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Man Who Attacked Jogger Linked To 2018 Sexual Assault In Same Area: Police Man Who Attacked Jogger Linked To 2018 Sexual Assault In Same Area: Police
Man Who Attacked Jogger Linked To 2018 Sexual Assault In Same Area: Police Police have arrested a Connecticut man nearly a year after investigators say he grabbed a jogger in New Haven County, shoved her into the woods, and attacked her at gunpoint. That investigation helped link him to a sexual assault that happened six years ago, police said.  Crisleonel Cruzado, age 25, of New Haven, was arrested last week and charged with unlawful restraint, assault in the second degree, reckless endangerment, and breach of the peace, authorities said.  A 38-year-old woman told police that just after 6 a.m. on Oct. 12, 2023, she was running in the area of Yale and Ed…

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by Josh Lanier
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Body-Cam Video Shows Suspect Fired First In New Haven Officer-Involved Fatal Shooting: Report Body-Cam Video Shows Suspect Fired First In New Haven Officer-Involved Fatal Shooting: Report
Body-Cam Video Shows Suspect Fired First In New Haven Officer-Involved Fatal Shooting: Report The Connecticut Office of Inspector General released its preliminary findings in a fatal officer-involved shooting last week and found that the suspect fired at police first.  Jebrell Conley, 36, was shot and killed on Thursday, Sept. 19, at a West Haven car wash on Boston Road.  The New Haven Police Department's Violent Crime Task Force went to arrest Conley around 5 p.m. on an outstanding robbery warrant. Conley tried to escape when he noticed officers approaching, but they used their vehicles to box him in. That's when the shooting started.  Authorities released mult…

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by Josh Lanier
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CT Woman, 37, Found Dead Floating In Quinnipiac River CT Woman, 37, Found Dead Floating In Quinnipiac River
CT Woman, 37, Found Dead Floating In Quinnipiac River Police in Connecticut are investigating after a 37-year-old woman's body was found dead floating in the water of the Quinnipiac River. New Haven Police Officer Christian Bruckhart said the incident occurred in New Haven around 7:50 a.m., Tuesday, Sept. 10, near Brewery Square. Bruckhart said the New Haven Fire Department responded with water rescue, and the body was located near James Street and River Streets along the embankment. He added that the woman had no identification, but detectives identified her as Shannon Arrington of New Haven.  Her family has been notified.  Membe…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Bust Made In Fatal Sidewalk Stabbing In CT Months After Attack Bust Made In Fatal Sidewalk Stabbing In CT Months After Attack
Bust Made In Fatal Sidewalk Stabbing In CT Months After Attack Connecticut police say they arrested a 36-year-old man in a two-month-old fatal stabbing that left a 26-year-old dead in New Haven, authorities said.  Thomas Norfleet, age 36, of New Haven, is accused of fatally stabbing Shamar Gibson during an argument on a sidewalk on July 6, New Haven police said in a press conference on Thursday, Sept. 5.  Norfleet and Gibson got into an argument over Norfleet's niece around 2 p.m. on Orchard Street. That argument escalated when the older man pulled out a knife and stabbed Gibson multiple times, police said.  Gibson took himself to&…

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by Josh Lanier
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Popular CT Thai Restaurant Has Liquor License Suspended Following Fight, Shooting Popular CT Thai Restaurant Has Liquor License Suspended Following Fight, Shooting
Popular CT Thai Restaurant Has Liquor License Suspended Following Fight, Shooting A fight and shooting inside a popular Connecticut Thai restaurant and bar has led the state Consumer Protection Commission to suspend the establishment's liquor license. Related: Fight At New Haven Restaurant Ends In Gunfire, With 2 Women Reportedly Shot: Police The incident occurred in New Haven at NOA by September in Bangkok at 196 Crown St. on Saturday, Aug. 31, during the morning early hours. The suspension resulted from a referral to the DCP Liquor Control Division from the New Haven Police Department regarding the fight and shooting, the commission said. According to Lt. Bren…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Suicidal CT Man Who Wanted Police To 'Kill Him,' Injures Officers During Arrest, Cops Say Suicidal CT Man Who Wanted Police To 'Kill Him,' Injures Officers During Arrest, Cops Say
Suicidal CT Man Who Wanted Police To 'Kill Him,' Injures Officers During Arrest, Cops Say A Connecticut man who was allegedly suicidal and wanted to be killed by police was taken into custody after fighting and injuring several officers. The incident occurred in New Haven County in Hamden on Wednesday, Aug. 7, at the Hamden Plaza. According to Lt. Raymond Quinn of the Hamden Police, the department received word that the East Haven Police were trying to locate and arrest Derrick Gilliam, age 29, of New Haven. East Haven police said that Gilliam, who was wanted on domestic violence charges, was suicidal and "wanted to be killed by police," Quinn said. East Haven Police had …

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by Kathy Reakes
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CT Man Who Called 911 To Report Shooting Woman Found Guilty Of Murder CT Man Who Called 911 To Report Shooting Woman Found Guilty Of Murder
CT Man Who Called 911 To Report Shooting Woman Found Guilty Of Murder A year after a Connecticut man called 911 to report he had just shot a woman, he is headed to prison. New Haven County resident Leon Guerrero, age 31, of New Haven, was found guilty of murder by a jury on Wednesday, June 5, said John P. Doyle Jr., State’s Attorney for the District of New Haven. According to evidence introduced at trial, Guerrero shot the victim, Tayna Rodriguez, age 26, of New Haven, on Sunday, April 23, 2023.  The incident stemmed from an altercation between two men who were fighting on a New Haven street and did not involve Rodriguez, a single mother of a young son,…

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by Kathy Reakes