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Woman Seen Speeding With Man Clinging To Car Hood Before He Falls Off, She Leaves Him: Police
A 24-year-old Connecticut woman was caught on surveillance cameras speeding with a man holding onto her hood before he fell off, and she sped away, authorities said.
Alexis Marie Rivera, of Wallingford in New Haven County, is charged with first-degree assault, first-degree reckless endangerment, and reckless driving, police said.
The alleged incident happened on Oct. 8 after a 911 call reported a man lying on the pavement behind a bar, bleeding from his head, Wallingford Police said. Authorities did not release his name.
Paramedics took him to a local hospital, but t…
Man Busted In Tree Branch Attack That Sent 1 To Hospital: Police
A 56-year-old Connecticut man attacked someone with a tree branch, sending them to the hospital in Fairfield County, authorities said.
Oscar Espejo-Gonzalez, of Bridgeport, was charged with second-degree breach of peace, illegal alteration of a firearm, illegally carrying a gun while under the influence of drugs or alcohol, first-degree threatening, second-degree assault, and reckless endangerment in the first-degree, authorities said.
The alleged victim told police that Espejo-Gonzalez had attacked him with a tree branch on Maplewood Avenue on Saturday, Oct. 19, leaving a …
Officer Dragged Behind Car Trying To Stop Shoplifters: Police
A Connecticut police officer is recovering after being dragged by a car in the parking lot of a Home Depot in Fairfield County earlier this week. Two people were arrested following their escape.
Amanda Belcher, 41, and James Coates, 49, who both had outstanding warrants, face several charges following the theft and wild chase that followed, Fairfield Police said.
Police were called to the Home Depot at 541 Kings Highway Cutoff around 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 24, after store security spotted two people allegedly stealing more than $1,200 in merchandise, authorities said.&n…
Victim Tortured For 3 Hours In 'Brutal, Heinous' Attack: Police
A 22-year-old man accused of luring a victim into the woods, where they beat, sexually assaulted, and burned them, was ordered held on a $1 million bond, authorities said. Two 17-year-old boys are accused of helping him.
Avante Ryan, 22, of Hartford, faces more than a dozen felonies for the alleged attack that happened in New Haven County on Sunday, Sept. 1, Branford police said on Thursday, Sept. 19.
Investigators said Ryan and the two teenagers lured the victim to a remote location in a wooded area in Branford and held them there for three hours.
"During that time, the …
