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Fatal Crash: 20-Year-Old Driver Strikes Utility Pole On CT Roadway Fatal Crash: 20-Year-Old Driver Strikes Utility Pole On CT Roadway
Fatal Crash: 20-Year-Old Driver Strikes Utility Pole On CT Roadway Police are investigating a single-vehicle crash that left a 20-year-old Connecticut resident dead. It happened just after 1:30 a.m. Saturday, May 27 in East Haven. A vehicle was traveling west on Foxon Road in the area of Circle Drive crossed over the double-yellow lines and struck a utility pole on the south side of Foxon Road, East Haven Police said.  The vehicle came to rest in the westbound lane.  The operator was given medical attention on the scene by East Haven Fire Department personnel and was transported to Yale New Haven Hospital where he was pronounced dead. …

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by Joe Lombardi
Police & Fire
New Update: ID Released For Boy Stabbed To Death At CT Elementary School New Update: ID Released For Boy Stabbed To Death At CT Elementary School
New Update: ID Released For Boy Stabbed To Death At CT Elementary School As friends and family mourn the death of a 15-year-Conneceticut boy stabbed to death during an altercation in an elementary school courtyard, police have identified the victim. New Haven County resident Dustin Cecarelli, of North Branford, was found by East Haven Police around 6:30 p.m., on Tuesday, May 23 at Tuttle Elementary School, said East Haven Police Capt. Joseph Murgo. "We would like to extend our deepest condolences to Dustin’s family and friends during this difficult time," Murgo said. When East Haven officers arrived on the scene, they found Cecarelli had been assaulted wit…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Teen Stabbed To Death At CT Elementary School Teen Stabbed To Death At CT Elementary School
Teen Stabbed To Death At CT Elementary School A 15-year-old boy was stabbed to death during an altercation at a Connecticut elementary school. The incident took place in New Haven County around 6:30 p.m., on Tuesday, May 23 at Tuttle Elementary School in East Haven. Capt. Joseph Murgo, of the East Haven Police, said officers were dispatched to the school for a report of a fight between several individuals. Upon arrival, it was determined that a 15-year-old from North Branford was assaulted with a knife during the fight, Murgo said. The incident took place in a courtyard on Tuttle Elementary School grounds. The school was not in sessi…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Only Two Employees Of CT Assisted Living Facility Overdose On Job, Police Say Only Two Employees Of CT Assisted Living Facility Overdose On Job, Police Say
Only Two Employees Of CT Assisted Living Facility Overdose On Job, Police Say The only two employees on duty at an assisted living center in Connecticut both overdosed on fentanyl, leaving the patients without any help or supervision. The incident took place around 3 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 22, when the East Haven Police received a 911 call from a visiting nurse at the Caroline Manor Assisted Living facility reported a possible overdose of two employees. Upon arrival, East Haven Fire Department personnel were directed to a lower level office and found a male employee apparently suffering from an accidental overdose, said Captain Joseph Murgo, of the East Haven …

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Crowd Assaults Cops Responding To Bonfire With Snowballs, Ice, Other Objects, Police Say Crowd Assaults Cops Responding To Bonfire With Snowballs, Ice, Other Objects, Police Say
Crowd Assaults Cops Responding To Bonfire With Snowballs, Ice, Other Objects, Police Say Police in Connecticut were attacked with large chunks of ice, snowballs, and heavy items as they attempted to disperse a large crowd at a bonfire, causing officers to use pepper spray. The incident took place on Monday, Feb. 15, when East Haven Police officers were dispatched to 113 Bradford Avenue, to assist the East Haven Fire Department with a large crowd burning a large bonfire, said Captain Joseph Murgo. Dispatch informed responding officers that the crowd was throwing snow and ice balls at Fire Department personnel who were on scene to extinguish the large illegal bonfire, Murgo said.…

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by Kathy Reakes