East Haven

Police are searching for a man who they said fired multiple shots into a home in East Haven late Tuesday night. Officers were called to Kimberly Avenue around 11:30 p.m. after getting a report of shots fired into a home. When police arrived, they said they learned a man, possibly wearing a wig, approached the home and attempted to lure…

The East Haven Police Department is investigating an overnight shooting that occurred in the area of Kimberly Avenue.

A woman was taken to the hospital to be treated for injuries after police said she crashed into a building in East Haven on Tuesday. Officers and firefighters were called to the area of Hemingway Avenue and Short Beach Road after getting a report of a car into a building. When crews arrived, they said they found a car lodged…

Police are investigating after someone broke into a church in East Haven and stole cash from the adjoining daycare. Police said they responded to Old Stone Church on Main Street on Monday to investigate a break-in the night before. Police released photos and said a man with distinct tattoos on both inner forearms entered the church by removing an unsecured…

A missing one-year-old from East Haven has been found safe, according to police. Aliya Eldridge was located out-of-state and is safe with family. She was believed to be with her father, Matthew Eldridge, when she went missing, according to police. Aliya went missing on July 24, police said. The silver alert has been canceled.

A teenager from East Haven is being called a hero and is being credited with helping to save a swimmer who nearly drowned. For 14-year-old Davin Garamella a typical day at the beach in East Haven quickly turned into a trip he and his parents won’t soon forget. “This was just an incredible act of human kindness. As Davin...

The East Haven Fire Department is praising a teenager who helped pull a struggling swimmer from the water, an action that helped save a life.

A motorcyclist has died and a man in his 90s has serious injuries after a crash in East Haven on Sunday. Members of the South Central Connecticut Traffic Unit were called to a motorcycle accident near Hemingway Avenue and Tyler Street. When police arrived, they said learned a motorcyclist, later identified as 29-year-old Bruce Esposito, was traveling south on Hemingway…

She disappeared without a trace, and a search that began earlier this month has come to a heartbreaking end. And now her family is asking for justice. Twenty-seven-year-old Lizzbeth Aleman-Popoca was a mother, a sister, and a daughter. “She was really sweet, caring,” said Aleman-Popoca’s sister, Yaneth Aleman. “You know, we’ve been through a lot.” For two weeks her...

A vigil was held for an East Haven mother after remains found behind LoMonaco’s Ristorante was confirmed to be 27-year-old Lizzbeth Aleman-Popoca.

Police confirmed that the body found behind a Branford restaurant was a missing East Haven mother.

Police found a body buried in a shallow grave in Branford while searching for a missing East Haven woman. The body has not yet been identified.

East Haven police confirmed a body was found in what they described as a “shallow grave” near a dumpster in the restaurant parking lot.

Police are looking for a missing East Haven mom who has been missing for almost two weeks. They said they are treating the disappearance as suspicious and believe foul play might be a factor. Police are looking for 27-year-old Lizzbeth Aleman Popoca.  Her father, sister and husband reported her missing on July 3 and said she had been missing since…

An East Haven mother is missing and police suspect foul play. Her family is now pleading for the public’s help.

An East Haven mother is missing and police suspect foul play. Her family is now pleading for the public’s help.

The East Haven Town Beach, West Haven beaches and Branford beaches are closed after a sewage spill in the nearby Mill River. East Haven Mayor Joseph Carfora said on Wednesday that the town beach is closed to swimming and shellfishing immediately for a period of several days or until local health officials determine the water is safe to enter again….

Members of the East Haven Police Department came out in support of the rally today because many of them realize they are in a position of both being black and a police officer

A man was arrested after rear-ending a car and driving off in East Haven. The incident occurred in the area of Foxon Road on Tuesday. Ruben Guerra-Rivera, 24, of New Haven, struck a car and drove off with front end damage and a smoking engine, according to police. Witnesses told police that the car initially drove down a dead-end road…