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6 Norwich residents arrested at Franklin Street apartment, police report
NORWICH, Conn. — After investigating narcotic activity in the city of Norwich, multiple law enforcement agencies collaborated to make six arrests at an apartment on Franklin Street, Norwich police reported on Thursday. Members of the Connecticut State Police Violent Crime Task Force East office, the Norwich Police Department Detective...
State rules Montville must release body camera footage from station gun incident
Jul. 24—MONTVILLE — The state Freedom of Information Commission on Wednesday ordered the police department to release body camera footage and audio of an arrest in the station lobby in which an officer's gun discharged. The Day had filed a request for the footage, but the police department refused to release it. The Day then filed an appeal with the commission seeking release of the video. ...
Westerly man charged in I-95 crash that critically injured a Ledyard woman
Jul. 23—State police arrested a 24-year-old Westerly, R.I., man Monday on multiple charges related to a crash on Interstate 95 in Groton last year that critically injured a Ledyard woman. Caleb L. Mikeworth is charged with driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs, failure to maintain the proper lane, second-degree assault with a motor vehicle, speeding and second-degree reckless ...
State drops charges against Norwich pediatrician
Jul. 25—State prosecutors will not pursue sexual assault charges against the Norwich pediatrician arrested by Norwich police last month. Dr. Ravi Prakash, 61, was making his first appearance in New London Superior Court on Thursday when the state entered a nolle, or "nolle prosequi" on the two charges pending against him ― fourth-degree sexual assault and risk of injury to a minor. Assistant ...
3 accused of dealing drugs in Connecticut
NEW HAVEN, Conn. (WTNH) — Three people from New Haven County are facing federal charges after being accused of trafficking fentanyl and cocaine. The trio — 35-year-old Jermaine Moneeth, 37-year-old Luis Rodriguez and 27-year-old Ashley Cordova — sold drugs to investigators between February and July 2024, according to the U.S. Department of Justice. Moneeth is […]
Woman arrested for burglarizing her job in Mansfield, state police say
MANSFIELD, CT (WFSB) - A mother faces charges for burglarizing the restaurant she worked at while her daughter sat in the car, according to state police. Jennifer Spencer, 28, of Coventry, was charged with third-degree burglary, fifth-degree larceny, and risk of injury to a minor. State police said they were...
2 Men Guilty Of Raping Woman At Hotel Party In Everett
A Middlesex County jury convicted two men for the rape of a woman at a party at a Everett hotel in 2020, authorities said on Thursday, July 25. William Gomez-Rojas, 31, of Chelsea was found guilty of one count of rape and one count of aggravated rape, and Jose Morales Jr., 36, of Malden, was f…
Connecticut Woman Charged After Exchanging 4,700 Messages On Discord With Child
Vanessa Roberts Avery, U.S. Attorney for the District of Connecticut, along with Robert Fuller, Special Agent in Charge of the FBI’s New Haven Division, and Connecticut State Police Colonel Daniel Loughman, announced today that Alyson Cranick, 43, of Columbia, has been charged with enticement of a minor to engage in sexual activity.
Letter to a killer: Relative of Connecticut cold case victim thinks Richard Cottingham killed her sister
EAST HAVEN, Conn — A Connecticut cold case is heating up. A family believes they are closer than ever to finding out who killed a former Jane Doe. FOX61 has been covering the story since the woman’s remains were dug up in a defunct Connecticut cemetery in 2022.
State: Watch Out For Food Stamp Thieves
George Prendergast was sitting in the Downtown Ives Main Library when he heard an announcement over the intercom: there would be a presentation on EBT theft on the lower level of the library. Prendergast’s no stranger to the topic — he’s been a victim of identity theft four times, and now he...
Man accused of rear-ending parole officer on I-91 in Cromwell, then fleeing
CROMWELL, CT (WFSB) - A man faces charges for rear-ending a parole officer on Interstate 91 in Cromwell and then fleeing the scene. Tony Jerome Williams-King, 18, of Windsor Locks, was found to be at fault, according to state police. Troopers said they issued Williams-King a misdemeanor summons for the...
‘Shimming’ warning issued after devices found at Connecticut stores
NEW HAVEN, Conn. (WTNH) — The Better Business Bureau is putting out a warning to consumers Thursday after recent incidents of card skimming at a number of stores in Connecticut. Experts are also raising awareness hackers are using to get banking information including card “shimming.” Kristen Johnson with the Better Business Bureau describes skimming as […]
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