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Ex-CT Children's Camp Worker Charged After Child Porn Found On Computers: Police Ex-CT Children's Camp Worker Charged After Child Porn Found On Computers: Police
Ex-CT Children's Camp Worker Charged After Child Porn Found On Computers: Police A former employee at a Connecticut children's camp is facing criminal charges after investigators say child sexual abuse material was discovered on computers being thrown away following the camp's sale. Mark Harrington, 62, of Vernon, was arrested Saturday, June 8, on a warrant charging him with third-degree possession of child sexual abuse material, according to Coventry police. The investigation began in January 2025 after an IT vendor handling the disposal of computers from the former Channel 3 Kids Camp in Coventry found images that could be considered child sexual abuse materials, poli…
CT Painter's Body Found Hidden Under Mattress In Mass Greenhouse; Friend Charged In Killing CT Painter's Body Found Hidden Under Mattress In Mass Greenhouse; Friend Charged In Killing
CT Painter's Body Found Hidden Under Mattress In Mass Greenhouse; Friend Charged In Killing A dead body hidden beneath a mattress in a greenhouse led police to arrest a Massachusetts painter now charged with murdering a Connecticut man after he returned to the scene covered in blood, officials said.  Cole Bushnell, 41, of Sheffield, was arraigned Tuesday, June 2, in Great Barrington District Court on a murder charge in the death of Michael Moore, a 40-year-old from Winsted, the Berkshire County District Attorney's Office said. Bushnell is being held without bail and was ordered to have no contact with witnesses in the case. Police began investigating on Monday after a worker …
Hookup Turns Deadly: NY Woman Kills Man In Parents' Home, Police Say Hookup Turns Deadly: NY Woman Kills Man In Parents' Home, Police Say
Hookup Turns Deadly: NY Woman Kills Man In Parents' Home, Police Say What police describe as a hookup gone wrong ended with a Long Island man dead in his father's arms and a woman charged with murder. Kristin Sculley, 22, of Massapequa, was charged with Murder 2nd Degree in the death of Robert "Bobby" Michael Carragher Jr., 28, according to Nassau County police. Investigators said Carragher and Sculley met up at a bar before returning to the Beaumont Avenue home in Massapequa that he shared with his parents. At approximately 1:30 a.m. on Monday, June 1, Sculley became angry and stabbed Carragher in the neck while he was sleeping, Nassau County Police Detec…
Teen Turns Himself In Months After Repeatedly Stabbing Man During CT Bar Brawl: Police Teen Turns Himself In Months After Repeatedly Stabbing Man During CT Bar Brawl: Police
Teen Turns Himself In Months After Repeatedly Stabbing Man During CT Bar Brawl: Police A violent fight inside a Connecticut bar left one man seriously wounded and sparked a months-long police investigation that ended with an 18-year-old turning himself in, authorities said. Cristofer Isreal Vasquez-Lequi, 18, is charged with first-degree assault in the Aug. 31, 2025, stabbing at El Imperio Disk Bar on Springdale Avenue in Meriden, according to police. Police said officers began investigating around 1:20 a.m. after a man arrived at MidState Medical Center with several serious stab wounds. Investigators later determined the stabbing happened during a physical altercation invol…
Hair Fragments Found On Saw Could Crush Husband's Defense In Murder Case: Report Hair Fragments Found On Saw Could Crush Husband's Defense In Murder Case: Report
Hair Fragments Found On Saw Could Crush Husband's Defense In Murder Case: Report New evidence has been uncovered in Virginia nearly two years after Mamta Kafle Bhatt was reported missing from her Manassas Park home, according to multiple reports. Three human hairs and several hair fragments that are reportedly tied to the disappearance of the 28-year-old mother in July 2024 were recovered from a saw, investigators with Virginia's Department of Forensic Science said. The hairs will now be tested by state officials as prosecutors continue to investigate the strange disappearance. Kafle Bhatt's husband, Naresh Bhatt, has been charged with her murder, while her bo…
Ex-CT High Wrestling Coach Charged With Sexually Assaulting Student: Police Ex-CT High Wrestling Coach Charged With Sexually Assaulting Student: Police
Ex-CT High Wrestling Coach Charged With Sexually Assaulting Student: Police A former Connecticut high school wrestling coach has been arrested after a woman told police she was sexually assaulted while she was a student at the school. Jordan Miron, 36, who was a coach at Stratford High School, was charged following a six-day investigation, Stratford police detectives said.   Police said the now-20-year-old woman reported the alleged assault to the Stratford Police Department on Monday, May 12. It's unclear when the alleged assault took place or where.  Miron is charged with second-degree sexual assault involving a coach, according to police. H…
Motorcyclist Seriously Hurt In CT Crash That Shut Down Road For Hours Motorcyclist Seriously Hurt In CT Crash That Shut Down Road For Hours
Motorcyclist Seriously Hurt In CT Crash That Shut Down Road For Hours A motorcyclist suffered serious injuries after a crash that forced police to shut down a busy road for hours.  The crash happened around 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday, May 12, near Hartford Turnpike near Taylor Street in Vernon, authorities said.  Vernon police, firefighters, and ambulance crews responded to the scene after reports of a collision involving a motorcycle and a vehicle. The adult man riding the motorcycle suffered serious injuries. He was taken by ambulance to Hartford Hospital for treatment. The driver of the other vehicle was not hurt and is cooperating with inv…
Cornell Prez Accused Of Hitting People With Car After Israel-Palestine Event, School Reviews Cornell Prez Accused Of Hitting People With Car After Israel-Palestine Event, School Reviews
Cornell Prez Accused Of Hitting People With Car After Israel-Palestine Event, School Reviews Cornell’s president has been accused of bumping students with his car following an Israel-Palestine debate, and the university launched an investigation Thursday, May 7. A small group of students surrounded Dr. Michael Kotlikoff’s car on Thursday, April 30, following the event at Goldwin Smith Hall on the school’s Ithaca, NY, campus, according to surveillance video released by the school. Kotlikoff initially described the confrontation as a “harassment and intimidation incident” and claimed the group was “banging on the windows” of his vehicle after he got in. But a video released by the u…
Nancy Guthrie TV Special Explores Chilling ‘Porch Guy’ Theory: When To Watch Nancy Guthrie TV Special Explores Chilling ‘Porch Guy’ Theory: When To Watch
Nancy Guthrie TV Special Explores Chilling ‘Porch Guy’ Theory: When To Watch A new TV special is putting the Nancy Guthrie mystery back under a national spotlight. "NewsNation Presents: The Nancy Guthrie Mystery" airs at 9 p.m. ET Wednesday, May 6, on The CW.  The one-hour special is hosted by NewsNation senior national correspondent Brian Entin and focuses on the unsolved abduction of the 84-year-old mother of NBC "Today" show co-host Savannah Guthrie. The CW says the special will examine the "twists, turns, and unanswered questions" surrounding the case and will feature exclusive interviews, key voices, and never-before-seen evidence. Nancy Guthrie was last…
Brown University Shooter, MIT Professor’s Killer Planned Attacks For Years, Motive Unknown: FBI Brown University Shooter, MIT Professor’s Killer Planned Attacks For Years, Motive Unknown: FBI
Brown University Shooter, MIT Professor’s Killer Planned Attacks For Years, Motive Unknown: FBI A gunman who carried out a deadly attack at Brown University and killed an MIT professor acted alone and left behind disturbing confessions with no clear motive, federal investigators said. The FBI and the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Massachusetts released new details after concluding a significant portion of the investigation into the violence that occurred in December 2025. Investigators say Claudio Manuel Neves Valente, 48, was behind both the campus shooting in Providence on December 13 and the killing of MIT scientist Dr. Nuno Loureiro at his Brookline home on December 1…
Train Strike Shuts Down CT Station, Disrupts Morning Commute Train Strike Shuts Down CT Station, Disrupts Morning Commute
Train Strike Shuts Down CT Station, Disrupts Morning Commute The downtown Fairfield Metro-North train station was shut down Thursday morning, April 30, after a person was struck by a train, forcing commuters to change plans and brace for delays. The Metropolitan Transportation Authority said early trains were delayed following the strike. Officials said the strike happened around 8:15 a.m. Fairfield police are working alongside MTA police to investigate what happened. Authorities have not disclosed if the person was hurt or where the strike happened.  Trains were running about 15-20 minutes behind in that area, according to the MTA's website.&…
Police ID Driver Killed After Crashing SUV Into I-395 Overpass Police ID Driver Killed After Crashing SUV Into I-395 Overpass
Police ID Driver Killed After Crashing SUV Into I-395 Overpass A 78-year-old driver has died after crashing into an overpass on I-395.  Jacques Bertheau of Brockton, Massachusetts, was identified as the driver of a 2004 Nissan Xterra that went off the northbound lanes of the interstate and struck the Lawler Lane overpass, just south of Exit 18 in Norwich, on April 21, Connecticut State Police said on Tuesday, April 28.  It's unclear what caused Bertheau to go off the road just before 11 a.m.  Paramedics rushed him to William W. Backus Hospital with serious injuries. He was later taken to Hartford Hospital, where he was pronoun…
CT Man Charged In Deadly 2025 Shooting At Popular Social Club CT Man Charged In Deadly 2025 Shooting At Popular Social Club
CT Man Charged In Deadly 2025 Shooting At Popular Social Club A 20-year-old Connecticut man has been arrested and charged with the fatal shooting at a popular nightclub last year, authorities said.  Jayshawn Johnson was arrested following a months-long investigation into the death of 20-year-old Isaiah Ahkeen-Molina, who was shot at the People's Ballroom social club in Hartford, police said.  Hartford police rushed to the 3000 block of Main Street club around 11:50 p.m. September 27 to find Ahkeen-Molina bleeding out. Responders rushed him to a nearby hospital, where he succumbed to his wounds.  Police said evidence pointed t…
Man Stabs Elderly Mother To Death Inside CT Home: Police Man Stabs Elderly Mother To Death Inside CT Home: Police
Man Stabs Elderly Mother To Death Inside CT Home: Police A welfare check at a Connecticut apartment turned into a homicide investigation after police found an elderly woman dead in her bed with multiple stab wounds, authorities said.  Officers were called to 25 Abbott Terrace in Waterbury around 12:45 p.m. on Thursday, April 9, for a medical assist. When they arrived, police found Noel Sepulveda lying on the floor. He appeared to be under the influence of narcotics, police said.  As Waterbury officers pushed deeper into the apartment, they found 80-year-old Anacelia Sepulveda lying unresponsive in bed. She had multiple stab wo…
Teen Charged In Deadly CT Church Party Shooting That Killed 15-Year-Old Teen Charged In Deadly CT Church Party Shooting That Killed 15-Year-Old
Teen Charged In Deadly CT Church Party Shooting That Killed 15-Year-Old A years-long investigation into a deadly shooting at a crowded church party has led to an arrest, police said.  The case dates back to July 9, 2022, when officers rushed to Calvin United Church of Christ on Kings Highway East in Fairfield after multiple 911 calls reporting gunfire. Inside, a party with several hundred people was underway. Officers entered the building and found two juveniles shot. They gave aid at the scene. Both victims were taken to local hospitals.  Zion Burton, a 15-year-old Stratford boy just days away from turning 16, died from his injuries. Detectives fro…
Inside The Room: Warrant Reveals New Evidence In Death Of CT 12-Year-Old Found On Bedroom Floor Inside The Room: Warrant Reveals New Evidence In Death Of CT 12-Year-Old Found On Bedroom Floor
Inside The Room: Warrant Reveals New Evidence In Death Of CT 12-Year-Old Found On Bedroom Floor Police are releasing new details in their investigation into the death of a 12-year-old Connecticut girl and her stepfather, who is accused of sexual assault. Enfield police have released a search warrant for the Elm Street home where Eve Rogers was found dead on March 18. Authorities say she was lying on her bedroom floor, with a blanket and naked from the waist down. Her stepfather, 39-year-old Anthony Federline, was arrested on April 2 and charged with first-degree sexual assault and risk of injury to a minor. Investigators said DNA evidence tied him to the girl. No one has been charged…
Feds Find 25 Pipe Bombs At Westchester Home After Explosions: Reports Feds Find 25 Pipe Bombs At Westchester Home After Explosions: Reports
Feds Find 25 Pipe Bombs At Westchester Home After Explosions: Reports New details have been released in the arrest of a 65-year-old man following a series of explosions that brought federal officials to his Westchester home early this week. Raymond Elders of White Plains is facing a top charge of use of a weapon of mass destruction following the nearly 24-hour long investigation at and outside of his home at 11 Odell Ave., ABC7 Eyewitness News reports. Neighbors tell CBS News they've been hearing small and frequent explosions in the area, but sometime around 4 a.m. Monday, March 30, two larger ones brought federal officials to Elders' home. Accordi…
Fatal 3-Car Crash In Leaves One Dead, 7 Injured In CT; Police Seek Witnesses Fatal 3-Car Crash In Leaves One Dead, 7 Injured In CT; Police Seek Witnesses
Fatal 3-Car Crash In Leaves One Dead, 7 Injured In CT; Police Seek Witnesses A deadly crash shut down a Windsor intersection and left one person dead and multiple people hurt, police said. The collision happened around 2:30 p.m. Wednesday at Windsor Avenue and Putnam Highway (Route 218). Police said three vehicles were involved. First responders pronounced one person dead at the scene. Authorities have not released the victim’s identity. Seven others were taken to nearby hospitals. Police did not say how badly they were hurt. The crash remains under investigation. Officials are urging anyone who saw what happened or has information to come forward. Witnesses are …
Lyft Passenger Dead By Suicide After Assaulting Driver In CT, State Police Say Lyft Passenger Dead By Suicide After Assaulting Driver In CT, State Police Say
Lyft Passenger Dead By Suicide After Assaulting Driver In CT, State Police Say A Lyft passenger was found dead hours after assaulting their driver in Connecticut early this week, state police said. At approximately 4:10 a.m., Troop A received a report from the driver stating they had been assaulted and threatened by a passenger in Oxford, according to Connecticut State Police. The suspect fled the scene following the incident, a CSP spokesperson said The individual, who was not identified, was later found dead from self-inflicted wounds, CSP said. No additional information was released and the case remains under investigation. Photo credit: Ivan Radic/Flickr
Family Of CT Father Killed In Shooting Outside His Home Asks for Community Support Family Of CT Father Killed In Shooting Outside His Home Asks for Community Support
Family Of CT Father Killed In Shooting Outside His Home Asks for Community Support The family of a man who was shot and killed outside of his Connecticut home is asking the public to help them say goodbye.  Christopher Shannon, 32, was shot and killed on Monday night, March 9, outside of his house on Allen Place in Hartford, police said.  Shania Rogers, Shannon's sister, created a GoFundMe page to pay for his funeral. “I only want to make sure my brother, my best friend, is laid to rest properly. I miss him dearly,” Rogers wrote. “If this is the last time I, his friends, family, and children get to say we love you and farewell, I would accept all help available…
Windsor Man Found Shot Dead On Hartford Street, Police Seek Tips Windsor Man Found Shot Dead On Hartford Street, Police Seek Tips
Windsor Man Found Shot Dead On Hartford Street, Police Seek Tips Police have identified the man killed in Hartford earlier this week as a 49-year-old Connecticut man.  Colin Roberts, of Windsor, was shot and killed around 7 p.m. Thursday, March 12, on Albany Avenue, Hartford police said.  The shooting drew a large police response to the busy Hartford corridor. The Hartford Police Major Crimes Division and Crime Scene Division are investigating the killing.  Authorities have not released details about a suspect or what led to the shooting. Police say the investigation remains active. Anyone with information is urged to contact the H…
Body Of Missing New Haven Woman Found By Kids Near Park Body Of Missing New Haven Woman Found By Kids Near Park
Body Of Missing New Haven Woman Found By Kids Near Park The body of a New Haven woman who had been missing for weeks was discovered this week at a city park by a group of children, authorities said. Cynthia Chamberlain, 59, had last been seen Feb. 10 at a facility in New Haven. On Tuesday evening, March 10, children playing near 100 Hallock Ave. found a woman unresponsive next to a fence under a line of trees, police said. The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner conducted an autopsy but found no obvious signs of trauma, police said. Authorities are waiting for a toxicology report that could take several weeks to be completed. Authorities haven…
Van Slams Into White House Barricade, Driver In Custody Van Slams Into White House Barricade, Driver In Custody
Van Slams Into White House Barricade, Driver In Custody A van crashed into a security barricade near the White House early Wednesday morning, March 11, prompting an immediate response from authorities.  The incident occurred at approximately 6:30 a.m. at the intersection of Connecticut Avenue and H Street, Northwest, according to CBS affiliate WUSA9. The driver was apprehended at the scene and is being questioned by the United States Secret Service (USSS) and the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD). Authorities have confirmed that no injuries were reported to the driver, law enforcement, or White House personnel, and the White House i…
Body Found After House Explosion, Fire Rips Through CT Home Body Found After House Explosion, Fire Rips Through CT Home
Body Found After House Explosion, Fire Rips Through CT Home Authorities have retrieved a body following a Connecticut home explosion.  The explosion happened after 6 p.m. Monday, March 9, at a home on Banbury Lane in Bloomfield, the fire marshal said. Neighbors told reporters the boom rattled windows and shook their houses.  Firefighters arrived to find the house completely engulfed in flames.  Crews recovered the body a little after 1 a.m. Tuesday, but they had not identified the victim.  The blast and ensuing fire caused a power outage that left nearly 1,000 homes without electricity, according to Eversource. Power has since …
NY Woman Drugged Elderly Couple By Spiking Water In Connecticut Home, Hospitalizing 2: Police NY Woman Drugged Elderly Couple By Spiking Water In Connecticut Home, Hospitalizing 2: Police
NY Woman Drugged Elderly Couple By Spiking Water In Connecticut Home, Hospitalizing 2: Police A wanted Westchester County, New York, woman is accused of poisoning relatives by contaminating a communal water container inside a Connecticut home, sending multiple people to the hospital and triggering a lengthy police investigation, authorities said. Megan Greenlee, 50, of Pleasantville, New York, faces multiple charges stemming from a July 4 incident where two people in Westport, Connecticut, fell ill after their water was spiked with medication, police said.  Westport police were called to the home twice after two people, suffering similar symptoms, were rushed to an area hospita…
CT Pedestrian Killed In Early Morning I-95 Crash: Police CT Pedestrian Killed In Early Morning I-95 Crash: Police
CT Pedestrian Killed In Early Morning I-95 Crash: Police A pedestrian was killed in a crash on I-95 in Connecticut that shut down the highway and backed up traffic for miles early Friday morning, Feb. 27.  The crash happened on the southbound side of the highway between exits 22 and 23 in Fairfield around 2:30 a.m., Connecticut State Police said.  Police did not provide any information on the pedestrian's identity. Police closed the southbound lanes as they investigated. The shutdown caused major delays along one of the state’s busiest highways during the early morning hours. Authorities reopened one of the area's busiest thoroughfare…
CT Man Shot Several Times In Isolated Attack CT Man Shot Several Times In Isolated Attack
CT Man Shot Several Times In Isolated Attack Police are investigating after gunfire broke out on a busy stretch of North Main Street in Waterbury. Officers were sent to the area of 1900 N. Main Street at 11:18 a.m. on Thursday, Feb. 26, for reports of shots fired. When they arrived, they found that the shooting followed a disturbance between two people. Police said the incident was isolated. One man was shot several times. He was taken to a nearby hospital for treatment. His injuries are not life-threatening, and he is in stable condition. The investigation remains active. Patrol officers and members of the Waterbury Police Detectiv…
Vehicle Of Interest Becomes New Focus In Search For Missing Mom Nancy Guthrie Vehicle Of Interest Becomes New Focus In Search For Missing Mom Nancy Guthrie
Vehicle Of Interest Becomes New Focus In Search For Missing Mom Nancy Guthrie A "vehicle of interest" has become the focus of the investigation into the disappearance of 84-year-old Nancy Guthrie, mother of "Today" host Savannah Guthrie, as authorities in Arizona ramp up efforts to find her. The search took a new turn after a neighbor reported seeing a large, unmarked white van parked suspiciously in the neighborhood days before Nancy vanished.  The neighbor told police the van had no company markings, and its occupants were seen looking into yards and asking about rides, behavior described as highly unusual for the area. Detectives are now reviewing surveillan…
CT Man Arrested In Near-Fatal Stabbing After Months-Long Investigation CT Man Arrested In Near-Fatal Stabbing After Months-Long Investigation
CT Man Arrested In Near-Fatal Stabbing After Months-Long Investigation A Connecticut man has been arrested in connection with a stabbing last year that nearly killed the victim, authorities said.  Edgardo Machavelo Santos, 59, of Willimantic, was charged with first-degree assault on Thursday, Feb. 5, Willimantic police Lt. Joshua Clark said in a news release. Santos is accused of attacking a man in November on Pleasant Street in Willimantic after the two got into an argument, authorities said. The victim was stabbed multiple times.  Police provided medical aid when they arrived at the scene, and paramedics rushed him to Hartford Hospital with multip…
Inmate Dies At CT's Largest Prison; Investigation Underway Inmate Dies At CT's Largest Prison; Investigation Underway
Inmate Dies At CT's Largest Prison; Investigation Underway Authorities are investigating the weekend death of an inmate at Connecticut's largest prison, state police said.  Connecticut State Police were called to MacDougall-Walker Correctional Institution on Saturday, Jan. 31, shortly before midnight, to reports of a deceased inmate.  Authorities have not released any information on how they died, but foul play is not suspected, officials said.  State police and the Connecticut Department of Correction Security Division are investigating the cause of death and if employees at the Suffield facility followed protoc…
CT Man, 61, In Critical Condition Following House Fire; Police Investigating CT Man, 61, In Critical Condition Following House Fire; Police Investigating
CT Man, 61, In Critical Condition Following House Fire; Police Investigating A 61-year-old man was clinging to life following a house fire in Bristol on Thursday afternoon, Jan. 22. Firefighters were called to a Mitchell Street home around 4:30 p.m., authorities said. Crews forced their way inside and found the man unresponsive on the home's second floor, Bristol police said. He was carried outside, where responders immediately began lifesaving measures. Paramedics rushed him to a local hospital, where he remains in critical condition. Bristol police are investigating what caused the blaze. Investigators are asking anyone with information about the fire to con…