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Sketch Released Of Suspect In Jogger Sexual Assault Near CT Dog Park Sketch Released Of Suspect In Jogger Sexual Assault Near CT Dog Park
Sketch Released Of Suspect In Jogger Sexual Assault Near CT Dog Park Police in New Haven have released a sketch of a man they say sexually assaulted a woman while she was jogging on a trail near Fort Hale Dog Park last weekend.  Authorities said the attack happened on a trail south of the park, near Townsend Avenue, between 7:30 a.m. and 8:15 a.m. on Saturday, Aug. 8.  The victim described the suspect as a man in his late 30s to early 40s, standing about 5-foot-6 to 5-foot-7, with a medium build. Police said he was wearing a blue patterned polo shirt, gray work pants, and brown dress shoes. According to investigators, the man was carrying a silver…

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by Josh Lanier
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Police ID Woman Found Dead In CT Cemetery; Death Ruled Homicide Police ID Woman Found Dead In CT Cemetery; Death Ruled Homicide
Police ID Woman Found Dead In CT Cemetery; Death Ruled Homicide Authorities have identified the body of a 35-year-old woman found in a Connecticut cemetery on Friday, May 2, and confirmed she was the victim of a homicide.  The body of Naysha Mendez was discovered at Evergreen Cemetery in New Haven, officials said. A man who regularly walks his dog through the Ella T. Grasso Boulevard cemetery found the body on a dirt path near the crematorium shortly after 7:45 p.m. New Haven Police Chief Karl Jacobson said the state of the body, along with the fact that Mendez had suffered “multiple wounds,” led investigators to conclude she was murdered. However,…

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by Josh Lanier
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Girlfriend Helped Bridgeport Uni Shooter By Hiding Gun In Container Of Spaghetti: Report Girlfriend Helped Bridgeport Uni Shooter By Hiding Gun In Container Of Spaghetti: Report
Girlfriend Helped Bridgeport Uni Shooter By Hiding Gun In Container Of Spaghetti: Report Police arrested a Connecticut man in New York and charged him with the October shooting at a Bridgeport University dining hall, authorities said.  Dylan Cruz-Tillery, 18, turned himself over to police on Friday, Dec. 20, and was charged with assault in the first degree and carrying a pistol without a permit, Bridgeport police said. He was being held on a $250,000 bond.  The shooting happened on Oct. 29 at the school's Marina Dining Hall. Cruz-Tillery had gotten into an argument online that spilled into the real world when Cruz-Tillery allegedly shot them in the arm,…

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by Josh Lanier
Police & Fire
Masked Men Gun Down Victim In CT Parking Lot: Police Masked Men Gun Down Victim In CT Parking Lot: Police
Masked Men Gun Down Victim In CT Parking Lot: Police A Connecticut man was fatally shot earlier this week, prompting police to ask for the public’s help in solving the case. Christopher Santana, 25, was killed in a rear parking lot at 730 George Street in New Haven shortly after 3 p.m. on Monday, Dec. 2, authorities said. Officers arrived to find Santana lying on the ground as a bystander performed CPR. Paramedics rushed Santana to Yale-New Haven Hospital, where he died from his injuries, police said. Detectives determined that Santana had driven a friend to the parking lot when two masked men approached. One of the men abruptly shot Santana…

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by Josh Lanier
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Man Found Dead In CT Stream Was Strangled, Police Say Man Found Dead In CT Stream Was Strangled, Police Say
Man Found Dead In CT Stream Was Strangled, Police Say The death of a Connecticut man who was found face down in a stream has been ruled a homicide by strangulation by the state Medical Examiner's Office. The New Haven man, identified as Miguel Rivera, age 62, was found in a stream around 7:10 a.m. on Friday, July 19, in a stream in the area of Hemingway Street. According to Officer Christian Bruckhart of the New Haven Police, the medical examiner conducted a preliminary examination of Rivera on scene, and no signs of trauma were located at the time. They took custody of the body and performed an autopsy. Upon completion of the examination, …

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by Kathy Reakes