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CT Man Stabs Victim, Injects Self With Fentanyl, Police Say
A Connecticut man allegedly stabbed another man and then injected himself with a vial of fentanyl attempting to commit suicide.
The incident took place in Hartford County around 10 p.m. Sunday, March 5 at 456 Elm St., in Windsor Locks.
Officers responded to the home on a reported stabbing. As they arrived they were informed that the offender, identified as Sean Colgan, age 43, of Windsor Locks, was attempting to overdose on fentanyl and that he would attack police if he were still alive upon their arrival, said Lt. Paul Cerniack.
The victim, a 31-year-old came out of the front do…
Man Nabbed With Weapons In Carry-On Bag At Bradley Airport: Police
A man faces charges after weapons were found in his carry-on bag at Bradley International Airport in Windsor Locks, according to authorities.
Just after 5:30 a.m. on Saturday, Feb. 11, Connecticut State Police troopers responded to the airport's TSA Security checkpoint for a report of an individual transporting a possible firearm in their carry-on luggage.
Investigating troopers identified the owner of the carry-on bag as, New London County resident Marvin Leggett, age 41, of Ledyard, and located a pellet gun, two magazines, and a folding knife in the bag, according to state police.&n…
CT Resident Sentenced For Recruiting, Transporting Teen Girl To Engage In Commercial Sex
A 24-year-old man has been sentenced after he admitted to bringing a 16-year-old girl to a Connecticut hotel to engage in commercial sex acts.
Joel Lindsay, who last resided in East Hartford, was sentenced on Thursday, Sept. 22, to more than 11 years in prison after pleading guilty to sex trafficking of a minor on Oct. 15, 2021, according to Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut.
Lindsay conspired with an associate, Joseph Pina, to recruit and transport a 16-year-old girl to engage in commercial sex acts in October of 2019, the US Attorney's Offi…
CT Duo Admits To Child Sex Trafficking
Two Connecticut men have pleaded guilty in federal court to offenses related to the sex trafficking of a minor.
Joel Lindsay, age 23, and Joseph Pina, age 24, both of East Hartford, made the plea on Friday, Oct. 15 in Hartford, said Leonard C Boyle, Acting US Attorney for the District of Connecticut.
According to court documents and statements made in court, in October 2019, Lindsay and Pina recruited, enticed, and transported a minor victim to engage in commercial sex acts.
Specifically, in October 2019, Lindsay, Pina, and another individual picked up the minor victim and took her t…
CT Teen Charged For Fatal Shooting Of 3-Year-Old
A Connecticut teen has been arrested for allegedly shooting and killing a 3-year-old boy during a drive-by shooting.
Jaziah Smith, age 19, of Hartford, was arrested on Monday, April 19, for the killing which took place around Saturday afternoon, April 10 in Hartford, said Lt. Lt. Aaron Boisvert of the Hartford Police Department.
The 3-year-old boy, identified as Randell Jones, was shot around 2:25 p.m. while riding in a vehicle near 182 Nelson St., with his mother, his 4- and 5-year-old siblings, and another man when a shooter in another vehicle began firing bullets at the family’s car…
3-Year-Old Fatally Shot, Teenager Killed In Separate Incident In CT, Police Say
A 3-year-old Connecticut boy was shot and killed, the apparent unintended victim of a drive-by shooting, and a 16-year-old boy was fatally shot and another injured during a separate incident.
Both took place on Saturday, April 10 in Hartford.
The 3-year-old boy, identified as Randell Jones, was shot around 2:25 p.m. Saturday while riding in a vehicle near 182 Nelson St., with his mother, his 4- and 5-year-old siblings, and another man when a shooter in another vehicle began firing bullets at the family’s car, said Lt Aaron Boisvert of the Hartford Police Department.
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CT Duo Nabbed For Rash Of Thefts Of Tires, Rims, Police Say
Two Connecticut men have been nabbed for an alleged series of thefts of tires and rims from vehicles through the Hartford County area.
Most of the incidents involved a Toyota Highlander as the suspect vehicle. The last incident occurred In Windsor Locks in Hartford County, on Thursday, March 25, said the Windsor Locks Police.
On Tuesday, April 6, around 1:07 a.m. a Windsor Locks officer was on patrol in the Route 75 area, where most of the incidents have occurred.
The officer spotted a white Toyota Highlander, matching the suspect description, turning onto Route 75 from Spring Hill S…
