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It’s a case that shocked people across Connecticut and around the country: a mother in Waterbury attacked in her own home and then police accused her of making it up.

It’s a case that shocked people across Connecticut and around the country: a mother in Waterbury attacked in her own home and then police accused her of making it up. Now all these twists and turns – and a big update – are the focus of a new Dateline. “I don’t know that it gets easier,” said Donna Palomba. Still,…

With a week before Christmas, police departments are trying to increase their presence at shopping plazas to cut down on some of the thefts around the state.

A car was stolen from a Waterbury business plaza with a 12-year-old girl in the back seat Monday afternoon, according to police. It happened around 4:40 p.m. at a plaza at 2457 East Main Street. A woman left her Dodge Charger running in the parking lot with her daughter in the back as she ran into a business to check…

The Waterbury Police Activity League is hosting a drive-thru Thanksgiving dinner event on Saturday. PAL is distributing individual traditional-style Thanksgiving dinners in to-go containers during the event, organizers said. It is being held at the PAL Recreation Center Parking Lot on Division Street. The dinners are being provided on a first come, first served basis. The event started at 10…

A string of violent crimes involving kids has some calling for action in Waterbury.

Waterbury police have taken a suspect into custody in connection to a fatal Waterbury shooting this past July. Jose Soto, 24, of Springfield, Mass. faces homicide and weapon-related charges in connection with the death of 27-year-old Trever Figueroa, according to Waterbury police. He is being held on a $2 million bond. Figueroa was killed after being shot near the intersection…

Waterbury community members came out Sunday to remember what would have marked Angel Valez’s 15th birthday. He was stabbed to death last week while walking to the store. Waterbury police say the teen was stabbed and died after an altercation, which Valez’s mother finds hard to believe. It was partly because of Valez’s tragic story that police, community leaders...

Two Waterbury police sergeants were sued Tuesday by a man who says he was illegally arrested and detained for filming the exterior of the city’s police station. The American Civil Liberties Union of Connecticut filed the lawsuit in federal court on behalf of Wallingford resident Keith Massimino. It accuses Sgts. Matthew Benoit and Frank Laone of violating Massimino’s constitutional...

Police have canceled a Silver Alert for an 8-year-old girl who was reported missing out of Waterbury. Jaeda Golden was reported missing Thursday. Police said she was located with her father and is in good health.

Waterbury police are looking for the people they say are responsible for vandalism at the Silas Bronson Library Wednesday afternoon. Police responded to the library at 267 Grand Street around 1:10 p.m. after getting a criminal mischief complaint. Officers were told two ATV quads and one dirt bike were seen riding through Library Park, damaging the lawn area and leaving…

Polie in Waterbury are searching for ATV and dirt bike riders who they say damaged a park.

Waterbury police have arrested a man charged with murder after a deadly shooting over the weekend. Kyshone Jackson, 45, is accused in the death of 24-year-old Devante Echols, who was found with a gunshot wound to the head when police responded to a weapons call on Bronson Street Saturday. Echols was treated on scene and taken to a nearby hospital…

Waterbury police are investigating after a man was shot and killed Saturday night. Officials said they responded to a weapons complaint around 8 p.m. in the area of 19 Bronson St. When officers arrived, they found a man with a gunshot wound to the head. The man was treated at the scene and ultimately transported to a nearby hospital where…

One person is in critical condition after having a medical emergency while swimming in Waterbury Sunday afternoon. Crews responded to Maybrook Road to help the individual. They were then transported to a nearby hospital, where they remain in critical but stable condition, according to police. No additional information was immediately available.

Thirty-two guns are off the streets of Waterbury after they were turned into the police department’s gun buyback event on Saturday. Police said 23 hand guns and nine long guns were exchanged for gift cards. “One turned in handgun / rifle is a step toward a safer Waterbury,” police said in part in a statement. Officers said the department is…

A 35-year-old woman is under arrest, accused of intentionally running down another woman with her SUV in Waterbury.

Nancy and Raymond Sanangleo are looking for answers after their daughter, Danielle was the victim in a hit and run last Saturday.

Police are investigating after a shooting left a man dead in Waterbury Thursday evening. Officials said they responded to a shots fired complaint in the area of Chestnut Avenue at approximately 7:50 p.m. When police arrived, they found a man, identified as 26-year-old James David Smith, with a gunshot wound to the head area. He was pronounced dead at the…

Officials are investigating after a car was reported to be fully submerged in water at a lake in Waterbury on Friday night and investigators said no occupants were found in the vehicle or in the water. Crews said they responded to a call at Lakewood Lake on Lakewood Road. They said it is unknown if the vehicle was occupied before…