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Hartford Police Not At Fault In Inmate's Death, Report Says: 'This Is A Sad Case' Hartford Police Not At Fault In Inmate's Death, Report Says: 'This Is A Sad Case'
Hartford Police Not At Fault In Inmate's Death, Report Says: 'This Is A Sad Case' A Hartford woman who told officers she had recently used fentanyl was found dead inside a city jail cell, a state investigation determined. Linda Praylow, 49, was discovered unresponsive in her holding cell at the Hartford Police Department early in the morning of April 5, 2024. She had no pulse and was later pronounced dead at Saint Francis Hospital, according to the Office of Inspector General Report.  An investigation by the Office of the Inspector General concluded that Praylow died from acute fentanyl intoxication, made worse by underlying cardiovascular disease. The report noted …

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by Josh Lanier
Police & Fire
Unlicensed DUI Hartford Driver Arrested In I-84 Crash That Left Passenger Dead: State Police Unlicensed DUI Hartford Driver Arrested In I-84 Crash That Left Passenger Dead: State Police
Unlicensed DUI Hartford Driver Arrested In I-84 Crash That Left Passenger Dead: State Police An unlicensed, intoxicated Hartford man has been charged in connection with a high-speed crash on Interstate 84 that killed his passenger, according to Connecticut State Police. The crash occurred around 6:53 a.m. on Feb. 8, 2024, near Exit 61 in Manchester, investigators said. Jason Ivers, 25, was driving a 2016 Nissan Juke westbound at a high rate of speed when his vehicle collided with a 2015 Hyundai Genesis, CT State Police said. Police said Mirelly Vega, 25, a front-seat passenger in the Nissan, suffered life-threatening injuries and was pronounced dead at Hartford Hospital. Ivers, who…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
CT Teen Charged In Fatal I-84 Southington Crash That Killed Grandmother Of 2: Police CT Teen Charged In Fatal I-84 Southington Crash That Killed Grandmother Of 2: Police
CT Teen Charged In Fatal I-84 Southington Crash That Killed Grandmother Of 2: Police A 19-year-old Connecticut man was charged this week with killing a 58-year-old woman in a February crash on I-84, authorities said. Maxwell Nemec, of Cheshire, is charged with second-degree manslaughter, reckless driving, and misconduct with a motor vehicle, Connecticut State Police said on Friday, Dec. 6. Nemec was driving a 2014 Nissan Juke eastbound on I-84 on Feb. 15 in Southington shortly after 6:45 p.m. Witnesses told troopers that Nemec was speeding in the left lane when he came up behind Lesley Petrafassi's BMW near Exit 31, a police report said.  Nemec merged into the center…

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by Josh Lanier
Police & Fire
Cold Case Arrest: 17 Years Later CT Murder Suspect Nabbed Out Of State Cold Case Arrest: 17 Years Later CT Murder Suspect Nabbed Out Of State
Cold Case Arrest: 17 Years Later CT Murder Suspect Nabbed Out Of State A man is in custody for allegedly killing an 18-year-old Connecticut man 17 years earlier. Ramon Smith, age 35, was extradited back to Connecticut from Warren, Maine, on Tuesday, June 4, where he was arrested on a warrant charging him with murder and criminal possession of a firearm in connection with the Sunday, March 25, 2007 death of Joshua McClelland of Hartford. According to Lt. Aaron Boisvert of the Hartford Police, on  March 25, 2007, at approximately 6:30 p.m., patrol officers responded to a report of a gunshot victim in the area of 250 Blue Hills Avenue.  Upon arriv…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Double-Fatal Crash: Victims ID'd After Car Slams Into Disabled Vehicle On CT Highway Double-Fatal Crash: Victims ID'd After Car Slams Into Disabled Vehicle On CT Highway
Double-Fatal Crash: Victims ID'd After Car Slams Into Disabled Vehicle On CT Highway Two people were killed after the disabled vehicle they were standing outside of along a busy Connecticut highway was hit by another car, police said. The events leading up to the crash began in Hartford County on Thursday, June 6 around 1:15 a.m., when a 2004 Honda Accord EX became disabled in the right lane of Route 5/15 South in East Hartford south of the on-ramp from Interstate 84 West. At this time, the three occupants who had been inside the Honda were gathered on the right shoulder.  However, for an unknown reason, one of the occupants and a pedestrian moved to the right lane, a…

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by Ben Crnic