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2 CT Men Killed After Camaro Slams Into Tree, Bursts Into Flames
Two men were killed when a classic car slammed into a tree and caught fire on a Connecticut road, police said.
Emergency crews rushed to the scene after receiving reports of a single-vehicle crash involving a 1978 Chevrolet Camaro around 10:45 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 1, on Waterbury road in Cheshire, police said. The car had gone off the road and struck a tree.
Police identified the victims as James Zabel, 43, of Meriden, who was driving, and his passenger, John D’Aniello, 42, of Waterbury.
First responders pulled both men from the wreckage and rushed them to a nearby hospital.
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Mother Arrested Months After CT Girl, 12, Died Of Overdose At Their Home: Police
Police have arrested the mother of a 12-year-old Connecticut girl who died from a three-drug overdose months after charging the girl's stepfather with sexual assault, authorities said.
Melanie Federline, 39, of Enfield, was charged on Friday, Oct. 30, with risk of injury to a child, police said.
Her daughter, Eve Rogers, was found dead in her Enfield bed on March 18. Police have not said whether the charge against her mother stems from the investigation into the girl's death.
Authorities held Melanie Federline on a court-set $250,000 surety bond. She was scheduled for arraignment Mon…
Ex-Mobster Turned NJ Councilman, Son Indicted In Loansharking Scheme: AG
A former Gambino crime family associate who reinvented himself as a New Jersey councilman and vowed to do things "the right way" has been indicted alongside his son and another man in an alleged loansharking scheme involving threats of violence, authorities announced Friday, Oct. 30.
John E. Alite, 64, of Englishtown, was indicted on multiple charges of theft by extortion, corporate misconduct, usury, money laundering, terroristic threats, and conspiracy, New Jersey Attorney General Jennifer Davenport said. His son, John P. Alite, 35, of Manalapan, was indicted on charges of usury, cons…
Operation Wood Island: CT Police Seize 4 Guns, Arrest 3
Complaints about guns, drugs and noise around a Connecticut park led to a police operation that ended with three arrests and four seized guns, authorities said.
The arrests took place Monday through Wednesday, Oct. 26-28, as part of Bridgeport Police's Operation Wood Island.
The investigation focused on the triangular park at Wood Avenue, Benham Avenue and Grove Street. Police said complaints involved illegal guns, drugs, noise, and heavy drinking during the day and at night. Those concerns extended into the surrounding neighborhood.
Officers arrested Trevor Lennox George, 26, of Bridgepor…
Newborn Found Dead In Movie Theater Toilet: Nearly 30 Years Later, Mom Faces Murder Charges
Nearly three decades ago, a newborn baby boy was found dead inside a Long Island movie theater bathroom.
On Wednesday, Oct. 28, his mother was arrested hundreds of miles away in Hampton, Virginia, as detectives cracked the 1996 cold case.
Michelle Chronick Tyson, 59, is facing multiple counts of second-degree murder in connection with the death of her newborn baby in November 1996 when she was 29 years old, according to the Suffolk County District Attorney's Office.
Investigators say that at around 12:30 a.m. on Nov. 18, 1996, the newborn was found inside a toilet in the women's bathroom o…
PhD Student Who Killed Infant, Abused Twin Baby Brother Sentenced
A former PhD student from New Jersey who killed her friend’s infant son and abused his twin brother was sentenced in Pennsylvania on Wednesday, Oct. 28, court records show.
Nicole Elizabeth Virzi, 32, of Saddle Brook, pleaded guilty to third-degree murder, aggravated assault, and endangering the welfare of children in the death of 6-week-old Leon Katz and injuries to his twin brother.
Leon was alert, behaving normally, and had no head injuries when his parents left him with Virzi at their Pittsburgh apartment, according to court documents obtained by Daily Voice on Thursday, Oct. 29.
His p…
