Canton, Connecticut – Authorities in Canton, Connecticut are investigating the shooting of a 450-pound black bear on Monday morning. The shooter claims the killing was an act of self-defense. the incident took place in a community of about 10,000 people located approximately 13 miles northwest of Hartford. According to Paul Copleman, a spokesperson for the … Read more
CANTON, Conn. – A 450-pound adult male black bear was shot and killed on Monday morning, sparking an investigation by Connecticut police. The shooter claims that the killing was done in self-defense, amidst controversy surrounding the incident. The shooting comes a year after a law was passed in Connecticut regarding the handling of black bears … Read more
CANTON, Conn. — Authorities in Connecticut are conducting an investigation into the shooting of a 450-pound adult male black bear, with the shooter claiming it was an act of self-defense. The incident took place in Canton, a community located about 13 miles northwest of Hartford. According to Paul Copleman, a spokesperson for the Connecticut Department … Read more
MERIDEN, Conn. – Authorities in Meriden, Connecticut responded to reports of a “storm drain explosion” on Tuesday night. The town’s police department conducted an investigation and determined that the area was safe, as a suspicious item found was not deemed to be explosive. Police were alerted to the incident just after 6 p.m. and promptly … Read more
Bridgeport, Connecticut – A man who was recently apprehended in Louisiana has been extradited to Connecticut to face charges related to a violent machete attack that took place on the premises of a Bridgeport high school last summer. Gerald W. Valle, 22, was taken into custody in Pine Prairie, Louisiana, in connection with the incident … Read more
Cromwell, Connecticut – A mother from Cromwell, Connecticut, is currently facing a slew of charges, including the serious charge of murder, following a tragic incident that involved her young daughter. The child was later discovered unresponsive in the Connecticut River. The Cromwell Police Department arrested Devoni Miller, 24, on charges related to a crash that … Read more
New Haven, CT – A man from New Haven, Connecticut, pleaded guilty this week to the disappearance and killing of his longtime girlfriend in 2020. Jonnathan Jara-Aucapina, 30, entered the plea before Judge Gerald L. Harmon, admitting to the charge of murder. According to New Haven Judicial District State’s Attorney John P. Doyle, Jr., Jara-Aucapina … Read more
Fall River, Massachusetts – A man from Connecticut has been arrested on murder charges following the shooting death of another man in Fall River last month. Juan Manuel Batista Castro, 44, was killed in a shooting outside a home on Bank Street on December 23. The suspect, 22-year-old Angel Fabian Robles-Nicasio of Willimantic, Connecticut, was … Read more
WATERFORD, Connecticut – Health officials in Connecticut and New York are urging residents to take precautions when consuming raw shellfish or swimming in brackish waters following multiple cases of Vibrio vulnificus infections. Connecticut’s Department of Public Health has reported three cases of vibrio infections in the state, with two linked to swimming in Long Island … Read more
NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK – A Connecticut doctor was reportedly kidnapped from the Brooklyn Mirage, a music venue in New York City where two concertgoers recently disappeared and were later found dead. The doctor, who has not been identified, was abducted on July 21 and forced to accompany his captor on a spending spree … Read more