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CT Man Engages In Sexual Conduct With Young Girl For Over 8 Years, Records It: Feds CT Man Engages In Sexual Conduct With Young Girl For Over 8 Years, Records It: Feds
CT Man Engages In Sexual Conduct With Young Girl For Over 8 Years, Records It: Feds A 32-year-old Connecticut man faces federal child exploitation charges after allegedly sexually abusing a young girl for several years and recording it on his phone, officials announced.  Hartford County resident Hernan Ayala of Manchester appeared in Hartford federal court on Thursday, May 30 in connection to child exploitation charges, the US Attorney's Office for the District of Connecticut announced on Friday, May 31. According to federal officials, in March 2024, Manchester Police received a complaint regarding a young girl who Ayala was allegedly sexually abusing. The girl told o…

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by Ben Crnic
Police & Fire
CT Woman Who Tied Dog To Tree With Collar And Left, Charged With Cruelty To Animals CT Woman Who Tied Dog To Tree With Collar And Left, Charged With Cruelty To Animals
CT Woman Who Tied Dog To Tree With Collar And Left, Charged With Cruelty To Animals A Connecticut woman who allegedly tied her dog to a tree on a walking path with its collar and left it to die has been charged with cruelty to animals. Dog Abandoned In South Windsor, Hooked To Tree By Collar Hartford County resident Janiya N. Bradford, 26, of Manchester, turned herself in to police on Thursday, May 16, for the April 22 incident in South Windsor. According to Sgt. Mark Cleverdon of the South Windsor Police, an investigation found that Bradford abandoned her dog and secured his collar to a large tree branch off a walking path at the Neiderwerfer W…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Man Rides Motorcycle Over 130 MPH On CT Highway, Flees From Trooper: Police Man Rides Motorcycle Over 130 MPH On CT Highway, Flees From Trooper: Police
Man Rides Motorcycle Over 130 MPH On CT Highway, Flees From Trooper: Police A man faces several charges after he was seen driving recklessly at high speeds on a busy Connecticut highway before fleeing attempts to pull him over, police announced.  The arrest stemmed from an incident in Hartford County on Tuesday, April 23, when a Connecticut State Police trooper in Manchester at the intersection of Buckland Hills Drive and Buckland Street saw a motorcyclist weave through traffic and straddle the center dividing lines to cut in front of other stopped vehicles, according to police. The trooper, who was able to record the motorcyclist's license plate, saw him con…

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by Ben Crnic
Police & Fire
Undercover Sting Leads To Child Exploitation Charges For 4 In CT Undercover Sting Leads To Child Exploitation Charges For 4 In CT
Undercover Sting Leads To Child Exploitation Charges For 4 In CT Four men were charged for allegedly making deals with undercover police to have sex with a 15-year-old girl. The arrests occurred in Hartford County on Friday, April 19, at an undisclosed hotel in Hartford. According to Lt. Aaron Boisvert of the Hartford Police, the Special Investigations Division conducted an undercover sting operation to target and combat child exploitation.  The operation was located at an undisclosed hotel within the City of Hartford. Undercover law enforcement personnel assumed the identity of a 15-year-old girl’s aunt on the internet and engaged in dia…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
President Of Car Club Nabbed In Connection With CT Street Takeover: Police President Of Car Club Nabbed In Connection With CT Street Takeover: Police
President Of Car Club Nabbed In Connection With CT Street Takeover: Police A 21-year-old alleged car club president has been charged in connection with a street takeover event that blocked a busy Connecticut intersection, police announced. Hartford County resident Jaki Haynes of East Hartford turned himself in to authorities on Thursday, April 18 on charges connected to a street takeover event in Tolland County in May 2023, Connecticut State Police announced on Friday, April 19.  According to Haynes' arrest warrant, the investigation leading to the arrest began in May 2023, when several street takeovers occurred throughout Connecticut. These events involved g…

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by Ben Crnic
Police & Fire
CT Teacher Accused Of Inappropriately Touching Students CT Teacher Accused Of Inappropriately Touching Students
CT Teacher Accused Of Inappropriately Touching Students A Connecticut middle school teacher has been charged with inappropriately touching students and making comments, An investigation began in February in Hartford Couty after three students reported that a Manchester school teacher was making comments and touching the students. The students of Illing Middle School said that the teacher, 58-year-old Floyd Gray of Hartford, touched them inappropriately and made comments while in class. All three students reported that Gray was their teacher, said Lt. Nick Reinert of the Manchester Police. Reinert said the students stated they were not in t…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
CT Child Porn Arrest Leads To Gun, Drug Charges CT Child Porn Arrest Leads To Gun, Drug Charges
CT Child Porn Arrest Leads To Gun, Drug Charges A Connecticut man has been charged with a range of crimes from allegedly possessing child porn to illegally possessing guns and manufacturing drugs. Hartford County resident Michael Gigliotti, age, of Manchester, was arrested on Monday, April 1, at his home in Manchester. According to Lt. Nick Reinert of the Manchester Police, Gigliotti was nabbed by Manchester detectives, the Center for Digital Investigations, and Homeland Security following an investigation into child pornography. Agents served a warrant on Gigliotti who was in the residence and taken into custody and was charg…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Attempted Street Takeover: 5 Charged After CT Incident Involving 100 ATVs Attempted Street Takeover: 5 Charged After CT Incident Involving 100 ATVs
Attempted Street Takeover: 5 Charged After CT Incident Involving 100 ATVs Two men are facing charges after more than 100 all-terrain vehicles (ATVs) attempted a street takeover in a Connecticut city. The incident occurred in Hartford around 6 p.m., Saturday, March 30. According to Lt. Aaron Boisvert of the Hartford Police, the department received numerous complaints from throughout the city regarding a group of ATVs driving recklessly and causing hazardous conditions. Boisvert said the group of 100 or more attempted to conduct a street takeover in the city. Some of the ATVs were seized.  Hartford Police Department In response, the department's street c…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Police Probe Series Of Smash-Grab Burglaries In CT Police Probe Series Of Smash-Grab Burglaries In CT
Police Probe Series Of Smash-Grab Burglaries In CT Police in Connecticut are investigating after a series of smash-and-grab robberies occurred within a few days. The latest incident occurred in North Haven on Sunday, March 24 at the Mobil Gas Station on State Street. According to North Haven Police, four people wearing masks and hooded shirts smashed the front glass door of the gas station and made off with some $2,000 in cash and two cash registers before fleeing in a stolen car that was taken from Manchester. The same crew is responsible for two other burglaries in Hamden, two burglaries in Orange, and one burglary in West Haven, North H…

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by Kathy Reakes
Obituaries
Beloved CT Music School Founder Dies At 57: 'Ever Positive, Always Hopeful' Beloved CT Music School Founder Dies At 57: 'Ever Positive, Always Hopeful'
Beloved CT Music School Founder Dies At 57: 'Ever Positive, Always Hopeful' A beloved Connecticut music school founder who spent decades sharing his passion with his students is being remembered for his always positive nature and endless talent.  Thomas “Tom” Deffenbaugh, who began the Summit Music School in Manchester at 421 Main St., died on Thursday, March 7 at the age of 57 after a brave fight against cancer, according to his obituary.  Deffenbaugh was known for pouring his "heart and soul" into the school for the last 25 years, his obituary said. Born in Michigan in 1966, Deffenbaugh eventually moved to Connecticut in 1990 and worked as an edit…

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by Ben Crnic
News
NBC CT Reporter Mike Massaro Leaving Station NBC CT Reporter Mike Massaro Leaving Station
NBC CT Reporter Mike Massaro Leaving Station After some five years on the screen, informing and entertaining, NBC Connecticut reporter Mike Massaro is leaving the station. A Connecticut native, born and raised in Hartford County, Massaro, who's from Manchester, announced on Friday, Feb. 16 on the X Platform that he will be signing off at the end of the month.  "It has been an amazing journey of reinvention at NBC Connecticut for nearly five years," Massaro wrote. "I challenged myself to use my broadcasting skills in a different yet meaningful way and succeeded. However, I will be leaving the network at month’s end. Onward!" The …

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by Kathy Reakes
Weather
New Update: How Much Snow Did You Get? Reports From Westchester, Region For Winter Storm New Update: How Much Snow Did You Get? Reports From Westchester, Region For Winter Storm
New Update: How Much Snow Did You Get? Reports From Westchester, Region For Winter Storm Here are snowfall reports from the region for the winter storm that is sweeping through the Northeast on Tuesday, Feb. 13. Totals are from the National Weather Service and submissions from Daily Voice readers: Location        Amount        Time/Date      Provider New York Westchester County Peekskill 10.3 inches 1000 AM 02/13 Public Croton-on-Hudso 10.5 inches 12:45 PM 02/13 Daily Voice reader submission North Salem/Peach Lake 10.0 inches 0430 PM 02/13 Daily Voice reader submission Croton-on-Hudson …

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by Joe Lombardi