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2+ hour, 58+ min ago (11+ words) CT town welcomes home high school student detained by ICE'Hartford Courant...
CT state police open investigation into reported tax irregularities in New Britain
14+ hour, 41+ min ago (405+ words) The state police have opened a criminal investigation focused on the New Britain tax collector's office after a private investigation reported a number of irregularities in office operations, among them the backdating of overdue tax payments " Tax Collector Cheryl Blogoslawski's…...
CT man charged after raid turns up cocaine, painkillers and a stolen firearm
14+ hour, 39+ min ago (161+ words) A man was arrested following a raid at a home in Willimantic where police said they found cocaine, painkillers and a stolen firearm. The raid was carried out at a home on Keating Street on Thursday around 4: 30 p. m. , according to Lt....
Corpse abuse cases force changes on Colorado's scandal-plagued funeral industry
21+ hour, 20+ min ago (654+ words) By MATTHEW BROWN and COLLEEN SLEVIN A plea agreement calls for Carie Hallford to receive from 25 to 35 years in prison during her appearance before District Judge Eric Bentley in Colorado Springs. Her ex-husband, Jon Hallford, received a 40-year sentence on…...
CT man accused of assaulting, seriously injuring man during road rage incident
13+ hour, 47+ min ago (272+ words) Police have arrested a man who allegedly assaulted someone, sending him to the hospital with serious injuries, during a road rage incident in East Haven last week. Sigfredo Torres, 28, of North Branford was taken into custody at his home on…...
US launches sweeping crackdown on Southeast Asia cyberscams and sanctions Cambodian senator
15+ hour, 45+ min ago (567+ words) The crackdown, led by a U. S. government Scam Center Strike Force, includes the Treasury Department's sanctioning of a prominent lawmaker and 28 other people and companies accused of operating from Cambodia. Criminal charges also were filed against two Chinese nationals involved in…...
CT home with more than 40 pets, children living there condemned due to "unsanitary" conditions
20+ hour, 15+ min ago (236+ words) Police are investigating after a home in Ansonia was condemned where authorities allegedly found five people, including children, living with more than three dozen pets in unsanitary conditions. The investigation will look to determine if any of the pets, which…...
Multiple firefighters evaluated for "exertion" while battling blaze at CT duplex
23+ hour, 46+ min ago (162+ words) Multiple firefighters were treated for exertion while battling a fire at a duplex in Norwich on Thursday. Crews responded to the 2" story home at 24 North 3rd Ave. in the Taftville area of the city just after 8: 30 p. m. on the report of a…...
A CT man supplied cocaine to a drug ring operating out of a car dealership. Feds raided it.
23+ hour, 7+ min ago (233+ words) A West Hartford man has been sentenced to 12 years in federal prison for supplying cocaine to a man who allegedly ran a drug trafficking operation out of a car dealership in New Britain. Nelson Alejandro-Capo, 37, of West Hartford, faced sentencing…...
Police arrest fourth suspect in connection with armed home invasion in Stamford
1+ day, 6+ hour ago (201+ words) Police have arrested a fourth suspected in connection with an armed home invasion in Stamford last September. Detectives traveled to Rikers Island in the Bronx, New York, on Wednesday and arrested Kenneth Stewart, 25, of Brooklyn, New York, in connection to…...