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3 Men Accused Of Trying To Meet Child For Sex Arrested In Hartford Sting 3 Men Accused Of Trying To Meet Child For Sex Arrested In Hartford Sting
3 Men Accused Of Trying To Meet Child For Sex Arrested In Hartford Sting Three men are accused of trying to meet a child for sex after speaking online with an undercover Connecticut police officer posing as an underage girl, authorities said.  The arrests were made Thursday, May 28, following a joint investigation by Hartford Police's Child Exploitation Unit and the FBI Crimes Against Children/Human Trafficking Task Force. Police said the suspects engaged in online conversations with an undercover detective posing as a juvenile female. Investigators said each man later traveled to a location in Hartford to meet the "child." Authorities arrested the followi…

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by Josh Lanier
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Man Admits Setting Up Cameras In Bathrooms At Marist, Filming Men, Women: DA Man Admits Setting Up Cameras In Bathrooms At Marist, Filming Men, Women: DA
Man Admits Setting Up Cameras In Bathrooms At Marist, Filming Men, Women: DA A former Marist University student from Westchester County, NY, has admitted to secretly recording multiple people inside campus bathrooms, pleading guilty to 15 felony counts of unlawful surveillance.  Kyle Petrozzi, 23, pleaded guilty in Dutchess County Court to 15 counts of second-degree unlawful surveillance, all felonies, Dutchess County District Attorney Anthony Parisi announced on Friday, May 29.  The charges stem from incidents that occurred between April 27 and May 10, 2025, inside Dyson Hall on Marist University's campus in Poughkeepsie. According to prosecutors, Petroz…

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by Ben Crnic
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Worker, 23, Dies After Conveyor Belt Accident At CT Industrial Site; OSHA Investigating Worker, 23, Dies After Conveyor Belt Accident At CT Industrial Site; OSHA Investigating
Worker, 23, Dies After Conveyor Belt Accident At CT Industrial Site; Osha Investigating A 23-year-old man was killed after being pulled into a conveyor belt at a Connecticut industrial site, authorities said. Emergency crews were called to 158 Middletown Ave. in New Haven just before 1 p.m. after receiving reports of an industrial accident, according to New Haven Fire Chief Dan Coughlin. When firefighters arrived, they found the worker had been pulled into a conveyor belt, Coughlin said. He died at the scene. Authorities have not yet released his identity, and the circumstances leading up to the accident were not immediately clear. According to Coughlin, the Occupational Saf…

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by Josh Lanier
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Teen Accused Of Pistol-Whipping 15-Year-Old At CT Park; Ghost Guns, Cash, Drugs Found Teen Accused Of Pistol-Whipping 15-Year-Old At CT Park; Ghost Guns, Cash, Drugs Found
Teen Accused Of Pistol-Whipping 15-Year-Old At CT Park; Ghost Guns, Cash, Drugs Found Connecticut police say a teenager accused of pistol-whipping a 15-year-old at a local park is now facing a long list of firearm-related charges after a search of his home uncovered multiple weapons and a device capable of converting a gun into a fully automatic weapon. The investigation began after Manchester police received a report last week from a 15-year-old resident who said he had been assaulted the night before at Charter Oak Park. According to police, the victim reported that a 16-year-old Manchester resident he knew pistol-whipped him.  Officers arrested the elder teen withou…

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by Josh Lanier
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New Details Emerge In Claude Lemieux's Death New Details Emerge In Claude Lemieux's Death
New Details Emerge In Claude Lemieux's Death New details are coming to light in the tragic death of former New Jersey Devils star and four-time Stanley Cup champion Claude Lemieux. The Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office told The Athletic that deputies responded early Thursday morning, May 28 to a suicide attempt at a furniture showroom in Lake Park, Florida. State records show the business is owned by Lemieux and his wife, Deborah, according to the report. The Palm Beach County Medical Examiner's Office confirmed Lemieux's death but told The Athletic it could not provide additional records because Florida law shields suicide-rela…

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New Details Released In Deaths Of 3 Women At Mexican Resort Popular With Americans: Update New Details Released In Deaths Of 3 Women At Mexican Resort Popular With Americans: Update
New Details Released In Deaths Of 3 Women At Mexican Resort Popular With Americans: Update The fear spreading through a vacation hotspot now has a new official answer. Prosecutors in Mexico are now saying that evidence so far does not support the presence of a serial attacker in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, after three women were found dead there in less than two weeks, NTV+ reported. The new details mark a shift from earlier concerns that the deaths could be connected to a single suspect. According to NTV+, prosecutors said there are no objective elements or scientific evidence confirming a possible serial killer. Authorities also said they have not found matching patterns among th…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Tiny Kitten Rescued From CT Sewer After Firefighters Crawl Underground Tiny Kitten Rescued From CT Sewer After Firefighters Crawl Underground
Tiny Kitten Rescued From CT Sewer After Firefighters Crawl Underground A tiny kitten is safe after Connecticut firefighters carried out a delicate rescue deep within the Rocky Hill sewer system. The rescue happened Thursday, May 28, after crews were called to Main Street near Garden Street around 5:20 p.m. for a report of an animal trapped underground, according to the Rocky Hill Fire Department. Firefighters entered the sewer system from three different access points to locate the kitten. Crews eventually found the animal inside a sewer pipe about 50 feet from the street. The firefighter positioned farthest into the system worked to guide the kitten toward t…

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by Josh Lanier
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Major Studios Are Moving Productions From Hollywood To This Northeast State: Here's Why Major Studios Are Moving Productions From Hollywood To This Northeast State: Here's Why
Major Studios Are Moving Productions From Hollywood To This Northeast State: Here's Why Hollywood’s next boomtown is not where most people would expect. Far from it. Literally. New Jersey has become the only US state where film and TV production is booming, The Wall Street Journal reported in a story published on Thursday, May 28. The reason is money. The Journal says New Jersey’s tax incentive program is now among the most effective in the country, pulling major productions away from traditional hubs as studios cut costs. Across the US, spending on movies and TV shows fell 20 percent last year, according to ProdPro data cited by The Wall Street Journal. But New Jersey w…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Stepbrother Charged As Adult As New Evidence Emerges In HS Cheerleader's Cruise Ship Death Stepbrother Charged As Adult As New Evidence Emerges In HS Cheerleader's Cruise Ship Death
Stepbrother Charged As Adult As New Evidence Emerges In HS Cheerleader's Cruise Ship Death A cruise ship death that drew national attention has taken another sharp turn in federal court. New court details have emerged in the death of Anna Kepner, an 18-year-old high school cheerleader from central Florida, whose stepbrother, Timothy Hudson, 16, is being prosecuted as an adult. US Magistrate Judge Edwin Torres declined on Wednesday, May 27, to immediately jail Hudson while he awaits trial in Miami federal court. Hudson had been living with an uncle under electronic monitoring after he was first charged as a juvenile, according to NBC News. Prosecutors sought to have him detained …

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by Joe Lombardi
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'60 Minutes' Correspondents Fired, Outsider Named New Boss Amid CBS News Turmoil '60 Minutes' Correspondents Fired, Outsider Named New Boss Amid CBS News Turmoil
'60 Minutes' Correspondents Fired, Outsider Named New Boss Amid CBS News Turmoil CBS News has picked a filmmaker and technology writer as the new top producer of "60 Minutes" amid a wave of changes and fears over the iconic show's journalistic independence. Vanity Fair correspondent and former New York Times tech columnist Nick Bilton was named executive producer of "60 Minutes," CBS News announced in a news release on Thursday, May 28. Bilton replaces Tanya Simon, who was fired after more than 30 years with the program. Simon was elevated to executive producer after the resignation of longtime showrunner Bill Owens in April 2025. The Long Islan…

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by Chris Spiker
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Wedding Photographer Stabbed On Dance Floor At Maine Wedding: Police Wedding Photographer Stabbed On Dance Floor At Maine Wedding: Police
Wedding Photographer Stabbed On Dance Floor At Maine Wedding: Police A Massachusetts wedding photographer was rushed into emergency surgery after police said he was stabbed while working at a wedding reception in Maine. Donald Halsing, 26, of Mendon, was photographing a wedding with his fiancée, Ashley Wall, at Kingsley Campground in Raymond when the attack happened on the dance floor during the reception, according to WMTW. Halsing suffered a stab wound to the chest. He underwent emergency surgery and is expected to be released in the coming days, according to a GoFundMe campaign created to help cover medical expenses. "He suffered from two lacerations, in…

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Bruce Springsteen Announces Star-Studded 'Power To The People' Protest Festival Bruce Springsteen Announces Star-Studded 'Power To The People' Protest Festival
Bruce Springsteen Announces Star-Studded 'Power To The People' Protest Festival Bruce Springsteen is turning up the volume on a fight he has already taken to the stage. Springsteen's representatives announced on Thursday, May 28, that he will return to the DC area on Saturday, Oct. 3, as a special guest at the first-ever "Power to the People" festival. The post described the event as "another night of music and resistance." The one-day, two-stage event will be held at Merriweather Post Pavilion in Columbia, Maryland, according to the festival announcement. Tom Morello, the Rage Against the Machine guitarist and activist, is curating the festival, which organizers…

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by Joe Lombardi