Yale Worker Fought Back With Baton Before Being Shot By Armed Carjacker: Police Yale Worker Fought Back With Baton Before Being Shot By Armed Carjacker: Police Yale Worker Fought Back With Baton Before Being Shot By Armed Carjacker: Police
Yale Worker Fought Back With Baton Before Being Shot By Armed Carjacker: Police A Yale University employee used a collapsible baton to fight back against an armed carjacker before the attacker shot him on his way to work in New Haven, police said. The attack happened around 4 a.m. on Oct. 20 on Canner Street, where the employee had just parked his car and was heading into work.  Police said 20-year-old Angel Rodriguez, of New Haven, approached the worker with a gun and tried to rob him. During a press conference on Wednesday, Nov. 4, Capt. Nicholas Marcucio said the employee pulled a collapsible baton from his pocket and struck Rodriguez several times before b…
Wild CT Chase Ends In Police Cruiser, Car Crash Wild CT Chase Ends In Police Cruiser, Car Crash Wild CT Chase Ends In Police Cruiser, Car Crash
Wild CT Chase Ends In Police Cruiser, Car Crash A wild police chase through a wealthy Connecticut town ended with a smashed police cruiser, a damaged civilian vehicle, and a suspect desperate to get away in handcuffs, authorities said. Now, the 51-year-old New London man faces several charges tied to the dangerous drive in Westport, police said on Wednesday, Nov. 4.  Rodney Rowe was arrested on Oct. 28 in connection with the incident that unfolded Aug. 4, police said.  The trouble began when Connecticut State Police alerted Westport officers to a vehicle wanted by authorities in Connecticut and New York. Troopers last spotted…
Mom Reveals What Led Up To Parking Garage Murder-Suicide That Left Her Husband, 2 Children Dead Mom Reveals What Led Up To Parking Garage Murder-Suicide That Left Her Husband, 2 Children Dead Mom Reveals What Led Up To Parking Garage Murder-Suicide That Left Her Husband, 2 Children Dead
Mom Reveals What Led Up To Parking Garage Murder-Suicide That Left Her Husband, 2 Children Dead A mother whose husband killed their two children and himself is revealing the struggles he faced before the murder-suicide — and the help he had agreed to seek. Anna DeMase Lynch shared those details after her husband, Patrick Lynch, and their children, James, 8, and Caroline, 6, were killed in the Tuesday, Nov. 3 murder-suicide in Mt. Lebanon, Pennsylvania, as previously reported by Daily Voice. “My husband made the irreversible decision to kill our two children and himself this evening,” Anna wrote on Facebook. Patrick was laid off in August and became depressed shortly afterward, she wr…
25-Year-Old Worker Electrocuted At CT Manufacturing Plant Dies 25-Year-Old Worker Electrocuted At CT Manufacturing Plant Dies 25-Year-Old Worker Electrocuted At CT Manufacturing Plant Dies
25-Year-Old Worker Electrocuted At CT Manufacturing Plant Dies A 25-year-old man died after suffering an electric shock while working on equipment at a Connecticut aerospace manufacturing plant, police said. The deadly incident happened around 8:10 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 29, at TIGHITCO on Old Brickyard Lane in Berlin, police said on Tuesday, Nov. 3.  The man was performing maintenance on a piece of equipment when he was electrocuted, Berlin police said. Emergency crews rushed to the plant and performed CPR in an effort to save his life. Paramedics took the worker to a hospital, but he died from his injuries the following day, authorities…
Community Mourns Retired CT Police Captain, Father Of 2 Killed In Fiery Cheshire Crash Community Mourns Retired CT Police Captain, Father Of 2 Killed In Fiery Cheshire Crash Community Mourns Retired CT Police Captain, Father Of 2 Killed In Fiery Cheshire Crash
Community Mourns Retired CT Police Captain, Father Of 2 Killed In Fiery Cheshire Crash Two Connecticut communities are in mourning after a retired police captain and a devoted father of two who ran a family business were killed in a fiery Camaro crash. Friends and family say their deaths have left a void in the lives of loved ones. John D’Aniello, 42, of Waterbury, and James Zabel, 43, of Meriden, died Sunday, Nov. 1, when their 1978 Chevrolet Camaro crashed into a tree and caught fire on Waterbury Road in Cheshire. Police said Zabel was driving when the car left the road around 10:45 p.m. Emergency crews pulled both men from the wreckage and rushed them to a hospital, where …
28-Year-Old Charged In CT Knife Attack That Sent Man To Hospital With Chest Wound 28-Year-Old Charged In CT Knife Attack That Sent Man To Hospital With Chest Wound 28-Year-Old Charged In CT Knife Attack That Sent Man To Hospital With Chest Wound
28-Year-Old Charged In CT Knife Attack That Sent Man To Hospital With Chest Wound A Connecticut man is facing multiple charges after allegedly stabbing a 49-year-old person in the chest during a late-night attack earlier this week, police said. Walter Fulton, 28, was arrested and accused of stabbing a man in the chest outside 42 Woodward Ave. in Norwalk around 10 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 3, police said. Police found the man on the ground when they arrived and provided emergency medical care before responders could rush him to Norwalk Hospital.  Officials did not release an update on his condition Wednesday.  Investigators locked down the scene and sent out a descri…
Murder-Suicide: Family ID'd After Dad Pushes His Children Off Parking Garage, Then Jumps Murder-Suicide: Family ID'd After Dad Pushes His Children Off Parking Garage, Then Jumps Murder-Suicide: Family ID'd After Dad Pushes His Children Off Parking Garage, Then Jumps
Murder-Suicide: Family ID'd After Dad Pushes His Children Off Parking Garage, Then Jumps A father pushed his two children off a Pennsylvania parking garage before jumping in a murder-suicide that prompted two elementary schools to close, officials said. Patrick Lynch, 42, and his children, James Lynch, 8, and Caroline Lynch, 6, were identified as the three people found dead in Mt. Lebanon, Allegheny County, on Tuesday, Nov. 3, officials said. Caroline had Williams syndrome, her mother, Anna DeMase Lynch, shared in a 2024 Facebook fundraiser for the Williams Syndrome Association. “Our beautiful daughter, Caroline, has Williams syndrome and the WSA nonprofit is our greatest supp…
46-Year-Old Killed In Early Morning CT Crash; Police Seek Witnesses 46-Year-Old Killed In Early Morning CT Crash; Police Seek Witnesses 46-Year-Old Killed In Early Morning CT Crash; Police Seek Witnesses
46-Year-Old Killed In Early Morning CT Crash; Police Seek Witnesses Authorities have identified the 46-year-old Connecticut man who was killed in an early morning scooter crash.  Norwalk's Christopher Moorer was riding a scooter in the 600 block of West Avenue in Norwalk just after 4 a.m. when he crashed, police said. Police received a 911 call, sending them to the scene.  Officials did not say whether another vehicle was involved or provide details of what may have caused the crash. Paramedics took Moorer to Norwalk Hospital, where he later died of his injuries.  Police are investigating the crash.  Authorities are asking anyone…
Bloody Fight On CT Street Sends 2 Men To Hospital, Both Face Charges Bloody Fight On CT Street Sends 2 Men To Hospital, Both Face Charges Bloody Fight On CT Street Sends 2 Men To Hospital, Both Face Charges
Bloody Fight On CT Street Sends 2 Men To Hospital, Both Face Charges A violent fight between two Connecticut men left one man with knife wounds and sent them both to the hospital, authorities said. Now, they each face charges.  Police responded to a home on Sylvan Avenue in Waterbury at 10:30 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 3, after receiving reports of a fight between two people, authorities said.  When officers arrived, they found Ayman Razeq, 47, of Waterbury, suffering from several fresh wounds consistent with injuries caused by an edged weapon. Razeq was taken to a hospital, where doctors determined his injuries were not life-threatening, police said.&nbs…
Police ID Man, 38, Killed In CT Apartment Fire That Also Claimed Dog's Life Police ID Man, 38, Killed In CT Apartment Fire That Also Claimed Dog's Life Police ID Man, 38, Killed In CT Apartment Fire That Also Claimed Dog's Life
Police ID Man, 38, Killed In CT Apartment Fire That Also Claimed Dog's Life Authorities have identified the 38-year-old man who was killed in a Connecticut house along with a dog.  Irving Alvarez-Godoy died after a fire broke out at an apartment complex on Kohanza Street in Danbury, officials said. Firefighters were called to the complex shortly after 1 p.m. Monday, Nov. 2, following reports that two people might be trapped on the second floor, Danbury police said.  A volunteer firefighter driving past the building spotted smoke and stopped after hearing a woman screaming for help. He broke a window and tried to get inside, but heavy smoke kept him …
NJ Congressman Who Switched From Democrat To Republican Concedes Seat NJ Congressman Who Switched From Democrat To Republican Concedes Seat NJ Congressman Who Switched From Democrat To Republican Concedes Seat
NJ Congressman Who Switched From Democrat To Republican Concedes Seat Republican U.S. Rep. Jeff Van Drew has conceded to Democrat Zack Mullock in New Jersey's 2nd Congressional District Mullock, the mayor of Cape May, unseated the four-term incumbent in the Tuesday, Nov. 3 election. The race has not been called by any major outlets.  The victory marks a political shift in a district that the Cook Political Report had rated "Likely Republican." Van Drew was first elected to Congress as a Democrat in 2018 before switching to the Republican Party in 2019 during President Donald Trump's first impeachment. The 2nd Congressional District includes Atlantic, C…
Democrats Flip Senate: DDHQ Democrats Flip Senate: DDHQ Democrats Flip Senate: DDHQ
Democrats Flip Senate: Ddhq Democrats have won back control of the Senate, Decision Desk HQ projects. Democrats have already flipped six Senate seats: North Carolina, South Carolina, Iowa, Kansas, Ohio, and Texas, Decision Desk HQ projects, with toss-up seats remaining in Alaska and Maine.  In Kansas, Adam Hamilton defeated Sen. Roger Marshall, the first Democrat to win a Senate seat in the Sunflower State in 94 years, while Annie Andrews upset Sen. Darline Graham in South Carolina. In Texas, James Talarico defeated Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, the first time Democrats won a statewide race in the Lone Star…