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Dad Who Poisoned Daughter, 7, In Western Mass Will Not Get New Trial: DA Dad Who Poisoned Daughter, 7, In Western Mass Will Not Get New Trial: DA
Dad Who Poisoned Daughter, 7, In Western Mass Will Not Get New Trial: DA A Massachusetts appeals court has upheld the 2020 conviction of a Hampshire County father who was found guilty of injecting his 7-year-old daughter with liquid drain cleaner, authorities said. She survived the assassination attempt. Christopher Conley, of Northampton, who is serving a 16 to 18-year prison sentence, filed a petition for a new trial saying that the judge erred in allowing the jury to hear evidence that he'd previously attempted to poison the girl, the Northwestern District Attorney's Office said. He was arrested in April 2015 after his daughter was admitted to Yale New&n…

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by Josh Lanier
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Doctor Shot, Killed By Disgruntled Patient In Tulsa Has Ties To Northeast Doctor Shot, Killed By Disgruntled Patient In Tulsa Has Ties To Northeast
Doctor Shot, Killed By Disgruntled Patient In Tulsa Has Ties To Northeast One of the victims in the mass shooting at the Tulsa, Oklahoma hospital has ties to the Northeast. Dr. Preston J. Phillips was a Harvard Medical School graduate who worked at the Yale New Haven Hospital for years during his residency before ultimately landing as an orthopedic surgeon at the hospital where he was murdered. Phillips, age 59, was one of four people who were shot and killed by Michael Louis - also known as Michelet Louis - on Wednesday, June 1, when the gunman purchased an assault rifle and gunned them down at the Warren Clinic Orthopedic Surgery and Sports Medicine. Poli…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
One Killed In Fiery I-95 Crash One Killed In Fiery I-95 Crash
One Killed In Fiery I-95 Crash Police are investigating a fiery crash that left one person dead on a stretch of I-95 in Connecticut overnight. It happened around 10:50 p.m. Saturday, April 9 in West Haven. A 1970 Plymouth Duster with New York license plates was stationary in the median on I-95 northbound just before Exit 42 when a 2009 Honda Accord LX with Connecticut plates rear-ended the Duster, Connecticut State Police said.  As a result of the impact, the Duster became engulfed in flames, said police. A front-passenger of the Duster was pronounced dead at the scene, police said. Neither the gender no…

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by Joe Lombardi
Police & Fire
Woman Apprehended After Stolen DOT Vehicle Crashes, CT State Police Say Woman Apprehended After Stolen DOT Vehicle Crashes, CT State Police Say
Woman Apprehended After Stolen DOT Vehicle Crashes, CT State Police Say A woman received minor injuries after she was crashed into by another woman who blew through a red light while driving an alleged stolen Department of Transportation truck. The crash took place in New Haven County about 10:15 a.m. Thursday, March 10, at the intersection of Elm Street and Bailey Road in North Haven. Minutes before the crash, Connecticut State Police had received notice of the DOT truck theft on Route 40.  They were notified of the crash while on their way, state police said. Following the crash, Naomi Edwards, age 46, of Wallingford was taken to Yale-New Haven Ho…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Two Killed After Wrong-Way, Head-On I-95 Crash, CT State Police Say Two Killed After Wrong-Way, Head-On I-95 Crash, CT State Police Say
Two Killed After Wrong-Way, Head-On I-95 Crash, CT State Police Say Police are investigating a double-fatal, head-on overnight crash on a stretch of I-95. It happened around 10:45 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 16 in New Haven County in the Town of Guilford. Connecticut State Police say a 2018 Toyota Highlander was traveling northbound between exits 56 and 57 and a 2011 Toyota Highlander SE was traveling southbound on I-95 north, the wrong way on the highway, in between those exits.  The two Highlanders then collided into each other head-on and came to rest in the left travel lane of the highway, police said.  The driver of the 2018 Highlander…

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by Joe Lombardi
Police & Fire
CT Man Charged With Killing Wife, Police Say CT Man Charged With Killing Wife, Police Say
CT Man Charged With Killing Wife, Police Say Police have identified a Connecticut woman who was allegedly killed by her husband during a domestic iolence incident. New Haven County resident Grace Zielinska, age 34, was found dead around 1:40 p.m., Tuesday, Nov. 9 when the Ansonia Police Department received a 911 call from inside 73 Root Avenue.  Dispatch personnel could hear yelling but the caller was not communicating with the dispatcher, said Lt. Patrick Lynch, of the Ansonia Police. Officers were dispatched; the first officer on the scene found a partially open door and could hear crying and yelling inside the home, Lync…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Suspect Nabbed After Stabbing Leaves CT Teen In Critical Condition Suspect Nabbed After Stabbing Leaves CT Teen In Critical Condition
Suspect Nabbed After Stabbing Leaves CT Teen In Critical Condition A Connecticut man has been arrested after allegedly stabbing a teen during a domestic violence incident leaving him in critical condition. Litchfield County resident David Cruz, age 28, of Torrington, was arrested on Sunday, Nov. 7, for the stabbing which took place around 1:50 p.m. on Highland Avenue in Torrington. According to Detective Kevin Tieman, of the Torrington Police, officers responded for a report of a man with a stab wound, When officers arrived on the scene they found a 17-year-old teen with a stab wound to the stomach on the sidewalk in front of Building No. 9, Tieman said. …

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Wrong-Way Drunk Driver Crashes Into Several Cars, Connecticut State Police Say Wrong-Way Drunk Driver Crashes Into Several Cars, Connecticut State Police Say
Wrong-Way Drunk Driver Crashes Into Several Cars, Connecticut State Police Say A Connecticut man driving the wrong way and under the influence struck several cars overnight, according to state police. Troopers responded to a report of a wrong-way driver traveling north in the south lanes on I-91 in North Haven just before 7:15 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 16. While responding, it was reported that the same vehicle struck multiple cars and continued northbound. Troopers successfully located, and stopped the vehicle, on southbound I-91 south between Exits 14 and 15 in Wallingford.  The operator was identified as Matteo Annunziata, age 55, of Middletown, said sta…

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by Joe Lombardi
Police & Fire
CT State Trooper Swept Away By Floodwaters Found Alive After Massive Search CT State Trooper Swept Away By Floodwaters Found Alive After Massive Search
CT State Trooper Swept Away By Floodwaters Found Alive After Massive Search Click here for an updated story: CT State Trooper Dies After Being Swept Away By Floodwaters During Height Of Storm A Connecticut State Police sergeant is hospitalized after his vehicle was swept away by floodwaters. The trooper, a 10-year-veteran assigned to Troop L in Litchfield, was swept away by floodwaters in his police cruiser around 3:30 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 2. According to Trooper First Class Pedro Muniz, the unidentified trooper called dispatch and told them his vehicle was being swept away near Jack's Bridge in Woodbury. The officer was located after a search and trans…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Woman Killed, Six Seriously Injured After Car Crashes Into Tree, CT State Police Say Woman Killed, Six Seriously Injured After Car Crashes Into Tree, CT State Police Say
Woman Killed, Six Seriously Injured After Car Crashes Into Tree, CT State Police Say A woman was killed and six other people suffered serious injures in a single-vehicle crash in Connecticut. It happened just before 2 p.m. Friday, Aug. 13 in New Haven County. The vehicle involved, a Honda Accord, was traveling northbound on Route 15 near Exit 58 in Woodbridge, when the vehicle veered into the right shoulder before striking a tree, according to state police. The victim has been identified as a passenger in the Accord, Siryania Albino-De Fernandez, age 30 of Union City, New Jersey. She was rushed to Yale-New Haven where she was later pronounced dead, state police said. Tho…

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by Joe Lombardi
Police & Fire
Hudson Valley Man Killed In Single-Vehicle Crash In Connecticut Hudson Valley Man Killed In Single-Vehicle Crash In Connecticut
Hudson Valley Man Killed In Single-Vehicle Crash In Connecticut A New York man was killed after losing control of his vehicle and slamming into a metal guardrail in Connecticut. The victim, Putnam County resident Gabriel Ramos, age 34, of Carmel, was traveling northbound on I-91in North Haven around 10 p.m., Wednesday, June 23, when the crash happened, said the Connecticut State Police. According to police, lost control of his 2005 Kawasaki motorcycle and hit a metal beam guardrail, and was thrown from the bike. He was transported with life-threatening injuries to Yale-New Haven Hospital where he later died. Any witnesses to the crash are asked to con…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Two Dead, Four Injured In Separate Connecticut Shootings Two Dead, Four Injured In Separate Connecticut Shootings
Two Dead, Four Injured In Separate Connecticut Shootings Two people are dead and four injured following separate shootings that happened overnight in Connecticut. In New Haven, one person was killed and three injured after three separate shootings. At around  4:20 a.m. Sunday, June 6, responding officers located a 37-year-old New Haven man who was fatally shot on Springside Avenue. Earlier overnight, two 28-year-olds suffered non-life-threatening gunshot wounds after being shot at Lamberton Street and Rosette Street. A couple of hours later, an 18-year-old South suffered non-life-threatening injuries after a shooting at Genesee Street…

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by Joe Lombardi
Obituaries
COVID-19: College Student In Connecticut Dies From Virus-Related Complications COVID-19: College Student In Connecticut Dies From Virus-Related Complications
Covid-19: College Student In Connecticut Dies From Virus-Related Complications A 22-year-old college student in Connecticut who was set to graduate this year has died from COVID-19. Joshua Goodart, a cybersecurity and networks major in the University of New Haven’s Class of 2021, died over the weekend from COVID complications, the school announced this week. Goodart, who was a resident of Oxford, Connecticut in western New Haven County, became ill during the university’s Winter Break and was hospitalized last month, never returning to campus for the spring semester. Friends and family said that Goodart was diagnosed with COVID-19 in the beginning of January, and whe…

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by Zak Failla