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CEO Murder: Manhattan Grand Jury Indicts Luigi Mangione, Could Be Extradited To NY In Days CEO Murder: Manhattan Grand Jury Indicts Luigi Mangione, Could Be Extradited To NY In Days
CEO Murder: Manhattan Grand Jury Indicts Luigi Mangione, Could Be Extradited To NY In Days Luigi Mangione, the man accused of killing former UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, was indicted by a Manhattan grand jury on Tuesday, Dec. 17. Mangione is charged with one count of first-degree murder in furtherance of terrorism and two counts of second-degree murder. Mangione, a 26-year-old Maryland native, had fled New York City after the high-profile targeted assassination outside the New York Hilton in Manhattan on Wednesday, Dec. 4.  UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson. UnitedHealthcare After a days-long manhunt, Mangione was apprehended at a McDonald's in Altoona, Pennsy…
CEO Murder: Whiz Kid Suspect May Have Spiraled After Traumatic Back Surgery CEO Murder: Whiz Kid Suspect May Have Spiraled After Traumatic Back Surgery
CEO Murder: Whiz Kid Suspect May Have Spiraled After Traumatic Back Surgery Luigi Nicholas Mangione, the whiz kid Ivy League-educated high school valedictorian accused of the execution-style murder of the CEO of one of the nation's largest healthcare providers, may have spiraled out of control after traumatic back surgery. Click here for a new, updated story - CEO Murder: How A Hash Brown At McDonald's Ended Manhunt For Luigi Mangione The procedure, which allegedly left Mangione in significant physical and emotional distress, may have contributed to his deteriorating mental state, a factor authorities are considering as part of their investigation. …
Luigi Mangione Mugshot Released: Details Shared In Rookie Cop's Big PA McDonald's Arrest Luigi Mangione Mugshot Released: Details Shared In Rookie Cop's Big PA McDonald's Arrest
Luigi Mangione Mugshot Released: Details Shared In Rookie Cop's Big PA McDonald's Arrest Luigi Mangione's mugshot has been released, as have new details in the arrest of the 26-year-old former UPenn student who police say is a prime suspect in the murder of UnitedHealth CEO Brian Thompson. 📸BREAKING: Luigi Mangione’s mug shot, per Altoona Police Department. pic.twitter.com/Vf1I2KKbRp — Amanda Head (@AmandaHead) December 9, 2024 PA Gov. Josh Shapiro says that 26-year-old Mangione had a ghost gun, a weapon assembled from untraceable parts, matching the firearm used in Thompson’s murder was recovered during his detention, PA Gov. Josh Shapiro and other law enforcemen…
Fugitive Caught After Well-Being Check In CT Commuter Lot Fugitive Caught After Well-Being Check In CT Commuter Lot
Fugitive Caught After Well-Being Check In CT Commuter Lot A well-being check at a commuter lot in Connecticut led to the arrest of a woman wanted as a fugitive in Colorado. Troopers patrolling a commuter lot in Tolland County, along Route 44 in Bolton, around 10:30 a.m. on Sunday, Nov. 24, observed a vehicle with blankets covering the windows and a sunshade on the windshield.  Concerned for the occupant’s well-being, they made contact and spoke with a woman identified as Hartford County resident Cynthia Conant, age 26, of Newington, according to police. Conant, who told troopers she had been parked there since 8 p.m. Saturday, provided her C…
Mom, Infant Son Gunned Down In CT Drive-By, Shooter Arrested In Puerto Rico: Police Mom, Infant Son Gunned Down In CT Drive-By, Shooter Arrested In Puerto Rico: Police
Mom, Infant Son Gunned Down In CT Drive-By, Shooter Arrested In Puerto Rico: Police A 23-year-old man accused of fatally shooting a young mother and her infant son in Connecticut was arrested in Puerto Rico, authorities announced. Lance Morales, the suspect in the drive-by shooting that killed 20-year-old Jessiah Mercado and her 4-month-old son, Messiah Diaz, was taken into custody Saturday, Nov. 23, by the U.S. Marshals Violent Fugitive Task Force, the Marshal Service said.  He was found at a home in Fajardo, Puerto Rico, and is being held on a $3 million bond. The incident unfolded earlier this week when officers responded to Hartford Hospital after a vehicle arriv…
CT Mom Left 4 Young Kids Alone In 'Deplorable' Home While She Went To NY: Police (Updated) CT Mom Left 4 Young Kids Alone In 'Deplorable' Home While She Went To NY: Police (Updated)
CT Mom Left 4 Young Kids Alone In 'Deplorable' Home While She Went To NY: Police (Updated) A 40-year-old Connecticut mother is accused of leaving her four children — ages 11, 6, 4, and 3 — alone in an apartment filled with trash, feces, and filth with no food or clothing while she went to New York, authorities said.  Lindsey Powell, of Vernon in Tolland County, was arrested and charged on Monday, Nov. 18, with four counts of risk of injury to a minor, police said. Vernon police were called to a home on Terrace Drive on Friday, Nov. 8, for a welfare check, and they found four of Powell's young children unsupervised, officials said. Three of the children were naked and th…
Convicted Felon Busted In CT Bank Robbery Wanted For Seattle Heist: Police Convicted Felon Busted In CT Bank Robbery Wanted For Seattle Heist: Police
Convicted Felon Busted In CT Bank Robbery Wanted For Seattle Heist: Police A convicted felon with a history of robbery charges is back behind bars after allegedly robbing a Connecticut Wells Fargo bank, authorities said. Thomas Hopkins, 57, of Waterbury, was arrested and charged with first-degree robbery, first-degree threatening, and second-degree larceny, police said on Monday, Nov. 18. Hopkins is accused of robbing the Wells Fargo at 800 Wolcott St. in Waterbury around 10 a.m. on Friday, Nov. 15, police said. He walked in and told employees he had a gun and demanded cash; however, he never showed the weapon. Employees complied with his demands, and he ran out …
Woman Accused Of Killing Her Roommate In Florida Found Living In CT: Police Woman Accused Of Killing Her Roommate In Florida Found Living In CT: Police
Woman Accused Of Killing Her Roommate In Florida Found Living In CT: Police A Florida woman who is accused of killing her roommate just after Christmas 2022 was arrested this week in Connecticut, authorities said.  Gisselle Victoria-Gonzalez, age 42, was busted in Hartford on Wednesday, Nov. 6 on an extradition warrant out of Orlando, the police blotter said. She is charged with second-degree murder in the death of Runyleidy Medina-Pacheco, also 42, Orlando Police said. She also faces one count of tampering with physical evidence and one count of grand theft. Medina-Pacheco traveled from the Dominican Republic in December 2022 for an extended vacation and…
Greenwich Investment Firm Founder Stole Millions In Clients' Cash: Feds Greenwich Investment Firm Founder Stole Millions In Clients' Cash: Feds
Greenwich Investment Firm Founder Stole Millions In Clients' Cash: Feds A 49-year-old Connecticut man faces potentially decades in prison after he allegedly defrauded and stole $3.5 million of his client's money for years, federal authorities said.  Justin C. Murphy, 49, of Stamford, is charged with 15 counts of wire fraud, five counts of money laundering, and three counts of tax evasion, the US Attorney for Connecticut announced on Tuesday, Nov. 5.  Murphy ran the Greenwich-based investment firm Mara. The company also went by Mara Investment Group, LLC, Mara Investment Management LP, and Mara Investments Global Management LLC.  Federal inv…
Man Wanted On Child Porn Charges Hid In CT Woods For Months: Marshals Man Wanted On Child Porn Charges Hid In CT Woods For Months: Marshals
Man Wanted On Child Porn Charges Hid In CT Woods For Months: Marshals A 40-year-old wanted man was found hiding in a camp deep in the woods in Windham County on Monday, Oct. 21, after months on the run, authorities said.  Steven Labrecque, 40, is wanted by authorities in Massachusetts on charges of child pornography, photographing intimate parts of a child, intimidation of a witness, reckless endangerment of a child, threatening, obscene matter to a minor, assault, and battery, the US Marshal Service said.  Marshals were asked to help find Labrecque after police in Franklin and New Bedford, Massachusetts, were unable to track him down. Aut…
Man Nabbed After Stealing Apple Watch At Knifepoint In CT, Fleeing Across State Lines: Police Man Nabbed After Stealing Apple Watch At Knifepoint In CT, Fleeing Across State Lines: Police
Man Nabbed After Stealing Apple Watch At Knifepoint In CT, Fleeing Across State Lines: Police A 28-year-old man was apprehended on an interstate in the Hudson Valley after stealing a package containing an Apple Watch from a victim at knifepoint in Connecticut, authorities said. The robbery happened in Litchfield County on Monday, Sept. 30, when the suspect followed a victim home in New Milford after they picked up a FedEx package containing an Apple Watch at their parent's residence, the Putnam County Sheriff's Office said on Friday, Oct. 4.  The suspect, identified as Philadelphia, Pennsylvania resident Dalin Gonzalez-Marte, then stole the package at knifepoint while trying to…
Suspect Nabbed In NY After Knifepoint CT Robbery Leads To Cross-State Manhunt Suspect Nabbed In NY After Knifepoint CT Robbery Leads To Cross-State Manhunt
Suspect Nabbed In NY After Knifepoint CT Robbery Leads To Cross-State Manhunt From a FedEx delivery to a high-stakes chase, a cross-state manhunt ended in the dramatic arrest in New York of a suspect from Pennsylvania who allegedly fled from a knifepoint robbery in Connecticut.  The Putnam County Sheriff's Office just released details on the chain of events that began Monday, Sept. 30, at approximately 3:45 p.m. when it received a description of a vehicle and suspect that had just been involved in the Litchfield County incident in the town of New Milford. The robbery occurred when the suspect followed a victim home after the person retrieved a FedEx package…
Man Guilty In Fatal Shooting Of CT Husband, Father Of 3 Man Guilty In Fatal Shooting Of CT Husband, Father Of 3
Man Guilty In Fatal Shooting Of CT Husband, Father Of 3 A 49-year-old Maryland man was found guilty of gunning down a Connecticut father of three in 2020, authorities said.  Rashad Hardy was found guilty on Aug. 28 of murder, carrying a pistol with a permit, and criminal possession of a firearm, the Connecticut State Attorney's Office said.  Hardy was convicted of killing Ricky Newton, age 36, of New Haven, on Rosette Street in July 2020, police said.  Police found evidence of the slaying while executing a search on an unrelated matter at a group home in Maryland, where Hardy was living at the time, officials continued.…
Wanted Arsonist Found Walking In CT: Police Wanted Arsonist Found Walking In CT: Police
Wanted Arsonist Found Walking In CT: Police A man wanted for starting a fire on the West Coast was found walking along a Connecticut highway on Tuesday, Aug. 27, authorities said.  Robert Parmalee, age 40, of Ritzville, Washington, was arrested on a fugitive from justice warrant and is expected to be extradited to Oregon, where he is wanted on an arson charge, Connecticut State Police said.  Police stopped Parmalee in Hartford County just after 11 a.m. walking alongside Route 20 in Windsor Locks. Officers said they spoke with him out of safety concerns considering where he was walking.  A judge ordered him h…
Ex-CT Swim Coach Accused Of Voyeurism Ex-CT Swim Coach Accused Of Voyeurism
Ex-CT Swim Coach Accused Of Voyeurism A former Connecticut swim coach wanted for voyeurism on an out-of-state warrant was nabbed by US Marshals. Hartford County resident David Laudati, age 41, of Newington, was arrested on Monday, July 29, by the US Marshals Violent Fugitive Task Force and the Newington Police Department at his home in Newington. According to Matthew Duffy, spokesman for the US Marshals, Laudati is charged in Maricopa County, Arizona, with 11 counts of voyeurism and eight counts of attempted voyeurism stemming from allegations following a September 2023 investigation by the Buckeye Police Department.  Bef…
'What Should I Do?' FaceTiming Crack Dealer Stabs Woman During CT Attack, Police Say 'What Should I Do?' FaceTiming Crack Dealer Stabs Woman During CT Attack, Police Say
'What Should I Do?' FaceTiming Crack Dealer Stabs Woman During CT Attack, Police Say A woman is facing charges in connection with a stabbing attack at a Connecticut boat launch that left a woman hospitalized. The Windham County incident happened Friday, May 10, in Thompson on Fabyan Road. Connecticut State Police said the victim was inside a car that was parked at the boat launch with Cassandra Heredia, age 30, to sell "crack" when Heredia began punching her. Heredia then made a FaceTime call to a male friend who had accused the victim of stealing drugs from him. During the call, she allegedly told the man, “I beat the (expletive) out of her. What should I do?” When the …
21-Year-Old Who Assaulted CT Teens, Fled State, Arrested: Police 21-Year-Old Who Assaulted CT Teens, Fled State, Arrested: Police
21-Year-Old Who Assaulted CT Teens, Fled State, Arrested: Police Nearly three years after a man allegedly assaulted a pair of teen girls in Connecticut, police have extradited and arrested him. Carlos Davila, age 21 of New London County was arrested on Wednesday, May 15 for the Montville incident, which occurred in 2021, Connecticut State Police announced. According to his arrest warrant, Davila (who was 19 at the time) met with two 14-year-old girls near Oakville Elementary School on July 9, 2021. He had met one of the two girls on Instagram, where he reportedly asked her for explicit pictures, which she did not send. Davila then asked the girl to m…
CT Man Accused Of Sending Explicit Photos To 13-Year-Old CT Man Accused Of Sending Explicit Photos To 13-Year-Old
CT Man Accused Of Sending Explicit Photos To 13-Year-Old A Connecticut man has been accused of sending explicit images to a girl in the Midwest. Detectives at the Jackson Police Department in Missouri determined Litchfield County resident Carter Denlinger, of Bridgewater, sent Snapchats to the 13-year-old in their jurisdiction. Connecticut State Police detectives then joined the investigation, and an arrest warrant was issued in Missouri. Denlinger, age 25, was located in Bridgewater on Friday, April 12, and taken into custody as an extradition arrest, state police said. He is being held on a $1 million dollar bond and is due to …
US Marshals Nab Canadian Double Murder Suspect In CT US Marshals Nab Canadian Double Murder Suspect In CT
US Marshals Nab Canadian Double Murder Suspect In CT A man wanted on a Canada-wide warrant for a 2022 double homicide has been nabbed by the US Marshals Service in Connecticut. Kensworth Alton Francis, 29, of Mississauga, Ontario, was arrested in Hartford on Tuesday, March 26. York Regional Police said they are working to extradite Francis to the York Region. According to Constable James Dickson of the York Regional Police, on Saturday, July 23, 2022, around 3:30 a.m., York Regional Police responded to the ATL Lounge in the City of Vaughan for a report of shots fired. When officers arrived, they located three victims with gunshot …
JCPenney Employee Nabbed In Trumbull For Larceny Is Wanted Sex Offender, Police Say JCPenney Employee Nabbed In Trumbull For Larceny Is Wanted Sex Offender, Police Say
JCPenney Employee Nabbed In Trumbull For Larceny Is Wanted Sex Offender, Police Say A JCPenney employee charged with larceny in Fairfield County was wanted out of state for sex crimes against children. During the arrest on Saturday, Oct. 28, Trumbull Police found that Joshua Jaheem Bell, age 18, of Bridgeport also had an outstanding extraditable arrest warrant for sex crimes against children in Colorado. The incident began around 3 p.m. Saturday, at the Trumbull Mall, police were called to investigate an employee theft of $250 and Bell had previously stolen over $4,500 in the past, said Lt. Brian Weir, of the Trumbull Police. Investigating officers learned that …
Wanted NJ Sex Offender Captured At CT Motel: Police Wanted NJ Sex Offender Captured At CT Motel: Police
Wanted NJ Sex Offender Captured At CT Motel: Police A 41-year-old New Jersey man wanted for failing to register as a sex offender was captured at a motel in Connecticut on Thursday, Oct. 5, authorities said. Juan Marales, of Raritan in Somerset County, was apprehended by police after being named the Somerset County's Prosecutor's Office Fugitive of the Month for October.  The prosecutor's office's Fugitive Unit along with the Norwalk Police Department were able to determine that Morales was a motel in Norwalk, authorities said. Marales surrendered to police without incident and was taken into custody by Norwalk Police and processed at …
Caught: CT Bank Robber Located In Michigan, Police Say Caught: CT Bank Robber Located In Michigan, Police Say
Caught: CT Bank Robber Located In Michigan, Police Say A man who allegedly robbed a Connecticut bank was located out-of-state and arrested, police announced. On Friday, Sept. 1, the Connecticut State Police announced the arrest of 38-year-old Robert Doyle for the Tolland County robbery that occurred nearly a month before. According to police, on Friday, Aug. 4 at approximately 11:30 a.m., Doyle robbed the Key Bank located at 6 Storrs Road in Mansfield. Doyle is formerly a Windham County resident of the town of Plainfield. He fled the scene in a maroon Jeep Grand Cherokee. Police used images of his car, along with pictures of the former P…
Extradited Bridgeport Murder Suspect Confesses, Police Say Extradited Bridgeport Murder Suspect Confesses, Police Say
Extradited Bridgeport Murder Suspect Confesses, Police Say A Fairfield County man wanted for the 2020 stabbing of a man that resulted in his death two years later confessed to detectives when he was extradited from Georgia, according to police. Anthony Marion, age 58, of Bridgeport, was extradited from Fulton County, Georgia on Wednesday, Aug. 9, and offered a full confession to detectives, said Capt. Kevin Gilleran of the Bridgeport Police Department Marion was wanted for the Thursday, Dec. 3, 2020, stabbing assault of 58-year-old Gregory Williams, of Bridgeport, that resulted in his death on Monday, Oct. 10, 2022, Gilleran said. Williams was 68 …
Bridgeport Murder Suspect Nabbed In Georgia, Police Say Bridgeport Murder Suspect Nabbed In Georgia, Police Say
Bridgeport Murder Suspect Nabbed In Georgia, Police Say A Bridgeport man wanted since 2020 for allegedly killing another man was nabbed down south. On Monday, July 10, detectives from the Bridgeport Police Homicide Squad confirmed with law enforcement officers in Fulton County, Georgia that they had in their custody 58-year-old Anthony Marion of Bridgeport, said Capt. Kevin Gilleran of the Bridgeport Police.  Marion was wanted for the Thursday, Dec.  3, 2020, stabbing assault of Gregory Williams that resulted in his death on Monday, Oct. 10, 2022, Gilleran said. Williams was 68 at the time of his death. The cause of his death was…
Fugitive Caught: Wanted NY Man Apprehended At Highway Rest Area In CT Fugitive Caught: Wanted NY Man Apprehended At Highway Rest Area In CT
Fugitive Caught: Wanted NY Man Apprehended At Highway Rest Area In CT A man wanted in New York State was apprehended by authorities at a rest area on a Connecticut highway. Just before 5:30 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 20, Connecticut State Police troopers in Middlesex County responded to the I-91 northbound rest area in Middletown after receiving information that the subject of an active extraditable arrest warrant in the State of New York may be in the area, in possession of a tan Buick LeSabre displaying a New York registration.  Troopers were advised that the owner of the Buick had reported the vehicle stolen in the State of New York. Upon arrival, tro…
Pair Stole $164K From 94-Year-Old Connecticut Man's Checking Account, Police Say Pair Stole $164K From 94-Year-Old Connecticut Man's Checking Account, Police Say
Pair Stole $164K From 94-Year-Old Connecticut Man's Checking Account, Police Say A 94-year-old man from Connecticut lost $164,000 in thefts from his checking account, authorities said. The alleged thieves included a pair from New Jersey, according to Old Saybrook Police. Ashlee Crawford, age 33, of Plainfield, NJ, and Shannon Outlaw II, age 27, of North Brunswick, NJ,were charged with larceny and forgery, police said . Crawford also was charged with a second count of forgery. The Middlesex County man, who resides in Old Saybrook, reported the theft to police in February after $164,284 disappeared from his checking account, police said. Crawford was observed on vi…
Wanted Man Found In CT Driving Tractor-Trailer Containing $70K, Loaded Pistol, Police Say Wanted Man Found In CT Driving Tractor-Trailer Containing $70K, Loaded Pistol, Police Say
Wanted Man Found In CT Driving Tractor-Trailer Containing $70K, Loaded Pistol, Police Say A wanted man was taken into custody after police said he was pulled over while driving a tractor-trailer in Connecticut that contained a loaded pistol and $70,000 in cash. State troopers were asked to assist the United States Marshals Violent Fugitive Task Force with apprehending 65-year-old John Dahl, of Abbotsford, Wisconsin, at about 2 p.m. on Monday, Dec. 5, Connecticut State Police said. Dahl was wanted on an extraditable felony warrant by the New York City Police Department for first-degree criminal sale of a firearm, police reported. Troopers were informed that Dahl w…
Woman Wanted On Extraditable Warrant Located In Fairfield County Woman Wanted On Extraditable Warrant Located In Fairfield County
Woman Wanted On Extraditable Warrant Located In Fairfield County A 36-year-old woman who was wanted on an extraditable warrant was apprehended in Fairfield County. An officer in New Canaan saw Rachael Corrian shivering and walking barefoot on Elm Street and believed she was in need of assistance at about 4:10 a.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 2, according to the New Canaan Police Department. Police later determined that Corrian was wanted by the New York City Police Department on an extraditable warrant, with unknown charges, authorities said. Corrian was arrested and held without bond for a court date pending her extradition to New York State, police said.&…
Man Extradited From Hawaii For CT Homicide Man Extradited From Hawaii For CT Homicide
Man Extradited From Hawaii For CT Homicide More than 11 years after the crime, a suspect is facing charges for his involvement in the 2011 murder of a Connecticut man. Andrew Spino, age 34, was extradited from Hawaii, where he was in jail on unrelated charges, by US Marshals to New Haven County in connection with the March 2011 murder of Isaia Hernandez in Ansonia. The investigation into the homicide of Hernandez began on Wednesday, March 16, 2011, at 6:10 p.m., when the Ansonia Police Department received a complaint of a person shot in front of the Xtra Mart on Wakelee Avenue, said Lt. Patrick Lynch of the Ansonia Police. Hernande…
Man Who Stabbed Lyft Driver In Fairfield County Awaiting Extradition To CT, Police Say Man Who Stabbed Lyft Driver In Fairfield County Awaiting Extradition To CT, Police Say
Man Who Stabbed Lyft Driver In Fairfield County Awaiting Extradition To CT, Police Say A 28-year-old man is in custody after investigators said he stabbed a Lyft driver multiple times in Fairfield County, causing a crash. Abiola Shonowo is now in Maryland awaiting extradition for the incident that happened in June in Darien, according to an announcement from the Darien Police Department on Tuesday, Aug. 9. Police responded to a report of a single-vehicle crash in the area of West Avenue and Holmes Avenue at about 10:40 p.m. on Monday, June 27, and found that a driver had been stabbed and a suspect ran away from the scene with the victim's cell phone. The victim said he had p…
Fairfield County Man Wanted For Stabbing Death Extradited, Police Say Fairfield County Man Wanted For Stabbing Death Extradited, Police Say
Fairfield County Man Wanted For Stabbing Death Extradited, Police Say A 32-year-old Fairfield County man facing a murder charge for the 2021 stabbing death of a man found dead in a car was extradited some four months after his arrest. Donald Copeland, age 32, of Bridgeport, was transported to Stamford on Monday, June 27, to face charges in the stabbing death of a Norwalk man. Copeland was initially arrested in Poughkeepsie, New York, by the US Marshall during a raid on a home on Friday, Feb. 18, said Lt. Thomas Scanlon, of the Stamford Police. He was wanted for the August 2021 stabbing death of Jimmy Louis, age 43, who was found in a car on Hamilton Ave…