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Danbury Resident Among 9 Nabbed During Illegal Racing Event In New Jersey: Police Nine people were arrested and charged with eluding during an illegal car racing event in Newark on Sunday, Sept. 15, authorities said. At 2:31 a.m., police responded to Doremus Avenue and Port Street on a report of several vehicles driving erratically in the middle of the street, Newark Public Safety Director FritzFragé said. Police observed 100 vehicles illegally blocking Doremus Avenue,Fragé said. A large crowd surrounded a Newark police car, punching and kicking it, attempting to flip it over,Fragé said. The nine people arrested were: Daniel Cacula, a 23-year-o…
by Sam Barron
Teen In Critical Condition, 16-Year-Old Shot In 'Domestic' Attack: Police A 16-year-old Connecticut girl is in critical condition following an early morning shooting Tuesday, Sept. 17, authorities said. Police were called to a Hartford County home around 12:30 a.m. to reports of a shooting in Hartford. The address wasn't released to protect the victim as investigators believe this is a "domestic-related" attack. Hartford police found the girl suffering from a bullet wound. Paramedics rushed her toan area hospital, where she remained in critical but stable condition. This is a developing story. Check back with Daily Voice for updates…
by Josh Lanier
'Beautiful Soul': Family Of Slain CT DOT Worker Grieves As Driver Faces More Charges A 55-year-old Connecticut woman accused of crashing into a state Department of Transportation worker while intoxicated now faces more charges linked to the fatal crash this summer, authorities announced on Monday, Sept. 16. New Haven County resident Denise Lucibello, of East Haven, is now charged with second-degree manslaughter, theNew Haven Judicial District State's Attorney Office said. She was already accused of driving under the influence, driving on a suspended license, and several traffic infractions. Andrew DiDomenico, 26, of Meriden, was working on the Wharton Broo…
by Josh Lanier
After Dumping Dead Dog, CT Trainer Sent Owners Faked Photos To Hide Its Demise: Police A Connecticut woman is facing multiple charges after police found several sick dogs she had been paid to train stuck in crates with little food or water, which led to one of their deaths, authorities said. Middlesex County residentJosephine Ragland, age 28, of Haddam, who is charged with four counts of animal abuse, turned herself in to police on Monday, Sept. 16, Connecticut State Police said.Her mother,Jacqueline Witt,was arrested last week in the case. Related: Haddam Woman Facing Multiple Animal Cruelty Charges A Massachusetts family from North Rea…
by Josh Lanier
Father Of 2 Killed; CT Driver Accused Of Hitting Him Faces New Charges Police have added new charges to a Connecticut man accused of a crash last year that killed a father of young twin daughters, authorities announced on Monday, Sept. 16. Middlesex County resident Angel Caraballo, age 43, of Middlefield, was charged last week with second-degree manslaughter with a motor vehicle, second-degree reckless endangerment, and reckless driving linked to the Sept. 22, 2023, crash, Connecticut State Police said. Caraballo is accused of crashing his Ford F-550 truck into Victor Ryan Forbes, who was riding a motorcycle on I-95 near Exit 39A in Milford, author…
Greenwich Daycare Worker Accused Of Endangering Toddler After Parents Allege Mistreatment An employee of a Connecticut daycare and preschool is charged with risking the well-being of a 2-year-old child under her care after the child's parents said they saw her mistreat their child on a video, police said. Fairfield County resident Brittany Lindao, age 23, of Greenwich, faces three charges of risk of injury to a child following her arrest on Saturday, Sept. 14, Greenwich Police said.She was being held on a $100,000 bond, authorities added. Lindao worked as a teacher atGrace Daycare and Learning Center at 2 St Roch Ave. in Greenwich. While watching the live feed…
by Josh Lanier
Victim Killed In CT Shooting Mourned As 'Admirable Man With Aspirations' Family and friends of a Connecticut man who was killed last week in a shooting have rallied to help pay for his funeral. Dante Sprouse, 25, of East Hartford, was shot and killed following reports of a burglary on Kelsey Street and a crash on Thursday morning, Sept. 12, NBC Connecticut reports. Calls to numbers linked to Sprouse's family were not immediately returned. More than 130 people have given to a GoFundMe to pay for Sprouse's funeral created by Sprouse's father,Douglas Sprouse. On September 12, 2024, Dante Sprouse also known as Dee to family and friend…
by Josh Lanier
2 People Killed In Fiery I-95 Crash In CT Two people in Connecticut were killed in a single-vehicle crash on Friday night, Sept. 13, after their truck lost control, hit a guardrail, and burst into flames, authorities said. Police in New Haven County were called to Exit 87 northbound on I-95 in Groton around 9:20 p.m., Connecticut State Police said. A red Dodge Ram 1500 had gone off the left side of the exit ramp, struck a guardrail, and bounced into a tree, sparking a fire, police said. The driver and passenger were killed in the crash. Their names are being withheld while police investigate the cause of the cras…
by Josh Lanier
Babysitter Stole $35K In Cash, Goods From Darien Home: Police The crime was coming from inside the house. Allegedly. A 27-year-old Connecticut woman is accused of ripping off a Fairfield County family for more than $35,000 in stolen items and money illegally charged on their credit card, authorities said. Fairfield County resident Brigid Stanley, of Stamford, is charged with first-degree theft,illegal taking of a payment card, spending more than $500 on a revoked payment card, first-degree identity theft, and third-degree forgery, her arrest report shows. The client called Darien Police earlier this summer to report that $19,546.54 …
by Josh Lanier
Stranger Beats, Strangles Woman At CT Train Station In Unprovoked Attack: Police A woman waiting on a train at a Connecticut train station earlier this week said a man she did not know grabbed her from behind, slammed her to the ground, and choked her unconscious without warning or provocation, authorities said. The alleged New Haven County attack happened on Wednesday, Sept. 11, around 8:15 p.m. at the Meriden Train Station, Connecticut State Police said. The woman said she did not recognize the man, but shortly after noticing him, he approached and pounced on her. The last thing she remembered was losing consciousness as she couldn't lift herself from bene…
by Josh Lanier
CT Woman Nabbed After Trying To Access Victim's Bank Account: Police Four people, including a Connecticut resident, face attempted identity theft charges after trying to withdraw funds from a victim's account at a Hudson Valley bank, police said. The arrests were made following an incident that began in Putnam County at around 9:50 a.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 11, when the Hudson Valley Credit Union at 1620 Route 22 in Southeast reported a fraudulent incident, thePutnam County Sheriff's Office announced on Friday, Sept. 13. According to the Sheriff's Office, the bank reported that a woman had entered and tried to present fraudulent documents to…
by Ben Crnic
Child Porn Found At Home Of CT Man Who Filmed Himself Kissing Kid: Police A Connecticut man who police arrested last year after he allegedly posted a video of himself kissing a child as part of a "social media trend" is facing more charges after police searched his New Haven County home. William L. Gordon, age 45, of Naugatuck, first came to the authorities' attention in Oct. 2023, when he posted a video on social media of him kissing a 10-year-old, Naugatuck Police said. He told investigators that it was a trend on social media, officers said. Gordon was arrested a second time on Thursday, Sept. 13, after police searched his computer and cell phone and found chi…
by Josh Lanier
Murder-Suicide: Bridgeport Man Forces Way Into Home To Shoot Ex-Wife, Kill Himself, Police Say Police believe that a 47-year-old Connecticut man forced his way into a New Haven County home on Thursday morning, Sept. 12, and fatally shot his ex-wife before he turned the gun on himself. New Haven resident Miguelina Lebron, age 45, of Ansonia, was found shot repeatedly at her home on Westfield Avenue, Ansonia police said. Nearby lay the body of her ex-husbandYanis Tavarez, of Bridgeport, with a gunshot wound to the head. Police were called to the home around 5 a.m. after receiving a 911 call. When they arrived they found the bodies. An initial investigation shows that…
Police Investigating 2 Suspicious Deaths In CT City Police in New Haven County say they found two dead bodies on Thursday morning, Sept. 12, and are searching for what killed them, authorities said. Police in Ansonia were called to the 100 block of Westfield Ave., where the bodies were located. Officers do not believe there is an ongoing threat to the community. Investigators have closed off a portion of Westfield Avenue fromJackson Street to Burton Street until they clear the crime scene. This is a developing story. Check back with Daily Voice for updates.
by Josh Lanier
Drunk Wrong-Way Driver Causes Pile-Up On I-95 In Stamford: Police A woman who Connecticut Police say caused a five-car pile-up on I-95 earlier this week was intoxicated when she got onto the interstate going the wrong direction. The Fairfield County crash happened just before 3 a.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 11, when New York City resident Jacqueline Remache, age 29, of the Bronx, got onto I-95 in Stamford going the wrong way, authorities said. She then pinballed against four other vehicles before finally stopping near Exit 9. Remache is charged with operating under the influence, driving the wrong way on a divided highway, and other traffic infraction…
by Josh Lanier
Couple Attacked With Bats In Daring Daylight Danbury Carjacking: Feds A Connecticut couple said they were attacked with a baseball bat, tied up with duct tape, and kidnapped by six men who carjacked them in broad daylight, authorities said. Police in Danbury in Fairfield County on Sunday, Aug. 25, were called to Clapboard Ridge Road, near the intersection of East Gate Road, where witnesses said a group of people were beating up a man and were shoving him and a woman into a white van, the US Attorney General for Connecticut said. The alleged attackers sped away when police arrived before crashing about a mile from the start of the chase. Four men j…
by Josh Lanier
'Heartbreaking': Staples High Senior Killed In Westport Crash; School To Start With Delay School officials in Connecticut announced to parents that a Fairfield County high school senior was killed in a car crash on Wednesday, Sept. 11. Max Harper, an 18-year-old senior at Staples High School, collided with a fully loaded dump truck on Old Hill Road near Patrick Road as they negotiated a difficult turn in opposite directions, Westport Police said. Max died at the scene, authorities said. Staples High School will have a two-hour delay on Thursday, Sept. 12, and guidance counselors will be on hand to help students with their grief,Superintendent of Westport…
by Josh Lanier
by Josh Lanier
Police Investigate Shooting That Seriously Injured 1 In Norwalk Police in Fairfield County are investigating and searching for a suspect after a person was shot and seriously injured on a city street. The incident occurred in Norwalk at around 9:20 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 10, in the area of Strawberry Hill Avenue and Catalpa Street. According to Norwalk Police OfficerSgt. Ryan Evarts, responding officers located a crime scene. At the same time, it was learned one victim had arrived at Norwalk Hospital with multiple gunshot wounds in serious condition. Evarts said detectives assumed the investigation and determined that this was an isolated inciden…
by Kathy Reakes
CT Woman, 37, Found Dead Floating In Quinnipiac River Police in Connecticut are investigating after a 37-year-old woman's body was found dead floating in the water of the Quinnipiac River. New Haven Police Officer Christian Bruckhart said the incident occurred in New Haven around 7:50 a.m., Tuesday, Sept. 10, near Brewery Square. Bruckhart said the New Haven Fire Department responded with water rescue, and the body was located near James Street and River Streets along the embankment. He added that the woman had no identification, but detectives identified her as Shannon Arrington of New Haven. Her family has been notified. Membe…
by Kathy Reakes
Fairfield County Man Nabbed For Allegedly Harassing New York State Trooper In ATV Mob Incident An out-of-state man was charged with harassing a New York State trooper during an alleged "street takeover" in the Hudson Valley, which included 30 to 40 ATVs and motorcycles. Related:ATV Mob Causes Havoc On Roadway In Wappingers Falls The incident occurred in Dutchess Countyaround 4:10 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 8, on Route 9D in Wappingers Falls. According to State Police Trooper AJ Hicks, troopers responded to a report of 30 to 40 motorcycles and off-highway vehicles operating "recklessly" on Route 9D in Wappingers Falls and on sidewalks. When a trooper arrived in a mark…
by Kathy Reakes
Trio Caught With Over $1K In Counterfeit Bills After Using Them At CT Store, Police Say Three people were apprehended after using counterfeit money to buy items at a retail establishment in Connecticut and trying to use it at several more stores, police announced. The arrests resulted from an incident in New Haven County on Monday, Sept. 9 that began around 2 p.m., when detectives witnessed suspicious activity involving two cars in the parking lot of a retail establishment in the area of Union Street in Waterbury, Connecticut State Police said on Tuesday, Sept. 10. With the help of store employees, detectives pieced together that two people connected with the suspi…
by Ben Crnic
CT Woman Let Family's Dog Die, Dumped It On Side Of Highway, Lied To Owners: Police A Connecticut woman accused of promising to train a dog for a family, allowing it to die under her care, lying to the owners, and leaving it on the side of the road has been arrested a year after the alleged incident, authorities said. Middlesex County residentJacqueline Witt, age 64, of Haddam, is charged with four counts of animal cruelty and tampering with physical evidence, the Connecticut State Police said on Tuesday, Sept. 10. A Massachusetts family from North Reading reached out to a company on the website Thumbtack to find a dog trainer in September 2023, pol…
by Josh Lanier
CT Man Accused Of Attempting To Have Sex With Dog A 65-year-old Connecticut man has been charged with allegedly attempting to have sex with a dog who belonged to a woman at a senior living facility. Hartford County resident Jose Ramos-Cordero, of New Britain, was arrested by the FarmingtonPolice Department on Monday, Sept. 9, and charged with sexual assault of an animal, burglary,and disorderly conduct. According to Lt. Matthew Corcoran of the Farmington Police, earlier in the day, the department received a complaint that video showed amaintenance worker at Brookdale Gables, a senior living facility, inside a tenant…
by Kathy Reakes
Man Wanted In Murder Of Bridgeport Mother Found Dead In Stratford A Fairfield County man wanted for questioning in the murder of a 27-year-old mother has been found dead. Related:27-Year-Old Bridgeport Mother Found Shot Dead In Street, Person Of Interest Wanted Richardo Robinson, age 25, of Bridgeport, was a person of interest in the death of the young mother who was found shot dead on a Bridgeport street on Monday, Sept. 9. Capt. Kevin Gilleran of the Bridgeport Police said Robinson was located on Tuesday, Sept. 10, dead in Stratford. The Stratford Police have taken the lead in the "untimely death" case, he added. Next of kin have been notifie…
by Kathy Reakes
CT 9th-Grader Killed In Head-On Crash A Connecticut ninth-grade student was killed after crashing his dirt bike into another vehicle. The incident occurred in Hartford County around 5:30 p.m., Sunday, Sept. 8, in Suffield in the area of Cooper Hill Road at Woods Hollow Road. According to Capt. Robert Palmer of the Suffield Police, an initial investigation found that Carter Jones, age unknown, of Suffield, wastraveling south on Copper Hill Road on a dirt bikeapproaching Woods Hollow Road. A sedan was traveling northbound on Copper Hillapproaching Woods Hollow, and the two vehicles collided head-on in the…
by Kathy Reakes
27-Year-Old Bridgeport Mother Found Shot Dead In Street, Person Of Interest Wanted Police are searching for a person of interest in connection with the shooting death of a 27-year-old Fairfield County mother who was found lying dead on a street. Related:Man Wanted In Murder Of Bridgeport Mother Found Dead In Stratford The incident occurred in Bridgeport in the 100 block of Seaview Avenue at 8:10 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 9. According to Capt. Kevin Gilleran of the Bridgeport Police officers responded to a shots fired report and found the woman lying in the street on Central Avenue just south of the intersection with Seaview Avenue. Medics quickly arrived and confirm…
by Kathy Reakes
2 Juveniles Stabbed During Norwalk's Annual Oyster Festival Two juveniles were stabbed, and another was arrested during a Fairfield County festival. The incident occurred in Norwalk on Friday, Sept. 6, in the area of Fort Point Street and Seaview Avenue on the grounds of the city's Oyster Festival. According to Norwalk Deputy Chief of Operation Terrence Blake, officers at the festival noticed a disturbance and discovered that two juveniles had sustained stab wounds. Blake said that officers immediately summoned emergency medical services, who aided the two juveniles and transported them to the Norwalk Hospital. A male juvenile was arre…
by Kathy Reakes
CT Man Accused Of Setting His Home On Fire A 27-year-old Connecticut man is facing arson charges after police say he started a fire at his home earlier this year, causing a massive police and firefighter response, authorities said. Former Middlesex County resident James Jones, 27, of East Hampton, was arrested last month after investigators linked him to a house fire on March 19, East Hampton Police said. Police, paramedics, and firefighters were called to a two-alarm fire at 46 School House Lane on Tuesday, March 19. After an investigation, police believe that the fire was intentionally set. Jones was unde…
by Josh Lanier
Plane Crash: 4 CT Residents Killed In Vermont Including Student Four Connecticut residents killed in a small plane crash in Vermont as they returned home from a luncheon have been identified. The Vermont State Police said the incident occurred in Addison County, Vermont, in Ferrisburgh on Sunday, Sept. 8. The victims, whose bodies were recovered on Monday, Sept. 9, have been identified as: Paul Pelletier, age 55, of Columbia, in Tolland CountyFrank Rodriquez, age 88, of Lebanon, in New London CountySusan Van Ness, age 51, of Middletown, in Middlesex CountyDelilah Van Ness, age 15, of Middletown, in Middlesex County .Middletown Po…
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