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Man Beaten, Strangled With Dog Leash In CT Home Invasion; Relative Among Attackers: Police Man Beaten, Strangled With Dog Leash In CT Home Invasion; Relative Among Attackers: Police
Man Beaten, Strangled With Dog Leash In CT Home Invasion; Relative Among Attackers: Police A man told police he was strangled with a dog leash and kicked in the face repeatedly during a violent home invasion at his Connecticut home. He was able to police track down one of the assailants because they are related, authorities said.  Huckleberry Durkin, 26, of Thomaston, and Austin Dutcher, 26, of Washington, were both arrested after allegedly breaking into the victim’s home Saturday afternoon, July 12, and assaulting a man inside during a planned confrontation, Connecticut State Police said.  The victim told police he was attacked inside his home around 2 p.m. when the tw…

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by Josh Lanier
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New Haven Man Twice Violated Protective Order, Beat Victim In Ansonia Home: Cops New Haven Man Twice Violated Protective Order, Beat Victim In Ansonia Home: Cops
New Haven Man Twice Violated Protective Order, Beat Victim In Ansonia Home: Cops A New Haven man is back in custody after officers say he twice violated a court order and stormed into an Ansonia home: first to break in and then to assault the same victim, authorities said. Darryl Giles faces multiple charges from the two alleged attacks on June 16 and June 24, Ansonia police said. During the first incident, Giles allegedly forced his way into the victim’s home in violation of a protective order. He was charged with violation of a protective order, second-degree burglary, and first-degree criminal trespass, Ansonia police said. Eight days later, investigators say Giles…

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by Josh Lanier
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Woman Begs Bus Driver For Help After 4 Men Assault Her Inside Waterbury Home: Police Woman Begs Bus Driver For Help After 4 Men Assault Her Inside Waterbury Home: Police
Woman Begs Bus Driver For Help After 4 Men Assault Her Inside Waterbury Home: Police A woman’s desperate plea for help near a school bus stop sparked a police investigation that ended with four Waterbury residents in handcuffs, authorities said.  Police say the 38-year-old woman flagged down a bus on Chapman Street in Waterbury, screaming she had been assaulted inside her home, police said. The driver called 911, and police rushed to the area around 7 a.m., Thursday, May 15.  Update: The Women They Are Accused Of Attacking Has Been Arrested Initial reports said the men were carrying weapons, but Waterbury police did not provide any details on what they found.&nbs…

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by Josh Lanier
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DNA Links CT Inmate To Home Invasion More Than Five Years Ago: State Police DNA Links CT Inmate To Home Invasion More Than Five Years Ago: State Police
DNA Links CT Inmate To Home Invasion More Than Five Years Ago: State Police An inmate being housed by the Connecticut Corrections Department has been linked to a home invasion more than five years ago, after DNA evidence linked him to the crime, authorities announced. Sonny Barber, 35, who is being held in the Bridgeport Correctional Center, has been charged with home invasion and second-degree assault in connection with the 2020 crime in Canterbury, according to court records and CT State Police. State troopers responded to a home in Canterbury in January 2020 after a resident reported being attacked by an intruder, CSP said Tuesday, Feb. 11. Troopers arrived to f…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Bloods Killer Hiding In Aunt's CT Apartment Arrested By Tactical Team, Police Say Bloods Killer Hiding In Aunt's CT Apartment Arrested By Tactical Team, Police Say
Bloods Killer Hiding In Aunt's CT Apartment Arrested By Tactical Team, Police Say A 19-year-old Bloods gangster wanted for an August murder in Yonkers, NY was tracked down and arrested inside a Stamford, CT apartment this week, authorities said. Kelvin Mitchell was taken into custody at his aunt's apartment on Atlantic Street apartment following the execution of a search warrant on Wednesday, Feb. 5, Stamford Police Capt. Richard Conklin said. Mitchell was wanted on a fully extraditable warrant for the killing of Daquan Glenn in Yonkers on Aug. 26, 2024, Conklin said. He faces charges of second-degree murder, second-degree attempted murder, second-degree assault, an…

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by Cecilia Levine
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CT Driver Charged In Crash That Left Pedestrian With Life-Altering Injuries CT Driver Charged In Crash That Left Pedestrian With Life-Altering Injuries
CT Driver Charged In Crash That Left Pedestrian With Life-Altering Injuries A 28-year-old Fairfield County man is charged in a motorcycle crash that left a 24-year-old pedestrian with possibly life-altering injuries, authorities said. Kevin Calle, of Stamford, is charged with second-degree assault and reckless operation in the October 30, 2024, crash, police said. Investigators allege Calle was riding west on Tresser Boulevard in Stamford around 7:41 p.m. on a Kawasaki motorcycle when he hit 24-year-old Lucas Honohan, a New York resident, as he crossed the street, authorities said. The impact "vaulted" Honohan and threw Calle from his 2023 motorcycle, Stamford pol…

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by Josh Lanier
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Man Accused Of Pistol-Whipping Rival In Fight Outside CT Restaurant Man Accused Of Pistol-Whipping Rival In Fight Outside CT Restaurant
Man Accused Of Pistol-Whipping Rival In Fight Outside CT Restaurant A 36-year-old Connecticut man was arrested last week after police said he pistol-whipped someone outside of a Fairfield County restaurant last month.  Jean Prosper, of Stamford, was arrested on second-degree assault with a firearm, according to police.  Assistant Stamford Police Chief Richard Conklin said Prosper and the alleged victim had an ongoing feud that erupted in violence when they got into an argument on Oct. 18 outside of Brennan's By The Beach at 82 Iroquois Road around 11 p.m.  The man who was attacked went to the hospital the next day to have doctors attend…

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by Josh Lanier