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CT Highway Shooting Involving SUV With 2 Kids May Have Started Over 'Smoke And Chill': Police CT Highway Shooting Involving SUV With 2 Kids May Have Started Over 'Smoke And Chill': Police
CT Highway Shooting Involving SUV With 2 Kids May Have Started Over 'Smoke And Chill': Police A Connecticut man is accused of firing two shots into an SUV carrying two children younger than 10 during a confrontation on Route 9, according to Connecticut State Police. One of the alleged victims told investigators she believes the dispute stems from her husband no longer wanting to "smoke and chill" with the alleged gunman, his former friend.  Angel Manuel Cruz, 33, was arrested Wednesday, June 18, following an investigation into a June 6 shooting on Route 9 South near Exit 38, state police said. He was charged with attempted first-degree assault, carrying a pistol without a permit…

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Teen Charged After Graduation Party Punch Leaves Man Unconscious In Wallingford: Police Teen Charged After Graduation Party Punch Leaves Man Unconscious In Wallingford: Police
Teen Charged After Graduation Party Punch Leaves Man Unconscious In Wallingford: Police A Connecticut graduation party began with congratulations but ended in handcuffs after an 18-year-old allegedly punched a man, leaving him unconscious in a driveway, police said. Adam Harper, 18, faces a second-degree assault charge following the alleged incident in Wallingford on June 17, police said. Authorities were called to a home just after 12:30 a.m. after receiving a report of an unconscious man who had been assaulted. Wallingford police said Harper, who attended the graduation party, punched the man, causing him to fall backward and hit his head on the driveway. Police have not sa…

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2 Young Men Killed, Third Wounded In New Haven Shooting Near Apartment Complex 2 Young Men Killed, Third Wounded In New Haven Shooting Near Apartment Complex
2 Young Men Killed, Third Wounded In New Haven Shooting Near Apartment Complex Two men were killed, and a third man was wounded after a shooting near a Connecticut apartment complex, police said. The violence unfolded around 1:30 p.m. Monday, June 23, near the Fort Hale Gardens apartment complex on Woodward Avenue in New Haven. When officers arrived, they found no victims at the scene. Police said all three men had been taken to or dropped off near Yale New Haven Hospital in private vehicles. Investigators believe the shooting involved two groups of men who knew each other. Authorities said this was not a random act of violence.  Police said the two men who die…

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CT Man Funneled $425K To Pakistan Through $1.9M Medicare Fraud Scheme: Feds CT Man Funneled $425K To Pakistan Through $1.9M Medicare Fraud Scheme: Feds
CT Man Funneled $425K To Pakistan Through $1.9M Medicare Fraud Scheme: Feds A Connecticut man has admitted to operating an illegal money-transmitting business connected to a Medicare fraud scheme that generated nearly $1.9 million in false claims, federal authorities said. Habroon Habib, 30, a Pakistani citizen and lawful U.S. permanent resident living in Middletown, pleaded guilty in federal court in Bridgeport after waiving his right to indictment, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Connecticut. The plea was announced as part of the Department of Justice's 2026 National Health Care Fraud Takedown, a sweeping nationwide enforcement effort …

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Body Of Missing NY Fisherman Found After Weeklong Search Off Fairfield Coast Body Of Missing NY Fisherman Found After Weeklong Search Off Fairfield Coast
Body Of Missing NY Fisherman Found After Weeklong Search Off Fairfield Coast The body of a New York fisherman was found a week after he was pulled beneath the water off the Connecticut coast, authorities announced Tuesday, June 23. Kwahiwi Edwards, 34, of Queens, was found Saturday, June 20, on a beach near Shoreline Drive in Stratford, according to Fairfield police. The grim discovery ended days of searching after Edwards disappeared June 13 near Fairfield's Penfield Beach. Police said Edwards and another fisherman became stranded on a reef as a rising tide quickly surrounded them and cut them off from the shore.  A witness who saw them stranded on the reef dove i…

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CT Woman Accused Of Leaving Newborn Son To Die In Dumpster Faces Murder Charge CT Woman Accused Of Leaving Newborn Son To Die In Dumpster Faces Murder Charge
CT Woman Accused Of Leaving Newborn Son To Die In Dumpster Faces Murder Charge A Danbury woman accused of leaving her newborn son in a dumpster to die nearly a decade ago is now facing a murder charge with special circumstances, prosecutors said. Dominique Harrison, 28, of Danbury, was arrested last week, but authorities did not provide details about the alleged crime until her arraignment Monday, officials said. The charges stem from an investigation into the 2018 discovery of human remains in Stamford, Danbury police said. It's unclear why she was not arrested until now.  At Monday's arraignment, Assistant State's Attorney Mary-Caitlin Harding said Harrison ad…

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Suspect Arrested In Juvenile Sexual Assault Near Wilton High School: Police Suspect Arrested In Juvenile Sexual Assault Near Wilton High School: Police
Suspect Arrested In Juvenile Sexual Assault Near Wilton High School: Police A suspect is under arrest after a reported sexual assault involving a juvenile near Wilton High School, police said. Wilton Police announced the arrest on Monday, June 22, following an investigation into an alleged assault that happened on Sunday. They did not identify the suspect.  “At this time, no further information can be released due to the active nature of the investigation, the involvement of a juvenile, and the sensitive nature of the incident,” police said in a Facebook post. Police stressed that there is no known ongoing threat to public safety connected to the incident. O…

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Guilford Man Convicted Of Firing Into Former Female Classmates' Homes 20 Years Later: DA Guilford Man Convicted Of Firing Into Former Female Classmates' Homes 20 Years Later: DA
Guilford Man Convicted Of Firing Into Former Female Classmates' Homes 20 Years Later: DA A Connecticut man has been found guilty after prosecutors said he fired into the homes of two former female high school classmates in separate shootings nearly a year apart. Gregory McHugh, 42, of Guilford, was found guilty by a New Haven Superior Court jury last week of two counts of attempt to commit assault in the first degree, two counts of criminal mischief in the first degree, and criminal possession of a revolver on school grounds, according to New Haven Judicial District State’s Attorney John P. Doyle Jr. Prosecutors said the case centered on two shootings that targeted occupied hom…

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Fentanyl Dealer Who Kept Southwestern CT Supplied With Deadly Drug Sentenced: Feds Fentanyl Dealer Who Kept Southwestern CT Supplied With Deadly Drug Sentenced: Feds
Fentanyl Dealer Who Kept Southwestern CT Supplied With Deadly Drug Sentenced: Feds A Connecticut man who investigators say redistributed fentanyl across southwestern Connecticut has been sentenced to more than eight years in federal prison. Omar Parra, 39, of Stamford, who also goes by the names "D" and "Dee," was sentenced last week to 100 months in prison and four years of supervised release, U.S. Attorney David X. Sullivan announced.  Federal investigators identified Parra during a drug trafficking investigation focused on fentanyl distribution in the region. According to court records, the Drug Enforcement Administration's Bridgeport High Intensity Drug Traffick…

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Mother, Son ID'd Among 3 Sets Of Skeletal Remains Found In CT Foreclosed Home Mother, Son ID'd Among 3 Sets Of Skeletal Remains Found In CT Foreclosed Home
Mother, Son ID'd Among 3 Sets Of Skeletal Remains Found In CT Foreclosed Home Two of the three people whose skeletal remains were found inside a foreclosed Connecticut home have now been identified, authorities said. Connecticut State Police announced that the deceased are Brian Cash, 22, and his mother, Sally Ann Cash, 54. Troopers are working to identify the third body found at the home.  Police are still investigating how and when they died.  The remains were discovered on Sunday, June 14, at a home at 7 Stanwich Lane in Burlington. State troopers responded after a new homeowner found the remains inside the house after purchasing the property at a forec…

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'Paul Was A Legend': Dad Who Died After Fall At Concert Was Celebrating Wedding Anniversary 'Paul Was A Legend': Dad Who Died After Fall At Concert Was Celebrating Wedding Anniversary
'Paul Was A Legend': Dad Who Died After Fall At Concert Was Celebrating Wedding Anniversary A Connecticut father who died after a fall during a Madison Square Garden concert is being remembered as a devoted family man whose life centered on the people and community he loved. Hundreds are now rallying around his family following his death.  Paul Kueker, 51, of Niantic, suffered injuries "indicative of falling from an elevated condition" inside the iconic Manhattan arena during a Goose concert, according to New York police. Officers said the incident happened around 9:50 p.m. Saturday, June 20.  Kueker was rushed to Bellevue Hospital, where he later died. The NYPD is inves…

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CT Woman Accused Of Stealing $78K From Family Dental Practice Through Years-Long Scheme CT Woman Accused Of Stealing $78K From Family Dental Practice Through Years-Long Scheme
CT Woman Accused Of Stealing $78K From Family Dental Practice Through Years-Long Scheme A former employee of a Connecticut dental practice is accused of stealing more than $78,000 from the business through a years-long scheme, according to Fairfield police. Barbara Economovich, 29, of Trumbull, was arrested last week and charged with third-degree burglary, first-degree larceny, and first-degree computer crime, police said. The investigation began after employees of Southport Family Dental noticed unusual activity at the business while it was closed, as well as suspicious activity involving the company's credit card refunds, Fairfield police said.  Investigators said…

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