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Suspended, DUI Driver Charged In Crash That Killed CT College Senior: Police Suspended, DUI Driver Charged In Crash That Killed CT College Senior: Police
Suspended, DUI Driver Charged In Crash That Killed CT College Senior: Police A 32-year-old Connecticut man was intoxicated when he struck a vehicle operated by a 22-year-old college senior, killing him last November, authorities announced on Wednesday, Jan. 8.  Luis Martinez, 32, of Waterbury, is charged with reckless driving, second-degree manslaughter — motor vehicle, driving on a suspended license, and driving while under the influence of alcohol or drugs, Waterbury police said.  Martinez crashed into Jayden Gonzalez around 2:15 a.m. on Nov. 10 near Baldwin and Lounsbury Streets intersection in Waterbury, authorities said. The 22-year-old Gonz…

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by Josh Lanier
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Son Charged After Father Dies Following Assault In CT Son Charged After Father Dies Following Assault In CT
Son Charged After Father Dies Following Assault In CT A Connecticut man was charged after firefighters responded to a home for medical assistance which turned out to be an assault and a death. The incident took place in New Haven County around 2:50 p.m. on Monday, April 10 in Waterbury at 27 Platt St. Waterbury firefighters responded to the home and found a 67-year-old man who was unresponsive and was transported to Saint Mary’s Hospital prior to police arrival on the scene, said Lt. Ryan Bessette, of the Waterbury Police. Police were notified around 3:30 p.m. that the man, identified as Wilfredo Martinez, of Waterbury, had died, Be…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Fairfield County Man Charged In 2021 Kidnapping, Carjacking Fairfield County Man Charged In 2021 Kidnapping, Carjacking
Fairfield County Man Charged In 2021 Kidnapping, Carjacking A Fairfield County man already in jail on other offenses was charged in connection with an alleged carjacking and kidnapping that took place last year. The incident took place when on Wednesday, July 21, 2021, when a man was walking from the Pleasant Moments gentleman's club in Bridgeport to his Dodge Ram pickup when several people walked up to him, armed with guns, Bridgeport Detective Martin Heanue said. The victim was forced into his truck and hit in the head with a gun and then driven to a gas station where the suspects forced him to provide the PIN number to his bank card so …

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by Kathy Reakes
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21 Charged In Connection To Multistate Fentanyl, Cocaine Conspiracy 21 Charged In Connection To Multistate Fentanyl, Cocaine Conspiracy
21 Charged In Connection To Multistate Fentanyl, Cocaine Conspiracy Twenty-one people are facing charges in connection with a conspiracy to traffic cocaine, fentanyl, and other drugs in the several states, including New York, Connecticut, and Massachusetts. Authorities began investigating a drug trafficking organization based in the area of Lawrence, Massachusetts in May of 2020, according to the United States Attorney's Office for the District of Massachusetts. Since December of 2020, communications between members of the organization and their associates showed that the individuals distributed fentanyl and cocaine in the Lawrence area, the Attorney's Offi…

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by Nicole Valinote