Wrong-Way SUV Spotted On I-84, Route 2 Leads To DUI Arrest In East Hartford Wrong-Way SUV Spotted On I-84, Route 2 Leads To DUI Arrest In East Hartford
Wrong-Way SUV Spotted On I-84, Route 2 Leads To DUI Arrest In East Hartford A wrong-way SUV triggered an early-morning police response after it entered highways near East Hartford, authorities said. Jimmy Willyan Hares Daza Olivas, 23, of Hartford, was arrested after troopers stopped the Toyota Highlander driving on the wrong side of Route 2, according to Connecticut State Police. He faces charges of operating under the influence and driving the wrong way on a divided highway. Troopers spotted him just after 2 a.m. Wednesday, Aug. 19, at the entrance ramp for eastbound I-84 at Exit 56. Dispatchers first reported that a dark-colored SUV was heading east in the …
Connecticut Brothers Arrested After Woman’s Fatal Overdose In Rhode Island Connecticut Brothers Arrested After Woman’s Fatal Overdose In Rhode Island
Connecticut Brothers Arrested After Woman’s Fatal Overdose In Rhode Island Two Connecticut brothers face drug charges after a 60-year-old woman died from an overdose in Rhode Island, police said. Benjamin Meadows, 31, of Watertown, and his brother, David Meadows, 29, were arrested Monday, Aug. 17, after officers responded to the sudden death of a 60-year-old at a home on Hopkinton Cemetery Road in Hopkinton, Rhode Island. Police did not provide David’s hometown. Police determined that the woman had suffered an overdose. Investigators then began looking into who may have supplied her with drugs. Their investigation led them to Benjamin Meadows, police told WPRI.&n…
Ex-Abercrombie CEO Competent For Sex Trafficking Trial, Called Possible Ruling ‘Disaster’: Docs Ex-Abercrombie CEO Competent For Sex Trafficking Trial, Called Possible Ruling ‘Disaster’: Docs
Ex-Abercrombie CEO Competent For Sex Trafficking Trial, Called Possible Ruling ‘Disaster’: Docs Former Abercrombie & Fitch CEO Michael Jeffries is competent to stand trial on sex trafficking charges, a judge ruled Thursday, Aug. 20. Jeffries, 82, was previously ruled incompetent to aid in his own defense, but following an extended controversy over his mental state, Judge Nusrat Choudhury compiled a 157-page decision that he would face the charges. “Jeffries clearly possesses a rational and factual understanding of the proceedings to adjudicate his criminal charges,” Choudhury wrote. “Jeffries has learned and retained adequate information about the interstate prostitution and sex t…
Former CT Trooper Turned Local Officer Dies At 51; Community Rallies For Wife, Twin Sons Former CT Trooper Turned Local Officer Dies At 51; Community Rallies For Wife, Twin Sons
Former CT Trooper Turned Local Officer Dies At 51; Community Rallies For Wife, Twin Sons Andrew Dominic Borelli spent 20 years as a Connecticut state trooper before joining the Prospect Police Department. He devoted his life to protecting others. Now, after his unexpected death, the communities he served are supporting his family. Borelli, of Cheshire, died Wednesday, Aug. 19, after a brief illness. He was 51. He is survived by his wife, Mary, and their twin sons, Joseph and Sammy, according to his obituary. Borelli grew up in Wallingford and graduated from Mark T. Sheehan High School. He later earned a history degree from Norwich University, his obituary said. He joined t…
CT Father Of 2 Killed In Alleged Home Invasion ‘Would Do Anything’ For Those He Loved CT Father Of 2 Killed In Alleged Home Invasion ‘Would Do Anything’ For Those He Loved
CT Father Of 2 Killed In Alleged Home Invasion ‘Would Do Anything’ For Those He Loved The community is rallying around the family of a father of two who was fatally shot inside a Connecticut home by an alleged rival.  Mark Morgan, 34, was killed Tuesday, Aug. 18, inside a home on South Road in Somers, police said. A GoFundMe for his family has raised $5,000 for funeral and memorial expenses. Any remaining money will go into a trust for his children. “Mark was a hardworking, kind-hearted man whose greatest joy in life was being a father to his two young children. He loved his family deeply and was the kind of person who would do anything for the people he cared about. H…
Babysitter Charged With Murder After Allegedly Leaving 2-Year-Old Boy In SUV For Hours Babysitter Charged With Murder After Allegedly Leaving 2-Year-Old Boy In SUV For Hours
Babysitter Charged With Murder After Allegedly Leaving 2-Year-Old Boy In SUV For Hours A Martha’s Vineyard babysitter accused of leaving a 2-year-old boy inside an SUV for hours now faces a second-degree murder charge. A Dukes County grand jury indicted Aimee Cotton on charges of second-degree murder and reckless endangerment of a child on Wednesday, Aug. 19, authorities said. Cotton is scheduled to appear in Dukes Superior Court on Oct. 5. She previously pleaded not guilty to manslaughter and child endangerment charges. The charges stem from an incident on March 13, 2025, involving Frank “Frankie” Edward Rodenbaugh. Cotton was babysitting Frankie and another child at an Oak…
Child's Severed Ear Found In Home After Dogs' 2nd Attack; 3 Charged: Court Docs Child's Severed Ear Found In Home After Dogs' 2nd Attack; 3 Charged: Court Docs
Child's Severed Ear Found In Home After Dogs' 2nd Attack; 3 Charged: Court Docs A portion of a 6-year-old girl's ear was found inside a Lebanon County home after two dogs mauled her — their second serious attack on a young child at the residence — according to court documents obtained by Daily Voice on Friday, Aug. 21. Rebecca Hresko, 31, and her parents, Andrew "Andy" Hresko, 70, and Debra Hresko, 61, of the Hresko family, who run Hresko's Bar-B-Que Pit, have been charged for their respective roles in the attacks involving the family's dogs, Chip and Zeus, at their South Lebanon Township home. Rebecca Hresko faces First-Degree Felony Aggravated Assault of a Child, Sec…
Animal Rescuer Charged After Pug Dies; 44 Cats, Dogs Found In U-Haul: Police Animal Rescuer Charged After Pug Dies; 44 Cats, Dogs Found In U-Haul: Police
Animal Rescuer Charged After Pug Dies; 44 Cats, Dogs Found In U-Haul: Police A New York woman transporting dozens of rescue animals to Oklahoma was arrested in Pennsylvania after police found 45 animals packed inside a U-Haul without water and a severely injured pug that had to be euthanized, authorities announced on Friday, Aug. 21. Selma T. Kizil, 57, told Derry Township police she runs an animal rescue on Long Island and was moving the animals to her new home in Oklahoma City when officers discovered them at the Hershey Animal Emergency Center around 9:09 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 19, according to the department. Officers found the animals throughout the front and bac…
Alex Jones’ $50M Sandy Hook Judgment Slashed To $1.5M In Texas Ruling: Report Alex Jones’ $50M Sandy Hook Judgment Slashed To $1.5M In Texas Ruling: Report
Alex Jones’ $50M Sandy Hook Judgment Slashed To $1.5M In Texas Ruling: Report A Texas appeals court handed Alex Jones a major legal victory by cutting a $50 million judgment against him to $1.5 million, according to Bloomberg Law.  However, the ruling does not affect the $1.4B judgment against him in Connecticut.  The unanimous ruling came Friday, Aug. 21, in the 2022 jury trial involving Neil Heslin and Scarlett Lewis, whose 6-year-old son, Jesse Lewis,  was killed in the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting.  The parents sued Jones and his media company, Free Speech Systems LLC. Jones had claimed publicly that the shooting never happ…
CT Woman Charged In Fatal OUI Crash That Killed Pedestrian: Police CT Woman Charged In Fatal OUI Crash That Killed Pedestrian: Police
CT Woman Charged In Fatal OUI Crash That Killed Pedestrian: Police A Connecticut man is dead, and a woman was arrested after police say she crashed her SUV into him and several parked cars while intoxicated. Meralis Rivera-Maldonado, 38, of Waterbury, faces a manslaughter charge following the crash at 9:45 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 20, in the 600 block of South Main Street in Waterbury, police said. Investigators allege Rivera-Maldonado crashed into a 43-year-old Danbury pedestrian and kept driving until she crashed into two unoccupied vehicles.  The Danbury man suffered severe head injuries from the crash and died at the scene. Police did not identif…
‘Demon’ Made BF Stab College Soccer Star Dead, Mom Helped Hide Body: Court Docs ‘Demon’ Made BF Stab College Soccer Star Dead, Mom Helped Hide Body: Court Docs
‘Demon’ Made BF Stab College Soccer Star Dead, Mom Helped Hide Body: Court Docs A soccer player days away from starting her freshman year was stabbed to death by her boyfriend after he claimed a “demon” took over and told him to stab her in a Jeep parked near her dorm — then his mother helped clean up and conceal her body, according to court documents obtained by Daily Voice on Friday, Aug. 21. Royce Joel Moser, 18, of Canonsburg, is charged with criminal homicide in the death of 18-year-old Karoline Jordyn Heintz, along with abuse of a corpse, conspiracy, tampering with evidence, conspiracy to tamper with evidence, and obstructing the administration of law, court recor…
Feds Detail NY Woman's Alleged Plan To Bomb State Capitol, Kill Senators For ISIS Feds Detail NY Woman's Alleged Plan To Bomb State Capitol, Kill Senators For ISIS
Feds Detail NY Woman's Alleged Plan To Bomb State Capitol, Kill Senators For ISIS Federal officials are detailing a New York woman's alleged plan to bomb the State Capitol, kill senators, and flee to ISIS-controlled territory in Syria. Jessica Bowie, 35, of Albany, made her initial appearance in federal court on a charge of attempting to provide material support to ISIS, the US Department of Justice said (see criminal complaint attached at the bottom of this news story). Bowie was arrested Wednesday, Aug. 19, as she took possession of what she believed was an explosive device intended for an attack on the New York State Capitol and state senators, authorities said. …