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CT Father Charged With Severely Beating 6-Week-Old, Police Say CT Father Charged With Severely Beating 6-Week-Old, Police Say
CT Father Charged With Severely Beating 6-Week-Old, Police Say A Connecticut father has been arrested for allegedly severely beating his 6-week-old causing extensive injuries. The incident took place around in New Haven County around 4 a.m., on Friday, Sept. 23, in Ansonia. According to Lt. Patrick Lynch of the Ansonia Police, the department was notified on Friday by the Department of Children and Families of a possible child abuse case. DCF reported the juvenile victim was currently at Yale New Haven Hospital being treated for injuries. Hospital personnel informed police the child had multiple injuries including, a brain bleed, fractured ribs, lacera…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Suspect Nabbed After Assault Leaving Relative Dead At CT Condo Complex Suspect Nabbed After Assault Leaving Relative Dead At CT Condo Complex
Suspect Nabbed After Assault Leaving Relative Dead At CT Condo Complex A man is accused of killing a relative at a Connecticut home. Officers in in Windham County were called to the Whetstone Mills condo complex, located on Valley Road in Killingly, at around 10 p.m. Tuesday, May 24. A caller had told 911 dispatchers that an adult male relative was overdue to return home and was last known to be visiting the complex, Connecticut State Police said. When officers arrived, they found the victim suffering from life-threatening injuries. He was pronounced dead at the scene. Investigators identified the victim as Alexander M. Neidhardt, age 72. Police arrested a…

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by Michael Mashburn
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15-Year-Old Charged In Shooting Of Victim On Connecticut Road 15-Year-Old Charged In Shooting Of Victim On Connecticut Road
15-Year-Old Charged In Shooting Of Victim On Connecticut Road A 15-year-old Connecticut boy is facing charges in a shooting that sent a 22-year-old victim to the hospital last year. Officers in New Haven County responded to a report of shots fired in the area of Oberlin Road in Hamden at about 6 p.m. on May 26, 2021, according to the Hamden Police Department.  Police found ballistic evidence in the roadway and determined that the victim had been taken to the hospital by a private vehicle to be treated for serious injuries, authorities said.  Investigators determined that a suspect traveling in a vehicle on Oberlin Road had shot at the victi…

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by Nicole Valinote
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Homicide Suspect Transported Back To Connecticut After Arrest In NH Homicide Suspect Transported Back To Connecticut After Arrest In NH
Homicide Suspect Transported Back To Connecticut After Arrest In NH A 46-year-old suspect in a homicide case has been transported back to Connecticut following his arrest in New Hampshire. Detectives traveled to a correctional facility in New Hampshire to take Matthew Candler, of New London, into custody at about 2 p.m. on Monday, May 9, according to Connecticut State Police. Candler is charged with three counts of first-degree assault in an incident that happened in Windham County on Sunday, May 1, police reported.  A witness reported on May 1 that 51-year-old Jeffrey Rawson was assaulted early that morning in a home on Miller Road in Chaplin, accord…

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by Nicole Valinote
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Man Crashes Into Multiple Vehicles, Including Cruiser After Shooting, CT State Police Say Man Crashes Into Multiple Vehicles, Including Cruiser After Shooting, CT State Police Say
Man Crashes Into Multiple Vehicles, Including Cruiser After Shooting, CT State Police Say A 63-year-old Connecticut man was arrested after authorities said he was involved in a shooting and then crashed into multiple vehicles, including a police cruiser, during a pursuit. Hartford County resident William Ramos Sr., of New Britain, was arrested following an investigation into a shooting on Friday, Nov. 26, in Manchester. A 56-year-old woman came into the lobby of the police department with a gunshot wound to her hand at about 9 p.m. on Friday, the Manchester Police Department reported. The woman reported that she suffered the injury during an altercation with her son's fath…

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by Nicole Valinote
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Man Charged With Attempted Murder At Connecticut Hotel Man Charged With Attempted Murder At Connecticut Hotel
Man Charged With Attempted Murder At Connecticut Hotel A Western Massachusetts man is facing an attempted murder charge after allegedly attacking a family member with a blade during an altercation at a Connecticut hotel, police said. Shortly before 1 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 26, officers from the Enfield Police Department in Hartford County responded to a reported stabbing at the Motel 6 on Hazard Avenue. Upon arrival, officers located a 63-year-old man in distress with a wound to his throat, police said, though he was able to identify his attacker, Alex Arslanian, of Agawam, Massachusetts in Hampshire County, who was located near the scene as his…

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by Zak Failla
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Alert Issued For Man Who Goes By Many Names Wanted For Attempted Murder Alert Issued For Man Who Goes By Many Names Wanted For Attempted Murder
Alert Issued For Man Who Goes By Many Names Wanted For Attempted Murder A man wanted for attempted murder who goes by many names is at large and wanted by police in Westchester. An alert was issued by the New York State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision for Jeffrey Medaro, age 50, who was convicted of attempted murder, among other charges more than 10 years ago. Specifically, Medaro - who also goes by the names Jeffrey Medero, Jeffrey Montana, Jefferson Santa Rosa, and Girberto - was convicted of second-degree attempted murder, first-degree assault, first-degree attempted robbery, and criminal possession of a weapon in White Plains. Medaro wa…

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by Zak Failla
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Suspect Nabbed In Stabbing Outside Hospital In Fairfield County Suspect Nabbed In Stabbing Outside Hospital In Fairfield County
Suspect Nabbed In Stabbing Outside Hospital In Fairfield County A suspect has been apprehended after he allegedly stabbed a man picking up a patient from a hospital in Fairfield County without any provocation. The incident happened just before 10:45 a.m. on Saturday, June 5 at Norwalk Hospital. The victim was loading the patient's items into the back of a vehicle in a parking lot off of Rhodonolia Drive and was preparing to receive the patient who was in the process of being discharged, said Sgt. Sofia Gulino of the Norwalk Police Department. Earlier report: Man Stabbed By Unknown Assailant Outside Hospital In Fairfield County That…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Man Who Allegedly Drove Nearly 100 MPH In Connecticut Charged With Assault Man Who Allegedly Drove Nearly 100 MPH In Connecticut Charged With Assault
Man Who Allegedly Drove Nearly 100 MPH In Connecticut Charged With Assault A Connecticut man who allegedly drove nearly 100 miles per hour recklessly on a roadway near the Connecticut/Massachusetts border known to be a problem area for speeding was charged with assault after critically injuring another driver, police said. Officers in Hartford County from the Enfield Police Department launched an investigation on Sept. 18, 2020, into a motor vehicle crash on Depot Hill Road in Enfield that left one with serious injuries. It is alleged that a vehicle being driven by East Windsor, Connecticut resident Alan Jackmauh, who was 57 at the time of the crash, struck the pa…

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by Zak Failla
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Stamford Man Wanted For Murder Located In Court By Police Stamford Man Wanted For Murder Located In Court By Police
Stamford Man Wanted For Murder Located In Court By Police A Stamford man is currently in custody on a million-dollar bond and facing attempted murder charges after he allegedly shot into a moving vehicle from the sidewalk, sending two passengers to the hospital.  Jeff Etienne, 24, has been charged by police with the felonies of criminal attempt at murder, criminal possession of a firearm, first-degree threatening and two counts of first-degree assault.  State Police determined that Etienne would be appearing in court for an unrelated matter on Tuesday, Nov. 10, a day after a warrant was issued for his arrest, and took him into custody wi…

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by Christina Coulter
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Stratford Man Admits To Killing Niece Stratford Man Admits To Killing Niece
Stratford Man Admits To Killing Niece Days before his trial was set to begin, a Fairfield County man will spend time behind bars after admitting to fatally shooting his niece. Michael “Buddha” Catchings, 23, pleaded guilty on Monday, Jan. 13 to first-degree manslaughter with a firearm and first-degree assault as his murder trial was set to begin. When he is sentenced on Friday, March 13, Catchings will face up to 25 years in prison. Catchings admitted to fatally shooting his 27-year-old niece, Raenetta Catchings in front of her Stratford home on Aug. 13, 2017. He also pleaded guilty to wounding her boyfriend, Bridgeport reside…

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by Zak Failla
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Former Drama Student Found Not Guilty By Reason Of Insanity In University Of Hartford Stabbing Former Drama Student Found Not Guilty By Reason Of Insanity In University Of Hartford Stabbing
Former Drama Student Found Not Guilty By Reason Of Insanity In University Of Hartford Stabbing A college student in Connecticut who was charged with stabbing two other students has been found not guilty by reason of insanity. San Diego, California resident Jake Wascher, 21, was facing charges that include first-degree assault and criminal attempt to commit murder following an incident on campus that led to a temporary lockdown earlier this year. A judge ruled that prosecutors had proved that Wascher committed the crimes of first-degree assault and carrying a dangerous weapon after the attack on March 31. However, he also determined that Wascher’s lawyer proved that he lacked crimina…

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by Zak Failla
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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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Suspect Charged In Connection To Murder Of 39-Year-Old Stamford Man Suspect Charged In Connection To Murder Of 39-Year-Old Stamford Man
Suspect Charged In Connection To Murder Of 39-Year-Old Stamford Man A suspect has been charged in connection to the homicide earlier this week of a 39-year-old Stamford man. Michael A. James, Sr., age 53, of Baxter Avenue, in Stamford, was arrested on Friday, Sept. 27 for the murder of Torrick Johnson, who was shot several times on the night of Wednesday, Sept. 25. Johnson died as a result of his injuries. James shot Johnson three times, with two of which were at close range, Stamford Police said. He is being held on a $350,000.00 bond and is scheduled to appear in court on Friday, Oct. 11. He is charged with first-degree murder and firs…

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by Joe Lombardi
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69-Year-Old Suspect Nabbed After Woman Stabbed In Neck At Area Motel 6 69-Year-Old Suspect Nabbed After Woman Stabbed In Neck At Area Motel 6
69-Year-Old Suspect Nabbed After Woman Stabbed In Neck At Area Motel 6 A woman was hospitalized after being stabbed at an area Motel 6. Police were called to Motel 6 on East Main Street in Branford at approximately 4:20 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 8, following reports of a woman who was stabbed in the neck. As officers arrived, they found their suspect, 69-year-old John Ginnetti, who was attempting to leave the parking lot of the motel. The woman was transported to the Yale-New Haven Hospital, where she was last listed in stable condition. Ginnetti, of Madison, was arrested at the scene and charged with first-degree assault. He is currently being held behind bars i…

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by Zak Failla