threat investigation

A Hamden man was arrested Wednesday after being accused of sending dozens of threatening letters to journalists, judges and other public officials. The U.S. Department of Justice said 43-year-old Garrett Santillo was arrested on a federal criminal complaint. Court documents show that between March and June, Santillo mailed more than 100 letters containing threatening and hateful statements to public officials,…

A report of a suspicious bag at West Haven High School prompted an evacuation on Monday. Officers said they received a call from someone reporting a suspicious bag inside of the high school’s main building. The report prompted an immediate response by the West Haven Police Department and Connecticut State Police Bomb Squad. Police said the school was immediately...

A video referencing a mass shooting and an 800-page manifesto by a former UCLA postdoctoral fellow and lecturer threatening department members has forced the cancellation of in-person classes.

Some school districts canceled class or dismissed early Friday after this week’s circulation of a nationwide threat on social media.

Two more students have been arrested in connection with a threat at Ansonia High School that prompted a lockdown and early dismissal Monday. Now, a total of three students have been arrested because of the threat. Officials arrested a 14-year-old high school student Monday night after he allegedly made a threat towards the school on social media. Another 14-year-old and…

Ansonia Police said a teen has been arrested in connection with a threat that prompted a lockdown and early dismissal at the town’s high school Monday. Officials said a 14-year-old student at Ansonia High School faces charges after he allegedly made a threat towards the school on social media. District officials said the school was in lockdown while the...