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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…
Wanted Man Runs Away After Crashing Car With His Kids Inside
A Connecticut town was ordered to stay inside after a man wanted for questioning in an armed robbery crashed his car into a pole and ran away, leaving behind his two children and a woman in the vehicle in Tolland County, authorities said.
Kyle Joseph Fortier, age 33, of Windham, is charged with two counts of risk of injury to a minor, interfering with an officer, and evading responsibility, Connecticut State Police said.
Fortier was driving along Brandy Street in Bolton when he hit a telephone pole near Hanover Farms Road and spun out around 5 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 1., …
Man, 72, Sexually Assaulted Child: Police
Police in New Haven County arrested a 72-year-old Connecticut man following an extensive investigation, authorities announced Friday, Oct. 25.
Mark Keith Pasquariello, of Stratford in Fairfield County, is charged with two counts of sexual assault in the fourth degree, risk of injury to a minor, and two counts of illegal sexual contact with a minor, North Haven Police said.
Investigators did not release much information on the investigation to protect the identity of the child.
However, they said Pasquariello shared "multiple inappropriate comments and physical contac…
Norwalk Man, 27, Accused Of Sexually Assaulting 4-Year-Old
A Fairfield County man is being held on a $750,000 bond after being charged with allegedly sexually assaulting a 4-year-old.
In May of 2023, the Norwalk Police Department’s Special Victims Unit began to investigate an incident where a 4-year-old was reported to have been sexually assaulted by Ricardo Cruz Cisneros, age 27.
According to Sgt. Ryan. Evarts of the Norwalk Police, the investigation led to an arrest warrant to be issued on Monday, July 1, for Cisneros.
During the early morning hours of Tuesday, July 2, Cisneros was seen driving in Norwalk. Evart said th…
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…
New Update: Math Coach Who Allegedly Used Chokehold On Student In Norwalk Resigns
A math coach who allegedly used a chokehold on an elementary student until they were unconscious in Fairfield County has resigned from her job.
The incident took place in Norwalk on Friday, Feb. 24 at Brookside Elementary School.
Following an investigation, Stefanie Sanabria, age 50, of Danbury, was arrested on a warrant at her home, said Deputy Chief Terrence Blake, of the Norwalk Police.
She resigned from the school on the same day, said Emily Morgan, spokeswoman for the Norwalk School District.
Earlier report: Math Coach Chokes Student Unconscious At Norwalk School, Police Say
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Math Coach Chokes Student Unconscious At Norwalk School, Police Say
A math coach at a Connecticut school has been charged with strangulation after allegedly using a chokehold on an elementary student in Fairfield County until the child became unconscious.
The incident took place in Norwalk on Friday, Feb. 24 at Brookside Elementary School.
Following an investigation, Stefanie Sanabria, age 50, of Danbury, was arrested on a warrant on Friday, March 3 at her home, said Deputy Chief Terrence Blake, of the Norwalk Police.
According to Blake, On Feb. 24, the department was contacted by Norwalk Public Schools regarding an incident in which a staff member ha…
Fairfield County Duo Nabbed For Sex Trafficking Of Minors, Police Say
A Fairfield County man and woman have been arrested for the alleged sex trafficking of minors.
The two, identified as Teresa Martinez, age 36 of Bridgeport, and Eugene Luini, age 60, of Stamford, were arrested by Norwalk Police on Monday, Dec. 26, said Norwalk Deputy Chief Terrence Blake.
In January 2021, the Department of Children and Families received an anonymous tip regarding the sex trafficking of juveniles in Norwalk, Blake said.
The Department of Children and Families notified the Special Victims Unit of the Norwalk Police Department and an investigation was&nbs…
CT Infant, Stabbed, Dismembered Laid To Rest As Search Continues For Father
As investigators continue to work around the clock to apprehend the father of an 11-month-old Connecticut girl he allegedly killed and dismembered, her family laid her to rest in a private ceremony.
The homicide occurred in New Haven County in the 100 Block of Millville Ave. in Naugatuck on Friday, November 18.
Camilla Francisquini was laid to rest on Friday, Nov. 25, during a private ceremony surrounded by her family and loved ones in Naugatuck.
Christopher Francisquini, age 31, of Naugatuck, whose police say has an extensive criminal history, killed the child and fled, said the Naugatuck…
CT Man Accused Of Having Sexual Contact With 13-Year-Old
A Connecticut man wanted for allegedly having sexual conduct with a 13-year-old girl has been captured.
Windham County resident Eduardo Acevedo, age 33, of Moosup, was captured on Friday, June 10, with the help of the Lincoln, Rhode Island Police on a warrant from the Plainfield Police Department.
Through an investigation, it was determined that Acevedo had inappropriate sexual contact with a 13-year-old female, said Chief Mario Arriaga, of the Plainfield Police.
During the investigation, it was determined that Acevedo had fled the state in an attempt to elude law enforcemen…
CT Teacher Arrested For Assaulting Student, Police Say
A Connecticut teacher has been arrested for allegedly assaulting a student in the classroom.
On Monday, Dec. 6, at about 2:20 p.m., Police received calls regarding an assault in New Haven at Edgewood School, located at 737 Edgewood Ave.
According to Officer Scott Shumway of the New Haven Police, responding officers learned that a teacher, Deron Beasley, age 42, of New Haven, and a student, had been involved in an altercation in a classroom.
The student sustained minor injuries and was released to a parent, Shumway said.
Beasley was arrested and taken to the New Haven Police De…
