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Aaron Hernandez's Brother Threatens To Shoot Up UConn, Makes Other Threats: Feds
Dennis Hernandez, brother of the former NFL player Aaron Hernandez of the New England Patriots, has been slapped with federal charges after allegedly threatening to carry out a shooting at the University of Connecticut, officials said.
Hernandez, also known as “DJ Hernandez” and “Jonathan Hernandez,” has been charged with interstate threatening and stalking offenses, the US Attorney's Office for the District of Connecticut announced on Friday, July 28.
According to federal officials, on both Thursday, July 6, and Friday, July 7, Hernandez, a 37-year-old Bristol resident, communicated wit…
CT Mother, 5-Year-Old Daughter Found Dead In River, Police Say
A 39-year-old Connecticut mother and her 5-year-old daughter were found dead in the Shetucket River.
The incident took place in New London County around 5:30 p.m., Tuesday, July 18 in the Park Drive area of Sprague.
Quinebaug Valley Dispatch contacted Connecticut State Police Troop E in Montville of a report of a mother and child lost in the Shetucket River, state police said.
State troopers, members of several area fire departments, and EMS responded to the scene.
Police said during the search, the woman identified as Dora Kelly, of Norwich, and her daughter, Aralye McKeever, were locate…
24-Year-Old Killed, Second Man Critical During CT Drive-By Shooting
A 24-year-old Connecticut man was shot and killed and another man is critical following a reported drive-by shooting in front of a restaurant in a shopping plaza.
Hartford County resident Marion Edwards, of Windsor, was found with multiple gunshot wounds are 8:15 p.m., Tuesday, July 18 in the area of 295 Barbour St., in Hartford.
When patrol officers responded to the area for ShotSpotter notifications, they found Edwards and another man, both of whom had been shot, in front of the business, said Lt. Aaron Boisvert of the Hartford Police.
Edwards was unresponsive on the scene and officers b…
CT Man Distributes Drugs At Inn: Nabbed With Over 300 Bags Of Fentanyl In Car, Police Say
A man who allegedly distributed drugs at an inn was caught with large quantities of illegal narcotics after being trailed by an unmarked law enforcement vehicle in Connecticut, police said.
Hartford resident Bruce Michaud, age 36, was arrested on drug possession and firearm charges following an investigation into his alleged distribution of narcotics at the Bradley Inn in Windsor Locks at 5 Ella Grasso Tnpk., Windsor Locks Police announced on Friday, July 14.
According to the department, Michaud, who has an extensive criminal history of narcotics sale, assault, an…