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CT Woman Pardoned By President Biden For Drug Offense CT Woman Pardoned By President Biden For Drug Offense
CT Woman Pardoned By President Biden For Drug Offense A 33-year-old Connecticut woman was one of 11 people in the country who received a pardon from President Joe Biden for a non-violent drug offense. Alexis Sutton of New Haven pleaded guilty to a non-violent drug offense and was sentenced to 48 months of probation in 2014. Since then, the White House has said that Sutton has taken classes to earn her nursing degree and is hoping to become a registered nurse.  According to the White House, she is an active participant in her church, and colleagues, friends, and neighbors describe her as resilient, reliable, caring, hard-working, and a ro…

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by Kathy Reakes
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45 Arrested At Yale University Over Student Protests On War In Gaza 45 Arrested At Yale University Over Student Protests On War In Gaza
45 Arrested At Yale University Over Student Protests On War In Gaza Police arrested some 45 protesting the war in Gaza at Yale University after refusing to leave the campus. The incident occurred around 6:30 a.m., Monday, April 22, in Beinecke Plaza at Yale University in New Haven. According to Officer Christian Bruckhart of the New Haven Police, officers responded to assist the Yale Police Department regarding a protest in the Beinecke Plaza area.  The protesters were told to leave the property or face arrest. Approximately 45 people refused to leave and were charged by Yale officers with criminal trespass, Bruckhart said. They were transported to a…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Seen Her? Police Searching For Girl, 2, Who May Be In CT Seen Her? Police Searching For Girl, 2, Who May Be In CT
Seen Her? Police Searching For Girl, 2, Who May Be In CT Police in Connecticut are asking the public for help locating a missing 2-year-old girl who hasn't been seen in more than a month and may be in the state. Madison Taylor Clince has been missing since Wednesday, Dec. 6, 2023, said the New Haven Police Department. The toddler was last seen in Scottsdale, Arizona, but authorities believe she could be in the New Haven area, police said.  Police said there is an active court order to take physical custody of the child if found. Madison is described as having black hair and brown eyes. She also has pierced ears and a green-colored birthmar…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Suspect Nabbed In Shooting Death Of 44-Year-Old CT Man, Police Say Suspect Nabbed In Shooting Death Of 44-Year-Old CT Man, Police Say
Suspect Nabbed In Shooting Death Of 44-Year-Old CT Man, Police Say A Connecticut resident has been charged in the alleged shooting death of another man. The incident took place in New Haven County around 2 a.m., Sunday, Feb. 4 in the area of 701-703 Campbell Avenue in West Haven. According to the West Haven Police, officers discovered a man with multiple gun shot wounds and transported him to an area hospital where he was pronounced dead. The victim has been identified as Hector Dominguez, age 44, of Wet Haven, police said. A crime scene was established and the West Haven Police Detective Division assumed the investigation. Following an investigation o…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Update: Teen CT Girl Missing For 2 Weeks Found Safe Update: Teen CT Girl Missing For 2 Weeks Found Safe
Update: Teen CT Girl Missing For 2 Weeks Found Safe This story has been updated. A 14-year-old Connecticut girl who had been missing for more than two weeks has been located safe. Police in New Haven said Angel Barnbaby was found in the city of Hamden in good health on Wednesday, Jan. 31, said Sgt. Cherelle Carr of the New Haven Pollice Department. Barnbaby had last been seen on Sunday, Jan. 14 when she left her New Haven home.  Earlier story: New Haven resident Angel Barnbaby was last heard from on Sunday, Jan. 14, when she left her residence in New Haven.  She was last seen wearing white/black Eleven (Jordan) sneake…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Fatal Crash: Man Killed In Hit-Run, Police Search For Driver Fatal Crash: Man Killed In Hit-Run, Police Search For Driver
Fatal Crash: Man Killed In Hit-Run, Police Search For Driver Police are investigating following a hit-and-run crash that killed a Connecticut man. The collision occurred in New Haven around 1:30 a.m., Sunday, Jan. 28 at the intersection of Ella Grasso Boulevard and Washington Avenue. According to Sgt. Cherelle Carr of the New Haven Police, the man was walking on Ella Grasso Boulevard when he was struck by a dark-colored vehicle. The vehicle sped away from the crash site. The unidentified man, who was treated on the scene, died from his injuries, Carr said. The New Haven Police Department's Crash Reconstruction Team spoke to witnesses and obtai…

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by Kathy Reakes
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CT Man To Spend Years In Prison For Killing Recent High School Graduate CT Man To Spend Years In Prison For Killing Recent High School Graduate
CT Man To Spend Years In Prison For Killing Recent High School Graduate A Connecticut man will spend years behind bars for shooting a 17-year-old boy to death while he talked to his girlfriend. Kiyon Matheney, age 26, of New Haven, was sentenced on Tuesday, Dec.12, to 33 years in prison for the fatal shooting of John Tubac-Saquil of New Haven in July 2022. Matheney was found guilty by a jury of manslaughter with a firearm and carrying a firearm without a permit, said John Doyle Jr., State’s Attorney for the Judicial District of New Haven. According to evidence introduced at trial, Matheney shot Tubac-Saquil shortly after 11 p.m. on Sunday, July 3, 2022, when h…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
CT Woman Assaulted While Jogging By Man Who Escaped Capture, Police Say CT Woman Assaulted While Jogging By Man Who Escaped Capture, Police Say
CT Woman Assaulted While Jogging By Man Who Escaped Capture, Police Say A 38-year-old Connecticut woman who was jogging early in the morning was assaulted by a man who approached with a gun. The incident occurred in New Haven around 6:15 a.m. in the area of Yale and Edgewood Avenues. According to Sgt. Cherelle Carr of the New Haven Police, the victim was jogging when the unknown man approached her with a firearm and attempted to force her into a nearby wooded area and struck her in the face. The victim was able to flee the area and return home. The suspect ran into Edgewood Park, Carr said. The victim was treated by American Medical Response personnel for min…

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by Kathy Reakes
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CT 19-Year-Old Admits Participating In Armed Robbery Of Gas Station: Feds CT 19-Year-Old Admits Participating In Armed Robbery Of Gas Station: Feds
CT 19-Year-Old Admits Participating In Armed Robbery Of Gas Station: Feds A 19-year-old man has admitted to his role in the armed robbery of a Connecticut gas station, federal officials announced. New Haven resident Robert Smith, also known as "Robbie," age 19, pleaded guilty on Thursday, Sept. 28 to offenses related to the July 2022 armed robbery of a North Haven gas station, according to the US District's Attorney's Office for District of Connecticut. According to officials, Smith's arrest resulted from an investigation conducted by both the New Haven Police Department and the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives into an armed r…

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by Ben Crnic
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CT Door Dash Driver Shot During Attempted Carjacking, Police Say CT Door Dash Driver Shot During Attempted Carjacking, Police Say
CT Door Dash Driver Shot During Attempted Carjacking, Police Say A Connecticut Door Dash driver is recovering after being shot during an alleged carjacking after delivering food. The incident took place in New Haven around 3:30 a.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 16 in the area of Ferry Street and Pierpont Street.  According to Capt. Rose Dell of the New Haven Police, officers responded to Yale New Haven Hospital on the report of a gunshot victim.  The victim, who had been transported from West Haven, told West Haven officers that he had been shot while in his vehicle in New Haven. According to the victim's account, he had been delive…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
2 Critical Following 3-Vehicle CT Crash 2 Critical Following 3-Vehicle CT Crash
2 Critical Following 3-Vehicle CT Crash Two people are in critical condition following a three-vehicle crash in Connecticut. The took place in New Haven County on Sunday, July 9 at 225 Foxon Boulevard in New Haven.  The New Haven Police Department responded to the scene and found a Nissan Pathfinder that had collided with a Mercedes Benz E350 and a Hyundai Elantra, said Capt. Rose Dell, of the New Haven Police. Investigators believe the Nissan Pathfinder was traveling east on Foxon Boulevard and veered into the oncoming travel lane, leading to a collision with the two vehicles that were traveling westbound. …

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Teen Duo Steals Woman's Car After Intentionally Hitting It In Shelton: Police Teen Duo Steals Woman's Car After Intentionally Hitting It In Shelton: Police
Teen Duo Steals Woman's Car After Intentionally Hitting It In Shelton: Police An 18-year-old and a 16-year-old both face charges following their alleged theft of a woman's car in Fairfield County after intentionally crashing into it in an effort to make her leave the vehicle, police said.  The arrests resulted from an incident that happened on Friday, April 7 around 7:15 p.m., when a 78-year-old Shelton woman was finishing her grocery shopping at the Big Y Supermarket at 401 Bridgeport Ave. Around this time, a vehicle waiting in the supermarket's parking lot followed the victim out of the plaza, Shelton Detective Christopher Nugent said on Friday, June 23. A sh…

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by Ben Crnic
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Body Found Floating In Quinnipiac River, Police Working To ID Body Found Floating In Quinnipiac River, Police Working To ID
Body Found Floating In Quinnipiac River, Police Working To ID Police in Connecticut are working to identify a body that was found floating in the Quinnipiac River.  The body was found around 4 p.m. in New Haven on Sunday,  June 11 when police were dispatched to Front Street on the report of a body floating, According to New Haven Police Capt. Rose Dell, the New Haven Fire Department recovered the body, which was pronounced dead on the scene by a paramedic. The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner arrived on the scene and transported the body to Farmington.  "No identification has been made at this time, and the investig…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Fatal Hit-Run Crash: 41-Year-Old CT Man Left Lying In Roadway As Driver Flees Fatal Hit-Run Crash: 41-Year-Old CT Man Left Lying In Roadway As Driver Flees
Fatal Hit-Run Crash: 41-Year-Old CT Man Left Lying In Roadway As Driver Flees A 41-year-old Connecticut man was killed by a hit-and-run driver and left lying on the roadway as the driver fled. The crash took place in New Haven County around 8:30 p.m., Wednesday, June 7 at the intersection of Haven Street and Clay Street. The victim, identified as Jose Rodriguez, of New Haven, was driving a Suzuki motorcycle north on Haven Street when he was hit by an unknown green sedan that was traveling west on Clay Street toward Haven Street when the crash occurred, said Captain Rose Dell of the New Haven Police. The driver of the green sedan fled the area immediately after …

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by Kathy Reakes
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Two Teens Nabbed For Stealing Woman's Purse In Shelton As She Loaded Items In Car Two Teens Nabbed For Stealing Woman's Purse In Shelton As She Loaded Items In Car
Two Teens Nabbed For Stealing Woman's Purse In Shelton As She Loaded Items In Car Two 16-year-olds were nabbed after allegedly stealing the purse of a 73-year-old Fairfield County woman as she loaded items in her car. The incident took place in Shelton at the Walmart located on Bridgeport Avenue around 3 p.m. on Wednesday, May 31. According to Shelton Police, a vehicle approached the woman and the passenger exited and stole her purse while pushing her.  Eyewitnesses and video surveillance revealed the vehicle was Hyundai Tucson which was later discovered to be stolen, police said. Shelton Police communicated with surrounding towns and the New Haven Police Dep…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Statewide Search For Suspect: Man Assaulted, Intentionally Run Over, Police Say Statewide Search For Suspect: Man Assaulted, Intentionally Run Over, Police Say
Statewide Search For Suspect: Man Assaulted, Intentionally Run Over, Police Say Police across Connecticut are searching for a silver Infiniti after it allegedly ran over a man intentionally following an assault. The incident took place around 1 p.m., Thursday, April 11 in the area of 85 Laura St., in New Haven. The injured man was found when New Haven firefighters and A.M.R. were dispatched to Laura Street for a medical call, said Capt. Rose Dell, of the New Haven Police Department. Upon arrival, they found a man who had been intentionally assaulted and run over by a silver motor vehicle, Dell said. The victim was transported to Yale-New Haven Hospital…

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by Kathy Reakes
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$2 Million Bond: Murderer, Convicted Felon Nabbed In Fairfield County, Police Say $2 Million Bond: Murderer, Convicted Felon Nabbed In Fairfield County, Police Say
$2 Million Bond: Murderer, Convicted Felon Nabbed In Fairfield County, Police Say A 22-year-old murder suspect from Connecticut was captured by US Marshals in Fairfield County after evading police for four months, officials say. Omar Nelson was arrested in Bridgeport on Thursday, May 4 for the Wednesday, Jan. 4 murder of 30-year-old Kentel Robinson at approximately 6 a.m., according to the New Haven Police Department. In New Haven in January, police responded to the scene of a shooting on Chapel Street and found Robinson suffering from a gunshot wound. He was transported to Yale-New Haven Hospital and died of his injuries three days later. New Haven detectives determ…

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by Morgan Gonzales
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4 Teens Steal 2 Cars, Try Breaking Into More In Trumbull Hotel Parking Lot: Police 4 Teens Steal 2 Cars, Try Breaking Into More In Trumbull Hotel Parking Lot: Police
4 Teens Steal 2 Cars, Try Breaking Into More In Trumbull Hotel Parking Lot: Police Four teenagers, including one who was listed as a missing person, face criminal charges after allegedly stealing two cars and attempting to break into more in Fairfield County, police said.  The incident began on Wednesday, May 3 around 6:30 p.m., when officers in Trumbull were told that four suspects were pulling on car door handles in the parking lot of the Marriott Hotel located at 180 Hawley Ln., according to Trumbull Police.  An officer who responded to the scene then saw the four boys, who then left the area and walked through the parking lot. When the officer told them to s…

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by Ben Crnic
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Child Porn: Officers Raid Wrong CT Apartment; Suspect Commits Suicide Child Porn: Officers Raid Wrong CT Apartment; Suspect Commits Suicide
Child Porn: Officers Raid Wrong CT Apartment; Suspect Commits Suicide Police are investigating after officers knocked on the wrong door and detained a woman in handcuffs as they searched for a suspect allegedly involved in child pornography in Connecticut. The incident took in New Haven County on Thursday, April 6 in New Haven on East Street. According to the New Haven Police Department Chief Karl Jacobson, officers were serving a search warrant for a suspected child pornographer when they went to the wrong apartment on the wrong floor and knocked in a door with a battering ram. Inside the apartment were a woman and her two children. The woman was handcuffe…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Missing CT Woman Found Dead On Shore Of River, Police Say Missing CT Woman Found Dead On Shore Of River, Police Say
Missing CT Woman Found Dead On Shore Of River, Police Say A Connecticut woman who was reported missing was found dead a day later floating on the shore of a river. The incident took place in New Haven County on Friday, March 3, around 2:30 p.m. in West Haven. Connecticut Department of Transportation workers contacted police after spotting what appeared to be a body on the westside shore of the West River by the Kimberly Avenue Bridge, said Sgt. Patrick Buturla of the West Haven Police. Police officers and fire personnel immediately responded to the area and located Roya Mohammadi, age 30, of New Haven, dead on the shoreline, police said. Th…

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by Kathy Reakes
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45 Years After Disappearance Of CT Teen, Police Renew Call For Information 45 Years After Disappearance Of CT Teen, Police Renew Call For Information
45 Years After Disappearance Of CT Teen, Police Renew Call For Information Police have renewed a call for information about a Connecticut man who disappeared shortly after his high school graduation 45 years ago. Samuel Byrd was last seen in June 1977 after his graduation from Hamden High School, when he was 18 years old, the New Haven Police Department said in an announcement posted on Monday, Jan. 2. None of the members of his family have heard from him since. Police believe Byrd may have taken a limo from New Haven to an unknown location, which may have been the airport. His family told police that Byrd had an interest in traveling to Georgia or Texas. Autho…

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by Nicole Valinote
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Man Nabbed In Fairfield County In Stolen Car Linked To Homicide Man Nabbed In Fairfield County In Stolen Car Linked To Homicide
Man Nabbed In Fairfield County In Stolen Car Linked To Homicide A Connecticut man was nabbed in a stolen car linked to a homicide following a chase through Fairfield County. The incident began in Bridgeport around 6 p.m., Wednesday, Jan. 4 when members of the Fairfield County Regional Auto Theft Task Force, spotted the car and began to follow it without lights and sirens from a distance onto I-95 northbound.  Scott Appleby, Bridgeport's director of emergency management, said when the car reached the Milford area the driver turned off all exterior lights in an attempt to elude any following vehicles and began to accelerate in speed and reckless…

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by Kathy Reakes
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25-Year-Old Killed In 2-Vehicle CT Crash 25-Year-Old Killed In 2-Vehicle CT Crash
25-Year-Old Killed In 2-Vehicle CT Crash A crash between a box truck and a Volvo left a 25-year-old Connecticut man dead. The crash took place in New Haven around 1 a.m., on Friday, Dec. 16 at the intersection of Trumbull Street and Orange Street. According to Officer Scott Shumway, of the New Haven Police Department, officers responding to the area located two vehicles in the intersection; a grey Volvo, being operated by a 25-year-old Milford man, and a white Ford E450 box truck, being operated by a 30-year-old Naugatuck man.  American Medical Response transported both drivers to Yale New Haven Hospital where they were trea…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Man Nabbed In Stolen Car With Girl, 13, At Fairfield County Mall, Police Say Man Nabbed In Stolen Car With Girl, 13, At Fairfield County Mall, Police Say
Man Nabbed In Stolen Car With Girl, 13, At Fairfield County Mall, Police Say A Connecticut man is behind bars after allegedly being caught in a stolen vehicle at a Fairfield County mall with a 13-year-old girl he just met. The incident took place in Trumbull around 5:30 p.m., on Friday, Dec. 9 at the Westfield Trumbull Mall. Trumbull Police located the vehicle, which was reported stolen to the New Haven Police Department on Wednesday, Dec. 7, in the mall parking lot where the vehicle was recovered and the occupants apprehended, said Lt. Brian Weir, of the Trumbull Police. A Trumbull officer located 18-year-old Malikhi Isiah Odums, of New Haven, sitti…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Suspect Nabbed After Store Robbery Through Multi-Agency Effort In Fairfield County Suspect Nabbed After Store Robbery Through Multi-Agency Effort In Fairfield County
Suspect Nabbed After Store Robbery Through Multi-Agency Effort In Fairfield County Just hours after a man allegedly robbed a liquor store in Fairfield County at gunpoint, he was behind bars thanks to a multi-agency effort. The incident took place in Fairfield County around 7:30 p.m., Monday, Nov. 21 in Shelton. Shelton Police were dispatched to Cleto’s Package Store, located at 402 Howe Ave., for a report of an armed robbery, Lt. Robert Kozlowsky, of the Shelton Police said.  When officers arrived on the scene they were told that a white man approximately 40 to 50 years old entered the store and displayed an AR15-type rifle and demanded money, Kozlowsky said. …

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by Kathy Reakes
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CT Liquor Store Clerk Shot During Apparent Robbery, Police Say CT Liquor Store Clerk Shot During Apparent Robbery, Police Say
CT Liquor Store Clerk Shot During Apparent Robbery, Police Say Police in Connecticut are searching for a suspect after a liquor store clerk was found shot during an apparent robbery. The incident took place in New Haven around 6:30 p.m., Saturday, Nov. 12 at the Yale Bowl Liquor store located at 85 Derby Ave. The clerk was found after New Haven officers responded to the store for a report of a person shot, said Officer Scott Shumway, of the New Haven Police. Responding officers located the store clerk, a 53-year-old Wallingford man, who had been shot during an apparent robbery, Shumway said. American Medical Response transported the victim to Yale Ne…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Beloved CT Police Officer Dies After Battling Cancer Beloved CT Police Officer Dies After Battling Cancer
Beloved CT Police Officer Dies After Battling Cancer A beloved Connecticut police officer is being mourned following his death after a year-and-half battle with cancer. The New Haven Police Department announced the death of Officer Michael Hinton, on Sunday, Oct. 16. "Officer Hinton was a dedicated husband, father of two, and friend of many. He joined the Police Department in 2014. Officer Hinton inspired us all with his unwavering positive spirit and selfless dedication to his work and family. Rest In Peace brother, we will miss you," the department said. A GoFundMe effort has been set up to help his family including his wife and two chil…

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by Kathy Reakes
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CT Man Admits To Trafficking Fentanyl CT Man Admits To Trafficking Fentanyl
CT Man Admits To Trafficking Fentanyl A Connecticut man faces years in prison after pleading guilty to trafficking in fentanyl. Roy Reid, also known as “Jama,” age 34, of New Haven, pleaded guilty Tuesday, Sept. 27, to one count of fentanyl trafficking, according to Vanessa Roberts Avery, US Attorney for the District of Connecticut. According to court documents and statements made in court, in the fall of 2021, the New Haven Safe Streets/Gang Task Force and New Haven Police Department began investigating a drug trafficking ring that was distributing fentanyl, heroin crack, and cocaine in and around the West Hills neighborh…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
CT Police Sgt. Fired For Off-Duty Traffic Stop In Which She Allegedly Harassed Woman CT Police Sgt. Fired For Off-Duty Traffic Stop In Which She Allegedly Harassed Woman
CT Police Sgt. Fired For Off-Duty Traffic Stop In Which She Allegedly Harassed Woman A Connecticut police sergeant has been fired from her job after allegedly making a traffic stop while off-duty in a road-rage type of incident. New Haven Police Chief Karl Jacobson recommended on Friday, Aug. 26, the termination of Sgt. Shayna Kendall after an internal affairs investigation was completed and was found to have violated numerous department policies.  The investigation was reviewed by the Civilian Review Board who agreed with Jacobson’s recommendation and it ultimately went in front of the Board of Police Commissioners on Thursday, Aug. 25, who voted to terminate Kendall.…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Five Officers Placed On Leave After Suspect Injured In CT While In Police Custody Five Officers Placed On Leave After Suspect Injured In CT While In Police Custody
Five Officers Placed On Leave After Suspect Injured In CT While In Police Custody Three more police officers have been placed on leave in connection with the handling and alleged abuse of a prisoner in Connecticut, bringing the total number of officers on leave to five. The incident took place in New Haven on Thursday, June 23 or allegedly injuring and potentially paralyzing 36-year-old Richard Cox who was being transported in a police van on Sunday, June 19. Officers Ronald Pressley, Jocelyn Lavandier, and Luis Rivera have been placed on paid administrative leave, said Officer Scott Shumway of the New Haven Police. All three “were all present in the Detention Facility …

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by Kathy Reakes
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Schools Placed On Lockdown After 16-Year-Old Hit By Gunfire In Drive-By CT Shooting Schools Placed On Lockdown After 16-Year-Old Hit By Gunfire In Drive-By CT Shooting
Schools Placed On Lockdown After 16-Year-Old Hit By Gunfire In Drive-By CT Shooting Schools were placed on a lockdown after a 16-year-old was found shot on a street in Connecticut, the victim of a drive-by shooting. The incident took place in New Haven around 11 a.m., Wednesday, June 8 in the parking lot of St. Martins Townhouses on Goffe Street. Police received a call regarding a person shot on Goffe Street, between Orchard Street and Winter Street. Responding officers located a 16-year-old male who had been struck by gunfire, said Officer Scott Shumway, of the New Haven Police Department. American Medical Response transported the victim to Yale-New Haven Hospital …

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by Kathy Reakes