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Couple Indicted After Allegedly Taking $17K From Fundraiser Meant For Homeless Man: DA
A Massachusetts couple has been indicted on charges that they kept thousands of dollars from an unhoused man after creating a GoFundMe they said was to help him. Rachel Kadis, 31, and Brian G. Ferreira, 33, were charged with larceny Over $1,200 by single scheme, fiduciary embezzlement, and misleading a police officer, the Plymouth County District Attorney's Office said. Investigators say the couple raised more than $17,000 through a GoFundMe campaign for a now-deceased man named Gregory Bobst. They said the money would go into a bank account in Bobst's name to help get him back …
Police & Fire
Man Linked To 9 Robberies Charged Again In Meriden Armed Hold-Up: Police
A man already tied to a string of nine armed robberies is now facing new charges in another local theft, police said. Corey Alexis, 41, was charged Wednesday, April 29, in connection with a robbery at Sam’s Food Mart on West Main Street. The incident happened on Oct. 14, according to Meriden police. Lt. Darrin McKay said Alexis was allegedly armed with a firearm during the robbery. Investigators identified him as the suspect after what police described as an extensive investigation. He now faces charges of first-degree robbery and fifth-degree larceny, police said. The case adds to …
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Windsor Locks Man Viciously Beat Girlfriend, Female Neighbor Who Tried To Help: Police
Police said they had to use a stun gun on a man who was brutally assaulting two women in his driveway. Kevin Knapp, a 6-foot-3, 250-pound man who has a history with police, was charged in the attack on Wednesday, April 27, on West Street in Windsor Locks, police said. Authorities received multiple 9-1-1 calls about a man actively assaulting two women. When officers arrived, they found Knapp "in a state of rage," forcibly restraining his girlfriend and a neighbor who had stepped in to help. Windsor Locks Police said Knapp refused to let go and was screaming incoherently. Officers deplo…
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Undercover CT Naval Agent Posing As Teen Offered Cash For Sex By NJ Creep: Prosecutor
A 58-year-old New Jersey man is behind bars after authorities say he was inappropriately chatting with and tried to lure an undercover agent in Connecticut, whom he believed was a 14-year-old child. Kenneth G. Belhumer Jr., of Closter (Bergen County), sent the "teen" nude photos of himself and offered to pay them in exchange for sex acts with him, between May 8, 2025, and July 9, 2025, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella announced Thursday, April 30. The Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office was looped in on the case with the Naval Criminal Investigative Service (NCIS) Northeast Field Office …
Police & Fire
Ex-CT Teacher Arrested Again Over New Allegations Of Inappropriate Messages To Student
A former Connecticut teacher is facing new charges after police say he again contacted a student inappropriately. Philip Hughes, 42, of Southbury, a former Waterbury Public Schools teacher, is now at the center of a second criminal case after an earlier arrest for similar accusations. On Thursday, April 29, Hughes turned himself in to Waterbury detectives on a charge of Harmful Contact with a Minor. Police said the new charge stems from another investigation into similar behavior involving a different student. Hughes was released after posting $50,000 bond, police said. This marks the sec…
Police & Fire
Brown University Shooter, MIT Professor’s Killer Planned Attacks For Years, Motive Unknown: FBI
A gunman who carried out a deadly attack at Brown University and killed an MIT professor acted alone and left behind disturbing confessions with no clear motive, federal investigators said. The FBI and the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Massachusetts released new details after concluding a significant portion of the investigation into the violence that occurred in December 2025. Investigators say Claudio Manuel Neves Valente, 48, was behind both the campus shooting in Providence on December 13 and the killing of MIT scientist Dr. Nuno Loureiro at his Brookline home on December 1…
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Animal Porn: CT Woman Sexually Assaulted Her Dog, Filmed It, Police Say
A Connecticut woman has been arrested after police say she created pornographic content involving her dog. Kristiina Kennedy, of Meriden, turned herself in on Wednesday, April 29, after officers launched an investigation earlier this month, authorities said. Police have released few details about what prompted the investigation. A veterinarian examined the dog and found no injuries, authorities said. Investigators said they also became concerned about Kennedy’s cats and seized both animals. Authorities will hold a hearing on Friday to retain custody of the cats. Kennedy is …
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Man Charged With CT Murder After Repeatedly Shooting Victim: Police
A man is facing a murder charge after a Connecticut shooting left one person dead and triggered a heavy police response, authorities said. Nygell Smikle, 24, was arrested after the shooting unfolded Wednesday evening, April 29, when Middletown officers rushed to the area following multiple 911 calls reporting gunfire, police said. Officers were called to a Cooley Avenue home shortly before 6 p.m. and found one person suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. Responders rushed them to a hospital, where they were pronounced dead. Police have not released the name of the person killed. C…
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Missing CT Teen Found 750 Miles Away In NC With Man Accused Of Sexually Assaulting Her: Police
A missing Connecticut teenager was found hundreds of miles from home with a North Carolina man now charged with kidnapping and sexual assault, authorities said. The case began on April 9, when a 15-year-old Middletown girl was reported missing. Her family did not know she had left the state or that she was with an older man. Middletown police say that man, 51-year-old Justin Newman of Ocean Isle Beach, North Carolina, arranged for the girl to travel nearly 750 miles south to meet him. Middletown investigators alerted authorities in North Carolina after learning she may be with Newman…
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Bond Lowered For Farmington Man Charged After Child Relative Shoots Himself With Gun: Cops
A 19-year-old man has been arraigned after a 10-year-old relative shot himself in the leg while left alone with an illegal firearm in the teenager's car, police said. Police said Jordan Cruz left the child unattended on Tuesday, April 28, in a parked car on Forest Park Drive in Farmington with the loaded weapon. It's unclear where the gun was left, but the boy was able to grab it and pull the trigger. He was taken to a pediatrician’s office and later to a hospital. Police said the injury was not life-threatening. Authorities said Cruz and the child are family members. Cruz is c…
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Police ID Man Gunned Down On Hartford Street Overnight; Officers Say 7 Shots Fired
A man is dead after a burst of gunfire shook a Hartford neighborhood overnight. Alfredo Cuellar, 43, of Hartford, was killed in a shooting that happened around 1:41 a.m. Wednesday, April 29, in the 90 block of Rowe Avenue in Hartford, police said. Officers responded after a ShotSpotter alert signaled possible gunfire. Hartford police arrived to find Cuellar lying on the street with gunshot wounds. He was taken to an area hospital, where he later died of his injuries, police said. Investigators believe the shooter fired about seven shots. No suspect has been identified. The Hartford Police…
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Teen Charged After 10-Year-Old Shoots Self With Unattended Gun In Farmington: Police
A 19-year-old is facing multiple charges after police say a child found his unattended gun and accidentally shot themself. Jordan Cruz was arrested on Tuesday, April 28, the same day police say he left a gun in a vehicle with a 10-year-old family member in a parking lot on Forest Park Drive in Farmington, according to police. The child suffered a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the leg after the weapon went off. Police said the injury is not believed to be life-threatening. The child was taken to a nearby hospital and remains in stable condition. Farmington Police Lt. Kyle Noddin said the …
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