Former Meriden, Groton Housing Chief Accused Of $16.2M Fraud To Pay His Mortgage: Feds Former Meriden, Groton Housing Chief Accused Of $16.2M Fraud To Pay His Mortgage: Feds Former Meriden, Groton Housing Chief Accused Of $16.2M Fraud To Pay His Mortgage: Feds
Former Meriden, Groton Housing Chief Accused Of $16.2M Fraud To Pay His Mortgage: Feds A former housing chief in Meriden and Groton faces federal charges over a $16.2 million loan prosecutors say he took out without either housing group’s approval. A federal grand jury indicted Robert Cappelletti, 60, of Middlebury, on Tuesday, Sept. 22. Authorities arrested him Thursday. He pleaded not guilty and was released on a $500,000 bond, according to the US Attorney’s Office. The indictment says Cappelletti arranged the loan in 2022 on behalf of Maynard Road Corporation, a nonprofit that supported Meriden Housing Authority projects. Prosecutors say he signed a loan guarantee for the …

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Girl, 3, Found Wandering Alone On CT Street; Police Find Her Mother Dead At Home A 3-year-old girl was found walking alone along a Connecticut street, but when police went to find her mother, she learned she was dead inside a home.  Officers received a report of a young child walking alone near Poplar Street in Waterbury around 10:52 a.m. on Friday, Sept. 25. The child seemed healthy and had no signs of abuse or neglect, police said. Officers went to a home on Alder Street to contact her mother, but when they entered, they found the woman unresponsive. She appeared to have been dead for "a period of time," Waterbury police said.  EMTs pronounced her dead at t…
CT Man Set Fire At Montville Halfway House With 23 Inside And Walked Away: Police CT Man Set Fire At Montville Halfway House With 23 Inside And Walked Away: Police CT Man Set Fire At Montville Halfway House With 23 Inside And Walked Away: Police
CT Man Set Fire At Montville Halfway House With 23 Inside And Walked Away: Police A Connecticut man was arrested after police said he set a fire at a Department of Corrections halfway house where he lived with 23 other residents inside. Juan L. Betancourt, 42, of New Haven, faces arson and other charges after the fire at Cochegan House in Montville on Thursday, Sept. 24, according to Connecticut State Police. Troopers and firefighters were called to the DOC facility on Route 32 just before 8:45 p.m.  Police said the other residents were put at risk of "imminent danger." No injuries were reported. Troopers and Montville police found Betancourt walking north on Route…
Mass Mom's Conviction In 3-Year-Old's Death Brings Renewed Attention To Family Fundraiser Mass Mom's Conviction In 3-Year-Old's Death Brings Renewed Attention To Family Fundraiser Mass Mom's Conviction In 3-Year-Old's Death Brings Renewed Attention To Family Fundraiser
Mass Mom's Conviction In 3-Year-Old's Death Brings Renewed Attention To Family Fundraiser The sentencing this week of a Massachusetts mother who admitted to leaving her ill 3-year-old son at home with his siblings, just 7 and 8 at the time, to go party with her boyfriend has brought new attention to a fundraiser for the boy's family.  Jennifer Prudencio, 27, of Chelsea, pleaded guilty Tuesday, Sept. 22, to involuntary manslaughter and three counts of reckless endangerment of a child in the 2024 death of Yael Guardado-Prudencio. A judge sentenced her to four to six years in prison followed by three years of probation.  Yael had been vomiting blood in the days befor…
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CT Man Admits Shooting, Killing Acquaintance After Dispute In NY Apartment: DA More than five years after a 24-year-old man was shot multiple times inside a Westchester County, NY apartment building, the Connecticut man accused of killing him has admitted to murder.  Hartford resident Claismar Abreu Then, 32, pleaded guilty to second-degree murder on Thursday, Sept. 24, in Westchester County Court, the Westchester County District Attorney's Office announced on Friday, Sept. 25. The conviction stems from the killing of Yonkers resident Joseph Pichardo, who was shot inside an apartment building on Fairview Street on Sunday, Jan. 17, 2021.  At around 10:03 p.m…

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New London To Long Island Ferry Trips Canceled Due To Coming Nor’easter New London To Long Island Ferry Trips Canceled Due To Coming Nor’easter New London To Long Island Ferry Trips Canceled Due To Coming Nor’easter
New London To Long Island Ferry Trips Canceled Due To Coming Nor’easter Several ferry trips between Long Island and Connecticut were already canceled Thursday, Sept. 24 ahead of the weekend’s impending storm. The Cross Sound Ferry from New London, CT to Orient, NY cancelled departures at 6:30 a.m., 7:30 a.m., 10:30 a.m., 11:30 a.m., 2:30 p.m., 3:30 p.m., 6:30 p.m., and 7:00 p.m. from Connecticut, the service announced. Additionally, trips scheduled to depart Orient at 8:00 a.m., 8:30 a.m., 9:30 a.m., 12:30 p.m., 1:30 p.m., 4:30 p.m., 5:30 p.m., and 8:00 p.m. were called off. However, other trips remained on the schedule, according to the ferry service. Several…

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Accused Penn State Cocaine Ringleader Pushes For Later Trial Date: Court Docs The accused leader of a cocaine trafficking operation tied to Penn State students and two fraternity houses is pushing to take his case before a Centre County jury in December after being held for court, court documents obtained by Daily Voice on Tuesday, Sept. 22 show. Agostino Abbatiello, 24, of Westbury, previously of Carle Place, New York, was held for further proceedings following a preliminary hearing on Wednesday, Sept. 2, according to a motion filed by his attorney, Philip M. Masorti. His formal arraignment is scheduled for Wednesday, Sept. 30, but Abbatiello intends to waive that a…

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Rearview Camera Problem Prompts Recall Of 98K+ Rivian EVs About 100,000 Rivian electric vehicles are being recalled because a rearview camera problem can block a driver's view while reversing. Rivian Automotive issued the recall for 98,828 vehicles, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said in a report filed on Wednesday, Sept. 16. The recall affects certain 2022 through 2027 models. The issue involves a notification that can appear over the rearview camera image after a driver shifts into reverse. The obstruction can reduce rear visibility and increase the risk of a crash while in reverse. Rivian discovered the problem during inter…

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Rearview Camera Problem Prompts Recall Of 98K+ Rivian EVs About 100,000 Rivian electric vehicles are being recalled because a rearview camera problem can block a driver's view while reversing. Rivian Automotive issued the recall for 98,828 vehicles, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said in a report filed on Wednesday, Sept. 16. The recall affects certain 2022 through 2027 models. The issue involves a notification that can appear over the rearview camera image after a driver shifts into reverse. The obstruction can reduce rear visibility and increase the risk of a crash while in reverse. Rivian discovered the problem during inter…

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Names, Hometowns Released Of 2 Out-Of-State Students Who Died Suddenly At Ole Miss Names, Hometowns Released Of 2 Out-Of-State Students Who Died Suddenly At Ole Miss Names, Hometowns Released Of 2 Out-Of-State Students Who Died Suddenly At Ole Miss
Names, Hometowns Released Of 2 Out-Of-State Students Who Died Suddenly At Ole Miss Two grieving families have allowed Ole Miss to identify the students at the center of an ongoing death investigation. The University of Mississippi has Friday, Sept. 25, that Aidan Hamilton, 18, a freshman from Englewood, Colorado, and Robert Strang, 20, a junior from Atlanta, as the students who died Monday, Sept. 21. Hamilton was found unresponsive on campus and later died after CPR attempts, while Strang died off campus, according to The Daily Mississippian, the university’s student newspaper. Original report - Campus Tragedy: 2 Sudden Student Deaths Leave Ole Miss Seeking Answer…