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CT Painter's Body Found Hidden Under Mattress In Mass Greenhouse; Friend Charged In Killing CT Painter's Body Found Hidden Under Mattress In Mass Greenhouse; Friend Charged In Killing
CT Painter's Body Found Hidden Under Mattress In Mass Greenhouse; Friend Charged In Killing A dead body hidden beneath a mattress in a greenhouse led police to arrest a Massachusetts painter now charged with murdering a Connecticut man after he returned to the scene covered in blood, officials said.  Cole Bushnell, 41, of Sheffield, was arraigned Tuesday, June 2, in Great Barrington District Court on a murder charge in the death of Michael Moore, a 40-year-old from Winsted, the Berkshire County District Attorney's Office said. Bushnell is being held without bail and was ordered to have no contact with witnesses in the case. Police began investigating on Monday after a worker …

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by Josh Lanier
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Murder Charge Filed After Body Found In Home Near CT Border, Suspect Returns To Scene: DA Murder Charge Filed After Body Found In Home Near CT Border, Suspect Returns To Scene: DA
Murder Charge Filed After Body Found In Home Near CT Border, Suspect Returns To Scene: DA Authorities have arrested a 41-year-old man and accused him of murder after police say they found a body inside an Ashley Falls home in Western Massachusetts. Cole Bushnell, 41, of Sheffield, was arrested after police found the body on Monday, June 1, at a home in Ashley Falls, a village in Sheffield. The Berkshire County District Attorney's Office said Bushnell was scheduled to be arraigned Tuesday on a murder charge. Witnesses called police shortly after 1:30 p.m. to report finding a dead body at 546 Polikoff Road. While Sheffield police were investigating, Bushnell returned to …

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by Josh Lanier
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Hookup Turns Deadly: NY Woman Kills Man In Parents' Home, Police Say Hookup Turns Deadly: NY Woman Kills Man In Parents' Home, Police Say
Hookup Turns Deadly: NY Woman Kills Man In Parents' Home, Police Say What police describe as a hookup gone wrong ended with a Long Island man dead in his father's arms and a woman charged with murder. Kristin Sculley, 22, of Massapequa, was charged with Murder 2nd Degree in the death of Robert "Bobby" Michael Carragher Jr., 28, according to Nassau County police. Investigators said Carragher and Sculley met up at a bar before returning to the Beaumont Avenue home in Massapequa that he shared with his parents. At approximately 1:30 a.m. on Monday, June 1, Sculley became angry and stabbed Carragher in the neck while he was sleeping, Nassau County Police Detec…

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by Jillian Pikora
Police & Fire
Teen Turns Himself In Months After Repeatedly Stabbing Man During CT Bar Brawl: Police Teen Turns Himself In Months After Repeatedly Stabbing Man During CT Bar Brawl: Police
Teen Turns Himself In Months After Repeatedly Stabbing Man During CT Bar Brawl: Police A violent fight inside a Connecticut bar left one man seriously wounded and sparked a months-long police investigation that ended with an 18-year-old turning himself in, authorities said. Cristofer Isreal Vasquez-Lequi, 18, is charged with first-degree assault in the Aug. 31, 2025, stabbing at El Imperio Disk Bar on Springdale Avenue in Meriden, according to police. Police said officers began investigating around 1:20 a.m. after a man arrived at MidState Medical Center with several serious stab wounds. Investigators later determined the stabbing happened during a physical altercation invol…

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by Josh Lanier
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Hair Fragments Found On Saw Could Crush Husband's Defense In Murder Case: Report Hair Fragments Found On Saw Could Crush Husband's Defense In Murder Case: Report
Hair Fragments Found On Saw Could Crush Husband's Defense In Murder Case: Report New evidence has been uncovered in Virginia nearly two years after Mamta Kafle Bhatt was reported missing from her Manassas Park home, according to multiple reports. Three human hairs and several hair fragments that are reportedly tied to the disappearance of the 28-year-old mother in July 2024 were recovered from a saw, investigators with Virginia's Department of Forensic Science said. The hairs will now be tested by state officials as prosecutors continue to investigate the strange disappearance. Kafle Bhatt's husband, Naresh Bhatt, has been charged with her murder, while her bo…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Motorcyclist Seriously Hurt In CT Crash That Shut Down Road For Hours Motorcyclist Seriously Hurt In CT Crash That Shut Down Road For Hours
Motorcyclist Seriously Hurt In CT Crash That Shut Down Road For Hours A motorcyclist suffered serious injuries after a crash that forced police to shut down a busy road for hours.  The crash happened around 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday, May 12, near Hartford Turnpike near Taylor Street in Vernon, authorities said.  Vernon police, firefighters, and ambulance crews responded to the scene after reports of a collision involving a motorcycle and a vehicle. The adult man riding the motorcycle suffered serious injuries. He was taken by ambulance to Hartford Hospital for treatment. The driver of the other vehicle was not hurt and is cooperating with inv…

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by Josh Lanier
News
Cornell Prez Accused Of Hitting People With Car After Israel-Palestine Event, School Reviews Cornell Prez Accused Of Hitting People With Car After Israel-Palestine Event, School Reviews
Cornell Prez Accused Of Hitting People With Car After Israel-Palestine Event, School Reviews Cornell’s president has been accused of bumping students with his car following an Israel-Palestine debate, and the university launched an investigation Thursday, May 7. A small group of students surrounded Dr. Michael Kotlikoff’s car on Thursday, April 30, following the event at Goldwin Smith Hall on the school’s Ithaca, NY, campus, according to surveillance video released by the school. Kotlikoff initially described the confrontation as a “harassment and intimidation incident” and claimed the group was “banging on the windows” of his vehicle after he got in. But a video released by the u…

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by Joe Wilkinson
News
Nancy Guthrie TV Special Explores Chilling ‘Porch Guy’ Theory: When To Watch Nancy Guthrie TV Special Explores Chilling ‘Porch Guy’ Theory: When To Watch
Nancy Guthrie TV Special Explores Chilling ‘Porch Guy’ Theory: When To Watch A new TV special is putting the Nancy Guthrie mystery back under a national spotlight. "NewsNation Presents: The Nancy Guthrie Mystery" airs at 9 p.m. ET Wednesday, May 6, on The CW.  The one-hour special is hosted by NewsNation senior national correspondent Brian Entin and focuses on the unsolved abduction of the 84-year-old mother of NBC "Today" show co-host Savannah Guthrie. The CW says the special will examine the "twists, turns, and unanswered questions" surrounding the case and will feature exclusive interviews, key voices, and never-before-seen evidence. Nancy Guthrie was last…

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by Joe Lombardi
Police & Fire
Brown University Shooter, MIT Professor’s Killer Planned Attacks For Years, Motive Unknown: FBI Brown University Shooter, MIT Professor’s Killer Planned Attacks For Years, Motive Unknown: FBI
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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by Josh Lanier
Police & Fire
Police ID Driver Killed After Crashing SUV Into I-395 Overpass Police ID Driver Killed After Crashing SUV Into I-395 Overpass
Police ID Driver Killed After Crashing SUV Into I-395 Overpass A 78-year-old driver has died after crashing into an overpass on I-395.  Jacques Bertheau of Brockton, Massachusetts, was identified as the driver of a 2004 Nissan Xterra that went off the northbound lanes of the interstate and struck the Lawler Lane overpass, just south of Exit 18 in Norwich, on April 21, Connecticut State Police said on Tuesday, April 28.  It's unclear what caused Bertheau to go off the road just before 11 a.m.  Paramedics rushed him to William W. Backus Hospital with serious injuries. He was later taken to Hartford Hospital, where he was pronoun…

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by Josh Lanier
Police & Fire
Hartford Man Charged In Deadly 2025 Shooting At Popular Social Club Hartford Man Charged In Deadly 2025 Shooting At Popular Social Club
Hartford Man Charged In Deadly 2025 Shooting At Popular Social Club A 20-year-old Connecticut man has been arrested and charged with the fatal shooting at a popular nightclub last year, authorities said.  Jayshawn Johnson was arrested following a months-long investigation into the death of 20-year-old Isaiah Ahkeen-Molina, who was shot at the People's Ballroom social club in Hartford, police said.  Hartford police rushed to the 3000 block of Main Street club around 11:50 p.m. September 27 to find Ahkeen-Molina bleeding out. Responders rushed him to a nearby hospital, where he succumbed to his wounds.  Police said evidence pointed t…

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by Josh Lanier
Police & Fire
Man Stabs Elderly Mother To Death Inside CT Home: Police Man Stabs Elderly Mother To Death Inside CT Home: Police
Man Stabs Elderly Mother To Death Inside CT Home: Police A welfare check at a Connecticut apartment turned into a homicide investigation after police found an elderly woman dead in her bed with multiple stab wounds, authorities said.  Officers were called to 25 Abbott Terrace in Waterbury around 12:45 p.m. on Thursday, April 9, for a medical assist. When they arrived, police found Noel Sepulveda lying on the floor. He appeared to be under the influence of narcotics, police said.  As Waterbury officers pushed deeper into the apartment, they found 80-year-old Anacelia Sepulveda lying unresponsive in bed. She had multiple stab wo…

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by Josh Lanier
Police & Fire
Teen Charged In Deadly CT Church Party Shooting That Killed 15-Year-Old Teen Charged In Deadly CT Church Party Shooting That Killed 15-Year-Old
Teen Charged In Deadly CT Church Party Shooting That Killed 15-Year-Old A years-long investigation into a deadly shooting at a crowded church party has led to an arrest, police said.  The case dates back to July 9, 2022, when officers rushed to Calvin United Church of Christ on Kings Highway East in Fairfield after multiple 911 calls reporting gunfire. Inside, a party with several hundred people was underway. Officers entered the building and found two juveniles shot. They gave aid at the scene. Both victims were taken to local hospitals.  Zion Burton, a 15-year-old Stratford boy just days away from turning 16, died from his injuries. Detectives fro…

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by Josh Lanier
Police & Fire
Inside The Room: Warrant Reveals New Evidence In Death Of Girl Found On Enfield Bedroom Floor Inside The Room: Warrant Reveals New Evidence In Death Of Girl Found On Enfield Bedroom Floor
Inside The Room: Warrant Reveals New Evidence In Death Of Girl Found On Enfield Bedroom Floor Police are releasing new details in their investigation into the death of a 12-year-old Connecticut girl and her stepfather, who is accused of sexual assault. Enfield police have released a search warrant for the Elm Street home where Eve Rogers was found dead on March 18. Authorities say she was lying on her bedroom floor, with a blanket and naked from the waist down. Her stepfather, 39-year-old Anthony Federline, was arrested on April 2 and charged with first-degree sexual assault and risk of injury to a minor. Investigators said DNA evidence tied him to the girl. No one has been charged…

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by Josh Lanier
Police & Fire
Feds Find 25 Pipe Bombs At Westchester Home After Explosions: Reports Feds Find 25 Pipe Bombs At Westchester Home After Explosions: Reports
Feds Find 25 Pipe Bombs At Westchester Home After Explosions: Reports New details have been released in the arrest of a 65-year-old man following a series of explosions that brought federal officials to his Westchester home early this week. Raymond Elders of White Plains is facing a top charge of use of a weapon of mass destruction following the nearly 24-hour long investigation at and outside of his home at 11 Odell Ave., ABC7 Eyewitness News reports. Neighbors tell CBS News they've been hearing small and frequent explosions in the area, but sometime around 4 a.m. Monday, March 30, two larger ones brought federal officials to Elders' home. Accordi…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Fatal 3-Car Crash In Windsor Leaves One Dead, 7 Injured; Police Seek Witnesses Fatal 3-Car Crash In Windsor Leaves One Dead, 7 Injured; Police Seek Witnesses
Fatal 3-Car Crash In Windsor Leaves One Dead, 7 Injured; Police Seek Witnesses A deadly crash shut down a Windsor intersection and left one person dead and multiple people hurt, police said. The collision happened around 2:30 p.m. Wednesday at Windsor Avenue and Putnam Highway (Route 218). Police said three vehicles were involved. First responders pronounced one person dead at the scene. Authorities have not released the victim’s identity. Seven others were taken to nearby hospitals. Police did not say how badly they were hurt. The crash remains under investigation. Officials are urging anyone who saw what happened or has information to come forward. Witnesses are …

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by Josh Lanier
Police & Fire
Lyft Passenger Dead By Suicide After Assaulting Driver In CT, State Police Say Lyft Passenger Dead By Suicide After Assaulting Driver In CT, State Police Say
Lyft Passenger Dead By Suicide After Assaulting Driver In CT, State Police Say A Lyft passenger was found dead hours after assaulting their driver in Connecticut early this week, state police said. At approximately 4:10 a.m., Troop A received a report from the driver stating they had been assaulted and threatened by a passenger in Oxford, according to Connecticut State Police. The suspect fled the scene following the incident, a CSP spokesperson said The individual, who was not identified, was later found dead from self-inflicted wounds, CSP said. No additional information was released and the case remains under investigation. Photo credit: Ivan Radic/Flickr

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by Cecilia Levine
Obituaries
Family Of Hartford Father Killed In Shooting Outside His Home Asks for Community Support Family Of Hartford Father Killed In Shooting Outside His Home Asks for Community Support
Family Of Hartford Father Killed In Shooting Outside His Home Asks for Community Support The family of a man who was shot and killed outside of his Connecticut home is asking the public to help them say goodbye.  Christopher Shannon, 32, was shot and killed on Monday night, March 9, outside of his house on Allen Place in Hartford, police said.  Shania Rogers, Shannon's sister, created a GoFundMe page to pay for his funeral. “I only want to make sure my brother, my best friend, is laid to rest properly. I miss him dearly,” Rogers wrote. “If this is the last time I, his friends, family, and children get to say we love you and farewell, I would accept all help available…

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by Josh Lanier
Police & Fire
Windsor Man Found Shot Dead On Hartford Street, Police Seek Tips Windsor Man Found Shot Dead On Hartford Street, Police Seek Tips
Windsor Man Found Shot Dead On Hartford Street, Police Seek Tips Police have identified the man killed in Hartford earlier this week as a 49-year-old Connecticut man.  Colin Roberts, of Windsor, was shot and killed around 7 p.m. Thursday, March 12, on Albany Avenue, Hartford police said.  The shooting drew a large police response to the busy Hartford corridor. The Hartford Police Major Crimes Division and Crime Scene Division are investigating the killing.  Authorities have not released details about a suspect or what led to the shooting. Police say the investigation remains active. Anyone with information is urged to contact the H…

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by Josh Lanier
News
Van Slams Into White House Barricade, Driver In Custody Van Slams Into White House Barricade, Driver In Custody
Van Slams Into White House Barricade, Driver In Custody A van crashed into a security barricade near the White House early Wednesday morning, March 11, prompting an immediate response from authorities.  The incident occurred at approximately 6:30 a.m. at the intersection of Connecticut Avenue and H Street, Northwest, according to CBS affiliate WUSA9. The driver was apprehended at the scene and is being questioned by the United States Secret Service (USSS) and the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD). Authorities have confirmed that no injuries were reported to the driver, law enforcement, or White House personnel, and the White House i…

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by Joe Lombardi
Police & Fire
Body Found After House Explosion, Fire Rips Through Bloomfield Home Body Found After House Explosion, Fire Rips Through Bloomfield Home
Body Found After House Explosion, Fire Rips Through Bloomfield Home Authorities have retrieved a body following a Connecticut home explosion.  The explosion happened after 6 p.m. Monday, March 9, at a home on Banbury Lane in Bloomfield, the fire marshal said. Neighbors told reporters the boom rattled windows and shook their houses.  Firefighters arrived to find the house completely engulfed in flames.  Crews recovered the body a little after 1 a.m. Tuesday, but they had not identified the victim.  The blast and ensuing fire caused a power outage that left nearly 1,000 homes without electricity, according to Eversource. Power has since …

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by Josh Lanier
Police & Fire
NY Woman Drugged Elderly Couple By Spiking Water In Connecticut Home, Hospitalizing 2: Police NY Woman Drugged Elderly Couple By Spiking Water In Connecticut Home, Hospitalizing 2: Police
NY Woman Drugged Elderly Couple By Spiking Water In Connecticut Home, Hospitalizing 2: Police A wanted Westchester County, New York, woman is accused of poisoning relatives by contaminating a communal water container inside a Connecticut home, sending multiple people to the hospital and triggering a lengthy police investigation, authorities said. Megan Greenlee, 50, of Pleasantville, New York, faces multiple charges stemming from a July 4 incident where two people in Westport, Connecticut, fell ill after their water was spiked with medication, police said.  Westport police were called to the home twice after two people, suffering similar symptoms, were rushed to an area hospita…

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by Josh Lanier
News
Vehicle Of Interest Becomes New Focus In Search For Missing Mom Nancy Guthrie Vehicle Of Interest Becomes New Focus In Search For Missing Mom Nancy Guthrie
Vehicle Of Interest Becomes New Focus In Search For Missing Mom Nancy Guthrie A "vehicle of interest" has become the focus of the investigation into the disappearance of 84-year-old Nancy Guthrie, mother of "Today" host Savannah Guthrie, as authorities in Arizona ramp up efforts to find her. The search took a new turn after a neighbor reported seeing a large, unmarked white van parked suspiciously in the neighborhood days before Nancy vanished.  The neighbor told police the van had no company markings, and its occupants were seen looking into yards and asking about rides, behavior described as highly unusual for the area. Detectives are now reviewing surveillan…

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by Joe Lombardi
Police & Fire
CT Man Arrested In Near-Fatal Stabbing After Months-Long Investigation CT Man Arrested In Near-Fatal Stabbing After Months-Long Investigation
CT Man Arrested In Near-Fatal Stabbing After Months-Long Investigation A Connecticut man has been arrested in connection with a stabbing last year that nearly killed the victim, authorities said.  Edgardo Machavelo Santos, 59, of Willimantic, was charged with first-degree assault on Thursday, Feb. 5, Willimantic police Lt. Joshua Clark said in a news release. Santos is accused of attacking a man in November on Pleasant Street in Willimantic after the two got into an argument, authorities said. The victim was stabbed multiple times.  Police provided medical aid when they arrived at the scene, and paramedics rushed him to Hartford Hospital with multip…

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by Josh Lanier
Police & Fire
Inmate Dies At MacDougall-Walker Correctional Institution In Suffield; Investigation Underway Inmate Dies At MacDougall-Walker Correctional Institution In Suffield; Investigation Underway
Inmate Dies At MacDougall-Walker Correctional Institution Authorities are investigating the weekend death of an inmate at Connecticut's largest prison, state police said.  Connecticut State Police were called to MacDougall-Walker Correctional Institution on Saturday, Jan. 31, shortly before midnight, to reports of a deceased inmate.  Authorities have not released any information on how they died, but foul play is not suspected, officials said.  State police and the Connecticut Department of Correction Security Division are investigating the cause of death and if employees at the Suffield facility followed protoc…

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by Josh Lanier
Police & Fire
Bristol Man, 61, In Critical Condition Following House Fire; Police Investigating Bristol Man, 61, In Critical Condition Following House Fire; Police Investigating
Bristol Man, 61, In Critical Condition Following House Fire; Police Investigating A 61-year-old man was clinging to life following a house fire in Bristol on Thursday afternoon, Jan. 22. Firefighters were called to a Mitchell Street home around 4:30 p.m., authorities said. Crews forced their way inside and found the man unresponsive on the home's second floor, Bristol police said. He was carried outside, where responders immediately began lifesaving measures. Paramedics rushed him to a local hospital, where he remains in critical condition. Bristol police are investigating what caused the blaze. Investigators are asking anyone with information about the fire to con…

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by Josh Lanier
Police & Fire
Firefighter ID'd As Wrong-Way Driver In Crash That Killed 24-Year-Old CT Woman Firefighter ID'd As Wrong-Way Driver In Crash That Killed 24-Year-Old CT Woman
Firefighter ID'd As Wrong-Way Driver In Crash That Killed 24-Year-Old CT Woman The 30-year-old wrong-way driver who was killed, along with a 24-year-old woman, in a Route 80 crash early Monday, Jan. 5, has been identified as a Newark firefighter. Newark Public Safety Director Emanuel Miranda, Sr. confirmed that Albin Fermin was employed by the City of Newark as a Firefighter since Feb. 5, 2024 and had been assigned to Engine 10. View this post on Instagram Fermin was heading east in the westbound lanes of the highway in a Honda sedan when he struck a Buick SUV head-on at 2:08 a.m., at milepost 54.1, New Jersey State…

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by Cecilia Levine
News
New Batch Of Photos From Jeffrey Epstein Estate Released: Trump, Clinton, Woody Allen New Batch Of Photos From Jeffrey Epstein Estate Released: Trump, Clinton, Woody Allen
New Batch Of Photos From Jeffrey Epstein Estate Released: Trump, Clinton, Woody Allen A fresh batch of photos from convicted child sex offender Jeffrey Epstein’s Manhattan estate is putting some of the world’s most powerful men back in the spotlight, including President Donald Trump, former President Bill Clinton, and billionaire tech pioneer Bill Gates. House Democrats on the House Oversight Committee released approximately 19 undated images on Friday, Dec. 12, after receiving more than 95,000 photos from the Epstein estate in response to a congressional subpoena. The images may be viewed here. Note: Some are graphic. The newly public images feature Trump, Clinton, Gates, f…

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by Joe Lombardi
Police & Fire
Road Rage Incident Leaves 1 Dead On I-84 In West Hartford: Police Seek Witnesses Road Rage Incident Leaves 1 Dead On I-84 In West Hartford: Police Seek Witnesses
Road Rage Incident Leaves 1 Dead On I-84 In West Hartford: Police Seek Witnesses Connecticut State Police are seeking witnesses in an apparent road rage incident that they say left one person dead Tuesday, Dec. 9 on I-84. Troopers responded to the eastbound lanes near Exit 44 in West Hartford around 3:15 p.m., where a 2023 Freightliner tractor towing a 2007 Great Dane trailer was traveling in the right lane, and a 2024 Freightliner box. One of the operators exited their vehicle, ran across the highway, climbed onto the box truck, and a disturbance began, police said. During that disturbance, one of the individuals was run over by one of the involved vehicles, polic…

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by Cecilia Levine
News
CT Family Of Murdered Taxi Driver Found In Reservoir Seeks Help: 'Irreparable Loss' CT Family Of Murdered Taxi Driver Found In Reservoir Seeks Help: 'Irreparable Loss'
CT Family Of Murdered Taxi Driver Found In Reservoir Seeks Help: 'Irreparable Loss' In the days since a 66-year-old taxi driver was found murdered in a Putnam County reservoir, his Connecticut family is asking for help as they look to honor his memory.  The body of Aurelio Zhunio-Orbez was discovered in the Croton Falls Reservoir on Sunday, Dec. 7, following his week-long disappearance first announced by the Danbury Police Department on Monday, Dec. 1, as Daily Voice previously reported.  His death has since been ruled a homicide, triggering an active investigation by the Putnam County Sheriff’s Office. Authorities are also searching for his stolen cab, whic…

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by Ben Crnic
Police & Fire
East Hartford Inmate Found Dead, Was Accused Of Assaulting Female Guard: State East Hartford Inmate Found Dead, Was Accused Of Assaulting Female Guard: State
East Hartford Inmate Found Dead, Was Accused Of Assaulting Female Guard: State State authorities say they have opened an investigation into the death of a 27-year-old man who was found unresponsive in his cell Thursday morning, Dec. 4. Jaishon Bellamy, of East Hartford, was found during guards’ late-night rounds. He had "fashioned a ligature from bed sheets and had asphyxiated himself,” the Office of Inspector General said. Authorities took him to Saint Francis Hospital in Hartford, where he was pronounced dead at 3:48 a.m. Bellamy was serving a 20-year sentence for convictions of sexual assault in the first degree and criminal attempt at murder. Days before his death…

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by Josh Lanier