Fatal Amount Of Diphenhydramine Found In Blood Of 12-Year-Old CT Girl Who Died: Report Fatal Amount Of Diphenhydramine Found In Blood Of 12-Year-Old CT Girl Who Died: Report
Fatal Amount Of Diphenhydramine Found In Blood Of 12-Year-Old CT Girl Who Died: Report A toxicology report found a lethal level of Diphenhydramine, the active ingredient in Benadryl and some sleep aids, in the system of a 12-year-old Connecticut girl whose death remains under investigation. Eve Rogers was found dead inside her Elm Street home in Enfield on March 18. Two weeks later, her stepfather, Anthony Federline, was arrested and charged with sexually assaulting her, but no one has been charged in connection with her death. Newly released search warrants obtained by NBC Connecticut show the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner completed toxicology testing on April 8 …
CT Furniture Store Owner Sentenced To Prison After Sexually Assaulting Customers In Basement CT Furniture Store Owner Sentenced To Prison After Sexually Assaulting Customers In Basement
CT Furniture Store Owner Sentenced To Prison After Sexually Assaulting Customers In Basement A Connecticut furniture store owner has been sentenced after a jury found he sexually assaulted three female customers and unlawfully restrained another woman inside his business. Salem Hennawi, 64, was sentenced on Monday, July 6, to a total effective sentence of a little more than seven years in prison, suspended after 17 months, followed by 10 years of sex offender probation, Bridgeport Judicial District State's Attorney Joseph T. Corradino announced. A Bridgeport jury convicted Hennawi on March 19 of third-degree sexual assault, two counts of fourth-degree sexual assault, and …
Kitchen Nightmare? Not Here: Gordon Ramsay Returns To Connecticut Restaurant With Wife Kitchen Nightmare? Not Here: Gordon Ramsay Returns To Connecticut Restaurant With Wife
Kitchen Nightmare? Not Here: Gordon Ramsay Returns To Connecticut Restaurant With Wife The famously fiery Gordon Ramsay was all smiles when he stopped by a Connecticut restaurant earlier this week. Red 36, a seafood restaurant in Mystic, posted a photo on Monday, July 7, featuring Gordon Ramsay posing with staff members. He visited the popular eatery with his wife, Tana. He previously visited Red 36 last year. View this post on Instagram The British-born Ramsay has become something of a regular at Connecticut's top restaurants. He is currently filming the latest season of his long-running Fox cooking competition series "Hell's K…
CT Man Caught With Nearly 2 Dozen Ghost Guns, Cocaine In NY Sting Operation: DA CT Man Caught With Nearly 2 Dozen Ghost Guns, Cocaine In NY Sting Operation: DA
CT Man Caught With Nearly 2 Dozen Ghost Guns, Cocaine In NY Sting Operation: DA A Connecticut man faces charges after prosecutors said he was caught with nearly two dozen unserialized, untraceable weapons, as well as a quantity of cocaine, during a sting operation in Westchester County, NY.  Greenwich resident Michael Larriuz, 49, was arrested on drug and weapons charges in connection with the operation, which was announced by the Westchester County District Attorney's Office on Tuesday, July 7.  According to prosecutors, agents seized 22 unserialized, untraceable ghost guns, which included 2 assault-style rifles; three serialized firearms; multiple larg…
CT Man Attacked Toddler, 2 Women During Domestic Violence Incident On July 4: Police CT Man Attacked Toddler, 2 Women During Domestic Violence Incident On July 4: Police
CT Man Attacked Toddler, 2 Women During Domestic Violence Incident On July 4: Police A Connecticut man is accused of assaulting a 2-year-old and two women during a domestic violence incident before leading police on a brief chase, authorities said. Jerry Jolifils, 38, of Vernon, faces multiple felonies following the alleged attacks on Saturday, July 4, police said. Vernon officers were called to the Springville Mills apartment complex on West Main Street shortly after 7 p.m. Police said Jolifils assaulted a woman and a 2-year-old child, then attacked another woman when she tried to intervene. Jolifils ran when officers arrived, but was arrested near the Hockanum River afte…
'She Was Full Of Dreams': 18-Year-Old Dies After CT Nightclub Shooting; 2nd Person Killed 'She Was Full Of Dreams': 18-Year-Old Dies After CT Nightclub Shooting; 2nd Person Killed
'She Was Full Of Dreams': 18-Year-Old Dies After CT Nightclub Shooting; 2nd Person Killed An 18-year-old woman who was shot outside a Connecticut nightclub over the weekend has died, police said Tuesday, July 7. Zaniya Dawkins was one of two people shot outside LA 42 Night Club on East Main Street in Waterbury just after midnight Sunday, July 6, authorities said. She had just turned 18 two weeks before her death. The Waterbury teenager and Trey-Von Dunbar, 22, were both gravely wounded in the shooting. Paramedics rushed them to area hospitals, where Dunbar died soon after. Dawkins died Monday night, Waterbury police said. Police have not announced any arrests in the shooti…
CVS To Pay $36.5M In Medicaid Settlement Over Insulin Pen Billing, CT To Receive $1M CVS To Pay $36.5M In Medicaid Settlement Over Insulin Pen Billing, CT To Receive $1M
CVS To Pay $36.5M In Medicaid Settlement Over Insulin Pen Billing, CT To Receive $1M CVS Pharmacy will pay $36.5 million to settle allegations it improperly billed government healthcare programs for insulin pens, a deal that will send nearly $1 million to Connecticut's Medicaid program. Connecticut Attorney General William Tong announced the multi-state settlement on Monday, July 6. Connecticut joined 35 other states and the District of Columbia in resolving claims tied to CVS's billing practices. According to the settlement, Connecticut Medicaid's share totals $1 million. The state's portion of that amount is $633,913. The settlement resolves allegations that from 2010 th…
CT Man Who Beat Son, 12, To Death With Baseball Bat Sentenced To Decades In Prison: State CT Man Who Beat Son, 12, To Death With Baseball Bat Sentenced To Decades In Prison: State
CT Man Who Beat Son, 12, To Death With Baseball Bat Sentenced To Decades In Prison: State A Connecticut man will spend decades in prison after he admitted to beating his 12-year-old son to death with a baseball bat and trying to kill his teenage daughter, authorities announced. Anthony Andrew Esposito Jr., 53, of Branford, was sentenced on Monday, July 6, to 40 years behind bars for murder and another 20 years for attempted murder to be served consecutively, the Office of the State's Attorney said.  Judge Tracy Lee Dayton, who imposed the sentence, called the trial "one of the worst cases the court has seen." State's Attorney John P. Doyle Jr. thanked investigators, f…
CT Teen Killed In Car Crash Remembered As Talented Motocross Rider, Caring Friend CT Teen Killed In Car Crash Remembered As Talented Motocross Rider, Caring Friend
CT Teen Killed In Car Crash Remembered As Talented Motocross Rider, Caring Friend A 17-year-old Connecticut teenager who was killed in a weekend crash is being remembered for his sense of humor and talent as a motocross rider.  Blake Lemire, 17, of Coventry, was struck around 10:40 p.m. Sunday, July 5, by a 2016 Ford Taurus while standing on Crystal Lake Road in Tolland, according to Connecticut State Police. He was pronounced dead at the scene. The 22-year-old Vernon man who was driving the Taurus remained at the scene. He and his two passengers were not injured, police said.  Authorities reopened Crystal Lake Road around 7 a.m. Monday. Friends and l…
Thousands Still Without Power Across Connecticut After Destructive Storms Thousands Still Without Power Across Connecticut After Destructive Storms
Thousands Still Without Power Across Connecticut After Destructive Storms Thousands of Connecticut residents remain without power after powerful storms tore across the state, knocking down trees, damaging homes, and forcing emergency declarations in multiple communities. By Monday morning, July 6, Eversource reported nearly 7,000 homes were without power. That was down from the peak of 35,000 earlier in the day.  The weekend storms brought strong winds that toppled trees and power lines. Roads were blocked across parts of the state, and some homes were damaged. One homeowner in Torrington said six trees fell onto her property. Harwinton and Torrington decla…
CT Nightclub Shooting Kills 1, Critically Injures Teen Girl, Police Say CT Nightclub Shooting Kills 1, Critically Injures Teen Girl, Police Say
CT Nightclub Shooting Kills 1, Critically Injures Teen Girl, Police Say A 22-year-old man was killed and an 18-year-old woman was critically wounded in a shooting outside a Waterbury nightclub early Sunday, July 5, police said. Officers responded to LA 42 Night Club, 673 E. Main St., at 12:04 a.m. for reports of shots fired, the Waterbury Police Department said. When officers arrived, they found a large gathering outside the club and evidence of gunfire at the scene. Police found an 18-year-old Waterbury woman outside the club unresponsive with an apparent gunshot wound, authorities said. Officers then located a second victim, a 22-year-old Waterbury man, also …
2 Men ID'd After Fatal CT Stabbing, Shooting During Brawl; Teen Stable 2 Men ID'd After Fatal CT Stabbing, Shooting During Brawl; Teen Stable
2 Men ID'd After Fatal CT Stabbing, Shooting During Brawl; Teen Stable Police have identified the two men killed after a fight in Hartford ended in a fatal stabbing and shooting that also left a 17-year-old seriously wounded. The violence happened Wednesday, July 1, in the 100 block of Madison Street. Officers responded just after 7 p.m. after receiving a report of a large fight. Hartford officers found 36-year-old Troylon Cooper, of Manchester, with an apparent stab wound. Paramedics rushed him to an area hospital, where he was pronounced dead. While officers were still at the scene, police learned that two other people involved in the same incident had been…