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52-Year-Old Arrested In Connection With Wallingford Truck Burglaries

WALLINGFORD — A 52-year-old man was arrested early Saturday morning in connection with the burglary of work trucks in a plaza parking lot. Jeffrey Alston was involved in the burglary in the parking lot of 160 South Turnpike Road, which is a plaza consisting of a few businesses, police said. Shortly...

Man Charged In Craigslist Robbery Has Bail Reduced

HARTFORD — An East Hartford man in custody since October on charges that he robbing and assaulting a pastor during a Craigslist transaction had his bail reduced from $600,000 to a promise to appear in court on Friday. Raheem Rankine, 20, who still faces first-degree robbery and conspiracy charges,...

Hartford Man Convicted In Attempted Home Invasion, Shooting

HARTFORD — A jury in Superior Court on Friday convicted a 25-year-old Hartford man of attempted home invasion, attempted first-degree assault, conspiracy and other charges. Trajuan Washington faces sentencing this summer, but his troubles are far from over. He still faces two more trials on charges...

'Not Fit For Society': Man Sentenced In Murder Of Hartford Woman

HARTFORD — Eighteen months ago, Luz Nieves' grieving family and friends came together at her funeral to cry over her sudden and tragic death, to remember her and to honor her. On Friday, they came together again inside a third-floor courtroom at the state courthouse on Lafayette Street to watch...

• Man Admits Stabbing Ex-Girlfriend To Death In Hartford, Warrant Says

Police: Quality Fake $100 Bills Spent In Willimantic

WILLIMANTIC — Police say two $100 bills spent locally were convincing, even passing a pen test, but were fake. Police released a flier indicating that the money was spent on May 5 at Ocean State Job Lot. The fake bills were discovered during a cash count in a money machine, police said. They had...

83-Year-Old Man Killed In Westport Wreck

WESTPORT — An 83-year-old man was killed in a three-vehicle crash on Post Road East near Crescent Road Friday morning, police said. Harry Engel, a driver of one of the cars, was taken to Norwalk Hospital with serious injuries, police said. He died later. The two other drivers were not injured in...

Connecticut Man Sentenced For Federal Sex Crime In Rhode Island

A Colchester man was sentenced in federal court in Providence, R.I., Thursday for traveling across state lines to have sex with a person he thought was a 14-year-old girl, the U.S. Attorney's office said. Joshua T. Robinson, 36, was ordered to spend 46 months in prison, followed by 10 years of supervised...

Hartford Heroin Dealer Sentenced To 7 Years

BRIDGEPORT — A city heroin dealer, charged amidst a federal investigation into the Los Solidos street gang, was sentenced Friday to seven years. Melvin Castro, 23, was also ordered by District Judge Stefan R. Underhill to serve five years of supervised release, the U.S. Attorney's office said....

Plainville Man Charged With More Than 100 Counts Of Sex Assault

PLAINVILLE — A local man was arrested Thursday night and charged with sexually assaulting two teenage girls more than 100 times, police said. Michael J. Shore, 39, of Kent Street was charged with 102 counts of second-degree sexual assault, two counts of fourth-degree sexual assault and three counts...

Remains Found At Bridgeport Construction Site

BRIDGEPORT — City officials said Friday that remains were found in a cement pipe deliver to a construction site this week. How the remains ended up in the pipe at Marina Village was not immediately known. City officials said information was limited. Detectives are investigating.

Lawyer Working To Free Georgia Prison Escapee Who Lived In Sherman

The lawyer for a 71-year-old convicted robber who walked away from a Georgia prison camp and spent close to a half-century off the radar of law enforcement — including at least 25 years in a small Connecticut town — said on Friday that his client should be set free. Norman Pattis is working to slow...

19-Year-Old Charged In Fatal Bridgeport Shooting

BRIDGEPORT — A 19-year-old man was charged Friday night with the murder of an 18-year-old who was shot and killed on Madison Avenue, police said. Deonte Tomlinson was arrested after police said they heard several shots fired in the area and observed him fleeing the scene. A foot chase ensued, but...

Manchester, NH Police Chief: Suspect Search Over, City Safe

MANCHESTER, N.H. — The police chief of Manchester, New Hampshire, says the city is safe and police are no longer looking for an armed suspect after two officers were shot and a manhunt started in a neighborhood. But Chief Nick Willard stopped short Friday of saying whether the suspect was in custody...

Inmate From Simsbury Found Dead In Enfield Prison

ENFIELD — A Simsbury man incarcerated at Carl Robinson Correctional Institution died Friday morning, the state Department of Correction said. Christopher Lyons, 52, was the only inmate in the cell around 6:30 a.m. when he was found with a ligature tied around his neck, the DOC said. Correctional...

Large Fire At Woodstock Campground Out

WOODSTOCK — A large fire at a campground cottage is out, a fire dispatcher said. It took firefighters from close to a dozen departments close to an hour, until 7:55 a.m., to get the fire under control, he said. No one was injured. The fire at Meadowside of Woodstock, 25 Route 197, was reported...

Bristol Police Searching For 7-Eleven Robbery Suspect

BRISTOL — Bristol police are looking for a man who they said robbed a 7-Eleven on Riverside Ave. early Friday morning. According to police, a man approached the cashier from behind and struck him with some kind of object before taking money from the cash register. The suspect, wearing a two-toned...

Police Identify Child Killed By Vehicle In Norwalk Driveway

NORWALK — A five-year-old boy was killed by a car on Wood Acre Road Thursday night, police said. Police identified the victim Friday as Peter Tinnen-Strmiska. Tinnen-Strmiska was in a driveway of the home there about 5 p.m., police said. A vehicle pulled in and hit him. First responders gave medical...

Hartford Police Make Arrest In 2012 Shooting That Left A Man Paralyzed From The Waist Down

HARTFORD — A fistfight among Latin King gang members that escalated into a knife fight and then a shooting that left a man paralyzed from the waist down began with a dispute over a $150 drug debt, according to court papers. Juan-Carlos Cruz-Santiago, 22, the man police say pulled the trigger, was...