire
'My Sexy Lil' 14-Year-Old': CT Man, 28, Nabbed For Alleged Assault 'My Sexy Lil' 14-Year-Old': CT Man, 28, Nabbed For Alleged Assault
'My Sexy Lil' 14-Year-Old': CT Man, 28, Nabbed For Alleged Assault A Connecticut man was arrested after he allegedly posed as a 22-year-old to talk to an underage girl on Snapchat and assaulted her in person multiple times. On Thursday, February 22, Zachary Amarante, age 28, was arrested for the Windham County incident, which happened in Woodstock, Connecticut State Police said. Starting in August 2023, Amarante allegedly began talking to his then-13-year-old victim over the app Snapchat after meeting on a different site. She would turn 14 shortly after the two began communicating. Police said Amarante communicated with the girl under the name Mark Brig…

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by Sophie Grieser
Police & Fire
24-Year-Old Charged In Connection With Ellington Man's Overdose Death 24-Year-Old Charged In Connection With Ellington Man's Overdose Death
24-Year-Old Charged In Connection With Ellington Man's Overdose Death A young man has been arrested and is now facing manslaughter charges after he allegedly sold narcotics to a Connecticut resident who later fatally overdosed, police said. Tolland County resident Charles R. Lewis III, age 24 from the town of Ellington, was arrested on a warrant on Monday, Jan. 8 for his supposed connection to a man’s September 2023 death, according to the Connecticut State Police. Just after 9:30 a.m. on Monday, Sept. 4, 2023, a 24-year-old man (whose name has not been released) was found dead in his Ellington bedroom of what was determined to be an overdose of fentanyl a…

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by Sophie Grieser
Police & Fire
Columbia Woman Charged With Sexual Abuse Of Boy, 11, Arrested Again Columbia Woman Charged With Sexual Abuse Of Boy, 11, Arrested Again
Columbia Woman Charged With Sexual Abuse Of Boy, 11, Arrested Again A Connecticut woman charged with sexually assaulting an 11-year-old boy is back in jail after allegedly Snapchatting an underage girl. Tolland County resident, Alyson Cranick, age 42, of the town of Columbia, was charged on Tuesday, Nov. 28, with violating the rules of her conditions of release on bail, said the Connecticut State Police. Related story: Former Tolland County School Employee Charged With Sexual Assault Of 11-Year-Old Boy Cranick, a former school employee, was originally charged on Tuesday, Nov. 14. According to the arrest warrant provided by state police, Cranic…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Former Tolland County School Employee Charged With Sexual Assault Of 11-Year-Old Boy Former Tolland County School Employee Charged With Sexual Assault Of 11-Year-Old Boy
Former Tolland County School Employee Charged With Sexual Assault Of 11-Year-Old Boy Connecticut State Police have arrested a former Connecticut school employee for allegedly sexually abusing an 11-year-old boy on numerous occasions.  Tolland County resident, Alyson Cranick, age 42, of Columbia, was charged with sexual assault on Tuesday, Nov. 14. According to the arrest warrant provided by state police, Cranick assaulted the boy during July and August of 2022.  During an interview with state police, the boy told investigators the two began their "relationship" via iMessage and Snapchat and then moved their communication to Discord after Cranick learned the …

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by Kathy Reakes
News
Manchester Woman Helps Hide Killing Of Father Of 3, Sells His Belongings: Here's Her Sentence Manchester Woman Helps Hide Killing Of Father Of 3, Sells His Belongings: Here's Her Sentence
Manchester Woman Helps Hide Killing Of Father Of 3, Sells His Belongings: Here's Her Sentence A Connecticut woman will spend time in prison after helping to cover up the kidnapping and murder of a Massachusetts man on Christmas Eve, officials announced.  Hartford County resident Shamari Smith, age 34, of Manchester, also known as "Dakota," was sentenced on Friday, Oct. 13 to 25 months in prison for helping to cover up the murder of 28-year-old Francisco Roman, Jr. in December 2020, the US Attorney's Office for District of Connecticut announced.  Earlier Report: Murder Conviction: Manchester Woman Admits To Role In 2020 Killing Of Father Of 3 According …

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by Ben Crnic
Police & Fire
Accused Juvenile Thieves Caught After Boy Robbed Of $200 Saved To Buy Phone In Bridgeport Accused Juvenile Thieves Caught After Boy Robbed Of $200 Saved To Buy Phone In Bridgeport
Accused Juvenile Thieves Caught After Boy Robbed Of $200 Saved To Buy Phone In Bridgeport Two Bridgeport juveniles have been charged with robbery after allegedly stealing $200 from a boy attempting to buy an iPhone on Snapchat. The two juveniles were arrested in Bridgeport on Wednesday, March 22, for the incident which took place on Feb. 23, said Capt. Kevin Gilleran of the Bridgeport Police. The juvenile victim contacted the suspects via Snapchat regarding the posted sale of an Apple iPhone. An agreement was made to purchase the phone in the amount of $200 at the intersection of Washington Avenue and Laurel Avenue near Walgreens in Bridgeport, Gilleran said. The boy peddled h…

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by Kathy Reakes
Lifestyle
New Survey Reveals Gen Z’s Favorite Restaurant New Survey Reveals Gen Z’s Favorite Restaurant
New Survey Reveals Gen Z’s Favorite Restaurant When it comes to satisfying those hunger pangs, it turns out nothing does it for Zoomers quite like the delectably irresistible taste of America’s favorite chicken shack. A new survey by investment firm Piper Sandler found that Generation Z’s favorite restaurant is Chick-fil-A. Of those polled, 18 percent picked the Atlanta-based chicken chain as their favorite place to eat, followed by Starbucks (17 percent) and Chipotle (13 percent). The restaurant category was just one of several that was gauged as part of Piper Sandler’s 44th semi-annual “Taking Stock With Teens” survey, which includ…

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by Michael Mashburn
News
'Dangerous Predator' Who Filmed Sex Abuse Of 9-Year-Old Sentenced Thanks To Tip From CT Girl 'Dangerous Predator' Who Filmed Sex Abuse Of 9-Year-Old Sentenced Thanks To Tip From CT Girl
'Dangerous Predator' Who Filmed Sex Abuse Of 9-Year-Old Sentenced Thanks To Tip From CT Girl A New York man who filmed himself sexually abusing a 9-year-old girl and sent child pornography to minors is heading to prison, thanks in part to the bravery of a Connecticut teenager. Manuel Geovanny Torres Rivas, age 27, of Hempstead on Long Island, was sentenced to 25 years behind bars Friday, Oct. 14, in federal court in Central Islip. The sentence followed his January 2022 guilty plea to sexual exploitation of a child. Federal investigators began looking into Torres Rivas after a 13-year-old Connecticut girl told her school that a user on the social networking app Snapchat had sent h…

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by Michael Mashburn
News
Police Possible Middle School Threat In Region Police Possible Middle School Threat In Region
Police Possible Middle School Threat In Region Extra police officers are on patrol at four Western Massachusetts schools after a possible social media threat was made thru Snapchat. The threat was made against a school in Hampden County in South Hadley on Monday, May 30. Officials first became aware of the "possible" threat after school officials were notified that someone had sent a Snapchat message referencing violence at Michael E Smith Middle School, located at 100 Mosier Street, said Lt. Lt William Sowa, of the South Hadley Police Department. In an abundance of caution, the department has stationed extra officers at South Had…

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by Kathy Reakes
Schools
Possible Middle School Threat Under Investigation In Region Possible Middle School Threat Under Investigation In Region
Possible Middle School Threat Under Investigation In Region Extra police officers were stationed at a Western Massachusetts middle school on Friday, May 27, after a threat was made via social media. The threat was uncovered in Hampden County late Thursday, May 26, and targeted West Springfield Middle School. According to police, on Thursday, the West Springfield Police Department received information from a neighboring police department concerning a threat made on social media.  The threat made towards the West Springfield Middle School was captured on Snapchat, via screenshot, the police department said. After receiving the information, the …

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by Kathy Reakes
News
CT Man Accused Of Victimizing Girls For Sex Through Snapchat CT Man Accused Of Victimizing Girls For Sex Through Snapchat
CT Man Accused Of Victimizing Girls For Sex Through Snapchat A Fairfield County man is facing serious prison time for allegedly using social media apps to target underage girls for sex. Alexander Dilella, age 22, of Stratford, was arrested Wednesday, May 4, on multiple federal charges related to child exploitation, the US Attorney’s Office said. Federal prosecutors claim Dilella communicated with the girls - some as young as 13 or 14 - using Snapchat, Omegle, and FaceTime and enticed them to engage in illegal sexual activity. In one exchange with a 14-year-old victim, he referred to the girl as a “child porn slave” and demanded that she send him a s…

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by Michael Mashburn
News
CT Man Sexually Assaulted Girl He Met On Snapchat, Fed Says CT Man Sexually Assaulted Girl He Met On Snapchat, Fed Says
CT Man Sexually Assaulted Girl He Met On Snapchat, Fed Says A 27-year-old Connecticut man is facing charges for allegedly soliciting teens to commit lewd acts through social media, federal authorities announced. Hartford County resident Justin McKenney, of Windsor Locks, has been charged in a federal criminal complaint with multiple child exploitation offenses following his arrest on Thursday, March 17 at his workplace in Boston. US Attorney Leonard Boyle said that beginning in October 2021, Glastonbury Police began investigating the sexual assault of a 13-year-old girl by an individual she met on Snapchat.  The investigation revealed that Mc…

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by Zak Failla
News
CT Mom Sues Social Media Companies Over Daughter's Death CT Mom Sues Social Media Companies Over Daughter's Death
CT Mom Sues Social Media Companies Over Daughter's Death A Connecticut mother has sued Meta-owned Instagram and Snapchat alleging the two played a role in her 11-year-old daughter's suicide. Hartford County mother Tammy Rodriguez of Enfield said she noticed a change in her daughter, Selena, as she became addicted to the media platforms, reported Bloomberg News. The child suffered from depression and sleep deprivation after becoming addicted, Rodriguez alleged in a lawsuit filed in San Francisco federal court. Rodriguez said in the suit, Selena struggled for two years with "extreme addiction," and that the companies have deliberately de…

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by Kathy Reakes
Business
17-Year-Old Connecticut Girl Is Outearning Top CEOs By Millions 17-Year-Old Connecticut Girl Is Outearning Top CEOs By Millions
17-Year-Old Connecticut Girl Is Outearning Top CEOs By Millions A teen social media star from Connecticut is outearning some of the most successful CEOs in the US by millions of dollars, according to new reports by Forbes and the Wall Street Journal. With 133 million TikToker followers, 17-year-old Fairfield County resident Charli D'Amelio, of Norwalk, who started posting to TikTok in 2019 -- has the video-sharing app's largest following, Forbes says. Last year, she brought in $17.5 million. The median pay for chief executives of S&P 500 companies in 2020 was $13.4 million, the WSJ reports. Darren Woods was the highest-earning CEO of 2020, brin…

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by Cecilia Levine
News
Threat Leads To Closure Of CT Public School District Threat Leads To Closure Of CT Public School District
Threat Leads To Closure Of CT Public School District A Connecticut public school district has closed for the day after several students received a social media story alleging a threat to a school. Students received the Snapchat threat on Thursday, Dec. 16, said Norwich Public School officials in New London County. Their parents then forwarded the stories to the principal of Teachers Memorial Global Studies Magnet Middle School parents, who in turn contacted Superintendent Kristen Stringfellow. Stringfellow contacted the Norwich Police who are investigating the claims, which reportedly involved a gun. “I was not willing to risk the safety of…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Suspect Nabbed In Sex Assault Case, CT State Police Say Suspect Nabbed In Sex Assault Case, CT State Police Say
Suspect Nabbed In Sex Assault Case, CT State Police Say A 22-year-old man in Connecticut is facing charges for allegedly sexually assaulting a teen, State Police announced. Torrington resident Jacob Joseph Haag, of Litchfield County, was arrested by Connecticut State Police investigators following an investigation into alleged sexual assault. The investigation into Haag was launched in late March, police said, when troopers received a report of a possible sexual assault involving a 15-year-old that happened in the Town of Goshen. According to police, investigators spoke to the teen, who said that a man she met online had picked her up near her …

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
School District In Region Increases Security After Apparent National Threat School District In Region Increases Security After Apparent National Threat
School District In Region Increases Security After Apparent National Threat Following social media threats, there will additional police presence at a school district in the region. The posts were shared in Western Massachusetts from another municipality in another state, according to the Springfield Police Department. The individuals who shared them locally are the subject of a criminal investigation, said the Springfield Police. There will be an additional police presence at the school, which is reportedly Springfield Central High School, on Monday, Oct. 25 out of an abundance of caution, the department added.  Springfield Police Commissioner Cheryl Clappr…

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by Kathy Reakes