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Court Docs Reveal Chilling Threats Before Mass Rifle Rampage Left 2 Critically Hurt Court Docs Reveal Chilling Threats Before Mass Rifle Rampage Left 2 Critically Hurt
Court Docs Reveal Chilling Threats Before Mass Rifle Rampage Left 2 Critically Hurt Newly released court documents provide new details about a Massachusetts parolee who opened fire on vehicles in Cambridge before exchanging gunfire with state troopers and a retired US Marine. Two were severely wounded in the attack.  Tyler Brown now faces eight charges, including two counts of assault to murder with a firearm, firearm possession charges, and discharging a weapon within 600 feet of a building, after investigators said he opened fire along Memorial Drive Monday afternoon, May 11. According to the complaint, a Massachusetts parole officer contacted Boston police less tha…

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by Josh Lanier
Police & Fire
CT Man Found Guilty In Fatal Gulf Gas Station Shooting On Grim Anniversary CT Man Found Guilty In Fatal Gulf Gas Station Shooting On Grim Anniversary
CT Man Found Guilty In Fatal Gulf Gas Station Shooting On Grim Anniversary A jury has found a Connecticut man guilty of murder in a gas station shooting that left a 42-year-old dead. Charles Whitfield Jr., 43, of Plymouth, was found guilty of fatally shooting Phillip Harris at a Terryville Gulf gas station in May 2023, according to New Britain Judicial District State’s Attorney Christian M. Watson. He was convicted on the third anniversary of the slaying. Witnesses said Harris was pumping gas when Whitfield opened fire around 10:30 p.m. Police said the men knew each other. Whitfield is scheduled to be sentenced on July 14. Harris, 42, of New Britain, was remembe…

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by Josh Lanier
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Woman Critically Hurt In CT Shooting As Detectives Hunt For Answers Woman Critically Hurt In CT Shooting As Detectives Hunt For Answers
Woman Critically Hurt In CT Shooting As Detectives Hunt For Answers A woman is fighting for her life after a shooting in a Hartford neighborhood, police said. Officers responded to the 100 block of Oakland Terrace at 11:55 a.m. Tuesday, May 12, after getting reports of a shooting, according to Hartford Police Lt. Aaron Boisvert. When officers arrived, they found a woman in her 50s suffering from a gunshot wound, Boisvert said. She was taken to a nearby hospital for treatment. Police said she was listed in critical but stable condition. No arrests have been announced, but police are investigating the shooting.  Police are asking anyone with informati…

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by Josh Lanier
Police & Fire
Two CT Residents Hospitalized In 3-Car Route 78 Crash: NJSP Two CT Residents Hospitalized In 3-Car Route 78 Crash: NJSP
Two CT Residents Hospitalized In 3-Car Route 78 Crash: Njsp Two Connecticut residents were injured in a crash on Route 78 in Hunterdon County on Tuesday morning, May 12. At 12:55 a.m., troopers responded to a crash on Route 78 West in Bethlehem Township after a Toyota struck the back of a Ford SUV, Caitlin Brennan, a spokesperson for the New Jersey State Police said. The collision caused the Ford to veer off the roadway and strike the guardrail, Brennan said The Toyota became disabled in the roadway, where it was struck in the rear by a Honda passenger vehicle, Brennan said. As a result of the crash, the driver of the Toyota, a 21‑year‑old East…

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by Sam Barron
Police & Fire
Mass Man Lived Beside Father’s Body For A Week Before Confessing To Killing Him: DA Mass Man Lived Beside Father’s Body For A Week Before Confessing To Killing Him: DA
Mass Man Lived Beside Father’s Body For A Week Before Confessing To Killing Him: DA A western Massachusetts man who admitted to police that he beat and stabbed his father to death lived beside the body for a week, prosecutors said. David Louis Boucher, 48, walked into the North Adams Police Department on Monday morning, May 11, and confessed to killing his father, David Allen Boucher, 67, according to the Berkshire County District Attorney's Office. David Louis Boucher and his dad lived in separate units of a Walnut Street multi-family home. During a search of the house on Monday afternoon, police found evidence that David Boucher had beaten and stabbed his father repeate…

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by Josh Lanier
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Police ID 28-Year-Old Man Killed In CT Apartment Shooting Police ID 28-Year-Old Man Killed In CT Apartment Shooting
Police ID 28-Year-Old Man Killed In CT Apartment Shooting Authorities have identified the 28-year-old Connecticut man who was shot and killed over the weekend. Jamez Eduardo Perez Arauz, 28, was found suffering from a gunshot wound to the chest after officers responded to the 800 block of Main Street in Willimantic at about 1:42 a.m. Sunday, May 11, according to Willimantic police. Emergency crews pronounced Perez Arauz dead at the scene, state police said. Investigators believe the shooting stemmed from a confrontation inside the apartment. “During the altercation, the suspect produced a pistol and shot the victim before fleeing the scene,” acc…

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by Josh Lanier
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Cops ID Colgate Student Found Dead After Kayak Overturns In NY River Cops ID Colgate Student Found Dead After Kayak Overturns In NY River
Cops ID Colgate Student Found Dead After Kayak Overturns In NY River A 21-year-old Colgate University student from Westchester County who was found dead after his kayak overturned in an Upstate New York river has been identified by authorities. Sohail A. Nabi, of Yonkers, was found dead Monday, May 11, in the Schroon River in Warrensburg, New York State Police confirmed.  The incident began just after 8 p.m. on Sunday, May 10, when troopers responded to the area of Library Avenue following reports of an overturned kayak in the river.  Investigators later determined Nabi had been kayaking with a small group of people when they lost sight of him. Wh…

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by Ben Crnic
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CT Teen ‘Sex Slave’ Scheme: NY Predator Used Snapchat, TikTok To Ensnare Minor Girls, Feds Say CT Teen ‘Sex Slave’ Scheme: NY Predator Used Snapchat, TikTok To Ensnare Minor Girls, Feds Say
CT Teen ‘Sex Slave’ Scheme: NY Predator Used Snapchat, TikTok To Ensnare Minor Girls, Feds Say A Hudson Valley man who Connecticut prosecutors say used Snapchat and TikTok to manipulate teenage girls into sexual abuse schemes has been sentenced to 50 years in federal prison. James Pagliaro, 27, of Middletown, New York, was sentenced Thursday, May 8, in federal court in Bridgeport, Connecticut, according to the US Attorney’s Office for the District of Connecticut. Federal investigators said Pagliaro spent months targeting minors through social media apps. Prosecutors said he sent sexually explicit messages and photos of himself to thousands of underage girls between April 2024 and Mar…

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by Josh Lanier
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‘This Is How I’m Going To Die’: CT Trooper Cleared In Fatal Shooting Of Armed Woman At Party ‘This Is How I’m Going To Die’: CT Trooper Cleared In Fatal Shooting Of Armed Woman At Party
‘This Is How I’m Going To Die’: CT Trooper Cleared In Fatal Shooting Of Armed Woman At Party A family birthday party turned deadly when an armed woman confronted Connecticut State Police outside a Bozrah home last year. A new report on the fatal shooting said troopers were justified when they shot and killed an armed woman in a driveway.  The shooting happened around 7:40 p.m. on Aug. 9, 2025, at a home on Gifford Lane, investigators said. A woman called the police to say her daughter, Amanda Williams, and a man identified as Kirk Frew were in an armed domestic dispute outside her home.  Investigators said Williams, 39, arrived at her mother’s home shortly before the…

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by Josh Lanier
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'Hell's Kitchen' Returning To Foxwoods For 2 More Seasons, Keeping CT In National Spotlight 'Hell's Kitchen' Returning To Foxwoods For 2 More Seasons, Keeping CT In National Spotlight
'Hell's Kitchen' Returning To Foxwoods For 2 More Seasons, Keeping CT In National Spotlight Gordon Ramsay's popular reality cooking series 'Hell's Kitchen' is returning to film at Foxwoods Resort Casino for two more seasons. The hit Fox cooking competition will film Seasons 25 and 26 at the Mashantucket resort. The new seasons will again be produced inside the property’s custom-built television studio after Seasons 23 and 24 were filmed there. Foxwoods leaders say the partnership continues to bring major attention and economic impact to Connecticut. “Serving as the backdrop for HELL’S KITCHEN once again highlights our innovative vision and the powerful partnership we share with F…

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by Josh Lanier
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Manchester Teen Dies Days After Hartford Motorcycle Crash; Remembered As Kind, Resilient Manchester Teen Dies Days After Hartford Motorcycle Crash; Remembered As Kind, Resilient
Manchester Teen Dies Days After Hartford Motorcycle Crash; Remembered As Kind, Resilient A 17-year-old motorcyclist involved in a serious Hartford crash last week has died, authorities said. Elijah Santiago, 17, was injured in the crash at the intersection of Franklin Avenue and Standish Street in Hartford on Tuesday, May 5, according to police. Paramedics rushed Santiago to the hospital in critical condition. Police said he was pronounced dead on Saturday. “Elijah will be remembered as a kind and resilient young man who cared deeply about his family,” a Manchester Public Schools spokesperson told reporters. The driver of the car stayed at the scene and is cooperating with th…

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by Josh Lanier
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3 Killed In Fiery Hit-And-Run CT Crash On Route 15 3 Killed In Fiery Hit-And-Run CT Crash On Route 15
3 Killed In Fiery Hit-And-Run CT Crash On Route 15 Three people were killed after a chain-reaction crash sparked a fire on Route 15 South over the weekend, according to Connecticut State Police. Investigators said a 2014 Lexus ES350 slammed into the back of a 2008 Honda Civic while all three vehicles were traveling in the right lane near Exit 36 in Stratford, Connecticut, around 4:50 a.m. Sunday, May 10. The impact pushed the Honda Civic into the rear of a 2012 Chrysler 200. Connecticut State Police said the crash triggered a fire after impact. Maria E. Vasquez-Chacon, 29, of Trenton, New Jersey, who was driving the Honda Civic, was p…

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by Josh Lanier