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Bridgeport ‘O.N.E.’ gang member sentenced to 9 years
BRIDGEPORT, Conn. (WTNH) — A member of the “O.N.E.” gang in Bridgeport was sentenced to nine years in prison for drug and firearm possession. Michael “Mikey RTN” Lockhart, of Bridgeport, had been detained since 2021. After searching his Roberts Street residence, police found large bags of marijuana, items used to package narcotics such as fentanyl […]
Bridgeport teen sentences to 34 years in prison for 2021 shooting
BRIDGEPORT, Conn. (WTNH) — On Monday, Bridgeport Judicial District State’s Attorney Joseph T. Corradino announced that 19-year-old Syshone Joyner, of Bridgeport, was sentenced to 34 years behind bars for his role in a 2021 fatal shooting. According to a release, a jury on April 12 found Joyner guilty of first-degree manslaughter with a firearm and […]
Body camera video captures assault on New Haven police officer
NEW HAVEN, Conn. (WTNH) — Police-worn body camera video captured the moment a suspect assaulted a female New Haven police officer in recent weeks. New Haven police released the video to News 8. In it, police said you can see officers responding to the Fair Haven neighborhood in the early hours of Saturday, June 22 for […]
Trio On Run After Robbing CT Shop At Gunpoint: Police
Police in Connecticut are on the hunt for three men who allegedly robbed a smoke shop at gunpoint, making off with cash and goods.The incident occurred in New Haven County around 7 p.m., Saturday, June 29, at Moe's Smoke Shop at 213 Pershing Drive in Ansonia.According to Lt. Patrick Lynch of …
Twins turn 3 in hospital after father allegedly tried to drown them at West Haven beach
NEW HAVEN, Conn. (WTNH) — Monday was a birthday celebration some thought Gianna and Giovanni might not have. The twins turned three years old, marking a milestone about a week after police said their father tried to drown them at a West Haven beach. “I’m very happy and excited to celebrate with them,” their mother, […]
Angry Trio Assaults Bouncers In Separate Incidents At Milford Restaurant, Police Say
The alleged attacks happened in New Haven County, at Stonebridge Restaurant on Daniel Street. Milford Police said they were first called at around 11 p.m. Friday, June 28, when off-duty officers working a private detail witnessed 19-year-old Gisell Materan, of New Haven, throwing up inside the restaurant. When bouncers attempted...
1 injured after Bridgeport apartment fire
BRIDGEPORT, Conn. (WTNH) — One person was injured after an apartment fire Monday morning, according to Bridgeport fire officials. Fire officials said crews were dispatched to the 1300 block of Stratford Avenue around 3:30 a.m., where the second floor of a commercial and residential building was on fire. The building has commercial businesses on the […]
Twins who survived attempted drowning released from hospital
NEW HAVEN, Conn. (WTNH) — The twins whose father allegedly tried to drown them in June were released from the hospital on Tuesday. 3-year-olds Gianna and Giovanni celebrated their birthdays on Monday surrounded by nurses and hospital staff. They spent over a week at Yale Children’s Hospital receiving care from the injuries they sustained on […]
Stolen Vehicle’ License Plate Reader Hit Leads to MV Charges for Man, 28
Police last week arrested a 28-year-old Bridgeport man and charged him with multiple motor vehicle-related offenses after receiving a “stolen vehicle notification hit” from a license plate reader. Authorities made the discovery in the area of South Avenue and Gerdes Road at about 8:16 p.m. on June 27....
3 Police Officers Attacked In New Haven, Norwich
The attacks occurred on Saturday, June 29, in New Haven County in West Haven and New London County in Norwich. In West Haven, one officer was injured when Imran Ahmed, age 54, of West Haven, allegedly deliberately crashed his vehicle into an occupied police cruiser that was helping another officer who Ahmed had been trying to run off the roadway.
City increases police presence at parking lots used by Yale New Haven Hospital staff after multiple theft, assault incidents
NEW HAVEN, Conn. (WTNH) — Police are increasing their presence at parking lots used by Yale New Haven Hospital staff after multiple break-in, car theft and assault incidents. The lots, which are located on Sherman Avenue and Martin Luther King Boulevard, have seen 17 incidents in the last few weeks. Three juveniles have been arrested […]
Bridgeport police take man who escaped from halfway house in New Haven into custody: PD
Bridgeport police have arrested a man who they said escaped from a halfway house in New Haven. They said the 27-year-old Stratford man was taken into custody after escaping through a second-floor door of a multi-family house on Highland Avenue around 6 a.m. on Thursday, June 27. Police said they...
Masked Teen Fired Gun At Occupied Home In Easton: Investigators
A gunman fired multiple rounds into a home in Easton on Monday afternoon, July 1, according to city police. The shooting happened on the 100 block of South 12th Street around 1:30 p.m., authorities said in a release. There were people inside the home during the incident and investigators belie…
Car crashes into tree in New Haven; 2 injured
HARTFORD, Conn. (WFSB) - Two people were hospitalized in New Haven after a motor vehicle crash early Tuesday. Police responded to the intersection of Farren and Fairmont Avenues at 1:46 a.m. When officers arrived, they found a sedan had collided with a tree. Firefighters removed two passengers in the sedan,...
East Haven woman accused of killing CT DOT worker faces Meriden judge
MERIDEN, Conn. — The East Haven woman charged in connection with the roadside death of a Connecticut Department of Transportation worker faced a Meriden judge Monday morning. Police said 55-year-old Denise Lucibello was driving along the Wharton Brook Connector in Wallingford Friday, when she crossed into the grass past...
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