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Police Investigating After One Killed in Stamford Car Crash
Officials said one person is dead after a car crash in Stamford Monday afternoon. The crash happened at approximately 3:20 p.m. in the area of 455 Hope St., according to police. A car driven by a 50-year-old Stamford man was driving south on Hope Street in the area of the Grade A shopping center. The car drifted into the northbound…
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NYC Kids, Ages 12 and 7, Take Off in Parents' Range Rover, End Up Near Delaware: Cops
Two New York City children — ages 12 and 7 — who were reported missing after allegedly taking off in one of their parents’ Range Rovers have been found near the New Jersey/Delaware border, the NYPD said Monday afternoon. The kids are cousins, police said. Cops at the 106th Precinct received a call from one of their parents at around…
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4 Arrested in Investigation Into Use of Contaminated Construction Materials in Fairfield
Four people were arrested as an investigation into the mismanagement of contaminants at a Fairfield fill pile continues. The arrests come as a part of the investigation into Julian Development on the city’s Department of Public Works property, which started in 2017, police said. Julian Development is a construction material processing facility. The investigation revealed that Julian Development had dumped…
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Coventry Police Look For 2 Individuals in Rally Investigation
Coventry police are looking for two individuals as a part of an investigation related to a rally that took place on Saturday, Nov. 7. The rally took place at the intersection of Boston Turnpike and Grant Hill, officials said. Police are looking to identify two individuals for questioning. One is pictured above. Anyone who knows the identity of the individuals…
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Retired Judge to Lead Sex Abuse Accountability Investigation into Diocese of Norwich
A retired Connecticut judge announced that he will lead a Clerical Sexual Abuse Accountability Investigation for the Diocese of Norwich. Retired Superior Court Judge Michael E. Riley and his team have been overseeing claims of clerical sex abuse of minors, according to the Diocese of Norwich. Riley and his team are examining the Diocese’s knowledge of such sex abuse...
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Man Hits Three Police Vehicles, Injures Officer While Fleeing Traffic Stop in Hartford: PD
Police have arrested a man who is accused of hitting three police vehicles and injuring an officer while fleeing a traffic stop in Hartford on Friday night. Officers were conducting an investigation about recent firearm violence in the southeast district of the city. Around 10:50 p.m., they said they performed a motor vehicle stop on a suspect vehicle that was…
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Police Car Hit, Officer Taken to Hospital After Hartford Traffic Stop
An occupied police car was hit and an officer was taken to the hospital after a motor vehicle stop in Hartford Friday night. Officials said they were conducting a motor vehicle stop on Franklin Avenue late Friday evening. One of the individuals who was pulled over got back into the car during the traffic stop and drove away, hitting a…
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Police Car Hit, Officer Taken to Hospital After Hartford Traffic Stop
An occupied police car was hit and an officer was taken to the hospital after a motor vehicle stop in Hartford Friday night.
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How a Formerly Homeless Man Reported Dead Is Trying to Untangle a Records Mixup and Prove He's Alive
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.
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Authorities Investigating After Geocache Found at Sleeping Giant State Park
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…
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Mother Who Lost Two Daughters and Granddaughter to Domestic Violence Shares Red Flags of Abuse
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.
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Suspect Due in Court for Robbing Elderly Blind Man in Mattapan
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…
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What Happened When We Put the Speed of the USPS to the Test
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...
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Review Cites ‘Operational Failures' in Smollett Prosecution
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.
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One Dead After Lebanon Crash
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…
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Power Probe Launched as Leaders Question Eversource, UI on Isaias Response
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…
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Residents, Town Leaders, Regulators Sound Off on Eversource's Response
Local and state leaders have questioned the run up to this storm and the utility company’s preparation before Isaias
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Hartford Police Chief Disciplined After Crash in Department-Issued Vehicle
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...
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Hartford to Address Internally a Single-Car Accident Involving City's Police Chief
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...