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Hartford Woman's Death In Police Custody Under Investigation
The Connecticut Office of Inspector General is investigating the death of a 49-year-old woman who was in police custody.
Linda Praylow, of Hartford, died in a holding cell on Sunday, April 7, while in the custody of the Hartford Police.
She was arrested on Friday, April 5, for two outstanding warrants and held on a $20,000 bond. Police did not say what the warrants were for.
On Sunday, during the early morning hours, Praylow was discovered unresponsive in her cell, Inspector General Robert Devlin Jr. said.
Devlin said Hartford Police rendered medical aid, and American Medi…
CT Moped Driver Killed In Crash, Police Say
A 35-year-old Connecticut man driving a moped was killed during a crash with a Nissan.
The crash took place in New Haven around 5:40 a.m., Sunday, July 31 on Ella T. Grasso Boulevard.
When officers responded to the scene, located between Adeline Street and Printers Lane, they found the driver of the moped, identified as Antonio Cruz-Oritz, of New Haven unresponsive, said Sgt. Scott Shumway, of the New Haven Police.
American Medical Response transported Cruz-Ortiz to Yale New Haven Hospital where he died from his injuries, Shumway said.
The operator of the Nissan remained on the scene. No…
17-Year-Old CT High School Junior Shot, Killed
Police are investigating after a 17-year-old was shot and killed on a Connecticut street.
The teenage boy was shot around 9 p.m., Sunday, March 20 in New Haven, on Orchard Place, between Orchard Street and Charles Street.
Responding officers located the victim, who had been struck by gunfire, said Officer Scott Shumway, of the New Haven Police Department.
American Medical Response transported the victim to Yale New Haven Hospital where he died from his injuries, Shumway said.
Police have not released the name of the victim, a New Haven resident, who was a junior at Hillhouse High School,…
CT Woman 34, Killed After Crashing Into Tree, Police Say
A 34-year-old Connecticut woman was killed after crashing her Kia into a tree.
The victim died around 1:30 a.m., Wednesday, Feb. 23, after crashing her white Kia into the tree on Whalley Avenue in New Haven.
According to Officer Scott Shumway, of the New Haven Police, responding officers found the woman, Brittany Jones, inside the vehicle in the area of Whalley Avenue, between Ella T. Grasso Boulevard and Ellsworth Avenue.
American Medical Response transported the Jones to Yale-New Haven Hospital where she died from her injuries, Shumway said.
The New Haven Police Crash T…
CT Man Shot On Thanksgiving Dies From Injuries, Police Say
A Connecticut man who was shot on Thanksgiving has died from his injuries.
The shooting took place around 1:15 a.m., Thursday, Nov. 25 on Sherman Avenue, between Elm Street and Whalley Avenue in New Haven, said Officer Scott Shumway, of the New Haven Police.
When officers arrived on the scene, a concerned citizen led responding officers to Lemuel Hamilton, a 45-year-old New Haven man, who had been struck by gunfire, Shumway said.
American Medical Response transported the victim to Yale-New Haven Hospital where he was being treated for life-threatening injuries, until early Tuesday, Nov. 30…
