Officer Hurt, Mother, Son Arrested In Wild CT Street Takeover With ATVs: Police Officer Hurt, Mother, Son Arrested In Wild CT Street Takeover With ATVs: Police
Officer Hurt, Mother, Son Arrested In Wild CT Street Takeover With ATVs: Police A wild scene erupted in West Haven over the weekend when a swarm of ATVs and dirt bikes tore through traffic, turning a quiet evening into chaos and violence, police said. The group was “riding wheelies, speeding, and driving in the wrong lane” on Captain Thomas Boulevard around 7 p.m. on Sunday, June 22, creating a danger to other drivers on the road. Among the swarm, officers spotted a dirt bike flying down the street, with what appeared to be a young child clinging to the back. When police tried to stop it, the rider refused, speeding off and ignoring commands.  But officers c…
Jilted CT Wife Arrested In Brass Knuckle Beating Of Cheating Husband's New GF: Cops Jilted CT Wife Arrested In Brass Knuckle Beating Of Cheating Husband's New GF: Cops
Jilted CT Wife Arrested In Brass Knuckle Beating Of Cheating Husband's New GF: Cops A Connecticut woman is facing serious charges after police say she broke into a woman's apartment, beat her with brass knuckles because she believed the woman was having an affair with her husband, authorities said.  Giana Garcia, 27, of Plainfield, faces multiple charges following the alleged break-in at a Killingly home on Sunday, June 15, Connecticut State Police said.  Police were called to the Church Street apartment around 4 a.m. to reports of a break-in. The victim told troopers that Garcia had rammed into her vehicle before forcing her way inside the home, a report said.,&…
DUI Driver Leaves Passenger Seriously Injured In Bristol Crash: Police DUI Driver Leaves Passenger Seriously Injured In Bristol Crash: Police
DUI Driver Leaves Passenger Seriously Injured In Bristol Crash: Police A 30-year-old driver was arrested after an early morning crash that left one of his passengers seriously injured, police in Connecticut said. Ronald Makszin was heading north on Lake Avenue when he “failed to negotiate a curve" around 1:45 a.m. near Middle Street in Bristol, Bristol Police Lieutenant P. Krajewski said.  The Plymouth resident's vehicle continued straight into the Terry Commons parking lot, then entered a wooded area and struck a building hidden by heavy vegetation, Krajewski said. Makszin was able to get out of the car on his own, but two passengers were…
East Hartford Driver Released In CT/MA Pursuit Arrested Again In Road Rage Incident: Cops East Hartford Driver Released In CT/MA Pursuit Arrested Again In Road Rage Incident: Cops
East Hartford Driver Released In CT/MA Pursuit Arrested Again In Road Rage Incident: Cops A Hartford man accused of leading police on a pursuit from Massachusetts into Connecticut in March has been arrested again, this time for assaulting and threatening a 76-year-old driver during a road rage incident in East Hartford, CT State Police say. Shicorey Johnson-Harris, 26, was arrested Saturday, June 14, after a crash on the Route 2 eastbound Exit 3 off-ramp, according to Connecticut State Police. Troopers say a 911 caller reported that the other driver involved in the crash “physically pushed him, threatened him with use of a firearm, and left the scene.” According to po…
3-Year-Old Needed Surgery After School Arm Injury; CT Teacher Faces Assault Charge: Police 3-Year-Old Needed Surgery After School Arm Injury; CT Teacher Faces Assault Charge: Police
3-Year-Old Needed Surgery After School Arm Injury; CT Teacher Faces Assault Charge: Police A 32-year-old Connecticut woman was arrested after police say she hurt a child's arm so badly that they needed surgery.  Mary Durso-Smith, of New Haven, was arrested on Wednesday, June 4, following an incident at Mead School in Ansonia on March 25, police said.  Ansonia police said they decided to press charges after reviewing a security video that shows the injury "was not accidental." Authorities plan to release that video at a later date.  The video shows Durso-Smith, a pre-K special education teacher, drag the child after they tried to go up a slide incorrectly. She then…
Chaos in CT: Woman Triggers Police Standoff, Teen Charged With Attempted Murder Blocks Away Chaos in CT: Woman Triggers Police Standoff, Teen Charged With Attempted Murder Blocks Away
Chaos in CT: Woman Triggers Police Standoff, Teen Charged With Attempted Murder Blocks Away Police in Fairfield County were busy with two major calls Tuesday, Jan. 3, following a stand-off with a 26-year-old woman and a teenager accused of attempted murder and carjacking. All happening within a few blocks. The ordeal began around 2 p.m. when police officers in Newtown were called to a house near the intersection of Park and Greenbriar Lanes to help with a Department of Children and Families investigation.  When officers arrived, however, Samantha Rivera, the 26-year-old under investigation, refused to come out or let social workers inside, Newtown police said. She was ar…
CT Duo Played Role In Violent Kidnapping That Ended With Daring Escape, Police Say CT Duo Played Role In Violent Kidnapping That Ended With Daring Escape, Police Say
CT Duo Played Role In Violent Kidnapping That Ended With Daring Escape, Police Say Two Connecticut residents — including a 17-year-old boy — are among four people accused of kidnapping and violently assaulting a victim who was allegedly held against their will inside a New York home. The disturbing incident began on Saturday, May 31, when troopers received reports of a possible kidnapping in Clinton County. Investigators learned that a victim had been forcibly taken from Plattsburgh and transported to a Franklin County residence in the village of Tupper Lake, nearly 90 miles away, New York State Police said. The suspects — identified as Jose Acosta, 31, and a 17-year-old …
Baseball Bat Attack: CT Man Sentenced To 12 Years For Beating Woman In Store, State Says Baseball Bat Attack: CT Man Sentenced To 12 Years For Beating Woman In Store, State Says
Baseball Bat Attack: CT Man Sentenced To 12 Years For Beating Woman In Store, State Says A Meriden man will spend more than a decade behind bars for a violent attack that left a woman with life-threatening injuries, after he beat her in the head repeatedly with a baseball bat, authorities said. Esteban Hernaiz, 57, was sentenced to 12 years in prison, followed by eight years of special parole, for the 2021 assault that violated a court-ordered protective order meant to keep the victim safe, the State's Attorney said on Thursday, May 29.  Hernaiz pleaded guilty to one count of assault in the first degree and one count of violation of a protective order. His sentence stems f…
WATCH: Crypto Hostage Seen Bolting From NYC Townhouse After 17 Days Of Torture, Report Says WATCH: Crypto Hostage Seen Bolting From NYC Townhouse After 17 Days Of Torture, Report Says
Watch: Crypto Hostage Seen Bolting From NYC Townhouse After 17 Days Of Torture, Report Says A surveillance camera captured the dramatic moment a barefoot hostage victim made his daring escape after allegedly being kidnapped and tortured for weeks inside a Manhattan townhouse. Video obtained exclusively by CNN shows the 28-year-old Italian crypto trader sprinting up from the basement of the Nolita home on Prince Street, flinging open a gate, and darting past a stunned pedestrian before flagging down police on Friday, May 23. The man had allegedly been held hostage for 17 days by two business associates, including alleged “Crypto King of Kentucky” John Woeltz, in what prosecutors sa…
Knife Fight At CT High School, 11 Students Charged: Police Knife Fight At CT High School, 11 Students Charged: Police
Knife Fight At CT High School, 11 Students Charged: Police Multiple students were arrested after police said they got into a knife fight at a Waterbury high school on Wednesday, May 28.  The fight broke out just before noon at John F. Kennedy High School, 422 Highland Ave. The school resource officer, with help from other Waterbury police, broke up the attack, officials said.  Several students suffered minor injuries in the fight, but the school nurse was able to treat their wounds without further assistance, Waterbury police said.  In all, nine minor-aged boys and two underage girls were arrested and charged with various crimes, in…
After Weeks Of Torture Over Bitcoin Password, Italian National Escapes NYC Townhouse: DA After Weeks Of Torture Over Bitcoin Password, Italian National Escapes NYC Townhouse: DA
After Weeks Of Torture Over Bitcoin Password, Italian National Escapes NYC Townhouse: DA A second suspect was arrested in connection with a twisted kidnapping and torture plot that played out inside a luxury New York City townhouse that was all over stolen Bitcoin, prosecutors said. William Duplessie, 32, surrendered to NYPD detectives on Tuesday morning, May 27, days after his partner, 37-year–old John Woeltz, was charged with holding an Italian business associate hostage for over two weeks, the Manhattan DA’s Office said. Duplessie and Woeltz, the so-called “Crypto King Of Kentucky,” abducted the victim on Tuesday, May 6, at a townhouse on Prince Street in Nolita and stole hi…
CT Woman Abused Autistic Victim, Poured Urine On Her, Stole Disability Benefits: Police CT Woman Abused Autistic Victim, Poured Urine On Her, Stole Disability Benefits: Police
CT Woman Abused Autistic Victim, Poured Urine On Her, Stole Disability Benefits: Police A 59-year-old Connecticut woman faces multiple charges after allegedly abusing and financially exploiting an autistic woman for years, police said. Police began investigating Lisa Neal, of Plainfield, in April after receiving an anonymous tip about the suspected abuse, authorities said. Neal is accused of denying the woman access to the bathroom, which forced her to urinate in a trash can. When Neal discovered what had happened, she allegedly dumped the contents of the can onto the victim and refused to allow her to change clothes, police said. In addition to the alleged physical and emoti…