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Man Charged With Biting 2 CT Children: Police
A Connecticut man has been arrested after police said he bit two children who are related to him. Abdulrahman Alnahari, 32, of South Windsor, was arrested on multiple warrants on Wednesday, Sept. 16. He allegedly bit the 17- and 4-year-olds during separate incidents in July, South Windsor police said. Authorities arrested Alnahari in Chicago. He was returned to Connecticut to face charges. Alnahari faces two counts of risk of injury to a child and one count of third-degree assault, South Windsor police said. He was being held on a $275,000 bond, police said.
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Injured CT Hiker Climbs 7 Hours After Dislocating Shoulder In Fall As Rescuers Cheer Him To Top
A Connecticut hiker pushed through serious injuries for seven hours before reaching the summit of Mount Washington under his own power, New Hampshire wildlife officials said. Kurt Siuzdak, 61, fell Tuesday, Sept. 14, while climbing New Hampshire’s tallest mountain. He dislocated a shoulder and hurt his back after slipping on wet granite slabs near the Lakes of the Clouds, according to New Hampshire Fish and Game. Siuzdak began his hike on the Ammonoosuc Ravine Trail at 4 a.m. He fell around 10 a.m. Yet he kept moving toward the summit. Another hiker called 911 around 3:15 p.m. after spotti…
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Woman Makes ‘Last Day On Earth’ Threat, Sparking Evacuation On CT Metro-North Train
A Connecticut Metro-North train was forced to stop Wednesday morning, Sept. 16, after a woman reportedly made a death threat, transit authorities said. The incident began around 8:29 a.m. on Sept. 16, 2026. Train 1723 had left New Canaan at 7:12 a.m. and was scheduled to reach Grand Central at 8:22 a.m. A witness told police that the woman said, "This will be your last day on earth.” Authorities said she was experiencing an emotional crisis. Another passenger pulled the emergency cord after watching the passenger. The train stopped about 100 yards from the platform near Track 110. A…
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‘Snuff Film’ Mystery: 1M Images, 5 Women Who Appear Dead, Philly Police Say
More than 1 million images are under review in a sprawling Philadelphia investigation involving possible snuff films and five women who appear to be dead, police announced on Wednesday, Sept. 16. Investigators have identified four of the five women depicted, but still cannot determine whether the recordings show actual homicides, pornography, or staged “art films” involving fake blood, according to police. No remains belonging to any of the women have been recovered. The investigation centers on 44-year-old Eugene Horsch and 417 West Chew Avenue in the city’s Olney section, where detective…
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Patrick Clancy To Address Children’s Deaths, Ex-Wife’s Mistrial On ‘60 Minutes’
Patrick Clancy will speak publicly about the killing of his three young children and the online claims that linked him to their deaths. He will speak with CBS Correspondent Ross Douthat on "60 Minutes" Sunday, Sept. 20, on “60 Minutes.“ Clancy was formerly married to Connecticut native Lindsay Clancy. Prosecutors accuse her of strangling their children inside their Duxbury, Massachusetts, home on Jan. 24, 2023. It's an accusation she hasn't denied, but her defense claims she was suffering from postpartum psychosis. Cora was 5. Dawson was 3. Callan was 8 months ol…
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Marine, Police Officer, Dad Of 2 Should Have Failed ICE Vetting Before Suicide: Report
Problems investigators found in a Marine reservist’s past should have kept ICE from hiring him, former officials told The Washington Post after his death outside the agency’s Philadelphia field office. Joseph “Joe” Thomas Moore, 38, a father of two, died outside the office on Friday, Aug. 28, after learning he would lose his job, the newspaper reported. Moore died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the neck, and his death was ruled a suicide, Philadelphia Department of Public Health spokesperson Jason Brooks told Daily Voice on behalf of the Medical Examiner’s Office. His family has di…
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Police ID Driver, 22, Dies After Early Morning Crash CT Crash
A 22-year-old Maine driver died after his Volvo crossed into the opposite lane and struck a tree in Connecticut, police said. Zachary Barry, of Scarborough, Maine, was driving his Volvo XC60 west on Hunting Lodge Road in Mansfield when the SUV crossed the center line and struck a tree near Carriage House Drive shortly after 12:20 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 15, Connecticut State Police said. Emergency crews had to cut Barry out of the Volvo. A medical helicopter flew him to Hartford Hospital, where he died of his injuries shortly before 2:45 a.m. Wednesday. Connecticut State Police are investigati…
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Duct-Taped American Airlines Passenger Breaks Silence In Court: Report
Layne Lundeen has broken his silence. The unruly American Airlines passenger who was notoriously restrained to his seat by a gun range owner and a retired police officer using duct tape on Thursday, Sept. 3, says that he remembers nothing. The Baltimore Banner obtained the audio recording from the court proceeding in which 67-year-old Lundeen, who was fired from his job as a realtor, reportedly told District Court Commissioner George Haag at the Jennifer Road Detention Center that he had no recollection of anything from the flight. According to the outlet, he didn't even know how he got to …
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Waterbury Woman Charged After Year-Old Dog Abuse Video Goes Viral: Police
A Connecticut woman faces a felony charge after a video showing her abusing two dogs resurfaced on social media and went viral about a year after it was filmed, police said. Marilyn Valdez, 22, of Waterbury, was identified as the woman in the video that resurfaced on Aug. 28, police said. Desmond's Army Animal Law Advocates shared the video that shows a woman using a shock device for seemingly no reason on one of the dogs, which was confined to a cage. She then jams a pole through the cage’s slats to "impale and strike the animal" as it yelps in pain, the group shared in a Charge.org …
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Starving Dog Rescued From Shocking Conditions In New York Basement: Officials
A young Long Island man left a starving dog locked in a basement with little to eat, authorities said Wednesday, Sept. 16. Isaiah Thomas, 20, of Wheatley Heights, was arrested Tuesday, Sept. 15 on two animal cruelty charges, the Suffolk County SPCA said. Thomas owned a 4-year-old Cane Corso named Apollo, then confined the dog to a basement secured by a metal door that was held closed by three vehicle tires, investigators said. When authorities found Apollo, the dog was severely underweight and suffering from a flea infestation, excoriations, wounds, severe generalized muscle loss, and diff…
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Aggressive Coyote Bites CT Woman, Targets Her Dogs Weeks After Similar Attack
Authorities euthanized a coyote after it bit a woman and attacked her two small dogs in Fairfield this week. The incident followed another aggressive coyote attack three weeks earlier in what police say is a change in the animals' behavior in the area. The most recent attack happened Monday afternoon, Sept. 14, on Catamount Road in Fairfield, according to Fairfield Animal Control. The animal was put down, and its body was sent for testing. The unidentified woman is receiving treatment for rabies as a precaution. The incident mimics a similar attack that happened three weeks ago …
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Closing The Loop: Ed Sheeran’s 4 Remaining Openers Drop Out After Macklemore Ouster
Macklemore got the boot, then Ed Sheeran’s opening acts followed suit. One day after Macklemore was kicked off of Ed Sheeran's Loop tour for his pro-Palestinian remarks during his openers in New Jersey, all four other opening artists dropped out in solidarity on Tuesday, Sept. 15. Those artists include Billie Eilish's brother Finneas, Irish singer-songwriter Aaron Rowe, Danish band Lukas Graham and Irish folk group Beoga. In a statement, Rowe wrote, in part: "I cannot stand by and allow billionaires to use their position of power to silence the rightful voices of those who speak up ag…
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Community Helps Those Hit Hardest By 'Rain Bomb' Flooding In Connecticut
A sudden burst of heavy rain flooded roads and caused massive damage to homes across Fairfield County over the weekend. Gov. Ned Lamont called it a “rain bomb” during a press conference Monday, Sept. 14, at the State Capitol. More than 7 inches of rain fell Sunday in Stamford, Darien and Westport, National Weather Service data showed. “It’s how sudden the intense rainfall is — five, seven, nine inches in a very limited period of time. That’s what causes severe flooding that overwhelms our stormwater drainage systems,” Lamont said, according to CT Mirror. “And you saw that yesterday, es…
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Stamford OnlyFans Model Admits To Tax Evasion After Earning $3M On Adult Site: Feds
A Connecticut content creator who made more than $3 million on OnlyFans admitted she evaded federal taxes while spending large sums on luxury vehicles and jewelry, federal authorities said. Seathra Zmeena Orr, 39, pleaded guilty to tax evasion in federal court in Hartford on Tuesday, Sept. 15, after she waived her right to an indictment and entered the plea, the US Attorney for the District of Connecticut said. The charge covers the 2019 through 2022 tax years. OnlyFans reported paying Orr about $164,670 in 2019, $801,395 in 2020, $1.34 million in 2021, and $822,400 in 2022, co…
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Man Accused Of Secretly Filming Woman In CT City Hall Restroom Captured Across State Lines
A woman who told police in Connecticut that a man filmed her while she was in the bathroom at a city hall sparked a multi-state manhunt that ended at Rikers Island. Terrill Kelly, 31, of New Canaan, is accused of illicit filming inside a women's restroom at Norwalk City Hall just before 1:30 p.m. on Aug. 17, police said. A woman told officers that someone placed a cellphone beneath her restroom stall. The person appeared to record her before fleeing, according to Norwalk police. Officers searched the surrounding area but did not find the suspect. Norwalk detectives took over t…
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Willimantic Man Charged In Ex-Wife Attack Now Facing Murder Charges In Infant’s Death: Cops
A Connecticut man already jailed in an alleged strangulation attack on his ex-wife now faces murder charges in the death of an infant, police said. Dean R. Peruta, 40, of Willimantic, was charged Tuesday, Sept. 15, with murder of a victim under 16 years old, murder and risk of injury to a child, according to a news release. The case began on Dec. 21, 2025, after an infant arrived at Windham Hospital following a reported fall at a Willimantic home the previous night, police said. The hospital evaluated the child before transferring the infant to Connecticut Children’s Medic…
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Man Avoids Prison For Deadly Crash That Killed UConn Grad: Prosecutor
A 39-year-old Texas man will not face prison time after he pleading guilty to a fatal crash in Mount Olive, authorities announced Tuesday, Sept. 15. Cody Bonds previously pleaded guilty to reckless vehicular homicide and was sentenced to five years’ probation, 100 hours of community service and a driver’s license suspension of five years, Morris County Prosecutor Robert Carroll, Acting Chief of Detectives Mark Castellano, and Mount Olive Township Police Chief Michael Cordileone. Bonds was also given credit for 17 days served in jail, authorities said. At 2:51 p.m., on Tu…
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Missing Person Found Dead At CT Pond After Search
Reports of a missing person in a Connecticut pond ended in tragedy this week. Searchers with the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection were called to Black Pond in Middlefield around 5 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 14. DEEP’s Environmental Conservation Police searched the area with K9 teams, Connecticut State Police, and the Middlefield Fire Department. Crews found the body Tuesday. Officials have not released the person’s name as they notify their family. The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner and EnCon police are investigating how the person died. Aut…
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CT Mom, 21, Killed In Motorcycle Crash; Leaves 1-Year-Old Son
Authorities have identified a young Connecticut mother killed in a weekend motorcycle crash on Route 2. Alicea Heaven Martinez-Navaez, 21, of Manchester, was killed shortly before midnight Sunday, Sept. 13, when she was ejected from her Suzuki GSXR motorcycle near Exit 1A in East Hartford, Connecticut State Police said. Investigators believe Martinez-Navaez failed to negotiate a right-hand curve and struck the guardrail, according to State Police. She was pronounced dead at the scene. Loved ones created a GoFundMe to help cover her funeral costs and support her 1-year-old son. "…
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Teen Who Fled NY Mental Health Hospital Found Hiding In CT Thanks To Residents
A teenager who ran away from a behavioral health hospital was found hours later hiding near a home in Fairfield County, police said. The search for the missing 17-year-old began around 9:10 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 15, after a Wilton homeowner spotted him near a neighbor's home, Wilton police said. He sprinted into the woods when officers confronted him. Wilton officers searched the area with help from Connecticut State Police and police from New Canaan and Westport. But area residents were the first to spot him moving through yards and other properties. Those calls helped police tr…
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New Haven Assistant Principal Sexually Assaulted Student In School Office Twice: Police
A Connecticut school assistant principal is accused of sexually assaulting a student inside his office while classes were in session, authorities said. Daniel Bonet-Ojeda, 49, who worked at James Hillhouse High School in New Haven, was arrested and faces multiple charges after the Department of Children and Families alerted New Haven police in May. During a forensic interview, the student reported two assaults on back-to-back days, investigators said. Police said Bonet-Ojeda had arranged to be alone with her in his office. A detective reviewed school surveillance vide…
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FBI Had Teen On Radar Before ISIS Plot In County Where Trump Was Shot
The Pennsylvania county where a gunman shot President Donald Trump during a 2024 campaign rally is now at the center of another high-profile federal threat case. The FBI says it first investigated Jonathan Hunter Kramer in 2023, when he was a minor, before arresting the Butler County man Saturday, Sept. 12, over an alleged ISIS-inspired attack plan. Kramer, 20, of Valencia, was taken into custody after agents found a semiautomatic rifle, ammunition, loaded magazines, pepper spray, a scope, and other gear at a Cranberry Township hotel, according to a criminal complaint. Daily Voice obtained…
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DUI Driver Causes 3 Crashes, Drives 1.5 Miles On 3 Tires In CT Town: Police
A 43-year-old woman was charged with DUI after police say she sideswiped one vehicle, struck another and hit a guardrail before driving 1.5 miles on three tires in Fairfield County last week. Adrian M. Windham was driving a black Chevrolet Suburban west on School Road near the Comstock Community Center in Wilton on Thursday, Sept. 10, when she sideswiped an eastbound vehicle, Wilton police said in a news release Monday, Sept. 14. Windham then swerved back into the westbound lane before crossing the double-yellow line and striking a second eastbound vehicle, according to police. She the…
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Boyfriend Charged With Murder After Girlfriend Found Dead During Massachusetts Welfare Check
A 50-year-old man wanted for the murder of his 42-year-old Massachusetts girlfriend was captured in New Hampshire the following day, authorities said. Patricia “Trish” Donaldson, of Salem, was found dead at a residence on Cabot Street on Tuesday evening, Sept. 8, Essex County District Attorney Paul F. Tucker and Salem Police Chief Lucas J. Miller said. Her boyfriend, Paul Morey, 50, of Salem, has been charged with murder in connection with her death. Morey was arrested in Portsmouth, NH, on Wednesday, Sept. 9, authorities said. He was arraigned by video conference on a fugitive from j…
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Macklemore Blames Patriots Owner Robert Kraft For His Removal From Ed Sheeran Tour
Macklemore has been removed from Ed Sheeran’s tour following backlash over his pro-Palestinian remarks during both of his opening acts at MetLife Stadium earlier this month, according to the Seattle rapper himself. Macklemore, whose real name is Benjamin Hammond Haggerty, announced his removal from Sheeran’s LOOP Tour in a lengthy Instagram statement Monday, Sept. 14, saying the decision followed pressure from stadium owners after his performances in East Rutherford on Friday, Sept. 4 and Saturday, Sept. 5. "Rolling Stone" also reported that Macklemore was removed from the remainder o…
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Creepy 'Cat In The Hat' Threat Hits West Haven School: Student Arrested, Cops Say
A Connecticut middle school student has been arrested in connection with a “Cat in the Hat” threat posted on social media targeting a local school, authorities said. ALSO SEE: Concerning 'Cat In The Hat' School Threat Trend Sparks Warnings, Teen Arrests Across US The Bailey Middle School student was charged following an investigation by West Haven police and the West Haven Board of Education, the department announced Monday, Sept. 14. Police did not identify the student or specify the charges. The matter has also been forwarded to the Board of Education for further review, …
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NY House Candidate’s
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odeling Past Shockingly Resurfaces
A Long Island congressional candidate has a surprising past: modeling BDSM gear for a fetish sex shop. Chris Gallant, a 37-year-old Democrat, appeared in multiple photos for “Mr S Leather,” a San Francisco-based company selling a variety of products on its XXX-rated website, the New York Post reported Sunday, Sept. 13. Gallant’s attorney confirmed to the Post that he’d appeared in the pics. Pictures of Gallant were wiped from the internet — at his request, according to his lawyer’s comments to the Post — but are still visible on archived versions of the site. They can be found from 2011 to…
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More US Measles Deaths Of 2026 Reported
All of the measles deaths reported in the United States so far this year have occurred in Pennsylvania, where a third resident has died amid the nation’s largest outbreak, officials said. A 40-year-old Jefferson County woman died Saturday, Sept. 12, from complications associated with measles, Coroner Greg Furlong announced. Her name was not released, and the coroner did not disclose her vaccination status. “This is a heartbreaking loss for the family and an unfortunate reminder that measles can be a serious and potentially life-threatening disease,” Furlong said. The death is Jefferson Co…
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Motorcyclist Killed In Late-Night Bridge Crash Over Connecticut River: State Police
A motorcyclist was killed in a late-night crash on a Connecticut highway, police said. Troop H in Hartford was notified of the crash on the outbound side of the Founders Bridge in East Hartford around 11:56 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 13, according to state police. The motorcycle operator initially was reported to have suffered serious injuries, and EMS was dispatched to the scene, police said. Shortly afterward, authorities determined the rider had died. The victim's identity was not released, though police said next of kin had been notified. The Connecticut State Police Collision Analysis and Re…
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Firefighter Struck By Fleeing Driver At CT Crash Scene: Officials
A firefighter was struck by a fleeing driver who sped through an active crash scene in a Connecticut town on Sunday, Sept. 13, officials said. The East Hampton Fire Department and East Hampton Police Department were working at a two-car crash when police attempted to stop a vehicle before it reached the scene, Fire Chief Robb Rainville said. The driver fled, passing the emergency scene at a high rate of speed, Rainville said. About five minutes later, the same vehicle returned from the opposite direction, drove around a fire truck and struck traffic cones before hitting a firefighter w…
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Missing Newlywed Dominick Bianchi Found Dead In Wooded NY Area, Police Say
A New York newlywed who disappeared from his home has been found dead, police announced. Dominick Bianchi, 35, of East Greenbush, was found dead in a wooded area, the East Greenbush Police Department said late Sunday, Sept. 13, nearly five days after he had been reported missing. Police did not say where or when Bianchi was found or release details about his death. His wife, Julianna Zyra, told ABC affiliate WTEN during the search that Bianchi had Type 1 diabetes and she was unsure whether he could monitor his blood sugar because his continuous glucose monitor was paired to the phone h…
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