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Hartford Mourns Former Deputy Police Chief As Support Grows For His Family
A Connecticut deputy police chief spent more than two decades serving the city. Now, a fundraiser has raised tens of thousands of dollars to help the wife and two young sons he left behind.
Former Hartford Deputy Chief Jason Lee, of Tolland, died Sept. 27 after a yearlong fight with cancer, city officials said. Since his death, nearly 300 people have donated to a GoFundMe for his family, pushing it past $48,000 as of Friday afternoon, Oct. 2.
"His loss is being felt deeply by everyone who knew and loved him, especially (his wife) Caitlin and their two young sons, Anthony and Zach, as they f…
Father Of Four Stabbed To Death On NYC Subway, ‘Heartbroken’ Children Launch Fundraiser
After a father of four was stabbed to death in a random attack on the New York City subway, his children have launched a fundraiser to honor his life.
Mesias Lojano, 59, of Jamaica, Queens, was killed while riding the J train near Woodhaven Boulevard on Wednesday, Sept. 30.
“He was a devoted father to four children, a cherished member of our family, and a friend to so many,” the Lojano children wrote in a GoFundMe. “We are his children, William, Laura, Darwin, and Edwin, and we are heartbroken.”
Jyrell Thomas, 25, of the Bronx, was arrested and charged with murder in Lojano’s death, WABC r…
2 Men Found Asleep In Stolen Car With Items Taken During String Of CT Thefts: Cops
Police found two men asleep in a stolen car parked at a Connecticut business surrounded by items authorities believe were taken during an overnight string of thefts.
Rashaun Woods, of Stratford, and Malachi Stone, of Bridgeport, both 19, were arrested around 7 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 1, 2026, at 2 Whitney Avenue in Trumbull, police said.
Officers went to the Whitney Avenue parking lot after the car’s owner provided information on its location, police said. They found Woods and Stone sleeping in the front of the car stolen from Bridgeport overnight.
Inside, officers discovered sever…
CT Drug Probe Ends With 2 Arrests And A Carload Of Charges
A Connecticut man and woman face drug charges after police said a traffic stop turned up cocaine, heroin/fentanyl and supplies used to package drugs for sale.
Charles Piazza, 49, and Melissa Kozma, 40, were pulled over at Spring Hill Avenue and Loomis Street in Norwalk on Wednesday, Sept. 30. Both had outstanding arrest warrants tied to a drug investigation, Norwalk police said.
Investigators suspected the pair of selling cocaine, crack cocaine, heroin, and fentanyl, authorities said.
Officers searched their vehicle and uncovered 41.5 grams of powdered cocaine, more than four grams o…
Police ID Enfield Man Killed In Windsor I-91 Rollover Crash
A 44-year-old Connecticut man was killed on Interstate 91 South after another car hit his vehicle, sending him into a guardrail and rolling across the highway, authorities said.
Matthew Bennett, 44, of Enfield, crashed near Exit 36 in Windsor around 5:10 p.m. on Thursday evening, Oct. 1, Connecticut State Police said.
Bennett was traveling alongside another car when the two vehicles made contact "for an unknown reason," police said. His car hit a metal guardrail, rolled over, and stopped on the left shoulder.
Emergency crews took Bennett to Hartford Hospital, where he later died from…
Fake Gun, Real Charges: Trumbull Man Accused In Shelton Store Robbery
A Connecticut man accused of robbing a convenience store with a fake gun was arrested soon after the heist, police said.
Paulo Dias, 54, of Trumbull, is accused of robbing In & Out Mini Market on Howe Avenue in Shelton on Wednesday, Sept. 30, police said.
Dias walked into the store, aimed a black handgun and demanded cash. The clerk handed over money, and Dias ran away, Shelton police said.
Police said the gun was fake.
Detectives found Dias about seven hours later with the stolen cash, a gun, and gloves, police said. He also had clothing that police believed he wore durin…
Kosta Diamantis Gets 7 Years For CT School Bribery Conviction After Fleeing To Greece
A former Connecticut official who took bribes from contractors while overseeing school construction grants received a seven-year prison sentence while he remains a fugitive in Greece.
Konstantinos “Kosta” Diamantis, 70, was sentenced in absentia in a Bridgeport federal court on Wednesday, Sept. 30, according to CT Mirror.
He was previously convicted on 21 counts, including bribery, extortion, conspiracy, and lying to investigators. His crimes involved a state program that helps fund school construction.
Two weeks before his sentencing, Diamantis fled the country to Greece, where his dual c…
Bronx-Raised Attorney, Long Island Husband Among 4 Americans Killed In Greece Blast
A Bronx-raised attorney and her husband, a Long Island native, were among four American tourists killed in an explosion near the Acropolis in Athens, Greece.
Florida Hoxha grew up in the Bronx and was a senior attorney at the New York Legal Assistance Group, according to ABC News. Her husband, Ian Alexander Kirkpatrick, was from Huntington and attended Huntington High School from 2003 to 2007, according to his LinkedIn profile.
Hoxha and Kirkpatrick were killed alongside Hoxha’s brother, Florin Hoxha, and his wife, Erisa Cani, on Friday, Sept. 25, when an early-morning explosion destroyed a…
