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Speeding CT Tesla Driver Killed After Slamming Into 9 Vehicles Speeding CT Tesla Driver Killed After Slamming Into 9 Vehicles
Speeding CT Tesla Driver Killed After Slamming Into 9 Vehicles A 35-year-old Connecticut man was killed after the Tesla he was driving hit nine cars. The crash took place in New Haven County around 7:50 a.m., Tuesday, May 23, on Nicoll Street near Eagle Street in New Haven. Capt. Rose Dell, of the New Haven Police Department, said the Tesla, traveling at a high rate of speed hit the nine vehicles, with seven parked and two in motion. The driver, identified as Christopher Andreozzi of Hamden was transported to Yale-New Haven Hospital, where he died. Two other drivers were also transported to the hospital for minor injuries, Dell said.  …

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by Kathy Reakes
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CT Man Sitting In Kitchen Critical After Being Shot Through Window, Police Say CT Man Sitting In Kitchen Critical After Being Shot Through Window, Police Say
CT Man Sitting In Kitchen Critical After Being Shot Through Window, Police Say A Connecticut man was shot while sitting in his kitchen when some 36 shots were fired outside. The incident took place in New Haven County around 10:15 p.m., Sunday, May 14 in the area of Level Street near Brookside Avenue in New Haven. New Haven Police officers were dispatched to the area after a ShotSpotter indicated some 36 gunshots in the near, said Capt. Rose Dell, of the New Haven Police. When officers arrived they were told a man had been shot, she added. The victim was immediately transported to Yale-New Haven Hospital by ambulance, and medical staff informed the police that …

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by Kathy Reakes
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Student Sexually Assaulted At Gunpoint At Her Yale University Residence, Police Say Student Sexually Assaulted At Gunpoint At Her Yale University Residence, Police Say
Student Sexually Assaulted At Gunpoint At Her Yale University Residence, Police Say A Yale University student was sexually assaulted after waking up to find an unknown man pointing a gun at her. The incident took place around 2 a.m., Tuesday, May 9, on the 300 block of Elm Street in New Haven. Yale Police Chief Anthony Campbell said a graduate student was asleep in her residence when she awoke to an unknown male pointing a gun at her.  The man sexually assaulted her and fled the residence, the chief said. The victim was transported to Yale New Haven Hospital.  New Haven Police are investigating, and Yale Police have increased patrols in the area and are assist…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Statewide Search For Suspect: Man Assaulted, Intentionally Run Over, Police Say Statewide Search For Suspect: Man Assaulted, Intentionally Run Over, Police Say
Statewide Search For Suspect: Man Assaulted, Intentionally Run Over, Police Say Police across Connecticut are searching for a silver Infiniti after it allegedly ran over a man intentionally following an assault. The incident took place around 1 p.m., Thursday, April 11 in the area of 85 Laura St., in New Haven. The injured man was found when New Haven firefighters and A.M.R. were dispatched to Laura Street for a medical call, said Capt. Rose Dell, of the New Haven Police Department. Upon arrival, they found a man who had been intentionally assaulted and run over by a silver motor vehicle, Dell said. The victim was transported to Yale-New Haven Hospital…

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by Kathy Reakes
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$2 Million Bond: Murderer, Convicted Felon Nabbed In Fairfield County, Police Say $2 Million Bond: Murderer, Convicted Felon Nabbed In Fairfield County, Police Say
$2 Million Bond: Murderer, Convicted Felon Nabbed In Fairfield County, Police Say A 22-year-old murder suspect from Connecticut was captured by US Marshals in Fairfield County after evading police for four months, officials say. Omar Nelson was arrested in Bridgeport on Thursday, May 4 for the Wednesday, Jan. 4 murder of 30-year-old Kentel Robinson at approximately 6 a.m., according to the New Haven Police Department. In New Haven in January, police responded to the scene of a shooting on Chapel Street and found Robinson suffering from a gunshot wound. He was transported to Yale-New Haven Hospital and died of his injuries three days later. New Haven detectives determ…

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by Morgan Gonzales
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Man Calls Police To Admit Killing A CT Woman, Police Say Man Calls Police To Admit Killing A CT Woman, Police Say
Man Calls Police To Admit Killing A CT Woman, Police Say A Connecticut man is being held on a $2 million bond after calling police to say he just shot and killed a woman. The incident took place in New Haven around 1:15 a.m., Sunday, April 23 on Saltonstall Avenue. According to Capt. Rose Dell of the New Haven Police, the dispatch center received a call from Leon Guerrero, age 30, of New Haven, who said he just shot someone on Saltonstall Avenue. Officers quickly responded and located Guerrero with his hands raised, Dell said. Guerrero told officers he had placed his gun in his vehicle. He was then detained while office…

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by Kathy Reakes
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2 Shot Over Weekend In New Haven During Separate Incidents, Police Say 2 Shot Over Weekend In New Haven During Separate Incidents, Police Say
2 Shot Over Weekend In New Haven During Separate Incidents, Police Say A Connecticut man and woman were shot in a Connecticut city over the weekend in separate incidents. The first shooting took place in New Haven around 5:40 p.m., Saturday, Sept. 22 in the area of Huntington and Dixwell Avenues. New Haven Police received two ShotSpotter notifications of shots fired in the area of Huntington Avenue and Dixwell Avenue, said, Capt. Rose Dell, of the New Haven Police. Responding detectives discovered that two houses and three vehicles were hit and recovered a total of 15 fired cartridge casings, Dell said. As police were investigating, Yale-…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Man Ejected From Car, Seriously Injured After Rear-End Crash In Wallingford: Police Man Ejected From Car, Seriously Injured After Rear-End Crash In Wallingford: Police
Man Ejected From Car, Seriously Injured After Rear-End Crash In Wallingford: Police Authorities are seeking information regarding a rear-end crash that left a man seriously injured in New Haven County, police said.  The crash happened on Thursday, April 13 around 8 a.m., when one car rear-ended another on Route 15 southbound in Wallingford about a half-mile south of Exit 66, according to state police.  The vehicle that had been rear-ended then spun out of control and entered the shoulder before rolling over and crashing into the wire rope guardrail.  After this, the vehicle then fell down an embankment, causing the driver, Shelton resident Juan Figueroa, to…

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by Ben Crnic
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Double-Fatal Shooting: Men Found Shot In SUV On CT Roadway Double-Fatal Shooting: Men Found Shot In SUV On CT Roadway
Double-Fatal Shooting: Men Found Shot In SUV On CT Roadway Police are investigating a double homicide after two men were found shot to death in a vehicle on a Connecticut roadway. The incident took place in New Haven around 7:55 a.m., Saturday, April 1 in the area of Winthrop Avenue and Goffe Terrace. Officers responded to the area after receiving calls of nine gunshots being fired and located two men in a parked Acura MDX mid-block on Winthrop Avenue, said Capt. Rose Dell, of the New Haven Police. The driver, who has yet to be identified, was pronounced dead on the scene.  The passenger was taken by ambulance to Yale-New Haven Hospital…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Fatal Crash: 37-Year-Old Woman ID'd As Victim After Car Crashes Into Median On I-95 Fatal Crash: 37-Year-Old Woman ID'd As Victim After Car Crashes Into Median On I-95
Fatal Crash: 37-Year-Old Woman ID'd As Victim After Car Crashes Into Median On I-95 Police are seeking any possible witnesses after a woman was killed in a single-vehicle crash overnight on a stretch of I-95 in Connecticut. It happened just before 7 p.m. Friday, March 31 on the northbound side near Exit 50 on the Quinnipiac Bridge in New Haven.  Connecticut State Police say an Acura TL struck a concrete barrier along the right shoulder before traveling across all lanes of travel and then slamming into the concrete center median barrier and coming to a final resting position.  Responding troopers discovered the operator and sole occupant, Grac…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Fight At CT Courthouse: 4 Nabbed After Incident That Injured Officer Fight At CT Courthouse: 4 Nabbed After Incident That Injured Officer
Fight At CT Courthouse: 4 Nabbed After Incident That Injured Officer Four people were arrested after allegedly getting into a fight with another person at a Connecticut courthouse. The fight took place in New Haven in front of the Superior Courthouse around 11 a.m., Monday, March 27. According to state police, a fight broke out between five people near the entrance to the courthouse, causing judicial marshals to try and break up the fight and separate those involved. One marshal was injured during the melee and taken to Yale New Haven Hospital, police said. Police said three people, including Oreanna Davis, age 28, Ideshia Graham, age 47, and Triniya …

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by Kathy Reakes
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CT Man Charged With Savagely Abusing Boy, Police Say CT Man Charged With Savagely Abusing Boy, Police Say
CT Man Charged With Savagely Abusing Boy, Police Say A Connecticut man has been charged with savagely abusing a boy who was subjected to beatings, locked in a closet, and living in "inhumane" conditions. New London County resident Michael Gregor, age 41, formerly of New London, who recently moved to East Lyme, was arrested on Thursday, Aug. 23. According to Capt. Matthew Galante, of the New London Police, Gregor was arrested in connection with an incident that took place on Sunday, Jan. 29, at a home in New London involving a reported domestic dispute. During the arrest, police found the 10-year-old boy locked in a room with a deadbolt on th…

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by Kathy Reakes