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Officer Shoots Suspect In New Britain After Foot Chase, Gun Found; State Investigating Officer Shoots Suspect In New Britain After Foot Chase, Gun Found; State Investigating
Officer Shoots Suspect In New Britain After Foot Chase, Gun Found; State Investigating A Connecticut police search for suspects in an earlier shooting ended with an officer opening fire, leaving one person injured and another under arrest. The incident happened around 3 p.m. Wednesday, June 24, after New Britain officers received information about suspects connected to an earlier shots-fired call in the Union Street area, officials said. An officer spotted one of the suspects near the Red Roof Inn walking with another man. Detectives tried to stop them, but both men ran, according to officials. The chase ended in the parking lot of 1 Herald Square, where an officer repo…

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Mom Crashes SUV Into Plainfield Home With 4 Kids Inside, Drives Away: Police Mom Crashes SUV Into Plainfield Home With 4 Kids Inside, Drives Away: Police
Mom Crashes SUV Into Plainfield Home With 4 Kids Inside, Drives Away: Police A Connecticut woman is accused of crashing an SUV into a home before driving away with four young children still inside the vehicle, police said. Amber Blanchette, 33, of Sterling, faces multiple charges after the Tuesday night, June 24, crash, which investigators said began with a reported domestic disturbance and ended with an SUV crashing into a house. Officers responded to a home on Snake Meadow Road in Plainfield around 8:10 p.m. after receiving a report of a possible domestic disturbance, according to police. While officers were investigating, they learned an SUV had crashed into a h…

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Brothers Show Up Armed After Fight At CT Father's Day Party, Police Say Brothers Show Up Armed After Fight At CT Father's Day Party, Police Say
Brothers Show Up Armed After Fight At CT Father's Day Party, Police Say A Connecticut Father's Day celebration ended with two brothers facing criminal charges after police say one of them returned to the gathering armed following a fight. Miguel Roman, 37, became involved in an altercation with another man during a Father's Day gathering at 109½ West Main St. in Meriden on Sunday, June 21, 2026. The two were not related. Miguel suffered a non-life-threatening wound to his head. According to police, Miguel left but returned about 30 to 40 minutes later with his brother, Michael Roman. Investigators said the brothers were looking for the man involved in the earli…

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CT Driver Had BAC More Than 3 Times Legal Limit At I-95 Crash: Police CT Driver Had BAC More Than 3 Times Legal Limit At I-95 Crash: Police
CT Driver Had BAC More Than 3 Times Legal Limit At I-95 Crash: Police A New London man is facing multiple charges after police said he drove drunk, parked in a travel lane on Interstate 95, and caused a crash that seriously endangered his passenger. Julio Osario Santos, 51, was charged with operating under the influence, unsafe parking on a highway, operating with a suspended license, reckless use of a highway by a pedestrian, and other motor vehicle offenses, according to Connecticut State Police. The charges stem from a crash on the night of Feb. 3 on I-95. According to an arrest warrant, first responders arrived to find a man lying in the roadway. Investi…

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New Charge Added For Woodstock Man Accused In Marijuana Deal Shooting: Police New Charge Added For Woodstock Man Accused In Marijuana Deal Shooting: Police
New Charge Added For Woodstock Man Accused In Marijuana Deal Shooting: Police A Connecticut man accused of shooting and robbing a person during a self-identified drug deal is facing a new criminal charge after investigators determined the gun used in the case had been stolen. King Michael Adoty, 20, of Woodstock, was charged with possession of a stolen firearm on Tuesday, June 23, Connecticut State Police said. The charge stems from a Sept. 27, 2025, shooting on Mill Bridge Road in Woodstock that left a victim with a serious leg injury. Police said the victim was first taken to a local hospital before being airlifted to a trauma center in Worcester because of the sev…

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Ex-CT Middle School Teacher Sent Inappropriate Texts To Student, 13, For Months: Police Ex-CT Middle School Teacher Sent Inappropriate Texts To Student, 13, For Months: Police
Ex-CT Middle School Teacher Sent Inappropriate Texts To Student, 13, For Months: Police A former Connecticut middle school teacher is facing criminal charges after police said he exchanged inappropriate text messages with a 13-year-old student.  Ryan LaSella, 34, of Milford, who formerly worked as a science teacher at Madison Middle School, turned himself in to Trumbull police on Tuesday, June 23, authorities said.  The arrest stems from an investigation that began in March 2026. Trumbull school administrators notified the town's School Resource Officer about a complaint involving LaSella, according to police. Investigators said the complaint alleged that LaSel…

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CT Highway Shooting Involving SUV With 2 Kids May Have Started Over 'Smoke And Chill': Police CT Highway Shooting Involving SUV With 2 Kids May Have Started Over 'Smoke And Chill': Police
CT Highway Shooting Involving SUV With 2 Kids May Have Started Over 'Smoke And Chill': Police A Connecticut man is accused of firing two shots into an SUV carrying two children younger than 10 during a confrontation on Route 9, according to Connecticut State Police. One of the alleged victims told investigators she believes the dispute stems from her husband no longer wanting to "smoke and chill" with the alleged gunman, his former friend.  Angel Manuel Cruz, 33, was arrested Wednesday, June 18, following an investigation into a June 6 shooting on Route 9 South near Exit 38, state police said. He was charged with attempted first-degree assault, carrying a pistol without a permit…

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CT Teen Charged After Graduation Party Punch Leaves Man Unconscious On Pavement: Police CT Teen Charged After Graduation Party Punch Leaves Man Unconscious On Pavement: Police
CT Teen Charged After Graduation Party Punch Leaves Man Unconscious On Pavement: Police A Connecticut graduation party began with congratulations but ended in handcuffs after an 18-year-old allegedly punched a man, leaving him unconscious in a driveway, police said. Adam Harper, 18, faces a second-degree assault charge following the alleged incident in Wallingford on June 17, police said. Authorities were called to a home just after 12:30 a.m. after receiving a report of an unconscious man who had been assaulted. Wallingford police said Harper, who attended the graduation party, punched the man, causing him to fall backward and hit his head on the driveway. Police have not sa…

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CT Man Funneled $425K To Pakistan Through $1.9M Medicare Fraud Scheme: Feds CT Man Funneled $425K To Pakistan Through $1.9M Medicare Fraud Scheme: Feds
CT Man Funneled $425K To Pakistan Through $1.9M Medicare Fraud Scheme: Feds A Connecticut man has admitted to operating an illegal money-transmitting business connected to a Medicare fraud scheme that generated nearly $1.9 million in false claims, federal authorities said. Habroon Habib, 30, a Pakistani citizen and lawful U.S. permanent resident living in Middletown, pleaded guilty in federal court in Bridgeport after waiving his right to indictment, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Connecticut. The plea was announced as part of the Department of Justice's 2026 National Health Care Fraud Takedown, a sweeping nationwide enforcement effort …

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Police ID CT Driver Killed In Wrong-Way Crash After Fleeing Massachusetts Traffic Stop Police ID CT Driver Killed In Wrong-Way Crash After Fleeing Massachusetts Traffic Stop
Police ID CT Driver Killed In Wrong-Way Crash After Fleeing Massachusetts Traffic Stop Authorities have identified the Connecticut driver who was killed after fleeing a Massachusetts traffic stop and driving the wrong way before crashing head-on into another vehicle. Jeffrey Bowman, 27, of Southington, died in the crash early Saturday morning, June 20, in Millbury, the Worcester County District Attorney's Office said. Troopers attempted to stop Bowman's vehicle on Interstate 90 westbound at about 12:43 a.m., Massachusetts State Police said. But Bowman drove away after a trooper approached his car. State police then issued a "be on the lookout" alert for the vehicle. About 1…

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Body Of Missing NY Fisherman Found After Weeklong Search Off Fairfield Coast Body Of Missing NY Fisherman Found After Weeklong Search Off Fairfield Coast
Body Of Missing NY Fisherman Found After Weeklong Search Off Fairfield Coast The body of a New York fisherman was found a week after he was pulled beneath the water off the Connecticut coast, authorities announced Tuesday, June 23. Kwahiwi Edwards, 34, of Queens, was found Saturday, June 20, on a beach near Shoreline Drive in Stratford, according to Fairfield police. The grim discovery ended days of searching after Edwards disappeared June 13 near Fairfield's Penfield Beach. Police said Edwards and another fisherman became stranded on a reef as a rising tide quickly surrounded them and cut them off from the shore.  A witness who saw them stranded on the reef dove i…

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CT Woman Accused Of Leaving Newborn Son To Die In Dumpster Faces Murder Charge CT Woman Accused Of Leaving Newborn Son To Die In Dumpster Faces Murder Charge
CT Woman Accused Of Leaving Newborn Son To Die In Dumpster Faces Murder Charge A Danbury woman accused of leaving her newborn son in a dumpster to die nearly a decade ago is now facing a murder charge with special circumstances, prosecutors said. Dominique Harrison, 28, of Danbury, was arrested last week, but authorities did not provide details about the alleged crime until her arraignment Monday, officials said. The charges stem from an investigation into the 2018 discovery of human remains in Stamford, Danbury police said. It's unclear why she was not arrested until now.  At Monday's arraignment, Assistant State's Attorney Mary-Caitlin Harding said Harrison ad…

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