Man Accused Of Killing CT Mom Of 5 Extradited From NY, Held On $3M Bond Man Accused Of Killing CT Mom Of 5 Extradited From NY, Held On $3M Bond
Man Accused Of Killing CT Mom Of 5 Extradited From NY, Held On $3M Bond A man accused of fatally stabbing a Connecticut grandmother has been extradited back to the state to face a murder charge, police said. Michael Ranger, 55, is accused of killing Jacqueline Yolanda Matthews, 59, at a Concord Drive condominium in Rocky Hill on Aug. 22, police said. She was pronounced dead at an area hospital. Police arrested Ranger in upstate New York two days later. Authorities have released few details about the killing. Rocky Hill police announced that Ranger had been returned to Connecticut on Thursday, Sept. 3. He was charged with murder in violation of a standing crimi…
Woman Falsely Reported Bomb Threat On Metro-North Train On Way To Connecticut: DA Woman Falsely Reported Bomb Threat On Metro-North Train On Way To Connecticut: DA
Woman Falsely Reported Bomb Threat On Metro-North Train On Way To Connecticut: DA A Bronx woman has been indicted more than a year after claiming a man was holding a bomb aboard a Metro-North train on its way to Connecticut, forcing hundreds of passengers to evacuate in Westchester County, prosecutors said.  Bronx resident Albertyna Mendoza, 27, was arraigned on Thursday, Sept. 3, on a felony charge of second-degree falsely reporting an incident, the Westchester County District Attorney's Office announced.  The charge stems from an incident on May 3, 2025, when Mendoza was traveling aboard a New Haven-bound Metro-North train through Westchester at around 4…
Pilot Acknowledged Police Helicopter, Then Turned Toward It Before Fatal Midair Crash: NTSB Pilot Acknowledged Police Helicopter, Then Turned Toward It Before Fatal Midair Crash: NTSB
Pilot Acknowledged Police Helicopter, Then Turned Toward It Before Fatal Midair Crash: NTSB A pilot acknowledged a police helicopter crew's request to extend his flight path — but turned toward the runway instead, beginning a bizarre final sequence that ended with his Cessna slamming into the hovering chopper, according to federal investigators's report on Wednesday, Sept. 2. The National Transportation Safety Board has released new findings on the Wednesday, Aug. 19 collision at Carlisle Regional Airport that killed 57-year-old Dr. Paul William Sokoloski of Hershey and seriously injured two Pennsylvania State Police troopers. The report provides the clearest picture yet of what h…
AI Goes Dark: ChatGPT, Claude, Grok Hit By Widespread Outages AI Goes Dark: ChatGPT, Claude, Grok Hit By Widespread Outages
AI Goes Dark: ChatGPT, Claude, Grok Hit By Widespread Outages If your favorite AI chatbot suddenly stopped answering Thursday morning, Sept. 3, you weren't alone. Tens of thousands of users reported problems with some of the world's biggest artificial intelligence platforms as ChatGPT, Claude, Grok, and Gemini all saw spikes in outage complaints, according to Downdetector. OpenAI's ChatGPT appeared to take the biggest hit. More than 37,000 outage reports had been filed for the service by around 11 a.m. ET, Forbes reported, citing Downdetector. Reports began surging after 9 a.m. and climbed sharply around 11 a.m. OpenAI confirmed it was investigating…
CT Man Wanted On Child Sex Crimes Found Hiding In Canada Under Fake Name: Police CT Man Wanted On Child Sex Crimes Found Hiding In Canada Under Fake Name: Police
CT Man Wanted On Child Sex Crimes Found Hiding In Canada Under Fake Name: Police A Connecticut man accused of sexually abusing a minor was captured in Canada after investigators said he fled the country and assumed a false identity. Scott Hunter Scharr, 24, of Newington, became the focus of an investigation that began in January 2023 after police received information about the possible sexual assault of a minor and an adult’s possession of child sexual abuse material. Detectives obtained two warrants for Scharr’s arrest, police said. Investigators later learned Scharr had moved to Canada and was living under the name "Hunter Scott." Canadian authorities took Scharr in…
Horse Slaughter Transport Leads To PA Man’s Arrest In New York: Police Horse Slaughter Transport Leads To PA Man’s Arrest In New York: Police
Horse Slaughter Transport Leads To PA Man’s Arrest In New York: Police A Pennsylvania trucker transporting horses for slaughter in Canada has been arrested in New York, police said. Robert M. Seitz, of Lewistown, PA, was pulled over around 2:30 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 2 on U.S. Route 11 south of De Kalb, NY, according to state police. Inside his trailer, troopers found multiple horses “tagged for transport to Canada for slaughter,” investigators said. New York State Police had been investigating a facility in Pennsylvania, Rotz’s Livestock in Shippensburg, owned by Bruce Rotz, according to authorities. They received a complaint on Friday, Aug. 28 about Rotz truc…
The Athletic Reveals Findings On Dianna Russini, Mike Vrabel Relationship The Athletic Reveals Findings On Dianna Russini, Mike Vrabel Relationship
The Athletic Reveals Findings On Dianna Russini, Mike Vrabel Relationship A brand-new report by "The Athletic" found Dianna Russini, one of its lead NFL reporters, violated the outlet's standards by not disclosing her relationship with New England Patriots Head Coach Mike Vrabel.  Russini, who lives in Wyckoff, New Jersey, with her husband and children, resigned in April after Page Six published photos of the two at a resort in Sedona, AZ. Pictures showed them lounging around a pool, hugging, and holding hands, which sparked a firestorm of controversy around the league and a heated debate over journalistic ethics.  The Athletic said it did not conclude …
CT's AG Joins Lawsuit Over Funding For Gender-Affirming Care For Transgender Teens CT's AG Joins Lawsuit Over Funding For Gender-Affirming Care For Transgender Teens
CT's AG Joins Lawsuit Over Funding For Gender-Affirming Care For Transgender Teens New York Attorney General Letitia James said her office is joining several other states in suing the Trump administration over a new federal rule restricting federal funding for gender-affirming care provided to transgender teenagers.  James joined 20 other attorneys general and Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro in filing the lawsuit on Wednesday, Sept. 2, challenging a rule issued by the US Department of Health and Human Services and Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.  Several other attorneys general are joining New York in the lawsuit, including Connecticut, Maryland, Ma…
Connecticut Motorcycle Fire: Massachusetts Man Charged With Arson Connecticut Motorcycle Fire: Massachusetts Man Charged With Arson
Connecticut Motorcycle Fire: Massachusetts Man Charged With Arson A Massachusetts man faces arson and criminal mischief charges after a motorcycle burned in Connecticut, police said. Keegan McNeely, 36, of Brookfield, Massachusetts, is accused of setting a 2003 Suzuki VL800 motorcycle on fire at a home at 46 South Cherry Street in Wallingford, police said.  Firefighters were called to the house shortly before 5 a.m. on Aug. 24, and investigators found the blaze seemed suspicious.  Authorities did not provide any details on how they believe the fire was set.  McNeely was arrested on Monday, Aug. 31, in Windsor Locks and charged with&…
Explosives Tips Expose Granby Man’s Gun Trafficking, Lead To Guilty Plea: Feds Explosives Tips Expose Granby Man’s Gun Trafficking, Lead To Guilty Plea: Feds
Explosives Tips Expose Granby Man’s Gun Trafficking, Lead To Guilty Plea: Feds A Connecticut man pleaded guilty to federal gun charges after investigators found dozens of firearms and suspected explosive materials inside his home. Kyle Chambers, 31, of Granby, became the subject of several FBI tips on Dec. 30, 2024, after agents received tips that he kept explosives at his Salmon Brook Road home and intended to detonate them on New Year’s Eve, the US Attorney for the District of Connecticut said.  Authorities arrested Chambers on state charges the next day. During a court-approved search, investigators found firearms, ghost guns and devices used to convert g…
Woman Says She Found Drugs Inside Child's Happy Meal Toy At CT McDonald's Woman Says She Found Drugs Inside Child's Happy Meal Toy At CT McDonald's
Woman Says She Found Drugs Inside Child's Happy Meal Toy At CT McDonald's A woman claims she found drugs inside a child’s Happy Meal toy at a Connecticut McDonald’s. Brittany Fitzpatrick said in a Facebook post that she had taken her daughter and her niece to the restaurant at 611 South Main Street in Middletown. Fitzpatrick said her niece found the "rocks" inside a "Stranger Things" promotional toy inside a Happy Meal.  “She opened it and said there was something wrong with her toy, someone put 'rocks' in it,” Fitzpatrick said. “I took it from her to look and immediately noticed it was weed.” Fitzpatrick contacted police. The Middletown Police Departme…
District IDs CT Sixth Grader Killed in School Bus Crash District IDs CT Sixth Grader Killed in School Bus Crash
District IDs CT Sixth Grader Killed in School Bus Crash A Connecticut sixth grader died after being struck by a school bus before school Wednesday, officials said. Torren O’Grady, 11, a sixth grader at North Stonington Elementary School, died in the Sept. 2 crash on Old Colony Road in North Stonington. Connecticut State Police troopers responded to the area of Kingwood Drive and Meadow Park at about 8:27 a.m. following reports of a crash with serious injuries. Authorities have released few details about the crash, but NBC Connecticut reporters at the scene said investigators were examining a bicycle lying in the street.  Students on t…
CT Man Took 'Upskirt' Photo Of Shopper At NJ TJ Maxx: Police CT Man Took 'Upskirt' Photo Of Shopper At NJ TJ Maxx: Police
CT Man Took 'Upskirt' Photo Of Shopper At NJ TJ Maxx: Police A Connecticut man accused of taking an "upskirt" photo of a woman shopping at a Bergen County TJ Maxx was arrested in New York and extradited to New Jersey, authorities said. Edgewater patrol officers responded to the TJ Maxx at 477 River Road at approximately 6:31 p.m. Friday, July 10, on a report of a suspicious person taking pictures, Police Chief Donald Martin said. Officers determined a man had taken an "upskirt" photograph of a woman who was shopping inside the store, Martin said. Detective Hansen identified the man as Daniel Tivet, 45, of Colchester, CT, during the investigation, ac…
Coast Guard Pilots Make First Single-Engine Landing With DHS Secretary Aboard Coast Guard Pilots Make First Single-Engine Landing With DHS Secretary Aboard
Coast Guard Pilots Make First Single-Engine Landing With DHS Secretary Aboard The pilots who safely brought a disabled Coast Guard jet back to the ground in Virginia had never done it before. Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin said the Coast Guard pilots told him after Wednesday, Sept. 2's emergency landing at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport that it was their first time landing on a single engine. “The United States Coast Guard pilots made the single engine landing feel routine,” Mullin said in a post on X. “No panic, just straight professionalism.” The United States Coast Guard pilots made the single engine landing feel routine. No panic, jus…
CT Man, 21, Dies After Fall Hiking Near Montana's Highest Peak: 'Passed Doing What He Loved' CT Man, 21, Dies After Fall Hiking Near Montana's Highest Peak: 'Passed Doing What He Loved'
CT Man, 21, Dies After Fall Hiking Near Montana's Highest Peak: 'Passed Doing What He Loved' A 21-year-old Connecticut adventurer who died after an apparent fall near Montana’s tallest mountain was a passionate explorer and gamer who felt happiest outdoors or traveling the world, according to his family.  Jackson Gregory Slimak, 21, of Southington, died Aug. 24 in the wilderness near the 12,800-foot-tall Granite Peak in Montana's Beartooth Mountain range. Search crews from Wyoming and Montana found his body on Thursday, Aug. 27, after searching for nearly three days, Cowboy State Daily reported.  Authorities believe his death was the result of an accidental fall and …
NJ Times Square Stabbing Victim Was On Her First Day Back From Maternity Leave NJ Times Square Stabbing Victim Was On Her First Day Back From Maternity Leave
NJ Times Square Stabbing Victim Was On Her First Day Back From Maternity Leave Erin Piacenti was on her first day back following maternity leave when she was fatally stabbed in Times Square on Monday, Aug. 31. Piacenti, a Chester, NJ resident, had welcomed her daughter Madison five months ago, according to a GoFundMe set up to support her daughter and husband, Frank. "Becoming a mother was Erin's lifelong ambition, and Madison gave her the greatest possible joy," Shray Gupta, who organized the fundraiser said. "Erin's life was defined not by the circumstances of her death, but instead by the way she lived. Erin was deeply devoted to her family and friends, except…
Knife Breaks During Attack On CT Capitol Police Officer; Woman Tries To Steal Cruiser: Cops Knife Breaks During Attack On CT Capitol Police Officer; Woman Tries To Steal Cruiser: Cops
Knife Breaks During Attack On CT Capitol Police Officer; Woman Tries To Steal Cruiser: Cops A woman tried to stab a Connecticut State Capitol Police officer through the driver’s-side window of his cruiser before the knife broke, authorities said. The attack happened around 6 a.m. Wednesday at Armory Road and Michael J. Fallon Way in Hartford. The officer was conducting a high-visibility patrol when the woman walked up to his cruiser and tried to stab him through the window. She continued striking it until the knife broke, police said. The officer was not injured. The woman then fled on foot, police said. Officers raced after her and tried to de-escalate the encounter. During he…
‘Crime Junkie’ Arrested Outside Lindsay Clancy Trial Says Filming Jurors Was Misunderstanding ‘Crime Junkie’ Arrested Outside Lindsay Clancy Trial Says Filming Jurors Was Misunderstanding
‘Crime Junkie’ Arrested Outside Lindsay Clancy Trial Says Filming Jurors Was Misunderstanding The attorney for a self-described “crime junkie” accused of filming jurors outside the Lindsay Clancy murder trial called the incident a “misunderstanding.” Dawn Light, 56, of Sutton, was charged with aggravated intimidation of a juror on Tuesday, Sept. 1, after police said she entered a restricted area and recorded members of the deadlocked jury, Plymouth Assistant District Attorney Nicole Piacentini told the court. Light pleaded not guilty Wednesday and was released on personal recognizance.  Click here to watch video of Wednesday's hearing.  Lindsay Clancy is accused of killi…
Police ID Trucker Killed In I-84 Crash With Parked Big Rig In Danbury Police ID Trucker Killed In I-84 Crash With Parked Big Rig In Danbury
Police ID Trucker Killed In I-84 Crash With Parked Big Rig In Danbury Authorities identified a 42-year-old tractor-trailer driver who was killed when his truck rear-ended another big rig parked along Interstate 84 in Danbury. Jason Valarezo, of Manchester, New Hampshire, was killed shortly after 1:15 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 2, after his 2026 Volvo VNR left its lane on I-84 west and struck the rear of a 2020 Freightliner Cascadia parked on the right shoulder near Exit 1, Connecticut State Police said. The 53-year-old driver of the parked truck was taken to Danbury Hospital with suspected minor injuries. State police are investigating the crash. Authorities ask…
Gunman Sentenced To Decades In Prison For Murder, Shooting Retired CT Police Captain Gunman Sentenced To Decades In Prison For Murder, Shooting Retired CT Police Captain
Gunman Sentenced To Decades In Prison For Murder, Shooting Retired CT Police Captain A man who killed a Connecticut resident and wounded an off-duty police captain will likely never see life outside of a prison cell again.  Albert Eaddy, 64, was sentenced to 65 years in prison Monday, Aug. 31, according to state prosecutors. He must serve at least 25 years. A jury found Eaddy guilty of murder and first-degree assault, among other charges in an August 2019 New Haven shooting, according to police.  Prosecutors said Eaddy shot and killed Troy Clark, 46, near Dixwell Avenue and Henry Street in New Haven.  Then-New Haven Police Capt. Anthony Duff witnessed …
Car Bursts Into Flames After Crash Involving 2 Mopeds In East Hartford Car Bursts Into Flames After Crash Involving 2 Mopeds In East Hartford
Car Bursts Into Flames After Crash Involving 2 Mopeds In East Hartford A Connecticut moped rider was injured, and another ran away after a fiery crash with a car, police said. The crash happened around 8 p.m. Monday, Aug. 31, at Silver Lane and Oak Street in East Hartford, police said.  Police said two mopeds and a vehicle were involved. One rider was taken to a hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, police said. The other moped operator left the scene. The car caught fire following the crash. Police believe one of the mopeds began leaking fuel while trapped beneath the vehicle, which sparked the blaze. East Hartford police are investigating the …
Truck Blamed For 9-Vehicle I-291 Pileup That Sent 6 To Hospital: Police Truck Blamed For 9-Vehicle I-291 Pileup That Sent 6 To Hospital: Police
Truck Blamed For 9-Vehicle I-291 Pileup That Sent 6 To Hospital: Police A nine-vehicle pileup in Connecticut sent six people to the hospital with injuries ranging from possible to serious. A 12-year-old boy riding in a school van was among those hurt. The crash happened near the Exit 2 on-ramp to Interstate 291 west around 7:45 a.m. Monday, Aug. 31, according to Connecticut State Police. The pileup began after a tractor-trailer "traveling at a high rate of speed" failed to stop in time, according to a state police report released Tuesday. Hartford Distributors Inc. owns the truck. The truck’s driver, a 46-year-old Naugatuck man, was not injured. Responders to…
Cop Charged After Fatally Shooting College Baseball Player At Wrong Home Cop Charged After Fatally Shooting College Baseball Player At Wrong Home
Cop Charged After Fatally Shooting College Baseball Player At Wrong Home The Upper Pottsgrove Township police corporal who shot and killed 22-year-old college baseball player Glenwood “Bubba” Pysher IV at the wrong Pennsylvania home has been charged with voluntary manslaughter, authorities announced Tuesday, Sept. 1. Cpl. Sean Farrell, 58, surrendered to Montgomery County Detectives and was awaiting arraignment Tuesday after investigators concluded that his shooting of the unarmed Pysher was not a legal use of deadly force, Montgomery County District Attorney Kevin R. Steele said. Pysher was fatally shot around 12:29 a.m. Sunday, Aug. 23, after homeowners at a S…
'I Will Behead You': Man Threatened President Trump, Secret Service On Facebook, Feds Say 'I Will Behead You': Man Threatened President Trump, Secret Service On Facebook, Feds Say
'I Will Behead You': Man Threatened President Trump, Secret Service On Facebook, Feds Say Donald Swope wasn't subtle about his plans for President Donald Trump. The 53-year-old Maryland man made his first appearance in federal court on Tuesday, Sept. 1, after prosecutors say a months-long series of Facebook posts escalated into threats against Trump and the US Secret Service. Among them was one particularly chilling message aimed directly at the president. "I will behead you Donald J. Trump," Swope allegedly wrote in a Facebook post highlighted by federal prosecutors. He followed it by tagging Trump and a lengthy list of government agencies, officials and media outlets, accord…
Ex-New Britain Mayor Erin Stewart Faces 3rd, Final Deadline To Repay $241K, City Says Ex-New Britain Mayor Erin Stewart Faces 3rd, Final Deadline To Repay $241K, City Says
Ex-New Britain Mayor Erin Stewart Faces 3rd, Final Deadline To Repay $241K, City Says Former New Britain Mayor Erin Stewart faces a third and final deadline to repay more than $241,000 that New Britain alleges she improperly received or owes because of misconduct during her 12 years in office. The final deadline arrived Tuesday, Sept. 1, when Stewart was due to repay $31,561 in city-funded tuition for her master’s degree at the University of New Haven. In early June, New Britain Corporation Counsel William C. Rivera sent Stewart a letter demanding three payments: $102,294 in attorneys’ fees and investigation costs by July 1; $107,703.08 connected to what the city called an i…
Connecticut Teen Dies After Falling From Paddleboard In Cape Cod Pond Connecticut Teen Dies After Falling From Paddleboard In Cape Cod Pond
Connecticut Teen Dies After Falling From Paddleboard In Cape Cod Pond An 18-year-old paddleboarder from Connecticut has died after an apparent drowning at a Cape Cod pond. The emergency began shortly before 6 p.m. Monday, Aug. 31, at Jenkins Pond in Falmouth, Massachusetts. Authorities have not identified the victim.  Crews launched a search for the paddleboarder after his friend called 911 to report the teenager had fallen off his board and didn't resurface, according to the Cape and Islands District Attorney’s Office. Falmouth firefighters searched the pond and pulled the teen from the water. Emergency crews performed CPR at the scene. Paramedic…
Watch Lindsay Clancy's Reaction To Learning Jury Is Deadlocked Watch Lindsay Clancy's Reaction To Learning Jury Is Deadlocked
Watch Lindsay Clancy's Reaction To Learning Jury Is Deadlocked The judge presiding over Lindsay Clancy's murder trial sent jurors back to deliberate after they reported they were deadlocked Tuesday morning, Sept. 1. Clancy showed no emotion as the judge announced the 12-person jury, including nine women and three men, had been unable to reach a verdict. As of press time, the jury has been deliberating for nearly 19 hours over four days. Click here to watch Clancy's reaction, or lack thereof, as the update is delivered to the courtroom, which comes at approximately 2:29:04 mark. 🚨 BREAKING: The Lindsay Clancy jury has just told the judge they CANNOT…
Norfolk Man, Former Teacher Charged With Sex Crimes Tied To Private Boarding School: DA Norfolk Man, Former Teacher Charged With Sex Crimes Tied To Private Boarding School: DA
Norfolk Man, Former Teacher Charged With Sex Crimes Tied To Private Boarding School: DA A 70-year-old Connecticut man has been charged on multiple sex charges linked to his time working as a teacher at an independent all-girls school in Massachusetts, authorities said. Matthew Johnson, of Norfolk, was charged late last month with assault with intent to rape and two counts of indecent assault and battery on a person over 14, the Berkshire District Attorney’s Office said. He was a  Related: Former Headmaster Charged In Massachusetts Teacher Abuse Scandal The indictment, obtained by CT Insider, said Johnson assaulted with intent to rape, groped, and forcefully kissed the vi…
NJ Woman Killed In Times Square Stabbing, Suspect Fatally Shot By Police NJ Woman Killed In Times Square Stabbing, Suspect Fatally Shot By Police
NJ Woman Killed In Times Square Stabbing, Suspect Fatally Shot By Police A 32-year-old New Jersey woman was killed after she was stabbed in Times Square Monday, Aug. 31, authorities said. At 4:24 p.m., police responded to Times Square after Pamela Cisneros, a 49-year-old Queens woman, had stabbed Erin Piacenti, a Chester resident, and a 68-year-old man, the New York City Police Department said. The victims were transported to a nearby hospital where Piacenti was pronounced dead, the NYPD said. The other victim was in stable condition, police said. Cisneros, seen in a video shared to Instagram by bboypop97, displayed two large knives and advanced toward police, w…
PNC Bank VP Killed After Speeding Acura Veers Off PA Turnpike, Hits Tree: State Police PNC Bank VP Killed After Speeding Acura Veers Off PA Turnpike, Hits Tree: State Police
PNC Bank VP Killed After Speeding Acura Veers Off PA Turnpike, Hits Tree: State Police A PNC vice president was killed when his SUV veered off the Pennsylvania Turnpike, went down an embankment, and struck a tree early Tuesday, Sept. 1, state police said and public records show. Christopher M. Ruane, 55, of Canonsburg, was driving a 2020 Acura MDX west on Interstate 76 in Fannett Township, Franklin County, around 5:20 a.m. when the crash happened near mile marker 195.9, according to an updated Pennsylvania State Police release. Ruane was traveling "at a high rate of speed" when the Acura veered off the roadway, traveled down an embankment, and struck a tree, police said. He …
Corrections Sergeant, Wife, Kids Killed When Car Plummets Down Embankment (UPDATE) Corrections Sergeant, Wife, Kids Killed When Car Plummets Down Embankment (UPDATE)
Corrections Sergeant, Wife, Kids Killed When Car Plummets Down Embankment (Update) A correctional sergeant, his wife, and their two children were killed when their car plunged about 60 feet down a steep embankment on Saturday, Aug. 29, state police said. Pennsylvania State Troopers were called around 10:16 a.m. to the area of 1365 Rock Mountain Drive in Gibson Township, Susquehanna County, where first responders found the sedan down the embankment. Peter Thatcher, 45, and Sandra Thatcher, 45, both of Tunkhannock, police said, died in the crash along with their 11-year-old son, Noah, and 10-year-old daughter, Layla. Public records, their school, and their church later…