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New Britain Man Sentenced In Kidnapping, Killing Of Massachusetts Father
A Connecticut man will spend 43 years in prison for the kidnapping and killing of a Massachusetts father whose body was found bound inside a car in a Somers field.
Timothy Lange, 36, of New Britain, was sentenced June 3 to 48 years in prison, suspended after 43 years to serve, followed by five years of probation, according to Tolland Judicial District State's Attorney Craig P. Nowak.
The sentence stems from the kidnapping and death of Jason Comes, a Massachusetts father.
A Tolland Superior Court jury in Rockville found Lange guilty March 5 of second-degree kidnapping, felony murder, and ta…
NYU Student From CT Accused Of Raising Swastika Flag Above Building During Commencement
A Connecticut-born New York University student is facing hate crime charges after authorities say he raised a flag featuring swastikas above a campus building during commencement ceremonies.
Alexander Stepnowsky, 23, of Fairfield, Connecticut, was arrested Tuesday afternoon, June 2, on Manhattan's Lower East Side. According to the New York City Police Department, he is charged with one count of hate crime burglary, two counts of aggravated harassment, and one count of criminal trespassing in a hate crime.
Authorities allege Stepnowsky raised a flag depicting a Star of David, two s…
Plainville Man Accused Of Armed Bank Robbery After Months-Long Investigation
A Connecticut man is facing multiple felony charges after police say he robbed a local bank and threatened employees while displaying a weapon.
Jeffrey Thibeault, 58, was arrested on Wednesday, June 4, following a months-long investigation into a robbery at M&T Bank on East Street in Plainville, according to police. He is charged with robbery, threatening, and larceny.
Investigators said a man walked into the bank on Feb. 20, pulled a weapon, threatened the teller, and demanded cash, Plainville police said. The suspect then fled with an undisclosed amount of money.
No one was…
Burlington Man Living In Home Of Woman's Suspicious Death Faces New Domestic Violence Charges
A Connecticut man who lives in the home where a woman was found dead earlier this year has turned himself in to police after being charged with strangling and threatening a woman he met on a dating app.
Cole Werhan, 28, of Burlington, turned himself in to police on Wednesday, June 25, and was charged with disorderly conduct, second-degree threatening, and second-degree strangulation/suffocation, according to Connecticut State Police. His bond was initially set at $100,000 before a judge raised it to $750,000.
This is Werhan's third domestic violence case since 2024, according to authorities…
CT Man Convicted In Deadly Shooting That Killed 1, Wounded Off-Duty Police Captain
A jury has convicted a Connecticut man accused of killing someone and shooting a police officer who rushed to help.
Albert Eaddy, 63, was convicted of murder, felony murder, first-degree robbery, and first-degree assault in connection with the 2019 shooting death of Troy Clark, 46, and the wounding of then-New Haven Police Capt. Anthony Duff, according to New Haven Judicial District State's Attorney John P. Doyle Jr.
In a separate proceeding before the court, Eaddy was also found guilty of criminal possession of a firearm.
The case stemmed from a shooting reported near Dixwell Avenue…
PA Officer Killed Responding To Call, Department Says
A police officer was killed while responding to an emergency call Friday, May 29, after her patrol vehicle left the roadway and struck a tree, according to Pennsylvania State Police.
Central Berks Police Officer Kristen Yeager, 42, a married mom of three from Boyertown, was responding with emergency lights and sirens activated when the crash occurred on West Philadelphia Avenue near Manatawny Road in Earl Township, state police said.
According to investigators, Yeager's patrol vehicle traveled off the paved portion of the roadway, crossed the grass shoulder, entered a ditch, and struck a tr…
