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Driver Hits CT Police Cruiser During Wrong-Way Pursuit, Fentanyl, Cocaine Seized: Cops
A driver carrying suspected fentanyl, crack cocaine and cocaine struck two vehicles, including a police cruiser, while fleeing officers over the weekend, authorities said. He faces 40 charges.
Edwin Chevere was arrested after he allegedly drove the wrong way in the westbound lanes of Barnes Highway in Bristol during the chase Sunday night, Aug. 24, police said.
Officers seized 4 grams of suspected fentanyl, 38 grams of crack cocaine and 271 grams of cocaine, police said.
Chevere was charged with three counts of possession with intent to sell narcotics.
He faces 40 charges, Bri…
Police Chief Shuts Down DV Concerns After Wife Of Slain Cop Found Dead
The body of Karen Solomon, the wife of an off-duty police officer who was found dead in his Massachusetts home last week, was found after a six-day search, authorities announced Monday, Aug. 24.
The 58-year-old woman, who was the founder and president of First H.E.L.P., an organization that works to reduce mental health stigma among first responders, was the primary suspect in the death of Worcester Police Officer Kurt Solomon, who was found dead on Wildwood Avenue just before 5:30 a.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 18.
Internet sleuths had been speculating that there was a history of domestic abuse, pr…
CT Mom Severely Hurt Saving Teen After I-95 Crash Still In Hospital Weeks Later; Support Swells
A Connecticut mother remains hospitalized after a vehicle struck her as she helped teenagers escape a crash on I-95, and a fundraiser aims to pay back some of her heroism.
Ashley Taunton, 42, of Ledyard, was traveling south on I-95 through Hopkinton, Rhode Island, with her youngest daughter last month when she spotted a wreck. Rain was pouring down, but Taunton, a mother of three who formerly worked as a certified nursing assistant, would not leave someone stranded.
“When I see there’s somebody in trouble, I tend to want to go help,” Taunton told People magazine on Sunday, Aug. 23.
Vinny O…
Teen Needed Surgery After Genitals Bitten During Sexual Assault At Hotel: Prosecutors
A woman was left unable to walk and needed surgery after a sexual assault at a Pennsylvania hotel, authorities announced on Monday, Aug. 24.
Javier Santos-Rivera, 41, of Allentown, was charged with involuntary deviate sexual intercourse, aggravated assault, sexual assault, simple assault, indecent assault, and intimidation of a witness or victim, Lehigh County District Attorney Gavin P. Holihan said.
Pennsylvania State Police were called to an area hospital around 7:17 a.m. on March 21 after a 19-year-old woman reported being sexually assaulted, according to the DA's office. Investigators d…
Stranded Tourist Dies In Scorching Death Valley Heat
A French tourist died after becoming stranded on a remote road in Death Valley National Park as temperatures reached 116 degrees, according to officials.
Pierre Michel Formosa, 68, died on Monday, Aug. 17, after he and a traveling companion got stuck in mud near Queen of Sheba Mine Road, the National Park Service said in a news release on Friday, Aug. 21.
Formosa and his companion, who's also from France, were traveling on West Side Road when their vehicle became stuck. With no other vehicles in the area, the men began walking across the salt flats toward Badwater Road to get help.
The two…
