Marine, Police Officer, Dad Of 2 Should Have Failed ICE Vetting Before Suicide: Report Marine, Police Officer, Dad Of 2 Should Have Failed ICE Vetting Before Suicide: Report
Marine, Police Officer, Dad Of 2 Should Have Failed ICE Vetting Before Suicide: Report Problems investigators found in a Marine reservist’s past should have kept ICE from hiring him, former officials told The Washington Post after his death outside the agency’s Philadelphia field office. Joseph “Joe” Thomas Moore, 38, a father of two, died outside the office on Friday, Aug. 28, after learning he would lose his job, the newspaper reported. Moore died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the neck, and his death was ruled a suicide, Philadelphia Department of Public Health spokesperson Jason Brooks told Daily Voice on behalf of the Medical Examiner’s Office. His family has di…
Police ID Driver, 22, Dies After Early Morning Crash CT Crash Police ID Driver, 22, Dies After Early Morning Crash CT Crash
Police ID Driver, 22, Dies After Early Morning Crash CT Crash A 22-year-old Maine driver died after his Volvo crossed into the opposite lane and struck a tree in Connecticut, police said. Zachary Barry, of Scarborough, Maine, was driving his Volvo XC60 west on Hunting Lodge Road in Mansfield when the SUV crossed the center line and struck a tree near Carriage House Drive shortly after 12:20 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 15, Connecticut State Police said. Emergency crews had to cut Barry out of the Volvo. A medical helicopter flew him to Hartford Hospital, where he died of his injuries shortly before 2:45 a.m. Wednesday. Connecticut State Police are investigati…
Duct-Taped American Airlines Passenger Breaks Silence In Court: Report Duct-Taped American Airlines Passenger Breaks Silence In Court: Report
Duct-Taped American Airlines Passenger Breaks Silence In Court: Report Layne Lundeen has broken his silence. The unruly American Airlines passenger who was notoriously restrained to his seat by a gun range owner and a retired police officer using duct tape on Thursday, Sept. 3, says that he remembers nothing. The Baltimore Banner obtained the audio recording from the court proceeding in which 67-year-old Lundeen, who was fired from his job as a realtor, reportedly told District Court Commissioner George Haag at the Jennifer Road Detention Center that he had no recollection of anything from the flight. According to the outlet, he didn't even know how he got to …
Waterbury Woman Charged After Year-Old Dog Abuse Video Goes Viral: Police Waterbury Woman Charged After Year-Old Dog Abuse Video Goes Viral: Police
Waterbury Woman Charged After Year-Old Dog Abuse Video Goes Viral: Police A Connecticut woman faces a felony charge after a video showing her abusing two dogs resurfaced on social media and went viral about a year after it was filmed, police said.  Marilyn Valdez, 22, of Waterbury, was identified as the woman in the video that resurfaced on Aug. 28, police said. Desmond's Army Animal Law Advocates shared the video that shows a woman using a shock device for seemingly no reason on one of the dogs, which was confined to a cage. She then jams a pole through the cage’s slats to "impale and strike the animal" as it yelps in pain, the group shared in a Charge.org …
Starving Dog Rescued From Shocking Conditions In New York Basement: Officials Starving Dog Rescued From Shocking Conditions In New York Basement: Officials
Starving Dog Rescued From Shocking Conditions In New York Basement: Officials A young Long Island man left a starving dog locked in a basement with little to eat, authorities said Wednesday, Sept. 16. Isaiah Thomas, 20, of Wheatley Heights, was arrested Tuesday, Sept. 15 on two animal cruelty charges, the Suffolk County SPCA said. Thomas owned a 4-year-old Cane Corso named Apollo, then confined the dog to a basement secured by a metal door that was held closed by three vehicle tires, investigators said. When authorities found Apollo, the dog was severely underweight and suffering from a flea infestation, excoriations, wounds, severe generalized muscle loss, and diff…
Aggressive Coyote Bites CT Woman, Targets Her Dogs Weeks After Similar Attack Aggressive Coyote Bites CT Woman, Targets Her Dogs Weeks After Similar Attack
Aggressive Coyote Bites CT Woman, Targets Her Dogs Weeks After Similar Attack Authorities euthanized a coyote after it bit a woman and attacked her two small dogs in Fairfield this week. The incident followed another aggressive coyote attack three weeks earlier in what police say is a change in the animals' behavior in the area.  The most recent attack happened Monday afternoon, Sept. 14, on Catamount Road in Fairfield, according to Fairfield Animal Control. The animal was put down, and its body was sent for testing. The unidentified woman is receiving treatment for rabies as a precaution.  The incident mimics a similar attack that happened three weeks ago …
Closing The Loop: Ed Sheeran’s 4 Remaining Openers Drop Out After Macklemore Ouster Closing The Loop: Ed Sheeran’s 4 Remaining Openers Drop Out After Macklemore Ouster
Closing The Loop: Ed Sheeran’s 4 Remaining Openers Drop Out After Macklemore Ouster Macklemore got the boot, then Ed Sheeran’s opening acts followed suit. One day after Macklemore was kicked off of Ed Sheeran's Loop tour for his pro-Palestinian remarks during his openers in New Jersey, all four other opening artists dropped out in solidarity on Tuesday, Sept. 15. Those artists include Billie Eilish's brother Finneas, Irish singer-songwriter Aaron Rowe, Danish band Lukas Graham and Irish folk group Beoga. In a statement, Rowe wrote, in part: "I cannot stand by and allow billionaires to use their position of power to silence the rightful voices of those who speak up ag…
Community Helps Those Hit Hardest By 'Rain Bomb' Flooding In Connecticut Community Helps Those Hit Hardest By 'Rain Bomb' Flooding In Connecticut
Community Helps Those Hit Hardest By 'Rain Bomb' Flooding In Connecticut A sudden burst of heavy rain flooded roads and caused massive damage to homes across Fairfield County over the weekend. Gov. Ned Lamont called it a “rain bomb” during a press conference Monday, Sept. 14, at the State Capitol. More than 7 inches of rain fell Sunday in Stamford, Darien and Westport, National Weather Service data showed. “It’s how sudden the intense rainfall is — five, seven, nine inches in a very limited period of time. That’s what causes severe flooding that overwhelms our stormwater drainage systems,” Lamont said, according to CT Mirror. “And you saw that yesterday, es…
Stamford OnlyFans Model Admits To Tax Evasion After Earning $3M On Adult Site: Feds Stamford OnlyFans Model Admits To Tax Evasion After Earning $3M On Adult Site: Feds
Stamford OnlyFans Model Admits To Tax Evasion After Earning $3M On Adult Site: Feds A Connecticut content creator who made more than $3 million on OnlyFans admitted she evaded federal taxes while spending large sums on luxury vehicles and jewelry, federal authorities said.  Seathra Zmeena Orr, 39, pleaded guilty to tax evasion in federal court in Hartford on Tuesday, Sept. 15, after she waived her right to an indictment and entered the plea, the US Attorney for the District of Connecticut said.  The charge covers the 2019 through 2022 tax years. OnlyFans reported paying Orr about $164,670 in 2019, $801,395 in 2020, $1.34 million in 2021, and $822,400 in 2022, co…
Man Accused Of Secretly Filming Woman In CT City Hall Restroom Captured Across State Lines Man Accused Of Secretly Filming Woman In CT City Hall Restroom Captured Across State Lines
Man Accused Of Secretly Filming Woman In CT City Hall Restroom Captured Across State Lines A woman who told police in Connecticut that a man filmed her while she was in the bathroom at a city hall sparked a multi-state manhunt that ended at Rikers Island.  Terrill Kelly, 31, of New Canaan, is accused of illicit filming inside a women's restroom at Norwalk City Hall just before 1:30 p.m. on Aug. 17, police said.  A woman told officers that someone placed a cellphone beneath her restroom stall. The person appeared to record her before fleeing, according to Norwalk police. Officers searched the surrounding area but did not find the suspect. Norwalk detectives took over t…
Willimantic Man Charged In Ex-Wife Attack Now Facing Murder Charges In Infant’s Death: Cops Willimantic Man Charged In Ex-Wife Attack Now Facing Murder Charges In Infant’s Death: Cops
Willimantic Man Charged In Ex-Wife Attack Now Facing Murder Charges In Infant’s Death: Cops A Connecticut man already jailed in an alleged strangulation attack on his ex-wife now faces murder charges in the death of an infant, police said.  Dean R. Peruta, 40, of Willimantic, was charged Tuesday, Sept. 15, with murder of a victim under 16 years old, murder and risk of injury to a child, according to a news release. The case began on Dec. 21, 2025, after an infant arrived at Windham Hospital following a reported fall at a Willimantic home the previous night, police said.  The hospital evaluated the child before transferring the infant to Connecticut Children’s Medic…
Man Avoids Prison For Deadly Crash That Killed UConn Grad: Prosecutor Man Avoids Prison For Deadly Crash That Killed UConn Grad: Prosecutor
Man Avoids Prison For Deadly Crash That Killed UConn Grad: Prosecutor A 39-year-old Texas man will not face prison time after he pleading guilty to a fatal crash in Mount Olive, authorities announced Tuesday, Sept. 15. Cody Bonds previously pleaded guilty to reckless vehicular homicide and was sentenced to five years’ probation, 100 hours of community service and a driver’s license suspension of five years, Morris County Prosecutor Robert Carroll, Acting Chief of Detectives Mark Castellano, and Mount Olive Township Police Chief Michael Cordileone. Bonds was also given credit for 17 days served in jail, authorities said. At 2:51 p.m., on Tu…