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CRIME & SAFETY
Middletown man headed to maximum security hospital over 2021 murder
MIDDLETOWN, Conn. (WTNH) — Middlesex Judicial District State’s Attorney Michael A. Gailor announced Tuesday that a panel committed 21-year-old Eugenio Vela III, of Middletown, to the jurisdiction of the Psychiatric Security Review Board for up to 30 years. According to evidence presented at trial, on May 20, 2021, Vela stabbed a woman more than 20 times […]
Man arrested in Meriden after search of property with violent past
MERIDEN, Conn. (WTNH) — A 41-year-old man was arrested in Meriden on Saturday after police found a firearm while conducting a search of a property with a checkered past. According a release, Meriden Police Department served a search warrant at 190 Grove St. in an attempt to recover evidence from a recent assault that took […]
Man, woman accused of robbing Cromwell Super 8 at gunpoint
CROMWELL, Conn. (WTNH) — Cromwell police say two suspects were charged after allegedly robbing a Super 8 Motel at gunpoint Tuesday. Officers responded to the motel on Industrial Park Road after report of the robbery. The victim provided a description of the suspects, and police said they were quickly located and taken into custody. 28-year-old […]
A CT child died of blunt injuries. Detectives allege he was ‘tortured, tormented’: warrant
A 2-year-old child who died earlier this year suffered what a detective described in a court document as the worst injuries he has ever seen in his career, leading to the arrests of the boy’s mother and her boyfriend who were caring for the toddler. Luis Dejesus, 24, and Alyjah Almodovar, 21, each face charges in connection with the death of the child, who has not been identified, according to ...
Man dies from self-inflicted wound after shooting another man in Waterbury
WATERBURY, CT (WFSB) - A man died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound after he shot another man in an apartment in Waterbury, according to police. Police said they responded to the apartment on Armand Drive around 6:20 a.m. on Tuesday. When they arrived, officers found a gunshot victim in his...
Hartford police arrest man for deadly stabbing
HARTFORD, CT (WFSB) - A man was charged with murder for a stabbing that happened in Hartford back in April. Hartford police said they arrested Peter Logan, 31, of Hartford, on Friday. According to officers, 41-year-old Jason Williamson of Windsor was found unresponsive in a vehicle on Plainfield Street on...
Connecticut State Police arrest juvenile accused of vandalizing, stealing from cemetery
(WJAR) — Connecticut authorities are searching for a property owner after a juvenile was arrested after allegedly damaging and stealing an item from a Killingly cemetery. According to the Connecticut State Police, they responded to Holy Cross Cemetery on Sunday for a report of ongoing vandalism. A witness observed...
Woman arrested in connection with shooting death of man in Bloomfield
BLOOMFIELD, CT (WFSB) - A 60-year-old woman was arrested on charges in connection with the deadly shooting of a man in Bloomfield that happened over the weekend. Police said Bridgette Smith of Hartford was charged with tampering with physical evidence and criminal possession of a pistol. The shooting happened on...
Connecticut lawmakers respond to Trump rally shooting, condemn political violence
HARTFORD, Conn. (WTNH) — Connecticut lawmakers are calling for an investigation after former president Donald Trump was shot at a rally over the weekend. Rep. Joe Courtney (D-Conn) said that he was “horrified” that the citizens at Trump’s rally were there to express their first amendment rights at a political gathering were subject to that […]
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