East Haven

East Haven police responded to help firefighters who were called to put out a large bonfire when people in the crowd started to throw snow and ice balls at firefighters, police said. People also threw snow and ice at police officers and hit an officer in the head with a heavy backpack, police said. Police said firefighters responded to Bradford…

One pet is dead and 16 people were displaced after a fire at a condo complex in East Haven on Sunday. Fire Chief Matthew Marcarelli said crews encountered heavy fire at a condo complex at 75 Redwood Drive at approximately 1:30 p.m. Marcarelli said the fire was wind swept, endangering the neighboring condo unit and starting a small brush fire….

The story of a killer con man who pretended to be Clark Rockefeller, heir to the famous oil dynasty, is just one of the cases uncovered in the new true crime podcast “Red Collar.” Host Catherine Townsend joined LX News to discuss these cases of white collar criminals-turned-murderers.

The boyfriend of an East Haven woman who was found buried in a shallow grave in July appeared in court virtually Monday after he was charged with murder and bond was set at $2 million.

The boyfriend of an East Haven woman who was found buried in a shallow grave in July appeared in court virtually Monday after he was charged with murder and bond was set at $2 million. Authorities arrested 27-year-old Jonathan Jara-Aucapina and charged him with murder in connection to the death of Lizzbeth Aleman-Popoca. Officers said Jara-Aucapina was Aleman-Popoca’s live-in boyfriend…

The boyfriend of an East Haven woman who was found buried in a shallow grave in July has been charged with her murder, according to police. Authorities said 27-year-old Jonathan Jara-Aucapina has been arrested and charged with murder in connection to Lizzbeth Aleman-Popoca’s death. Officers said Jara-Aucapina was Aleman-Popoca’s live-in boyfriend and is the father of her 8-year-old daughter....

Police officers from East Haven and North Haven visited and brought toys to a boy who recently had brain surgery. Officers visited Ryder in North Haven on Tuesday, police said. Ryder is a six-year-old boy who was having frequent headaches. After an MRI, officials said they learned Ryder had a large mass on the left side of his brain and…

A crash briefly closed the southbound lanes of Interstate 95 in East Haven Tuesday evening. The accident happened near Exit 51, according to state police. There is no word on injuries.

East Haven Mayor Joseph Carfora announced on Saturday that he tested positive for COVID-19. In a statement on Facebook, Carfora said he found out he tested positive for the virus late Thursday. He said that he initially felt mild allergy-like symptoms, which prompted him to get tested. Since then, the symptoms progressed to flu-like symptoms, Carfora said. The East Shore…

COVID-19 patients develop a certain level of immunity after battling the virus, but new studies find it may not last long.

With the holidays fast approaching, East Haven police are reminding online shoppers to look out for package thieves as they plan to increase patrols in residential neighborhoods. East Haven police said between the holidays and the COVID-19 pandemic, they’ve seen an increase in package thefts. They are currently searching for a suspect accused of stealing several packages from homes...

A trespassing call at an East Haven hotel Tuesday turned out to be much more than police expected. Robert Chapin came to Connecticut from Texas for a woman he met online, and things didn’t’ go well. “When I got up here, she decided she didn’t want to meet me,” said Chapin. “I gave her the last $40 I own...

Community members in East Haven worked to make sure a stranded veteran got the help he needed.

The East Haven Town Hall is closed on Monday after two cases of COVID-19, city officials said. The two cases were people in a limited, non-public area of the town hall, according to the mayor’s office. The town hall will be closed on Monday with exceptions for essential services available by appointment only, officials said. Here is a look...

COVID-19 changed life in cities almost overnight. Maybe the most drastic shift came from the closure of office buildings and the shift to work-from-home lifestyles. Suddenly, a major incentive of living in a city — proximity to jobs — had vanished. Will an exodus to small towns change urban living forever?

Two people, including a firefighter, were injured during an apartment fire in East Haven Wednesday. Fire officials said they were called to the complex on Green Garden Court around 4:50 p.m. Wednesday. Crews found heavy fire on the first and second floors. Fire officials said they rescued one person who was hurt and a second fleeing the fire. One firefighter…

Masks: they’ve always been part of Halloween tradition but never like this year. While spooky season is in full fright mode around the state, those in the Halloween business have adapted to COVID-19 protocols. At East Haven’s Shore Line Trolley Museum, you’ll find the Haunted Isle. People are taken on a trolley into a secret, secluded wooded location. There,...

Masks: they’ve always been part of Halloween tradition but never like this year. While spooky season is in full fright mode around the state, those in the Halloween business have adapted to COVID-19 protocols.

People who knew and loved Lizzbeth Aleman-Popoca are sad, and angry that no one has been arrested for her killing. There is no official person of interest, almost three months after she was found buried in a shallow grave. Friday they came out to make that anger known, and demand answers.In East Haven, dozens of protesters called for justice...

On July 1, Lizzbeth Aleman-Popoca disappeared from her East Haven home. Her body was found more than two weeks later in Branford.