Newton Dad Convicted Of Groping Teen On Boston-Bound Flight With His Wife, 4 Kids Aboard Newton Dad Convicted Of Groping Teen On Boston-Bound Flight With His Wife, 4 Kids Aboard Newton Dad Convicted Of Groping Teen On Boston-Bound Flight With His Wife, 4 Kids Aboard
Newton Dad Convicted Of Groping Teen On Boston-Bound Flight With His Wife, 4 Kids Aboard A Massachusetts father faces prison after a jury convicted him of repeatedly groping a teenage girl on a flight while traveling with his wife and four children. Jonathan Alan Lefman, 48, of Newton, touched the 17-year-old’s buttocks without her consent during an Aug. 30, 2024, JetBlue flight from Puerto Rico to Boston, federal prosecutors said. A jury found him guilty after a three-day trial.  Lefman sat behind the girl, with his 16-year-old son beside him. Prosecutors said he pushed his hand through the gap between her seat cushion and seatback to touch her repeatedly. The girl …
CT Man Convicted Of Sexually Assaulting 2 Children Under 10 Over Decade Later CT Man Convicted Of Sexually Assaulting 2 Children Under 10 Over Decade Later CT Man Convicted Of Sexually Assaulting 2 Children Under 10 Over Decade Later
CT Man Convicted Of Sexually Assaulting 2 Children Under 10 Over Decade Later A Connecticut man was found guilty of sexually abusing two children younger than 10 more than a decade after the assaults happened, prosecutors said.  James S. Miller Jr., 58, was found guilty on Thursday, Oct. 22, in New Haven Superior Court on two counts each of first-degree sexual assault and risk of injury to a minor, according to New Haven State’s Attorney John P. Doyle Jr. Trial evidence showed Miller abused the children in New Haven between 2012 and 2014. Both victims reported the abuse to police in 2022, years after it happened. The court combined their cases for one jury…
Loved Ones Rally To Bring Slain Hartford 17-Year-Old Home For Funeral Loved Ones Rally To Bring Slain Hartford 17-Year-Old Home For Funeral Loved Ones Rally To Bring Slain Hartford 17-Year-Old Home For Funeral
Loved Ones Rally To Bring Slain Hartford 17-Year-Old Home For Funeral Loved ones have raised thousands to bring a slain Hartford teenager back to where she grew up to be buried.  Ty-Leeyah Jamison, 17, died after a shooting Wednesday, Oct. 21, outside a home on East Raymond Street, police said. Another 17-year-old girl was wounded and was in stable condition. Now, those mourning Jamison are asking for help with the cost of returning her body from Connecticut and arranging her funeral, according to a GoFundMe campaign. The campaign has raised more than $2,500 as of Thursday morning.  Police have not announced any arrests in the shootings, which is …
IRS Begins Sending $5,000 Refunds: See Who Qualifies For Payments IRS Begins Sending $5,000 Refunds: See Who Qualifies For Payments IRS Begins Sending $5,000 Refunds: See Who Qualifies For Payments
IRS Begins Sending $5,000 Refunds: See Who Qualifies For Payments An automatic IRS adjustment could put extra money in thousands of families' pockets without requiring them to redo their tax returns. The Internal Revenue Service says it has begun issuing refunds to more than 50,000 taxpayers with unused adoption tax credits carried forward from earlier years. The change applies to tax year 2025 only. Eligible adoption credit carryforwards from 2020 through 2024 can increase the refundable portion of the credit, subject to a $5,000 limit per qualifying child. That is a maximum, not a guaranteed payment. The amount depends on each taxpayer’s available cred…
Connecticut Man Locked Up In NY After Police Find Gun: Authorities Connecticut Man Locked Up In NY After Police Find Gun: Authorities Connecticut Man Locked Up In NY After Police Find Gun: Authorities
Connecticut Man Locked Up In NY After Police Find Gun: Authorities A Connecticut man traveling through New York was arrested with an illegal handgun, police announced Friday, Oct. 23. Jace C. Darby, 25, of Hamden, was traveling on the I-87 Northway through Malta, NY, around 8:45 a.m. Tuesday, Oct. 20 when state troopers pulled him over, New York State Police said. As troopers investigated Darby, they located an illegally possessed loaded handgun inside his vehicle, authorities said. He was then arrested at the scene. Darby was charged with second-degree weapons possession, criminal firearm possession, and traffic violations, state police said. He was arra…
Woman Seriously Hurt In Fall From Second-Story CT Window Woman Seriously Hurt In Fall From Second-Story CT Window Woman Seriously Hurt In Fall From Second-Story CT Window
Woman Seriously Hurt In Fall From Second-Story CT Window A woman suffered serious injuries after falling from a second-story window at a New London home, police said. Officers responded to the Linden Street residence around 11:50 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 22, after receiving a report of the fall. They found the injured woman, and an ambulance took her to Lawrence + Memorial Hospital for treatment, police said. She remains hospitalized in serious but stable condition. Detectives are investigating what led to the fall. So far, investigators have found no signs of suspicious circumstances, police said. The investigation remains open. Anyone with inform…
NJ Dentist Vows To Expose Who Sparked 'Witch Hunt' As Halloween Display Shuts Down NJ Dentist Vows To Expose Who Sparked 'Witch Hunt' As Halloween Display Shuts Down NJ Dentist Vows To Expose Who Sparked 'Witch Hunt' As Halloween Display Shuts Down
NJ Dentist Vows To Expose Who Sparked 'Witch Hunt' As Halloween Display Shuts Down Skeletons dressed in colorful costumes, glowing orange and green lights, and towering cornstalks still lined Wayne Gangi's Clifton property. But Thursday night, Oct. 22, the Halloween magic was already coming undone. Decorations were piled in the driveway, bags of brush lined the curb, and cars rolled past one by one as people stopped for what could be their final look at one of the city's most elaborate Halloween displays. Gangi, whose annual attraction has drawn thousands of visitors for 25 years, says he's shutting it down after being hit with city penalties — and now he's determined to…
CT Man Convicted Of Sexually Assaulting Blind Woman During Home Invasion: DA CT Man Convicted Of Sexually Assaulting Blind Woman During Home Invasion: DA CT Man Convicted Of Sexually Assaulting Blind Woman During Home Invasion: DA
CT Man Convicted Of Sexually Assaulting Blind Woman During Home Invasion: DA A Connecticut man who robbed and sexually assaulted a legally blind West Haven business owner has been convicted on all four charges in the case, prosecutors said. Terrell Meynard, 44, was found guilty on Wednesday, Oct. 21, of a vicious Aug. 18, 2024, attack at H & M Bio Therapy on Main Street in West Haven, State’s Attorney Margaret E. Kelley announced. The 57-year-old woman ran the massage business on the first floor and lived upstairs and was assaulted after Meynard kept ringing her doorbell. When she went to see who it was, he pushed his way inside, grabbed her neck, and …
Hartford Man Caught In Hit-And-Run That Killed 31-Year-Old Woman: Cops Hartford Man Caught In Hit-And-Run That Killed 31-Year-Old Woman: Cops Hartford Man Caught In Hit-And-Run That Killed 31-Year-Old Woman: Cops
Hartford Man Caught In Hit-And-Run That Killed 31-Year-Old Woman: Cops A Connecticut man faces a manslaughter charge in a hit-and-run that killed a 31-year-old woman during the summer, police said on Thursday, Oct. 22. Hector Rodriguez, 29, turned himself in to detectives Wednesday evening in the crash that killed Keyshia M. Ortiz-Benitez on June 27 in Hartford, authorities said.  Officers responded around 3:48 a.m. to Ledyard Street, south of Wawarme Avenue, after someone reported that a car had struck a pedestrian. Police found Ortiz-Benitez in the road with life-threatening injuries. The driver had left the scene, authorities said. Paramedics ru…
Long Island Synagogue Targeted By Would-Be Arsonist, Cops Say Long Island Synagogue Targeted By Would-Be Arsonist, Cops Say Long Island Synagogue Targeted By Would-Be Arsonist, Cops Say
Long Island Synagogue Targeted By Would-Be Arsonist, Cops Say A would-be arsonist tried to start a fire inside a Long Island synagogue, but his efforts failed and he ended up burning a bush, police said. Azzm Khan, 29, of Lakeview, was arrested following the incident outside Young Israel of West Hempstead late Wednesday night, Oct. 21, the Nassau County Police Department said. Cops initially responded to a criminal mischief complaint around 11:30 p.m. on Hempstead Avenue, where a Nassau County Police Department auxiliary vehicle’s side mirror had been damaged, police said. While officers searched for the suspect, another man stopped them and reported…
Man's Ear Bitten Off In Bloody Jersey Shore Bar Fight: Police Man's Ear Bitten Off In Bloody Jersey Shore Bar Fight: Police Man's Ear Bitten Off In Bloody Jersey Shore Bar Fight: Police
Man's Ear Bitten Off In Bloody Jersey Shore Bar Fight: Police A night out at a Jersey Shore bar took a gruesome turn when a man's ear was half-bitten off during a fight that left two men facing assault charges, according to court documents obtained by Daily Voice. On Sunday, Oct. 11 at Boatyard 401 in Point Pleasant, Michael Barone physically assaulted the victim, bit a portion of his ear off and choked him, according to a criminal complaint issued by the Point Pleasant Police Department.  The altercation began when Barone and John Hafner, both Toms River residents, were following a woman around and she asked them to stop, Patch reported, citing …
Two Longtime CT Companies Shedding More Than 200 Jobs Two Longtime CT Companies Shedding More Than 200 Jobs Two Longtime CT Companies Shedding More Than 200 Jobs
Two Longtime CT Companies Shedding More Than 200 Jobs Cannondale plans to close its Wilton office, affecting 143 positions, while S&S Worldwide in Colchester is cutting 70 jobs — two rounds of layoffs at companies with long histories in Connecticut. Cycling Sports Group Inc. notified the state's Department of Labor on Wednesday, Oct. 21, that it would close the Cannondale office in Wilton as part of a global restructuring. The bike brand was founded in Wilton in 1971. The company said it would close the office at 1 Cannondale Way and lay off employees in phases from Dec. 21, 2026, through Dec. 31, 2027. Of the 143 affected positions, 104 …