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CT Man Gets 16+ Years In Prison For 2021 Shooting In Public Square: DA CT Man Gets 16+ Years In Prison For 2021 Shooting In Public Square: DA
CT Man Gets 16+ Years In Prison For 2021 Shooting In Public Square: DA A Connecticut man will spend more than 16 years behind bars for a 2021 shooting in Middletown's Traverse Square that left a man seriously wounded, authorities said.  Antwan Rufus, 36, of Middletown, was sentenced to 16 ½ years in prison, followed by 10 ½ years of special parole, after being convicted of multiple charges, including assault and unlawful possession of a firearm, Middlesex State’s Attorney Michael A. Gailor announced Tuesday, Feb. 18. Prosecutors said Rufus stepped out of a car in Traverse Square and opened fire on a man he had previously threatened. He fired six shots, st…

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by Josh Lanier
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Shooting Leaves Person Dead: Suspect Caught In Meriden, Police Say Shooting Leaves Person Dead: Suspect Caught In Meriden, Police Say
Shooting Leaves Person Dead: Suspect Caught In Meriden, Police Say A man faces numerous charges in connection with a shooting in New Haven County that left one victim dead and another injured, police said.  The incident happened on Monday, March 20 around 6 p.m., when police in Meriden responded to the area of West Main Street at Lewis Avenue for a reported shooting.  According to Meriden Police, upon arriving, officers found a man and woman with gunshot wounds inside a parked vehicle in addition to a handgun and immediately sent for medical assistance.  The male victim, Shawn Mojica, later died from his injuries in a nearby hospi…

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by Ben Crnic
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CT Father Charged With Severely Beating 6-Week-Old, Police Say CT Father Charged With Severely Beating 6-Week-Old, Police Say
CT Father Charged With Severely Beating 6-Week-Old, Police Say A Connecticut father has been arrested for allegedly severely beating his 6-week-old causing extensive injuries. The incident took place around in New Haven County around 4 a.m., on Friday, Sept. 23, in Ansonia. According to Lt. Patrick Lynch of the Ansonia Police, the department was notified on Friday by the Department of Children and Families of a possible child abuse case. DCF reported the juvenile victim was currently at Yale New Haven Hospital being treated for injuries. Hospital personnel informed police the child had multiple injuries including, a brain bleed, fractured ribs, lacera…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Suspect Nabbed After Assault Leaving Relative Dead At CT Condo Complex Suspect Nabbed After Assault Leaving Relative Dead At CT Condo Complex
Suspect Nabbed After Assault Leaving Relative Dead At CT Condo Complex A man is accused of killing a relative at a Connecticut home. Officers in in Windham County were called to the Whetstone Mills condo complex, located on Valley Road in Killingly, at around 10 p.m. Tuesday, May 24. A caller had told 911 dispatchers that an adult male relative was overdue to return home and was last known to be visiting the complex, Connecticut State Police said. When officers arrived, they found the victim suffering from life-threatening injuries. He was pronounced dead at the scene. Investigators identified the victim as Alexander M. Neidhardt, age 72. Police arrested a…

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by Michael Mashburn
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15-Year-Old Charged In Shooting Of Victim On Connecticut Road 15-Year-Old Charged In Shooting Of Victim On Connecticut Road
15-Year-Old Charged In Shooting Of Victim On Connecticut Road A 15-year-old Connecticut boy is facing charges in a shooting that sent a 22-year-old victim to the hospital last year. Officers in New Haven County responded to a report of shots fired in the area of Oberlin Road in Hamden at about 6 p.m. on May 26, 2021, according to the Hamden Police Department.  Police found ballistic evidence in the roadway and determined that the victim had been taken to the hospital by a private vehicle to be treated for serious injuries, authorities said.  Investigators determined that a suspect traveling in a vehicle on Oberlin Road had shot at the victi…

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by Nicole Valinote
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Homicide Suspect Transported Back To Connecticut After Arrest In NH Homicide Suspect Transported Back To Connecticut After Arrest In NH
Homicide Suspect Transported Back To Connecticut After Arrest In NH A 46-year-old suspect in a homicide case has been transported back to Connecticut following his arrest in New Hampshire. Detectives traveled to a correctional facility in New Hampshire to take Matthew Candler, of New London, into custody at about 2 p.m. on Monday, May 9, according to Connecticut State Police. Candler is charged with three counts of first-degree assault in an incident that happened in Windham County on Sunday, May 1, police reported.  A witness reported on May 1 that 51-year-old Jeffrey Rawson was assaulted early that morning in a home on Miller Road in Chaplin, accord…

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by Nicole Valinote
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Man Crashes Into Multiple Vehicles, Including Cruiser After Shooting, CT State Police Say Man Crashes Into Multiple Vehicles, Including Cruiser After Shooting, CT State Police Say
Man Crashes Into Multiple Vehicles, Including Cruiser After Shooting, CT State Police Say A 63-year-old Connecticut man was arrested after authorities said he was involved in a shooting and then crashed into multiple vehicles, including a police cruiser, during a pursuit. Hartford County resident William Ramos Sr., of New Britain, was arrested following an investigation into a shooting on Friday, Nov. 26, in Manchester. A 56-year-old woman came into the lobby of the police department with a gunshot wound to her hand at about 9 p.m. on Friday, the Manchester Police Department reported. The woman reported that she suffered the injury during an altercation with her son's fath…

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by Nicole Valinote
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Man Charged With Attempted Murder At Connecticut Hotel Man Charged With Attempted Murder At Connecticut Hotel
Man Charged With Attempted Murder At Connecticut Hotel A Western Massachusetts man is facing an attempted murder charge after allegedly attacking a family member with a blade during an altercation at a Connecticut hotel, police said. Shortly before 1 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 26, officers from the Enfield Police Department in Hartford County responded to a reported stabbing at the Motel 6 on Hazard Avenue. Upon arrival, officers located a 63-year-old man in distress with a wound to his throat, police said, though he was able to identify his attacker, Alex Arslanian, of Agawam, Massachusetts in Hampshire County, who was located near the scene as his…

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by Zak Failla