Connecticut
Over 100 Connecticut state troopers accused of faking traffic stops
National News Auditors found tens of thousands of apparently falsified traffic stop records, many of white drivers. They suspect the officers were trying to appear more productive. James Rovella, right, commissioner of the Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection; Colonel Stavros Mellekas, center, superintendent of the Connecticut State Police; and Lt. Colonel Mark Davison […]
Bears are running amok in Connecticut. State gives OK to shoot them.
Local News Worried about public safety, Gov. Ned Lamont recently signed into law a measure that allows residents to shoot and kill bears under certain circumstances. A black bear wandered into a Pawtucket, Rhode Island, neighborhood in June. Cheryl Bergmann By Amelia Nierenberg, New York Times Service updated on August 24, 2023 | 12:58 PM […]
Connecticut woman sentenced to 25 years in prison for murdering victim whose headless body was found in a park
Crime Casandra Nazario, 26, had entered a plea deal with prosecutors and testified against her codefendant, who was sentenced Aug. 2 to 55 years in prison. By Associated Press August 18, 2023 | 9:09 AM WATERBURY, Conn. (AP) — A Connecticut woman was sentenced to 25 years in prison for the murder of a woman […]
Two Connecticut deaths linked to bacteria found in raw shellfish
Health Three people in the state are known to have been infected with the Vibrio vulnificus bacteria, which doesn’t make an oyster look, smell or taste any different. A basket of oysters is ready for packaging and delivery at Copps Island Oysters on Aug. 9, 2021, in Norwalk, Conn. APAP Photo/Mark Lennihan, File By Associated […]
Connecticut officer who shocked shoplifting suspect 3 times is charged with assault, cruelty
Crime Naugatuck Officer Nicholas Kehoss turned himself in to state police on Monday after an arrest warrant was issued, state police said Tuesday. This frame grab from Naugatuck, Conn., Police Department body camera video, with parts of the video blurred by the source, shows Naugatuck Officer Nicholas Kehoss pulling a stun gun trigger for about […]
Connecticut dog trainer pleads not guilty to charges related to North Reading dog’s death
Crime Josephine “Josie” Ragland, 28, is facing charges related to the death of Charlie, a 3-year-old French bulldog who allegedly died in her care. Charlie, a French Bulldog, allegedly died while in the care of trainer Josephine Ragland. Bart Hanson A Connecticut dog trainer has pleaded not guilty to charges related to the death of […]
14 cows killed, others survive truck rollover crash in Connecticut
Local News The remaining 30 cows were doing well after having been loaded onto another truck and taken to a veterinarian for evaluation, the state Department of Agriculture said. A tractor-trailer rollover carrying 44 cows, on Interstate 84 in Newtown, Conn., Thursday, October 19, 2023. Sandy Hook Volunteer Fire & Rescue via AP By Associated […]
Connecticut high school student dies after losing consciousness at football practice
Local News Windsor High School student Elijah-Jay Mariano Rivera was not engaged in any football drills or tackling at the time, officials said. By Associated Press updated on October 11, 2023 | 4:34 PM WINDSOR, Conn. (AP) — A Connecticut high school student died after losing consciousness at football practice, school officials said. Windsor High […]
Woman arrested after gunshots fired in Connecticut police station. Bulletproof glass stopped them.
Crime The shooting happened at the Bristol Police Department just after 10:30 p.m. Thursday, nearly a year after two local officers were shot to death in an ambush. By DAVE COLLINS, Associated Press October 6, 2023 | 1:04 PM A woman fired several gunshots in the lobby of a Connecticut police station but bulletproof glass […]
Police: Man caught with ‘Breaking Bad’-themed meth after driving 119 mph down Connecticut highway
Crime Connecticut State Police said the pills were pressed in the shape of “Heisenberg,” the alias of “Breaking Bad” antihero Walter White. A driver in Connecticut was allegedly caught with some “Breaking Bad”-themed pills on Sunday after a trooper found him speeding down Interstate 84, state police said. After clocking the driver’s speed at 119 […]