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CT Teen Extradited From PA, Charged With Fatal Shooting Outside Restaurant: Cops
A teenager accused in a deadly shooting outside of a restaurant is back in Connecticut after being captured in Pennsylvania following a two-year investigation and manhunt, authorities said.
Desire Aitken, 19, of Waterbury, was arrested in Brownsville, Pennsylvania, on April 10, police said. She was extradited to Waterbury last week, where officers served her arrest warrant.
The case stems from a Jan. 30, 2024, killing near the former Bertie's West Indian & American Restaurant on North Main Street, Waterbury.
Waterbury officers responded to 928 North Main St. short…
CT Convicted In Deadly Shooting Of 27-Year-Old Learns His Fate
A Connecticut man will spend decades behind bars for a deadly shooting that left one person dead and another seriously hurt in a New Haven neighborhood.
Treyvon Battle, 35, of Hamden, was sentenced to serve 80 years in prison on Wednesday, April 22, the Connecticut Division of Criminal Justice said.
A jury found Battle guilty of murder, first-degree assault, criminal possession of a firearm, and carrying a pistol without a permit in January.
The charges stem from a shooting that happened on May 27, 2017, on Dickerman Street in New Haven.
Prosecutors said Battle opened fi…
Kansas Man Who Attacked Flight Attendant On Bradley Airport Flight Gets Probation
A Kansas man who attacked a flight attendant on a plane leaving Bradley International Airport in Connecticut will avoid prison time, federal authorities announced.
Julius Jordan Priester, 25, of Wichita, was sentenced in federal court in Bridgeport on Tuesday, Jan. 20, according to the US Attorney for the District of Connecticut. A federal judge ordered Priester to serve one year of probation and pay a $500 fine.
The incident happened on May 27, 2025, aboard American Airlines Flight 3359, authorities said.
Less than an hour into the flight to Chicago, Priester stood up and began taking off…
Wanted CT Man Dragged Officer With Car, Caught After Foot Chase: Police
A Wolcott man wanted by police is facing a long list of charges after officers say he dragged an officer with his car before fleeing and later being arrested after a chase.
Wayne Lydem, 48, and his girlfriend, Annalucy Lachance, 47, face multiple counts following an alleged Aug. 25 burglary and assault, according to authorities.
The ordeal began with Wolcott police responded to a garage burglary on Wolcott Road. Surveillance video identified Lydem, whom officers recognized from past incidents, officials said.
While still investigating, police spotted Lydem driving on Wolcott Roa…
CT Walmart Manager, Worker Arrested After Assault On Disabled Shopper: Police
A shopping trip at a Connecticut Walmart turned violent when a fight broke out between two employees and customers, landing the workers in handcuffs, authorities said.
Shelly Alam, 45, and her manager, Robert Mclaughlin, 39, both of Waterbury, face multiple charges in connection with the Wednesday, Aug. 27, incident, according to Naugatuck police.
Officers were called to the Walmart on New Haven Road in Naugatuck around 7 p.m. after receiving reports of a fight inside the store. Police said two customers — one of whom was disabled and using a motorized scooter — were shopping for clot…
Uber Driver Knocks Biotech CEO Unconscious Over Service Dog, Lawsuit Claims (Video)
A biotechnology executive is reportedly suing Uber after a video showed one of its drivers punching him in the face while he was holding his service dog.
Bryan Kobel, CEO of United Kingdom-based TC BioPharm, filed the lawsuit on Monday, Aug. 18, according to The Post and Courier newspaper in Charleston, South Carolina.
The suit claims that Kobel was knocked unconscious while waiting for a ride with his girlfriend outside Maison, a French restaurant on Upper King Street in Charleston, on Thursday, April 24.
According to the lawsuit, the driver, identified as 42-year-old Vadim Nik…
Hot Tub Horror: 2 Men Convicted in Brutal Farmington Home Invasion
A Hartford jury has found two men guilty of a violent 2022 home invasion in Farmington that left two victims bloodied, bound, and stripped of their clothing.
Joshua Jenkins, 33, of East Hartford, and Branden Holloway, 26, of Hartford, were convicted on multiple charges, including home invasion, sexual assault, assault, and robbery.
According to prosecutors, the pair stormed the home of one of the victims late at night, emerging from a tree line dressed in black and armed with firearms equipped with lasers. They ordered the two victims out of a hot tub, stripped them, and forced them into th…
Chaos After CT Crash: Man Chased, Beaten, Robbed At Gunpoint In Broad Daylight
A Connecticut car crash quickly turned violent when one of the drivers pulled a gun, chased the other man down the street, and then teamed up with an armed accomplice to beat and rob him, police said.
Jerryed Burgess, 38, of New Haven, faces multiple felonies following his arrest, police said.
It all unfolded just after 7 a.m. Friday, Aug. 1, at the intersection of Elm Street and Sherman Avenue in New Haven.
Officers were called to the scene for a crash and reports of gunfire. When they arrived, they found a shaken victim who told them he had been chased by the other driv…
‘Man Of God’ Mennonite Bishop With $793K Home Accused Of Starving Child In Shed
A Lancaster County man who describes himself as a “man of God” and serves as a part-time bishop at a Mennonite-rooted church is accused of starving and assaulting a juvenile family member forced to live in a shed, according to affidavits obtained by Daily Voice on Thursday, July 31, and social media post by the suspects.
Daryl Jay Sensenig, 41, and his wife, Grace Louise Sensenig, 42, of Reinholds, were arrested after Ephrata Police responded to a violent domestic dispute on the 800 block of Laurel Ridge Road around 5 p.m. Wednesday, July 30, police said.
The couple forced the boy — a…
