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Missing Diver: Friends Continue Search For Former Police Officer From Region In Bahamas Missing Diver: Friends Continue Search For Former Police Officer From Region In Bahamas
Missing Diver: Friends Continue Search For Former Police Officer From Region In Bahamas Friends and family members of a former Connecticut police officer are continuing their search for the missing man who disappeared while free-diving in the Bahamas. To help fund the mission for Hartford County resident Ryan Proulx, age 31, of East Hartford, the group has started a GoFundMe in an effort to raise enough money to keep the mission going now that the US Coast Guard has called off the search. Shelby Morin, who started the fundraiser said that Proulx who worked for the East Hartford Police Department from 2017 to 2021, went missing around 6 p.m. on Friday, June 16 near the Bimini B…
Suspect Killed, Clerk Shot, During Store Robbery In Region, Police Say Suspect Killed, Clerk Shot, During Store Robbery In Region, Police Say
Suspect Killed, Clerk Shot, During Store Robbery In Region, Police Say An alleged suspect was shot and killed while struggling with an employee, who was also shot, during an attempted robbery at a Connecticut store.  The incident took place in East Hartford around 10:30 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 2 at the Humble & Paid Company at 1285 Main St. According to East Hartford Officer Marc Caruso, two suspects wearing black ski masks entered the business with the intention of committing a robbery.  A brief struggle took place between the store clerk and one of the suspects, identified as Jashar Haslam, age 26, of Hartford, who pulled out a firearm. Du…
Shoeless Suspect At Large After Fleeing From Superior Court In Region Shoeless Suspect At Large After Fleeing From Superior Court In Region
Shoeless Suspect At Large After Fleeing From Superior Court In Region A 24-year-old man who brazenly left a Connecticut courthouse in the middle of a proceeding has been apprehended. Marico Ellis, age 24, went missing from Hartford Superior Court just after noontime on Thursday, Aug. 25, wearing a black shirt and pants, according to Connecticut State Police. The underlying charges for which Ellis was at court for include firearms, narcotics, and felony assault violations.  Ellis, a resident of Hartford, was not wearing shoes at the time, police said. Ellis ran out of court during a judicial hearing, during which his bond was being increased, …
Silver Alert Issued For Missing Man From Region Silver Alert Issued For Missing Man From Region
Silver Alert Issued For Missing Man From Region A Silver Alert has been issued for a missing Connecticut man who suffers from advanced dementia. Irwin Alleyne, age 86, of East Hartford, was reported missing from his residence on Sunday, Aug. 7 around noon. Alleyne is described as being a Black male, 5-foot-4, 145 pounds, bald, with a small beard, said the East Hartford Police. He was last seen wearing jeans and a white jersey with a red neck and sleeves, police said. He is believed to be driving a gray 2012 Toyota RAV4 with license tag CT 544LDK. Alleyne suffers from advanced dementia and is likely lost and or confused,…
Teen Drowns In Public Pool Overnight After Jumping Fenced Property In Region, Police Say Teen Drowns In Public Pool Overnight After Jumping Fenced Property In Region, Police Say
Teen Drowns In Public Pool Overnight After Jumping Fenced Property In Region, Police Say A 16-year-old Connecticut boy drowned in a public pool overnight after jumping the fenced property to enter the pool. The incident took place in East Hartford shortly after midnight, on Thursday, July 28, at the Terry Pool, located in Hockanum Park at 320 High St. Police responded to Terry Pool on a report of juveniles inside the fenced area of the property, said Officer Marc Caruso, of the East Hartford Police. While en route police received further information that someone may be underwater. When officers arrived on the scene they found juveniles attempting to pull an unresponsive m…
Man, Teen Nabbed For Abduction, Assault Of Woman From Big Y Parking Lot Man, Teen Nabbed For Abduction, Assault Of Woman From Big Y Parking Lot
Man, Teen Nabbed For Abduction, Assault Of Woman From Big Y Parking Lot A Connecticut man and a teen have been arrested for the alleged kidnapping, carjacking, and brutal beating of a woman from a supermarket parking lot last year. On Tuesday, March 1, state police arrested Kenneth Gordon, age 20, of Hartford, and a 16-year-old boy following a five-month investigation into the events which took place at the Big Y parking lot in Marlborough on Sunday, Sept. 11, 2021. At the time of the crime, police said the 64-year-old woman was getting into her car with groceries when she was approached by two masked men who demanded money.  When she resisted, the two, a…
Man Found Shot Dead Outside Hartford County Bar Man Found Shot Dead Outside Hartford County Bar
Man Found Shot Dead Outside Hartford County Bar Despite a hostile crowd, police in Connecticut responding to a report of shots fired, found a man shot to death lying in a parking lot. The incident took place around 12:30 a.m., Friday, Aug. 20, when East Hartford Police rushed to the Malibu Sports Bar and Lounge, 808 Silver Lane, on the report of someone shot. When officers arrived on the scene, they found an unconscious adult male victim in the parking lot, said Lieutenant Joshua Litwin of the East Hartford Police Department. Despite an uncooperative crowd that was hostile toward police, officers performed CPR on the victim for sev…
IDs Released For CT Man, Woman Killed After Being Hit By Two Vehicles, Police Say IDs Released For CT Man, Woman Killed After Being Hit By Two Vehicles, Police Say
IDs Released For CT Man, Woman Killed After Being Hit By Two Vehicles, Police Say The identities have been released for two pedestrians hit and killed in Connecticut. Hartford County residents Bianka Romero, age 21, of Windsor, and Marc Plaza, age 22, of East Hartford, were found dead in East Hartford shortly after 9 p.m. Monday, May 24. Emergency units from the East Hartford Police and Fire departments responded and located the two unresponsive adults in the roadway, in the area of Roberts Street between Forbes Street and Olde Roberts Street,  said Lieutenant Joshua Litwin of the East Hartford Police Department. They were transported by ambulance to a local hospi…