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‘Shopping Mall' of Drugs Found at Connecticut Restaurant, Police Say
Police found what they described as a “shopping mall” of drugs while investigating a Hartford restaurant. Hartford police and several other agencies responded to 451 Franklin Ave. and served a warrant just before 7 p.m. Thursday, police said. During a news conference Friday, police said the business had been charging a cover fee and inside they found tables of narcotics…
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13-Year-Old's Overdose Death Renews Pleas for Narcan in Schools
The death of a 13-year-old student who apparently overdosed on fentanyl at his Connecticut school has drawn renewed pleas for schools to stock the opioid antidote naloxone, as well as for training of both staffers and children on how to recognize and respond to overdoses.
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Connecticut School District to Arm Nurses With Narcan After Fatal Overdose
As Hartford police continue to investigate how three 7th grade boys got their hands on deadly fentanyl inside their school on January 13, the district announced new efforts to ensure it never happens again.
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13-Year-Old Student Dies of Fentanyl-Related Overdose at Hartford, Conn. School: PD
A 13-year-old student at The Sport and Medical Sciences Academy in Hartford who was in grave condition because of an overdose has now died, according to police. Police said the teen suffered an overdose at the school Thursday and succumbed to his injures Saturday evening around 5:30 p.m. “Our city grieves for this child lost, for his loved ones, his…
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Woman Killed While Cooking When Bullets Go Through Wall of Connecticut Home: Police
A 56-year-old woman was killed when bullets went through the walls of a home in Hartford as she was cooking Wednesday evening, according to police.
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Insurance Stock Hartford Spikes, Trading Halted After Report of Possible Takeover
Chubb has approached Hartford about a potential takeover.
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‘A Time for Hope ‘ US Starts Coronavirus Vaccine Rollout
The United States began its rollout of the coronavirus vaccine on Monday. Hear from health leaders across the country as frontline workers began receiving their vaccinations.
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Hartford, Conn. Detective Demoted After Suggesting Bet on Year's First Homicide
A Hartford police detective has been demoted and suspended for 120 days without pay after he allegedly sent a text message suggesting a wager on where the first homicide of 2021 would occur. Officials announced that Detective Jeffrey Placzek’s return to the police department will be contingent on passing a fitness for duty evaluation and completing a restorative justice program….
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Lawsuit: HUD Perpetuated Racial Segregation in Connecticut
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development has perpetuated racial segregation in Connecticut’s capital by failing to help poor Black and Hispanic families living in dilapidated, federally subsidized housing move to better neighborhoods in the city and suburbs, residents allege in a lawsuit filed Wednesday. The complaint was filed in federal court by 10 former residents of three...
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Woman Started Fatal Conn. Apartment Fire With Flaming Hand Sanitizer: Police
The woman accused of starting the fatal fire that ripped through a Hartford apartment building early Sunday morning lit a bottle of hand sanitizer on fire and threw it at her girlfriend during a domestic altercation, according to Hartford police. The fire spread from there throughout the upper floors of the building. Police arrested Destiny Waite, 28, in the hours…
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Lawsuit: ICE Agent Threatened Immigrant, Raped Her for Years
A Connecticut woman originally from Honduras says in a lawsuit she was repeatedly sexually assaulted by a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent over a period of years.
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Man Dead, Driver in Custody After Scooter and Car Crash in Hartford
A man is dead and two people are in custody after a hit-and-run crash involving a motorized scooter and a car in Hartford, Connecticut Thursday.
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Girlfriend of Fotis Dulos May Have Flipped, No Longer Supporting Defense's Case
There is new suspicion in the case of the missing Connecticut mother that the husband’s girlfriend may have flipped, and is no longer supporting Fotis Dulos’ defense
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Fotis Dulos Arrested by State Police In Connection With Jennifer Dulos Disappearance
Fotis Dulos, the estranged husband of missing New Canaan mother Jennifer Dulos, was arrested by Connecticut State Police Wednesday afternoon, state police said.
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One Cat Remains at CT Humane Society in Newington After Clear the Shelters
In Connecticut, 29 shelters participated in Clear the Shelters, and 1,452 pets have been adopted. But there’s always more work to do.
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Woman Charged in Dulos Case Granted Permission to Leave State
The girlfriend of the estranged husband of a missing New Canaan mother has made a request to travel outside Connecticut and she will be in court Friday.
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Search for Missing Mom Leads to Hartford Trash Facility
Connecticut State Police are searching a trash facility in Hartford for evidence related to the disappearance of a New Canaan mother.
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Search for Missing Mom Leads to Hartford Trash Facility
Connecticut State Police are searching a trash facility in Hartford for evidence related to the disappearance of a New Canaan mother.
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Missing for 8 Months: Timeline of Disappearance of Jennifer Dulos
Here is a look at a timeline of events on the investigation into Jennifer Dulos’s disappearance.
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Police Securing Search Warrants Related to Missing New Canaan Mother
The search for a missing New Canaan mother continues more than a week after she disappeared and police said they are securing search warrants related to her disappearance.