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CT Man Sexually Abused Teen For Years, Girl Tells Police
A 36-year-old man is facing multiple sexual assault charges after a 16-year-old girl told her school's guidance counselor that he had abused her for years beginning when she was 10, authorities said. Roydell Thompson, of Naugatuck, was arrested on Thursday, Dec. 19, after a monthslong investigation, the Connecticut State Police said. Most of the details of these attacks have been withheld to preserve the girl's anonymity. The teen reported the abuse after having an anxiety attack while taking part in a discussion on sexual assault at her school in early October. She told investi…
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Freezing Worker Trapped In Trench Collapse Rescued By CT Firefighters
Connecticut firefighters rescued a man who was trapped after a trench he was working in collapsed, burying him in dirt up to his thighs, authorities said. Stamford firefighters were called to Hampton Lane just before 9 a.m. Friday, Dec. 20, where they found the man trapped. He was alert and conscious when they arrived. Rescue crews reinforced the trench walls with panels to stabilize them before they began to dig him out, Stamford authorities said. More than 20 rescuers worked quickly, digging in the dirt with their hands to pull the freezing man to safety. Firefighters and re…
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Small Plane Lands On NY State Thruway In Albany, Police Say (
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A small twin-engine plane experiencing mechanical problems landed on the New York State Thruway in the Capital Region Friday, Dec. 20, New York State Police said. The incident occurred after 12 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 20, just south of Exit 23 of the Thruway in Albany. First responders can be seen on the scene. New York State Police reported on X that two lanes are closed, and one is open. One pilot and two passengers were on board, and no injuries were reported, state police said. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is on the scene. The incident come…
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Man Told Child To Commit Suicide At CT Bus Stop, Threatened Neighbor He Did Not Know: Police
A 36-year-old Connecticut man is accused of screaming at a 12-year-old child to commit suicide and making threatening gestures at someone he did not know was arrested and charged this week, authorities said. Daniel Harold, of Haddam, faces charges of second-degree breach of peace and risk of injury to a minor following the disturbing Monday, Dec. 16, incidents, according to Connecticut State Police. A Haddam resident called troopers just before 9:30 a.m. to report that their child was waiting at a school bus stop when a truck pulled up and a man got out. Harold was captured on the family's…
Police & Fire
Ex-VA Nurse Who Stole Meds From Dying Patients In CT Will Avoid Jail Time: Feds
A former nurse at a Connecticut Veterans Administration hospital's intensive care unit who admitted to stealing medications from terminally ill patients will not serve prison time, authorities said. Tara Severino, 58, of West Haven, was sentenced to six months of home confinement and two years of probation on Thursday, Dec. 19, the US Attorney for Connecticut said. Severino was a nurse at the West Haven VA Medical Center, where she stole pain medications like fentanyl and hydromorphone from patients under her care, according to prosecutors. She accomplished this in several ways, inclu…
Police & Fire
1 Dead In Fire At CT Family-Owned Apple Orchard
Firefighters found a man dead inside a Connecticut home on Friday morning, Dec. 20, following an early morning fire at a New London County family-owned orchard, authorities said. The fire was reported shortly before 3:30 a.m. at 20 Kitemaug Road in Montville, and multiple other agencies were soon called to assist in battling the blaze, the Norwich Fire Department reported. Crews reported a partial collapse about 20 minutes later, forcing firefighters to withdraw. Once firefighters were able to get inside they found the man — who was in his 80s— dead inside, Authorities did…
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Dual-Wielding, ‘Moaning’ Man Stabbed CT Friend Who Took Him In: Police
An argument between friends escalated into a grisly stabbing incident earlier this week when an intoxicated man, wielding two knives, attacked another, authorities said. Alan Frazier, 44, of Jewett City, faces charges of second-degree assault, threatening, and reckless endangerment following the alleged attack on Dec. 18, Connecticut State Police said. A Griswold man called police around 6:15 p.m. to report that Frazier, a homeless friend he had allowed to stay at his Main Street home, had attacked him with two knives and punched him in the face, according to a police report. The argument …
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West Hartford Shooting: High-Capacity Mag Seized, 2 Arrests Made, Police Say
Two men have been arrested in connection with a shooting that left one person injured Wednesday afternoon, Dec. 18, in West Hartford, and one of the suspects was found with a high-capacity magazine, police said. Richard Aponte, 19, was found at the scene with a high-capacity magazine following the 2:49 p.m. shooting near 134 Hillcrest Ave., Capt. Peter Juda said. One person was found having suffered non-life-threatening gunshot wounds, Juda said. Medical aid was provided at the scene by police and fire personnel, and the victim was transported to a local hospital for evaluati…
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Squatter Found Dead At Yale Hospital ID'd As 38-Year-Old Man: Report
A man discovered dead in an unused office at a Yale New Haven Health clinic had been living there undetected, according to police, raising questions about how long he went unnoticed in the medical facility. Hassau Powell, 38, was found last week on the sixth floor of the clinic on Howard Avenue in New Haven, according to a report from NBC Connecticut. Police say Powell was a squatter, but they have not determined how long he had been living in the building. “It does not appear that he was a danger to anyone at the hospital,” said New Haven Police Public Information Officer Christian B…
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Passenger Killed In CT Crash With Officer ID'd As 23-Year-Old Man: Police
Police in Connecticut have identified the man who was killed in a fatal high-speed crash earlier this week when the car he was in careened into a police cruiser parked at a gas station, sending two others to the hospital, authorities said. Panjala Neeraj Goud, 23, was killed early Monday morning, Dec. 16, when the driver of a Hyundai he was riding in lost control of the car and crashed into a West Haven police officer's cruiser, authorities said. Officers did not say where Goud lived. The high-speed crash had left the officer seriously wounded and would likely be out of work for…
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Baby Injured By Glass As Man Smashes Truck Window, Strangles Mom at CT I-95 Rest Stop: Cops
A Dominican Republic man is accused of strangling a woman and hurting her baby with falling glass after he smashed his way into a truck at a Connecticut rest stop on I-95, authorities said. Ariel Dejesus Valdez, 28, who was in the US on a temporary visa, was extradited from Rhode Island on Monday, Dec. 16, following an alleged attack at the North Fairfield Service Plaza on I-95 on Dec. 7, Connecticut State Police said. A woman who was riding with Valdez said they were returning to Massachusetts from transporting vehicles when they stopped at the Fairfield County rest stop t…
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CT Drunk Driver Clocked At 127 MPH, Racing Another Car On I-91: Police
A Connecticut driver faces a long list of charges after police say he was caught racing another car at more than 125 miles per hour on I-91 while intoxicated. Derrick R. Hannon, 43, of Cheshire, is charged with reckless driving, reckless endangerment, operating under the influence (OUI), and several traffic violations, Connecticut State Police said following his arrest on Friday, Dec. 13. Police were monitoring traffic on I-91 northbound close to exit 11 near North Haven when two vehicles — a red Toyota 4Runner and a white sedan — sped past, weaving through cars in what appeared to be an il…
Police & Fire
CT Driver In Critical Condition Following Evening Crash
A Connecticut man is battling for his life after a two-car crash in New Haven County earlier this week. Waterbury police were called to the 2500 block of South Main Street crash around 8:15 p.m. on Monday, Dec. 16. Emergency crews had to cut a 49-year-old Naugatuck man from his vehicle so paramedics could rush him to Saint Mary’s Hospital, where he remains in critical but stable condition, according to Waterbury police. The second driver, a 34-year-old Waterbury man, sustained a minor leg injury but declined medical transport at the scene, police said. Pol…
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Driver Was Distracted During Fatal Crash With Elderly Couple, Police Say
A Connecticut driver was distracted when he crashed into an elderly couple earlier this year, killing an 83-year-old Tolland County grandmother and seriously injuring her husband. Stephen Lewis, 34, of Manchester, was charged with assault in the second degree, misconduct with a motor vehicle, distracted driving, and failure to exercise reasonable care near a vulnerable user on a public way, Vernon Police said. Lewis was behind the wheel of a Toyota Sienna that crashed into Anna Krocheski, 81, and her husband, Joseph Krocheski, 83, around 9:30 a.m. on June 12 as th…
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Wrong Way Crash: Parents, Children From CT Injured On NY Parkway
Officials have revealed more details about a wrong-way crash on the Hutchinson River Parkway in Westchester that left six people hospitalized, including a former mayor. The crash, which happened around 12:10 a.m. on Monday, Dec. 16, in the northbound lanes near Lincoln Avenue in Rye Brook, happened when a 2024 Mercedes sedan driving south struck a 2018 Dodge Durango carrying a family of five, according to Westchester County Police Chief James Luciano. The Mercedes was driven by 75-year-old Joan Feinstein of Rye Brook, Luciano said. Feinstein, a longtime community volun…
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1 Dead, Police Officer Seriously Hurt In High-Speed CT Crash
A high-speed crash at a Connecticut gas station left one person dead and sent two others, including a police officer, to the hospital with serious injuries, authorities said. West Haven officers were called to the Citgo gas station on Derby Avenue at 2:20 a.m. on Monday, Dec. 16, after a speeding Hyundai Elantra careened into a parked police cruiser in the station’s lot, authorities said. Both the driver and passenger of the Hyundai were seriously injured in the crash, police reported. The officer, who was inside the cruiser at the time, also suffered a serious head injury. Emergency…
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Firefighter Hurt Battling Weekend Blaze In Simsbury
A Connecticut firefighter was injured battling a weekend blaze in Hartford County, authorities said. ' The fire was reported at 730 Hopmeadow St. in Simbury on Saturday evening, Dec. 14. Officials didn't say when the blaze began. Crews arrived to find the home engulfed in fire and flames licking through the first-floor windows. The Simsbury Fire Department said firefighters pushed their way into the conflagration but were forced to retreat as the blaze pushed forward. Simsbury Fire Department Simbury immediately called for assistance and crews from Avon, Canton, Blo…
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Firefighter Hurt Battling Weekend Blaze In Simsbury
A Connecticut firefighter was injured battling a weekend blaze in Hartford County, authorities said. ' The fire was reported at 730 Hopmeadow St. in Simbury on Saturday evening, Dec. 14. Officials didn't say when the blaze began. Crews arrived to find the home engulfed in fire and flames licking through the first-floor windows. The Simsbury Fire Department said firefighters pushed their way into the conflagration but were forced to retreat as the blaze pushed forward. Simsbury Fire Department Simbury immediately called for assistance and crews from Avon, Canton, Blo…
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Pair Who Flew Drone Dangerously Close To Boston's Logan Airport In Custody After Pursuit: Cops
Two Massachusetts men were arrested on Saturday, Dec. 14, after a hazardous drone operation near Logan International Airport triggered a coordinated safety response, police said. Boston Police officers apprehended 42-year-old Robert Duffy of Charlestown and 32-year-old Jeremy Folcik of Bridgewater, on Long Island in the Boston Harbor Islands around 10:22 p.m. Both face charges of trespassing, with additional charges potentially pending. The incident began at 4:30 p.m. when a Boston Police Officer monitoring real-time crime surveillance detected a drone dangerously close to Logan Internation…
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Hartford Man Sexually Assaulted Teen After Giving Her Alcohol, Jury Finds
A 61-year-old Connecticut man faces years in prison after a jury found him guilty of multiple felonies this week, despite having to deal with brutal weather and inhospitable conditions, authorities said. Hector Hariprasad, of Hartford, was found guilty of two counts of sexual assault in the second degree, one count of sexual assault in the fourth degree, one count of unlawful restraint in the first degree, and providing liquor to a minor, according to the Connecticut Division of Justice. The young girl was visiting a friend's home on May 29, 2023, where Hariprasad live…
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Cops ID Pilot, Passenger Killed In I-684 Plane Crash At NY/CT Line
Authorities have released the identities of both the pilot who survived and the passenger who died in a small plane crash that shut down Interstate 684 at the border of Fairfield, CT and Westchester, CT counties for hours. Kalmen Goldberger, 26, of Linden, NJ, had reported engine trouble before the single-engine Tecnam P-2008 went down in the center median of I-684 near Exit 2 in Harrison Thursday, Dec. 12 around 7:15 p.m., officials said. Goldberger survived, however, his passenger, Jacob Yankele Friedman, 32, of the Rockland County hamlet of Monsey, was pronounced dead at the sc…
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Ex-Yale New Haven Hospital Nurse Pleads Guilty to Stealing Patients' Meds: Feds
A nurse in Connecticut has pleaded guilty to tampering with medications at a prominent hospital, putting patient safety at risk in a disturbing case of drug theft, authorities said. Sean Falzarano, 38, admitted in federal court to stealing and altering vials of Lorazepam while working at Yale New Haven Hospital, according to the US Attorney for Connecticut. Lorazepam is the generic version of Ativan, a sedative used to treat anxiety, Prosecutors said Falzarano used his access to an area where the drugs were stored on Jan. 31, 2022, stole one vial of the drug, and siphoned…
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I-684 Reopens After Fatal Plane Crash In Westchester, Pilot Had Reported Engine Issues: FAA
One person was killed and another survived a small plane crash along I-684 in Westchester, NY, on Thursday night, Dec. 12, New York State Police confirmed. UPDATE: Cops ID NJ Pilot, NY Passenger Killed In I-684 Plane Crash The FAA said that the pilot of the single-engine Tecnam P-2008 had reported engine issues before crashing around 7:15 p.m. The crash occurred near Exit 2 in Harrison, according to a statement from NYSP. Flight data shows that the plane departed from Linden, NJ. Multiple Jewish news outlets including the Monsey Scoop identified the person killed as 32-…
Police & Fire
'This Was An Execution': Killer Learns His Fate In Murder Of CT Barber
A Connecticut man who gunned down a barber and wounded his assistant in 2020 will never spend a day outside of a prison, a judge ruled this week. Tavares Jefferson, 47, of Bridgeport, was sentenced to 90 years in prison two months after a jury convicted him of multiple charges, including murder, first-degree assault, and weapons violations, the Connecticut Division of Criminal Justice said Thursday, Dec. 12. The violent incident, which shocked the community, took place on Oct. 2, 2020, when Jefferson walked into a Bridgeport barbershop and shot 40-year-old Jamain Allen six times, killing th…
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Body Of Missing Woman Pulled From Waterbury Lake Days After Disappearance, Police Say
Police recovered the body of a 63-year-old Connecticut woman who was reported missing earlier this month in Lakewood Lake, authorities said. Altragracia Gaton-Mateo's body was pulled from the water on Tuesday afternoon, Dec. 10, when Waterbury police, with assistance from the Connecticut State Police Dive Team, located her in the Great Brook Reservoir, also known locally as Lakewood Lake. Gaton-Mateo’s disappearance prompted a Silver Alert on Monday after family members reported her missing days earlier. She was last seen near Division Street and was believed to have been in the Garden Hil…
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CT Teen Who Struck BF's Ex-GF, Friend In Hit-Run Crash Jailed: Report
A 19-year-old Connecticut woman was arrested and charged in a hit-and-run crash that sent two pedestrians to the hospital with serious injuries, authorities said. NBC Connecticut identified the victims as the woman's boyfriend's ex-girlfriend and her friend. Melany Camanero, of Waterbury, surrendered on Thursday, Dec. 12, after a warrant was issued for her arrest on charges of criminal attempt to commit murder, two counts of first-degree assault, and evading responsibility resulting in serious physical injury. Camanero is accused of striking two women with her car near 38 Walnut Ave. in Wat…
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Child-Like Doll Found In CT Home Of 3X Sex Offender Facing Decade In Prison, Feds Say
A Derby man will spend more than 11 years in federal prison for a disturbing child exploitation case — his third conviction involving children — and violations of his supervised release, federal authorities said. Michael Szwarc, 36, was sentenced to 134 months of imprisonment, along with 25 years of supervised release, the U.S. Attorney for Connecticut said. Szwarc was previously convicted in 2013 in state court for possession of child sexual abuse material in the second degree, and again in 2022 in federal court for receiving such material, authorities said. ** WARNING: The following news…
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Road Rage: CT Man Assaults Elderly Driver, Smashes Phone Over Merging Issue, Police Say
A 78-year-old Connecticut man returned home with a smashed car, a broken cell phone, and a swollen face after a road rage assault sparked by a lane-merging dispute, police said. Jason Paul Maisonave, of New Milford, was arrested and faces multiple charges stemming from the incident just before noon on Friday, Dec. 7, on Route 7 in Brookfield, according to Connecticut State Police. The victim told police he was changing lanes near Exit 11 when a blue BMW accelerated to block him from merging. The BMW driver then cut in front of the man’s car and slammed on the brakes, causing the victim to s…
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'Social Club' Noise Complaint Leads To Illegal Alcohol Arrests In CT, Police Say
Three people are facing charges after Waterbury police discovered illegal alcohol sales at a social club over the weekend, police said. Members of the Waterbury Police Department’s Gang Task Force, working with the VICE and Intelligence Unit, were investigating establishments suspected of operating without proper permits when they responded to a loud noise complaint at the “Speedy Customs Membership Social Club” at 34 Gasparri Lane around 2:40 a.m., police said. Officers observed numerous vehicles in the parking lot and determined that alcohol was being sold on-site without the required per…
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Man Who Killed Friend In Road Rage Crash In East Hartford Charged With His Death: Police
A 22-year-old man who crashed his car and killed his teenage friend while chasing another vehicle that had cut him off on I-84 in Connecticut has been charged, authorities announced. Jeremy Ramos, of Depew, NY (Erie County), faces charges of speeding, reckless driving, second-degree manslaughter, and first-degree reckless endangerment in the Nov. 16, 2023 crash that killed Yomar Barios, of East Hartford, Connecticut State Police announced Tuesday, Dec. 10. Ramos was driving a Honda Civic on Nov. 16, 2023, to visit friends in Hartford when he said an Audi cut him off as he merged onto I-84 i…
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Naughty CT Drivers Could Get Gift Cards Instead Of Tickets
Police in six Connecticut towns are saying “Bah humbug” to boring traffic stops. This holiday season, drivers might find themselves on the “nice” list and getting a gift card instead of a ticket. Officers from the South-Central Connecticut Traffic Unit, which serves East Haven, North Branford, North Haven, Branford, Guilford, and Madison, are adding a festive twist to their traffic stops for minor infractions. “While our primary goal remains ensuring the safety of our roadways, we see this as an opportunity to give back to the community and show appreciation during the holiday season,…
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