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East Granby Man Paid Juvenile $5K To Deposit $34K In Forged CT Checks: Police
Police in Connecticut have arrested a 23-year-old man and a juvenile who they said were involved in a check scheme that defrauded a business out of more than $34,000.
Christopher Collins, 23, of East Granby, faces multiple charges after the Wallingford business reported in March that someone had stolen and forged the checks, police said.
Collins is accused of offering a juvenile $5,000 to deposit the checks, worth $21,775 and $12,604.50, at different banks. Police said they tracked the money through bank accounts and financial technology companies, leading to both arrests.
The juvenile was…
Fraternity Gang Rape Case Reopened At Ivy League School Amid New Lawsuit
Prosecutors are reopening a criminal investigation into members of a Cornell University fraternity accused of a gang rape, according to reports.
The Tompkins County District Attorney's Office told ABC News on Monday, Sept. 28, that it plans to present the case to a grand jury. In a civil lawsuit, a former Cornell student claimed seven current and former members of the Chi Phi fraternity drugged, sexually assaulted, and gang-raped her in October 2024.
The woman, identified as Jane Doe in the lawsuit, filed the complaint on Monday, Sept. 14. She's suing the university, several Chi P…
Waterbury Weekend Shootings: Man Killed Outside Smoke Shop, Another Critically Hurt
Waterbury police are investigating separate weekend shootings that left one man dead and two others hospitalized. They are asking the public for tips.
The first shooting happened at 12:50 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 26, outside 7 Blessings Smoke Shop at 1309 East Main St.
Jordance Dozier, 47, of Waterbury, was found lying in the road with an apparent gunshot wound to his chest. He was taken to a hospital, where he died of his injuries, police said.
At 5:30 a.m. Sunday, Sept. 27, Waterbury officers responded to reports of gunshots in the Locust Street area. They found a 32-year-old Waterbury man w…
BET Host, Radio Legend Angela Stribling Dies
Angela Stribling, a former BET host, jazz artist, and longtime radio personality whose voice became a staple in Washington, DC, and beyond, has died, loved ones announced on social media Sunday, Sept. 27. She was 58 years old.
A cause of death was not made public.
Her friend and former BET colleague Ed Gordon was one of many mourning her loss.
“So very sad to hear Angela Stribling has passed away. We worked together and became friends during our years at the network and remained friends once we both moved on to other opportunities.”
Stribling hosted several shows during her years at BET, …
Pete Byrne Dies: Naked Eyes Frontman Leaves Lasting Pop Legacy
A defining voice from the MTV-era new wave boom has gone silent.
Naked Eyes announced Wednesday, Sept. 23, that Pete Byrne, the singer and songwriter for the British synth-pop group, had died at age 74.
Byrne died peacefully in Los Angeles, California, on Monday, Sept. 14, following a brief illness, according to the announcement posted on the band’s website.
He was best known as half of Naked Eyes, the duo he formed with musical partner Rob Fisher in 1982. The pair scored one of the era’s most enduring pop hits with their synth-pop version of Burt Bacharach and Hal David’s “Always Somethin…
