New Britain
CRIME & SAFETY
Hartford police investigating homicide on New Britain Avenue
HARTFORD, Conn. (WTNH) — Hartford police were investigating a homicide Thursday evening, according to authorities. Police said officers responded to a report of a fight around 8:25 p.m. in the 90 block of New Britain Ave. When officers arrived on the scene, they found an unresponsive man with an apparent puncture wound. People were also […]
Inspector General rules New Britain man's death in police custody as accidental
NEW BRITAIN, Conn. — The Connecticut Office of the Inspector General said the death of a New Britain man who died while in the custody of the New Britain Police Department was accidental. Police were called to a home on Columbia Street around 9:45 a.m. on August 28, 2023,...
Arrest made in Hartford shooting that left 2 teens dead
HARTFORD, CT (WFSB) - An arrested was made for a double deadly shooting that happened earlier this month in Hartford. James Chaney, 25, of Plainville, was charged with murdering 16-year-old Aydin Davis of Bloomfield and 19-year-old Lavante Brown of Hartford. Police said they responded to Hendicxsen Avenue in Hartford on...
Man arrested after narcotics investigation in Manchester
MANCHESTER, CT (WFSB) - A man was arrested after a narcotics investigation in Manchester Thursday. Police say that 27-year-old Dyzhae Richardson was taken into custody after members of the East Central Narcotics Task Force, the DEA Tactical Diversion Squad and Manchester Police Department conducted a search warrant at his residence, located at 106 Birch Street in Apartment #3.
Miami pilot who trafficked cocaine is sentenced in Connecticut to 7-plus years in prison
HARTFORD, Conn. — A pilot from Miami who participated in two separate cocaine trafficking conspiracies was sentenced in Hartford to just over seven years in prison on Wednesday, according to a release from the U.S. Attorney for the District of Connecticut. Prosecutors said Rupert De Las Casas, 64, worked...
Plainville police seek man who tried to steal from Big Y
PLAINVILLE, CT (WFSB) - Police in Plainville sought the public’s help to identify a suspected thief. They said the suspect tried to steal from the Big Y in town on Thursday. Police posted surveillance photos to social media:. The man was confronted by a loss prevention officer at the...
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