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45 Arrested At Yale University Over Student Protests On War In Gaza 45 Arrested At Yale University Over Student Protests On War In Gaza
45 Arrested At Yale University Over Student Protests On War In Gaza Police arrested some 45 protesting the war in Gaza at Yale University after refusing to leave the campus. The incident occurred around 6:30 a.m., Monday, April 22, in Beinecke Plaza at Yale University in New Haven. According to Officer Christian Bruckhart of the New Haven Police, officers responded to assist the Yale Police Department regarding a protest in the Beinecke Plaza area.  The protesters were told to leave the property or face arrest. Approximately 45 people refused to leave and were charged by Yale officers with criminal trespass, Bruckhart said. They were transported to a…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Man Indicted For Murder In Westchester For Fatal Shooting, Robbery Man Indicted For Murder In Westchester For Fatal Shooting, Robbery
Man Indicted For Murder In Westchester For Fatal Shooting, Robbery A 52-year-old suspect has been indicted and returned to New York on murder charges for allegedly robbing and fatally shooting a man in Westchester, the District Attorney’s Office announced. Virginia resident Percell Ross Blakely, of Covington, Virginia, is in custody after allegedly stealing property and shooting 62-year-old Andres Valenzuela on Main Street in New Rochelle last year. Specifically, Blakely was indicted by a Westchester County grand jury of: First-degree murder; Two counts of second-degree murder; Two counts of robbery; Criminal possession of a weapon. Westchester County D…

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by Zak Failla
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Police Investigating If Road Rage Led To Fatal Shooting Of Yale University Graduate Student Police Investigating If Road Rage Led To Fatal Shooting Of Yale University Graduate Student
Police Investigating If Road Rage Led To Fatal Shooting Of Yale University Graduate Student A Yale University graduate student who was killed after being shot multiple times may have been targeted and police are investigating if the killing was an act of road rage. Kevin Jiang, age 26, who lived in West Haven, was shot to death on Lawrence Street between Nicoll Street and Nash Street Saturday, Feb. 6. During a press conference on Monday, Feb. 8, New Haven Police Chief Otoniel Reyes said Jiang was familiar with the neighborhood where he was killed, and that a vehicle was involved in the incident. He declined to offer additional details of the crime but did say detectives had …

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by Kathy Reakes
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Westchester Man Nabbed For Greenwich Attack, Police Say Westchester Man Nabbed For Greenwich Attack, Police Say
Westchester Man Nabbed For Greenwich Attack, Police Say A Westchester County man wanted in Fairfield County for allegedly attacking another person was arrested after being picked up by another police agency. Modesto Armenteros, 36, of Port Chester, was arrested on Monday, Nov. 4, by Greenwich Police after he was held by the New Haven Police Department for an event that took place on Saturday, Nov. 2, said Lt. John Slusarz. A warrant was issued for Armenteros after police responded to a Greenwich home on the report of a fight in progress.  When police arrived, Armenteros had fled, but the victim told officers they had been attacked, and tha…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Most Wanted Fugitive In Double-Murder Case Caught In Area Most Wanted Fugitive In Double-Murder Case Caught In Area
Most Wanted Fugitive In Double-Murder Case Caught In Area A 54-year-old man named one of U.S. Marshals’ 15 most wanted fugitives was captured 16 years after he allegedly killed his sister and an ex-girlfriend in New York City. Andre Neverson, 54, was arrested on Tuesday, Sept. 4 after U.S. Marshals and police received information that he was hiding in a house in Bridgeport, authorities said. U.S. Marshals and Bridgeport Police closed in when Neverson was spotted leaving the home. Neverson, a native of Trinidad and Tobago, is accused in the 2002 murders as well as for a parole violation and an illegal entry into the United States, according to the …

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by Jon Craig
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Man Who Fired Shots From Handgun On I-95 Caught By Police Man Who Fired Shots From Handgun On I-95 Caught By Police
Man Who Fired Shots From Handgun On I-95 Caught By Police A 27-year-old is behind bars after state police say he fired a gun from a car on I-95 in the middle of the afternoon on Sunday. State Police said they received multiple 911 reports of shots being fired near both Exit 32 in Stratford and Exit 28 in Bridgeport at around 3:30 p.m. Witnesses described a bearded man firing a handgun from a gray Ford Focus  northbound on I-95, police said. The suspect was located a short time later with the assistance of the New Haven Police Department on Grand Avenue in New Haven. No injuries were reported. Matthew A. Bouton of High Ridge Drive in Bridgeport …

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by Joe Lombardi