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Texas Father, Daughter Used Copier Sales In CT To Launder Fraud Money, Feds Say
A Texas father and daughter used purchases of secondhand copiers from Connecticut businesses to move fraud money to India, federal prosecutors allege. Ketan Kamdar, 61, and his daughter, Jheel Kamdar, 30, both of Katy, Texas, were indicted in Bridgeport last month on two counts each of money laundering conspiracy, the US Attorney for the District of Connecticut said Wednesday, Oct. 21. The charges connect Connecticut suppliers to an alleged scheme that turned fraud proceeds into payments for people in India. Prosecutors say the operation began around 2023. The Kamdars bought the copi…
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From Hurt To Hope: Dad Wants To Turn Painful CT Library Incident Into Disney Magic For Son
A family that says a Connecticut library employee ignored their Black toddler is receiving messages of support and encouragement, according to a fundraiser seeking to send the child to Disney World. Even Ms. Rachel is lending a hand to the cause. Micah Whitaker shared a TikTok on Tuesday, Oct. 6, accusing the worker of overlooking his 17-month-old son while engaging with white children at Darien Commons. The video had more than 6 million views as of Wednesday. The Darien Public Library, which coordinated the event, placed the employee on paid leave and hired an outside firm to i…
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Gampel Pavilion Gets New Name In UConn Bank Deal
UConn’s basketball home will soon sport a new name, with M&T Bank taking top billing at Gampel Pavilion. University trustees approved the agreement Wednesday, Oct. 21. The arena will become “M&T Bank Center at Gampel Pavilion” under an expanded partnership with the bank. The deal gives M&T naming rights for multiple years. It will keep the Gampel name as part of the building’s new identity. The change reaches beyond basketball fans. The arena also hosts graduation ceremonies, concerts and community gatherings, making it a familiar stop for students and Connecticut families. Si…
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Kimberly Sullivan’s Daughter Reported Sex Abuse, CT Captivity Case Filing Reveals
A key witness in Waterbury’s alleged captivity case told police her mother controlled her and that she suffered years of sexual abuse, according to a court filing. The claims appear in a request for counseling records filed by an attorney for Kimberly Sullivan. The witness, identified as JMS, gave police a written statement on March 28, 2025, according to WTNH, which reviewed the court filing. Sullivan faces charges stemming from allegations that she kept her stepson confined in the family’s Blake Street home for two decades. She has pleaded not guilty. Her attorney, Ioannis Kaloidis…
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Beloved Bakery To Close CT Location After Two Decades
The SoNo Baking Company & Café is closing its South Norwalk bakery, ending two decades of breads, pastries, and celebrations on Water Street. The bakery's final day will be Nov. 1, owner John Barricelli announced on Facebook Wednesday, Oct. 21. Owners also closed the Darien location months ago, according to CT Insider. Barricelli thanked customers in a lengthy statement on social media. It is hard to put into words what these past two decades have meant to us. What began as a bakery café grew into something far more meaningful—a place where friendships were formed, mil…
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Here Comes The Bribe: Mass Woman Sold Sham Marriages For Immigration Status, Feds Say
A Fall River woman made millions arranging fake marriages for immigrants seeking legal status, federal prosecutors allege. Jennifer Gonzalez, 43, ran the operation for more than a decade, charging $38,000 to $40,000 per marriage, the US Attorney for the District of Massachusetts announced Wednesday. Investigators say she earned more than $100,000 a year during the 10-year scheme. Five other people were also arrested and charged with taking part in the scam marriage scheme. Erica Daniels, 29, of Fall River; Chreise Alejandro, 39, of Fall River; Amara Pugh, 31, of Fall River; Je…
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Retired Cop Surrenders In Deadly GWB Shooting: Report
UPDATE: A retired police officer has reportedly surrendered to authorities in connection with the fatal shooting of a Hudson Valley, NY father of two on the George Washington Bridge, marking a major development in an investigation into a suspected road rage incident. The unidentified former officer turned himself in less than 24 hours after the shooting and was being questioned by investigators on Wednesday afternoon, Oct. 21, The Monsey Scoop reported. ABC News identified the suspect as a retired NYPD detective. His name was not made public. The victim, Koran Irvine, o…
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CT Driver Speeds Away After Hitting 2 Children, Police Say
Two children were hospitalized after a driver crashed into them as they crossed a Norwalk intersection and then drove away without offering to help or calling for responders, police said. Officers responded to Cross Street and Wilton Avenue on Tuesday, Oct. 20, after a report that a black Mini Cooper had hit the children. Both children were taken to Norwalk Hospital with injuries that were not life-threatening, police said. Officers interviewed witnesses and reviewed surveillance footage, and they found the car soon after. Joseph Campbell, 68, of Norwalk, later turned himself in, po…
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CT Man, 35, Hit, Killed At NY Intersection
Authorities are investigating a crash that left a 35-year-old Connecticut man dead in Putnam County, NY. The incident happened at around 8:09 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 20, at the intersection of Route 22 and Route 164 in Patterson, the Putnam County Sheriff's Office announced. According to the Sheriff's Office, a pedestrian was hit by a vehicle and pronounced dead at the scene. They were identified as New Fairfield resident Michael S. Frick, 35. The driver stayed at the scene of the crash, which is now under investigation by the Sheriff’s Office Bureau of Criminal Investigatio…
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CT Man Killed In Head-On Killingly Crash; Brooklyn Woman Injured
A head-on crash on a Connecticut Main Street killed a 48-year-old driver and sent a Brooklyn woman to the hospital, police said. Darrell J. Mcclellan was critically injured Tuesday, Oct. 20, following a crash around 9:15 p.m. on Main Street in Killingly, Connecticut State Police said. Paramedics took him to an area hospital, where he would later die. Mcclellan was driving north in a 2012 Honda Accord when he crossed into the opposite lane, Connecticut State Police said. His car collided with a 2008 Toyota 4Runner traveling south. The 24-year-old Brooklyn driver suffered minor i…
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Driver Shot In Head On George Washington Bridge,
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A driver was rushed to Englewood Hospital after being found with a gunshot wound to the head on the George Washington Bridge Tuesday evening, Oct. 20. Port Authority police responded to reports of a single-vehicle crash on the bridge's westbound upper level around 7:06 p.m., a PAPD spokesperson said. Responding officers found the driver suffering from what appeared to be a gunshot wound to the head, PAPD said. The driver was taken to Englewood Hospital in critical condition, according to the NYPD. Reports that the driver had died could not immediately be verified by Daily Voice. …
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Enfield Woman Arrested In Wethersfield Motel Armed Robbery That Left Clerk Injured
A second person faces charges following a motel robbery that left a clerk injured after being forced into an office at gunpoint, police said. Erica Valentin, 40, of Enfield, was arrested on a warrant Oct. 20 in connection with the July 27 robbery at Motel 6 on Silas Deane Highway in Wethersfield, according to police. She is charged with conspiracy to commit first-degree robbery and conspiracy to commit second-degree larceny. Valentin was released on a $500,000 bond, police said. The robbery happened around 10:16 p.m. at 1341 Silas Deane Highway, police said. Two masked suspects carr…
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Driver Tops 100 MPH In CT School Zone, Police Asking For Help
A driver reached speeds above 100 mph while fleeing an attempted traffic stop near an Easton middle school, police said. The incident happened Friday, Oct. 16, just after students were dismissed from Helen Keller Middle School, according to Easton police. An officer first clocked the vehicle at 55 mph on Route 59 in front of the school. When the officer tried to pull it over in the school zone, the driver accelerated past 100 mph, police said. Officers could not identify the license plate. Police are asking residents to help identify the vehicle and driver. “The Easton Police Department t…
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: Homecoming King Gives Crown To Classmate With Down Syndrome In Viral Video
A Pennsylvania homecoming king gave his crown to a classmate with Down syndrome during a Schuylkill County pep rally on Friday, Oct. 16 — a moment captured in a viral video shared by local parent Dawn Bowers. Keny Cedanio Ramirez was named homecoming king at Mahanoy Area Junior-Senior High School, where fellow candidate Axton Kuhla was the runner-up, according to NBC News. As the two waited for the announcement, Ramirez put his arm around Kuhla. After receiving the crown and sash, Ramirez placed them on his classmate as the crowd cheered. The two shared a hug, smiling as Kuhla wiped a…
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Human Remains Found In Shed As Cops Probe NY Woman’s 2010 Disappearance: Police
Human remains were found during a search operation Tuesday, Oct. 20 in Albany in connection with a 16-year-old missing person case. Ashley Carroll, of Troy, was 24 years old when she was last seen on May 6, 2010, in Albany, according to the National Missing and Unidentified Persons System. Cops searched a home at 7 Marlborough Court in Albany around 9 a.m. Tuesday as part of the case and found “what appeared to be human remains” in a shed on the property, the Albany Police Department said. The remains have not been identified. Albany County District Attorney Lee Kindlon told the Albany Tim…
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CT IT Biz Owner Headed To Prison After Shutting Down Funeral Business, Taking Money
A former Connecticut IT business owner who repeatedly shut down a funeral business’s computer network has received a nine-month federal prison sentence. Billie Conley Jr., 47, formerly of Shelton, who pleaded guilty to wire fraud on June 1, was sentenced to prison and three years of supervised release, Connecticut U.S. Attorney David X. Sullivan announced. According to prosecutors, Conley created a computer network for a funeral business, but built in a backdoor to manipulate the company's operations without the owner's knowledge. He continually caused problems that required the business to…
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CT Woman Stole $255K From House Of Worship Over 4 Years, Police Say
A Connecticut woman faces a felony charge after police say she used a local house of worship’s money to pay personal bills, taking about $255,000 over four years. Diane Devlin, 42, of Fairfield, surrendered to authorities on Oct. 13 on a first-degree larceny charge. She posted $25,000 bond and is due in Bridgeport Superior Court on Wednesday, Fairfield police said. The case began with a review of the organization’s finances, Fairfield Police Sgt. Jenna Wellington told Patch. Devlin had worked there as a financial administrator. Police did not identify the house of worship. The…
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CT Dad Killed In Road Rage Shooting Remembered For Humor, Dancing, Love
Nelson Batista loved Prince, the Yankees, and making people laugh. Now, his family is asking for help laying the Connecticut father to rest. Batista, 48, was shot near Park Avenue and Cottage Street in Bridgeport around 9 a.m. on Oct. 12, police said. Batista's loved ones said his love for family stood out. His relatives described the Bridgeport father, brother, cousin, and friend as someone who filled their lives with music and laughter. He was known for spontaneous dancing. “Whether he was cracking jokes, enjoying music, or simply spending time with loved ones, Nelson had a way of creat…
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Norwalk Prowler Arrested After Peering Into Multiple Homes For Months: Police
A man accused of peering into Norwalk condos and roaming rear balconies faces a criminal charge after residents helped police identify him. Detectives arrested Frank Williams, 40, of Norwalk, on Monday, Oct. 19, following an investigation into seven suspicious activity calls to police at an 8 Oakwood Ave. condo complex since July 14. Residents reported an unfamiliar man walking along the complex’s rear balconies and looking inside homes, police said. Most incidents happened in the evening or overnight. In one encounter, a resident confronted the prowler, who then ran away. Officers re…
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RFK's Mass Granddaughter Kyle Kennedy Dead At 42
A member of one of America's most prominent political families has died at her Massachusetts home. Kyle Francis Kennedy died at her home in Westwood, surrounded by family, on Sept. 21, according to her obituary on the Burke Funeral Home website. She was 42 years old. Kyle was one of 34 grandchildren of Sen. Robert F. “Bobby” Kennedy, brother of John F. Kennedy, and Ethel Kennedy. Her parents were Michael Kennedy and Victoria Denise Gifford. She is survived by her children, Conor and Declan, and her siblings. Her daughter Josephine died shortly after birth. Kyle is…
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Yale Employee Shot In Attempted Carjacking; Nearby School Delays Opening
A Yale University employee was shot during an attempted early morning carjacking in New Haven, prompting a nearby school to delay its opening as police investigated. The attack happened around 4 a.m. Tuesday near Canner and St. Ronan streets, according to Yale. The employee, a 30-year-old East Haven man, was taken to Yale New Haven Hospital. New Haven police said he was in stable condition. Yale said a male suspect wearing a black ski mask tried to take the employee’s vehicle. The investigation pushed back the start of classes at the Foote School on Loomis Place. The school announce…
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Gas Prices To Skyrocket In CT Amid Lockout At Largest Refinery On East Coast: Report
Drivers across the Northeast could soon be paying more at the pump after hundreds of workers were locked out of one of the East Coast's largest oil refineries in New Jersey, union leaders warn. The 385 workers at the Phillips 66 Bayway Refinery in Linden were locked out Monday afternoon, Oct. 19, after rejecting the company's latest contract offer, according to the International Brotherhood of Teamsters. Jeff Sanford, president of Teamsters Local 877, told News 12 New Jersey that he anticipates the dispute will send gas prices climbing across the region and raise concerns about fuel supplie…
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New London Teen Remembered For Heartwarming Smile As Community Seeks Funeral Help
Richard Rowell Jr. could break the tension with a smile, his father said. Now, a fundraiser wants to give his father hope as he prepares to lay the 18-year-old Connecticut victim to rest. Rowell, of New London, died after officers found him inside a vehicle with gunshot wounds Wednesday afternoon, Oct. 14, police said. Officers responded to a parking lot near Garfield and Jefferson avenues. Paramedics took him to an area hospital, where he later died at a hospital. His father, Richard Rowell Sr., told News 8 WTNH that his son had a gift for putting people at ease. “That smile, I mean…
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Hartford Man Charged In DUI Crash That Killed Bloomfield Tow Truck Driver, Father Of 2: Police
A Hartford man faces manslaughter and DUI charges after a DUI crash killed a 26-year-old tow truck driver who leaves behind a wife and two young children. Police arrested Curran Melanson, 28, at his Hartford home Monday, Oct. 19, following the Sept. 8 Bloomfield crash that killed Alexander Ramos on Tunxis Avenue in Bloomfield, police said. Melanson faces charges of second-degree manslaughter, driving under the influence of alcohol and/or drugs, and failing to reduce speed for a non-emergency or emergency vehicle, police said. Melanson was being held on a $425,000 bond, auth…
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Three-Drug Overdose Killed Enfield Girl Eve Rogers, 12: Medical Examiner
A three-drug overdose killed 12-year-old Eve Rogers of Enfield, but investigators still have not determined the intent behind it. Connecticut’s Office of the Chief Medical Examiner released the findings Monday, Oct. 19. Authorities found Eve dead at her Elm Street home on March 18. The medical examiner identified the drugs as diphenhydramine, fluoxetine and bupropion. They are commonly sold as Benadryl, Prozac and Wellbutrin. Her manner of death remains undetermined. The findings do not establish whether the overdose was accidental, intentional, or caused by someone else. The announcement…
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Racist Video Ignites Outrage At NY High School As District Faces Backlash Over Response
A group of New York high school students who recorded themselves shouting the N-word have sparked outrage and protest at their school. The nine-second video of the Colonie Central High students was shared widely Friday, Oct. 16 and afterward. The teens say little in the clip besides the N-word. A large group of students demonstrated, chanted, and held signs outside the school Monday, Oct. 19, according to NBC affiliate WNYT. The signs included “Black Lives Matter,” “We Deserve Equality,” and “Silence is Compliance.” “The actions of the young men in the videos circulating the internet are d…
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Suspect Charged With Murder In CT Road Rage Shooting
A shooting that killed a Connecticut man started as a road rage incident, police said, and a suspect now faces a murder charge. Nelson Manuel Batista, 48, was shot near Park Avenue and Cottage Street in Bridgeport around 9 a.m. on Oct. 12, police said. Officers discovered Batista in the road beside his car on Cottage Street, Bridgeport police said. He had suffered a gunshot wound. He later died at St. Vincent’s Hospital. Police arrested Jorge Luis Ortiz, 57, Sunday night, Oct. 19, after spotting him walking on the city’s east side. Ortiz ran from an officer before police caught him, …
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School Bus With Students Aboard Runs Off Route 309 In Canton
Two students escaped injury when a school bus ran off Route 309 in Canton on Monday morning, Oct. 19, fire officials said. Canton police and firefighters responded and found the bus off the road. Crews remained there for hours until the bus could be removed, officials said. The cause was not immediately known. The information provided did not say whether the driver was hurt. No student was injured. Police are investigating the cause of the crash.
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State Releases New Details In Fatal Bristol Police Shooting, Says Man Held Rifle
State investigators have released their first account of a Connecticut police shooting that killed a 43-year-old man during a welfare check outside his home. Inspector General Eliot D. Prescott released his office's initial investigation on Monday, Oct. 19, into the Bristol police shooting of Jakub Dziemaszkiewicz at 43 Woodbridge Road in Bristol on Friday. Bristol Chief Mark Morello acknowledged the report in a 4 p.m. press conference, but said he could not comment on its findings. He said he would not speculate or speak further about it until the investigation is complete. Tw…
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CT Driver Charged In Fatal Crash After Fight: Police
A Connecticut man faces a manslaughter charge after police say he struck and killed a pedestrian while driving away from a fight in Putnam. Brandon Livingston, 29, of Woodstock, was arrested shortly after the incident near Riverfront Commons early Sunday, Oct. 18, according to Putnam police. He also faces charges of evading responsibility and disorderly conduct. Investigators believe the two men had gotten into an argument at the shopping center that became physical, then deadly. Officers found the 29-year-old victim around 2 a.m. He was taken to UMass Hospital, where he died f…
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CT College Hockey Captain Killed In Head-On I-95 Crash Was 'Great Leader, Caring Friend'
A University of New Haven hockey captain who dreamed of becoming an NYPD officer is being remembered as a great leader who wanted to help others after he was killed in an I-95 head-on crash. Ryan O’Shea, 21, of Stony Point, New York, died Friday night, Oct. 16, after a wrong-way driver struck his car on I-91 in North Haven, Connecticut State Police said. O’Shea was a senior captain of the university’s club hockey team, the Chargers. He studied criminal justice with a focus on police science, the university said. “Ryan embodied everything that is good about being a Charger,” shared De…
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