CRIME & SAFETY
New Haven gang member admits role in murders
NEW HAVEN, CT (WFSB) - A New Haven gang member pleaded guilty to gang-related crimes on Wednesday. Tyjon Preston, also known as “TJ”, 21, of New Haven, pled guilty to related crimes from his role in a violent New Haven street gang. The prosecution is part of the...
New Haven Woman Pardoned By President Biden For Drug Offense
Alexis Sutton of New Haven pleaded guilty to a non-violent drug offense and was sentenced to 48 months of probation in 2014. Since then, the White House has said that Sutton has taken classes to earn her nursing degree and is hoping to become a registered nurse. According to the...
New Haven man sentenced to 5 years imprisonment for armed drug trafficking
NEW HAVEN, Conn. (WTNH) – A New Haven man was sentenced this week to five years in prison on drug trafficking charges, according to Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut. Carlyle Henry, 39, was sentenced to 60 months of imprisonment, followed by two years of supervised release, for a drug […]
Viral video gives closer look at crimes committed by ‘CT Kia Boyz’
(WFSB) - A viral YouTube documentary about the “CT Kia Boyz”, a group of teens known for stealing cars across the state, has racked up millions of views in a matter of days. The video takes a closer look at car thefts in Connecticut and the teens committing...
Shelton Stabbing Suspect Nabbed By Police
Christopher Graham, age 38, of Shelton, was captured on Wednesday, April 24, for the incident on Tuesday, April 23, at a Walnut Tree Hill Road home. According to Det. Christopher Nugent of the Shelton Police, officers, and EMS were called to the home for a report of a stabbing and assault of a 35-year-old woman.
New Haven man charged with unlawful possession of a pistol while on federal supervised release
NEW HAVEN, Conn. — A federal grand jury in New Haven returned an indictment on Tuesday charging a New Haven man with unlawful possession of a firearm by a felon, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Connecticut. 31-year-old Elbert Llorrens was convicted in Connecticut...
Convicted felon arrested arrested on array of drug charges
STRATFORD, CT (WFSB) - A convicted felon was the target of a drug investigation in Stratford, according to town detectives. Stefan Bagley, 42, was arrested on Wednesday. “He was the target of a narcotics investigation that occurred during the month of April 2024,” said Capt. Jerry Pinto, Stratford Detective Bureau.
Qinxuan Pan given 35-year prison sentence for 2021 murder of Kevin Jiang in New Haven
NEW HAVEN, Conn. — A former researcher at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology was sentenced Tuesday to 35 years in prison for the killing of a Yale University graduate student found shot outside his car on a Connecticut street. Qinxuan Pan, 33, who pleaded guilty to murder in February,...
Young mom, 9-month-old dead before fire started at Connecticut home: cops
An infant and his young mother, both of whom were found dead in a Connecticut house fire, were not alive when the blaze broke out inside their home last week, police said. First responders on Wednesday were called to battle flames at the residence in Wallingford, located approximately 14 miles north of New Haven. When they arrived on the scene, officers discovered 24-year-old Justin Varnado ...
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