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A man who won a settlement in an excessive force case against the LAPD says he recently discovered he had been reported as deceased to the U.S. government, which caused his disability income and access to critical medical and mental health care to be terminated.

Authorities are investigating after a geocache was found at Sleeping Giant State Park in Hamden Saturday afternoon. Police said there is no public safety concern at this time. Sleeping Giant State Park in Hamden was closed due to a law enforcement investigation, according to the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection. Police initially were investigating after a suspicious item was…

The finale of Investigation Discovery’s “Impact of Murder” series shares the story of Corrinna Martin, who lost two daughters and a granddaughter to domestic abuse. Martin is opening up about the abuse and sharing the subtle warning signs of domestic violence including manipulation, lying and constant control.

Willis McGhee, 50, of Boston, is due in court Monday in connection with an unarmed robbery of a legally blind elderly man in Mattapan more than a week ago. McGhee allegedly punched and kicked the 72-year-old victim on the evening of Thursday, Sept. 10, resulting in the permanent loss of vision in his left eye, according to police. He is…

The US Postal Service isn’t delivering mail as quickly as it used to, but the situation – with only two months until Election Day – doesn’t appear to be as dire as the picture painted by some members of Congress. NBCLX, in partnership with the NBC Owned Television Stations in a dozen cities across the country, is testing the speed...

A special prosecutor in Chicago said Monday that Cook County State’s Attorney Kim Foxx and her office abused their discretion in the case against actor Jussie Smollett but did nothing criminal.

One person is dead after a crash on Route 2 in Lebanon Friday afternoon. The incident happened at approximately 12:50 p.m. on Route 2 west at exit 22, police said. Xire Beresford Wilson, 27, of Windsor, was driving westbound when he veered from the left lane and off the edge of the roadway, hitting a DOT metal beam guardrail, according…

The body that regulates Connecticut’s utility companies is opening an investigation into an alleged failure to anticipate and respond to Tropical Storm Isaias. Connecticut woke up almost two days after the tropical storm with more than 600,000 customers without power. As of Thursday evening, a significant chunk of our state still in the dark. Leaders in Vernon and surrounding east…

Local and state leaders have questioned the run up to this storm and the utility company’s preparation before Isaias

Hartford Mayor Luke Bronin has announced the discipline for Hartford Police Chief Jason Thody in response to his involvement in an accident in his department-issued car on the highway in Chester in May. A report from the City of Hartford said Thody was driving his department-issued vehicle on Route 154 in Chester on May 31, when he was involved in...

Hartford’s mayor said the city will handle any potential discipline for the police chief after he was involved in a single-car accident in his department-issued vehicle on the highway in Chester in May, according to a statement from the mayor’s office. A report from the City of Hartford said Police Chief Jason Thody was driving his department-issued vehicle on Route...

An investigation is underway after the police chief of Hartford was involved in an accident in his department-issued vehicle on the highway in Chester last month, according to a state police official and a Hartford police investigative report obtained by NBC Connecticut. A report from the City of Hartford said Police Chief Jason Thody was driving his department-issued vehicle on...

Police have arrested a man that they say left the scene of a crash that left one dead in Hartford on Friday. Miguel Burgos, 27, of Hartford, was driving a car with Liza Ramos, 34, when he lost control of the car on Flatbush Avenue and hit a utility pole, according to police. Witnesses told police that the driver fled…

According to a doctor, another person ate a single package of the noodles and suffered a 10-day bout of vomiting and nausea — and needed surgery that required using a drill to break up the noodles after forming a gastric obstruction.

Prosecutors have filed extortion, domestic violence, and several other charges against a former LAPD officer — who was accused of sexually assaulting and attempting to extort his one-time girlfriend, herself an LAPD detective and the wife of former LAPD assistant chief Jorge Villegas. Danny Reedy, who has not been arrested, was named in a criminal complaint filed for warrant Monday…

A San Francisco murder victim known for 43 years as Jane Doe #40 has been identified by investigators as Judy Gifford, a 14-year-old girl from New Jersey whose aunt kept the same phone number for decades in case her niece tried to call.

Is that vacation home worth it? BBB released findings of rental investigation.

Is that vacation home worth it?  BBB released findings of a rental investigation. Home vacation rentals can be cheap and convenient when booking online, but fraudsters are using reputable websites to steal your money.  The Better Business Bureau released the findings of an in depth study into the vacation rental market, including popular websites like Airbnb, VRBO, and Homeaway.com. ...

Hamden police found more than two dozen shell casings while investigating a report of shots fired on Sunday afternoon.