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CT Woman, 37, Found Dead Floating In Quinnipiac River CT Woman, 37, Found Dead Floating In Quinnipiac River
CT Woman, 37, Found Dead Floating In Quinnipiac River Police in Connecticut are investigating after a 37-year-old woman's body was found dead floating in the water of the Quinnipiac River. New Haven Police Officer Christian Bruckhart said the incident occurred in New Haven around 7:50 a.m., Tuesday, Sept. 10, near Brewery Square. Bruckhart said the New Haven Fire Department responded with water rescue, and the body was located near James Street and River Streets along the embankment. He added that the woman had no identification, but detectives identified her as Shannon Arrington of New Haven.  Her family has been notified.  Membe…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Man Dies In Overnight Thanksgiving Shooting At CT Nightclub Man Dies In Overnight Thanksgiving Shooting At CT Nightclub
Man Dies In Overnight Thanksgiving Shooting At CT Nightclub New update: ID Released For 20-Year-Old Killed In Thanksgiving Shooting At CT Nightclub A suspect is at large after a fatal overnight Thanksgiving shooting at a popular Connecticut nightclub. It happened in New Haven just before 1 a.m. Thursday in the area of Terminal 110 located at 240 Sargent Drive.  As patrons were exiting the establishment, officers reported hearing gunfire, New Haven Police said.  A short time later, an officer was approached by a man who reported he was shot.  Dispatch was informed of the situation, and the New Haven Fire Department and A…

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by Joe Lombardi
Schools
Update: Custodian Stops Armed Man Outside CT Elementary School, Officials Say Update: Custodian Stops Armed Man Outside CT Elementary School, Officials Say
Update: Custodian Stops Armed Man Outside CT Elementary School, Officials Say This story has been updated. A Connecticut school custodian is being credited with helping to apprehend a man with a gun outside of an elementary school. The incident took place outside of the Lincoln Bassett Community School at 130 Bassett St, New Haven on Wednesday, Nov. 8 in the morning. In a letter to parents and the community, school officials said the custodian noticed the distraught man, who was carrying a weapon, outside the school and approached him. "He was successful in de-escalating the situation," the letter said.  When New Haven Police arrived on the scene they fo…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
CT Overdose Death, Stabbing May Be Connected To Large Fight, Police Say CT Overdose Death, Stabbing May Be Connected To Large Fight, Police Say
CT Overdose Death, Stabbing May Be Connected To Large Fight, Police Say Police in Connecticut are working to connect a large fight to the overdose death of a woman and a man who was stabbed multiple times. The incidents took place in New Haven around 7 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 21 when the New Haven Fire Department responded to a call of an unconscious woman in the 300 block of Howard Avenue. Upon arrival, fire department personnel determined that the woman was suffering from an overdose. While aid was being rendered to the woman, a man who suffered from multiple stab wounds approached firefighters, said Sgt. Cherelle Carr of the New Haven Police. Both…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
CT Fire Lieutenant Charged With Sexual Assault, Police Say CT Fire Lieutenant Charged With Sexual Assault, Police Say
CT Fire Lieutenant Charged With Sexual Assault, Police Say A Connecticut fire department lieutenant has been charged in a sexual assault case from 2022. New Haven County resident Keith Norfleet, age 33, of New Haven, an employee of the New Haven Fire Department, was charged on Friday, Aug. 25. According to Capt. Rose Dell of the New Haven Police, Det. Samantha Romano through a thorough examination of statements and other evidence, identified Norfleet as the suspect in a sexual assault case involving a 32-year-old female victim.  The incident occurred while Norfleet was off duty. After the investigation was completed, an ar…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Body Found Floating In Quinnipiac River, Police Working To ID Body Found Floating In Quinnipiac River, Police Working To ID
Body Found Floating In Quinnipiac River, Police Working To ID Police in Connecticut are working to identify a body that was found floating in the Quinnipiac River.  The body was found around 4 p.m. in New Haven on Sunday,  June 11 when police were dispatched to Front Street on the report of a body floating, According to New Haven Police Capt. Rose Dell, the New Haven Fire Department recovered the body, which was pronounced dead on the scene by a paramedic. The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner arrived on the scene and transported the body to Farmington.  "No identification has been made at this time, and the investig…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Firefighters Injured, Driver Charged After Fiery Crash In New Haven, Firefighters Injured, Driver Charged After Fiery Crash In New Haven,
Firefighters Injured, Driver Charged After Fiery Crash In New Haven, A Connecticut man was arrested after two firefighters and a tractor-trailer driver were injured during a fiery crash on I-91. The crash took place around Wednesday, March 8 at 11:15 p.m., on I-91 southbound in New Haven. According to Connecticut State Police, the New Haven Fire department was responding to a motor vehicle collision, a black BMW driven by Wilton Ketter, age 22, of West Haven, side-swipe a tractor-trailer along with a passenger car, then spun out striking a New Haven Fire truck.  The fire truck was blocking the right center and right lane due to the prior motor vehicle …

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by Kathy Reakes
News
27-Year-Old Struck, Killed By SUV On CT Roadway ID'd As Off-Duty Firefighter 27-Year-Old Struck, Killed By SUV On CT Roadway ID'd As Off-Duty Firefighter
27-Year-Old Struck, Killed By SUV On CT Roadway ID'd As Off-Duty Firefighter An off-duty Connecticut firefighter died after he was struck following a five-vehicle crash. New Haven Firefighter Thomas Mieles, age 27, was driving north on I-91 when his car became disabled in the left lane around 9:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 2. Mieles, of New Haven, who was outside of his car, died when he was hit by an SUV during the crash, said the Connecticut State Police. Earlier report: New Haven Man Who Stepped Out Of Car After Crash Struck, Killed By SUV On I-91 A native of the city, Mieles joined the department 10 months ago, and served just down the street from where he …

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by Kathy Reakes
Schools
12 Students, Two Teachers Hospitalized Due To 'Airborne Irritant' In CT Classroom 12 Students, Two Teachers Hospitalized Due To 'Airborne Irritant' In CT Classroom
12 Students, Two Teachers Hospitalized Due To 'Airborne Irritant' In CT Classroom Twelve students and two teachers in Connecticut experienced watery eyes and scratchy throats after a classroom was contaminated with a defensive spray, school officials said.  The incident happened at the New Haven Public Schools on the morning of Thursday, May 19, in a classroom at Wexler-Grant School, according to a NHPS representative. The students and teachers were taken to Yale New Haven Hospital to be checked out after experiencing symptoms of an "airborne irritant," officials said. The New Haven Fire Department found evidence that a cubicle in the classroom had been contaminat…

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by Nicole Valinote
Police & Fire
CT Firefighters Help Surgeon Remove Meat Grinder From Woman's Hand CT Firefighters Help Surgeon Remove Meat Grinder From Woman's Hand
CT Firefighters Help Surgeon Remove Meat Grinder From Woman's Hand Connecticut firefighters helped surgeons in the operating room remove a meat grinder stuck on a woman's hand, The incident began in New Haven County around 4 p.m. Saturday, March 19 in Naugatuck when a person whose hand was stuck in a meat grinder was transported to Waterbury Hospital, the department said. The patient was then transferred to Yale New Haven Hospital for removal of the grinder around 5:45 p.m., officials said. Shortly after, doctors requested the New Haven Fire Department respond to the hospital to help with the removal, the department said. Working closely with an ort…

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by Kathy Reakes