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'Deplorable Conditions': 103 Animals Rescued From CT Home, Owner Charged With Cruelty
A Connecticut home was described as a house of horrors for the more than 100 animals that were trapped inside and with limited access to food, water, and clean air, authorities said. The conditions were so bad that veterinarians had to euthanize four of the dogs that were rescued because they were so sick.
Windham County resident Tracy Donovan, age 59, of Woodstock, was arrested on Wednesday, Aug. 21, and charged with 103 counts of animal cruelty, Connecticut State Police said. According to court records, she was being held on a $150,000 bond.
Investigators were first alerted to…
CT Man, 60, Assaults Boy Multiple Times, Police Say
The 14-year-old victim of a now-arrested Connecticut man told authorities he was sexually assaulted an estimated 20 times.
Scott Predom, a Middlesex County man, was arrested on Tuesday, July 9 on charges of sexual assault and more following a Tolland County investigation, police announced.
Predom, a 60-year-old who hails from Middletown, is accused of inappropriately touching a 14-year-old boy, who was 13 at the time the assaults occurred.
According to his arrest warrant, the situation was brought to the attention of police when, in February 2024, a relative of the victim noticed inappro…
Man Accused Of Leaving CT Crash Scene, Driving Unregistered Car, More: Police
A Connecticut man is facing multiple charges after he allegedly crashed into another car on a highway, injuring two, and fled the scene.
The New Haven County incident occurred on Friday, July 12 in the town of Seymour, according to Connecticut State Police.
Just after 10 p.m. that night, 34-year-old Bethany man Brandon Graham was driving a gray Mercedes-Benz 380SL northbound on Route 8.
Near the area of Exit 22, he reportedly hit the back bumper of the car in front of him, a Nissan Sentra carrying two people.
After the crash, Graham’s vehicle car veered into the left lane and hit the …
Arrest Made In State Trooper's Hit-Run Death
A 44-year-old Connecticut man has been charged in the hit-and-run death of Trooper Aaron Pelletier, who was killed while making a traffic stop.
Related: New Update: Trooper ID’d As Victim In Southington I-84 Crash
The incident occurred in Hartford County around 2:30 p.m., Thursday, May 30, on I-84 in Southington.
According to the Connecticut State Police, Alex Oyola-Sanchez, age 44, of Hartford, was charged with manslaughter/motor vehicle, among other charges, moments after the fatal crash when his vehicle sustained a tire failure on I-84 in Farmington. He is being held on a $5 mill…
Suspect Nabbed In Shooting Death Of Teen With Protective Order In Bridgeport
A Connecticut man has been charged with the alleged shooting death of a Fairfield County teenager.
New Haven County resident Kiheem Tyquan Benbow, age 21, of Ansonia, was charged on Friday, April 26, with killing a 17-year-old, Romain Sterling, a Bridgeport resident.
During an investigation into Sterling's murder, Bridgeport Police served a search warrant on Behhow on Wednesday, April 24.
During the search, officers found a 9mm semiautomatic ghost gun.
At that time, he was charged with illegal transfer of a pistol, criminal violation of a protective order, and carrying a firea…
Ring Member Admits Snatching $1.5M Worth Of High-End Vehicles In CT, Elsewhere In Tristate
The last of four men caught stealing more than $1.5 million worth of luxury cars in Connecticut, Rockland County, Long Island and New Jersey took a guilty plea on Thursday, Oct. 19 federal authorities announced.
Like his pals, Malik Baker, age 29, of Vauxhall, New Jersey, took a deal from the government, pleading guilty in federal court in Newark on Thursday to conspiring to transport stolen vehicles in interstate commerce and receiving a stolen vehicle that had crossed state lines after being stolen.
US District Judge Esther Salas scheduled Baker's sentencing for Thursday, March 7, 2024.
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Ex-Teacher In New England Found Guilty Of Raping Fifth-Grader
A former Massachusetts elementary school music teacher has been found guilty of raping a fifth-grade student multiple times inside the classroom more than 10 years ago.
Hampshire County resident Stephen Jaszek, age 66, of South Hadley, was found guilty on Thursday, May 12, according to Worcester County District Attorney Joseph Early, Jr.
After a three day jury-waived trial, Worcester Superior Court Judge William Ritter found Jaszek, a former music teacher at Julia Bancroft Elementary School, located in Auburn, in Worcester County, guilty on all charges including:
Two counts of aggravated …
Feds: Man Stole, Sold Tires, Rims From Luxury Auto Dealers In Westchester, Fairfield Counties
An out-of-state man has indicted by a grand jury on charges that he ran a scheme to steal tires ad rims from new vehicles at luxury car dealerships in Westchester, Fairfield and New Haven counties and elsewhere.
Michael Farias, 54, of Providence, Rhode Island, was charged on Wednesday, Nov. 18, following an investigation by the FBI and police departments from Shelton, Milford, Waterbury, and Darien, and Bedford, New York, said John H. Durham, U.S. Attorney for the District of Connecticut.
As alleged in the indictment, between May 2015 and August 2018, Farias and others stole tires and rims …