Son Gets Help Honoring CT Mom Killed In Motorcycle Crash With Dump Truck Son Gets Help Honoring CT Mom Killed In Motorcycle Crash With Dump Truck
Son Gets Help Honoring CT Mom Killed In Motorcycle Crash With Dump Truck A Connecticut community is rallying around a grieving son after his mother was killed in a motorcycle crash.  Jaime Brouwer, 49, of Griswold, died after the motorcycle she was riding was involved in a crash with a dump truck in East Hampton on Aug. 27, police said. Officers responded around 4:20 p.m. to the area of Gulf Road and Colchester Avenue. Brouwer died at the scene. A man who was also on the motorcycle suffered serious injuries. He was airlifted to Hartford Hospital.  Authorities have not said what caused the crash. Loved ones created a GoFundMe for Brouwer's son, Johna…
CT Dad Killed, Fiancée Critically Hurt In Orlando Crash With Alleged Drunk Driver CT Dad Killed, Fiancée Critically Hurt In Orlando Crash With Alleged Drunk Driver
CT Dad Killed, Fiancée Critically Hurt In Orlando Crash With Alleged Drunk Driver A Connecticut family said they are "broken" after an alleged drunken driver killed a 29-year-old man and seriously injured his fiancée during a birthday trip to Florida.  Nealson Carrasquillo, 29, died following the early-morning crash near SeaWorld in Orlando on Sunday, Aug. 30, the Florida Highway Patrol said. His fiancée, Jalissa Velazquez, 23, suffered serious injuries and remained hospitalized on life support. Carrasquillo leaves behind a young daughter and a 7-month-old son. Relatives are caring for them while Velazquez recovers. Carrasquillo turned 29 on Aug. 10. His mother, As…
Trump Weighs In On Lindsay Clancy Mistrial Trump Weighs In On Lindsay Clancy Mistrial
Trump Weighs In On Lindsay Clancy Mistrial President Donald Trump is weighing in on the Lindsay Clancy murder case after a Massachusetts judge declared a mistrial. In a press conference from the Oval Office, Trump told reporters: "I assume there’s going to be another trial. It’s a terrible situation. Look, she did a horrible, horrible thing. Can’t be worse. “But you’ll find out what the price to pay is. There’ll be a price. It’s going to be a mental institution or jail or something. But I guess they’re going to go through another trial. It’s too bad." On Friday, Sept. 4, as deliberations entered the seventh day, the jury informed …
CT Police Car Hits 4-Year-Old While Responding To Call; Girl Critically Injured CT Police Car Hits 4-Year-Old While Responding To Call; Girl Critically Injured
CT Police Car Hits 4-Year-Old While Responding To Call; Girl Critically Injured A 4-year-old Connecticut girl was critically injured when a police officer struck her while responding to an emergency call, authorities said. The crash happened Thursday, Sept. 3, shortly after 9:30 p.m. on Hanover Street in Bridgeport. The officer was responding to a reported mob attack at nearby Went Field Park, Bridgeport Police Det. Jeffrey A. Holtz said in a news release.  Police have not identified the officer. Paramedics took the girl to Bridgeport Hospital, where she was last listed in critical but stable condition. The crowd had dispersed by the time other officers rea…
CT Garbage Truck Plunges Into Pequabuck River, Catches Fire With 2 People Inside CT Garbage Truck Plunges Into Pequabuck River, Catches Fire With 2 People Inside
CT Garbage Truck Plunges Into Pequabuck River, Catches Fire With 2 People Inside A garbage truck plunged into the Pequabuck River after losing its brakes and caught fire with two people inside, authorities said.  The truck was driving north on Willis Street when it crossed the parking lot of Bristol Arts and Innovation Magnet School in Bristol. It then went over Memorial Boulevard and fell into the river on Friday, Sept. 4, and burst into flames, police said.  Both people inside escaped the truck, but they suffered serious injuries.  Bristol firefighters built a rope system to lift them about 15 feet from the river and over a wall. Bristol EMS to…
State Releases Body Cam Footage Of CT Police Shootout State Releases Body Cam Footage Of CT Police Shootout
State Releases Body Cam Footage Of CT Police Shootout State investigators have released body camera footage from two Connecticut police officers involved in an exchange of gunfire with a suspect earlier this week. The encounter took place on Wednesday, Sept. 2, at 609 Grand St. in Bridgeport when police responded to a reported fight in the street, the Office of Inspector General said. In its initial report, the inspector general's office said police attempted to speak with Roberto Martins, 53, at the scene. He ran through a side door of a three-family home and tried to shut it on Bridgeport Officer Christopher Robinson. Click here to watch Ro…
Judge Officially Calls Mistrial In Lindsay Clancy Case: What Next? Judge Officially Calls Mistrial In Lindsay Clancy Case: What Next?
Judge Officially Calls Mistrial In Lindsay Clancy Case: What Next? Lindsay Clancy's murder trial has officially ended in a mistrial after the 12-person jury said it could not unanimously decide whether the Massachusetts mother was criminally responsible for the deaths of her three children. UPDATE: President Trump has weighed in on the Lindsay Clancy mistrial. Click here to read more. Judge William Sullivan declared a mistrial on Friday afternoon, Sept. 4, the seventh day of deliberations, after Clancy's attorney Kevin Reddington filed a last-ditch emergency appeal. The jury stood at 11-1 in favor of acquitting Clancy, though it remained unclear which cha…
'American Idol' Star Caught Shoplifting From Target: Report 'American Idol' Star Caught Shoplifting From Target: Report
'American Idol' Star Caught Shoplifting From Target: Report A 39-year-old former "American Idol" contestant is facing charges out of a Jersey Shore town for allegedly stealing from a Target store. Antonella M. Barba was charged on Monday, Aug. 10, and charged with shoplifting merchandise valued at less than $200 in Ocean Township (Monmouth County). Barba pleaded not guilty, and the case remains active. A court date is scheduled for Nov. 18. Barba, who lives in East Orange but is a Point Pleasant native, is accused of stealing from the Seaview Square Shopping Center on Route 66, NJ Advance Media reports. According to the outlet, police resp…
‘Demon,’ Death Penalty Searches Revealed As Bodycam Captures Discovery Of College Soccer Star ‘Demon,’ Death Penalty Searches Revealed As Bodycam Captures Discovery Of College Soccer Star
‘Demon,’ Death Penalty Searches Revealed As Bodycam Captures Discovery Of College Soccer Star Newly released bodycam footage shows the chilling moment a police officer followed an Apple AirTag to a missing PennWest soccer player's Jeep and discovered 18-year-old Karoline Heintz's bloodied body — while newly released phone evidence reveals her boyfriend's searches about demons, murder, fingerprints, and the death penalty. WARNING: The body-camera footage and evidence released in this case contain graphic and disturbing images. Daily Voice is not publishing photographs showing Heintz's body, but this article does include some disturbing descriptions. The footage and dozens of evidence …
New Haven Assistant Principal Placed on Leave Amid DCF, Police Investigation: Report New Haven Assistant Principal Placed on Leave Amid DCF, Police Investigation: Report
New Haven Assistant Principal Placed on Leave Amid DCF, Police Investigation: Report A Connecticut high school assistant principal has been placed on administrative leave amid an investigation by New Haven police and the state Department of Children and Families, according to multiple reports. James Hillhouse High School Assistant Principal Daniel Bonet was placed on leave May 26, New Haven officials said Wednesday, Sept. 2, according to WTNH. Officials have not disclosed the allegation that prompted the investigation. Calls to the Department of Children and Families and New Haven police seeking additional information were not immediately returned. A spokesperson for New H…
Man Accused Of Killing CT Mom Of 5 Extradited From NY, Held On $3M Bond Man Accused Of Killing CT Mom Of 5 Extradited From NY, Held On $3M Bond
Man Accused Of Killing CT Mom Of 5 Extradited From NY, Held On $3M Bond A man accused of fatally stabbing a Connecticut grandmother has been extradited back to the state to face a murder charge, police said. Michael Ranger, 55, is accused of killing Jacqueline Yolanda Matthews, 59, at a Concord Drive condominium in Rocky Hill on Aug. 22, police said. She was pronounced dead at an area hospital. Police arrested Ranger in upstate New York two days later. Authorities have released few details about the killing. Rocky Hill police announced that Ranger had been returned to Connecticut on Thursday, Sept. 3. He was charged with murder in violation of a standing crimi…
Woman Falsely Reported Bomb Threat On Metro-North Train On Way To Connecticut: DA Woman Falsely Reported Bomb Threat On Metro-North Train On Way To Connecticut: DA
Woman Falsely Reported Bomb Threat On Metro-North Train On Way To Connecticut: DA A Bronx woman has been indicted more than a year after claiming a man was holding a bomb aboard a Metro-North train on its way to Connecticut, forcing hundreds of passengers to evacuate in Westchester County, prosecutors said.  Bronx resident Albertyna Mendoza, 27, was arraigned on Thursday, Sept. 3, on a felony charge of second-degree falsely reporting an incident, the Westchester County District Attorney's Office announced.  The charge stems from an incident on May 3, 2025, when Mendoza was traveling aboard a New Haven-bound Metro-North train through Westchester at around 4…