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Stamford Drug Trafficker Sentenced To Prison After Feds Recorded His Calls: DOJ Stamford Drug Trafficker Sentenced To Prison After Feds Recorded His Calls: DOJ
Stamford Drug Trafficker Sentenced To Prison After Feds Recorded His Calls: DOJ A Connecticut man tied to a major drug trafficking operation in southwestern Connecticut is heading back to federal prison after investigators linked him to a fentanyl and cocaine distribution ring. Gerald Coley, of Bridgeport, also known as “G Rock,” was sentenced Tuesday, May 12, to three years in prison and four years of supervised release, according to U.S. Attorney District of Connecticut David X. Sullivan. Federal investigators said the 56-year-old worked with a drug trafficking organization led by Rodney Canada that distributed fentanyl, heroin, cocaine, and crack cocaine in Stamford…

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by Josh Lanier
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Toddler ID'd As Third Victim In Fiery CT Hit-And-Run Crash Toddler ID'd As Third Victim In Fiery CT Hit-And-Run Crash
Toddler ID'd As Third Victim In Fiery CT Hit-And-Run Crash An infant was among three family members killed in a fiery hit-and-run crash on the Merritt Parkway, Connecticut State Police said. Yanelet DePaz, who was 1 year and 9 months old, died alongside Maria E. Vasquez Chacon, 29, and Joselyn Vasquez-Chacon, 25, both of Trenton, New Jersey, Connecticut State Police said. The crash happened early Sunday morning, May 11, on Route 15 south in Stratford near Exit 36. Troopers were called to the scene around 4:50 a.m., according to a state police incident report. Police said a 2012 Chrysler 200 was traveling in the right lane, followed by a 2008 Honda…

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by Josh Lanier
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Motorcyclist Seriously Hurt In CT Crash That Shut Down Road For Hours Motorcyclist Seriously Hurt In CT Crash That Shut Down Road For Hours
Motorcyclist Seriously Hurt In CT Crash That Shut Down Road For Hours A motorcyclist suffered serious injuries after a crash that forced police to shut down a busy road for hours.  The crash happened around 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday, May 12, near Hartford Turnpike near Taylor Street in Vernon, authorities said.  Vernon police, firefighters, and ambulance crews responded to the scene after reports of a collision involving a motorcycle and a vehicle. The adult man riding the motorcycle suffered serious injuries. He was taken by ambulance to Hartford Hospital for treatment. The driver of the other vehicle was not hurt and is cooperating with inv…

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by Josh Lanier
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Fence Gives Way, Sending CT Victim Plunging 20 Feet Into Hard-To-Reach Area Fence Gives Way, Sending CT Victim Plunging 20 Feet Into Hard-To-Reach Area
Fence Gives Way, Sending CT Victim Plunging 20 Feet Into Hard-To-Reach Area Firefighters carried out a tricky rescue after a person fell off a 20-foot retaining wall into an inaccessible area and suffered serious injuries. Crews were called to the 100 block of Slater Street in Manchester around 7:40 p.m. Tuesday, May 12, firefighters said. A person suffered serious injuries after falling onto a hard surface when a fence they were leaning on gave way. Firefighters struggled to reach the victim because they could only retrieve the person by lifting them vertically rather than carrying them up an embankment. "Companies secured a hoisting system utilizing Truck 2's la…

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by Josh Lanier
Police & Fire
Serious Crash Leaves Elderly CT Bicyclist Fighting For Life Serious Crash Leaves Elderly CT Bicyclist Fighting For Life
Serious Crash Leaves Elderly CT Bicyclist Fighting For Life A serious crash between a bicyclist and a van shut down part of a Connecticut road for hours and sent the 82-year-old rider to the hospital with life-threatening injuries, police said. The crash happened around 4:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 12, on Allyn Street near Whitehall Lane in Groton, according to police.  Groton officers responding to several 911 calls found the bicyclist unconscious in the roadway. Police said the driver of a 2025 Ford T-250 van stayed at the scene and cooperated with investigators. The early investigation found both the bicycle and van were traveling south on A…

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by Josh Lanier
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Drunk CT Man Caught With 3 Kids In Car On NY Interstate: Police Drunk CT Man Caught With 3 Kids In Car On NY Interstate: Police
Drunk CT Man Caught With 3 Kids In Car On NY Interstate: Police A Connecticut man is facing felony charges after police said he was caught driving drunk on the New York State Thruway in Westchester County, NY — with three children inside the vehicle.  Stamford resident Gilberto Valdovinos-Gonzalez, 38, was arrested shortly after 2 a.m. on Sunday, May 10, following a traffic stop on Interstate 287 in the village of Harrison, New York State Police announced on Wednesday, May 13. Troopers said they stopped a 2016 GMC Yukon traveling eastbound on I-287 for vehicle and traffic law violations. While interviewing Valdovinos-Gonzalez, troopers detecte…

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by Ben Crnic
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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
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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
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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
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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