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Sound Bites: New Haven Green’s pro-Palestinian protest
Good morning — Hundreds of protesters rallied on the New Haven Green on Sunday in support of Palestine. The demonstration comes after dozens of Yale students disrupted traffic and occupied a school plaza last weekend. Similar protests have erupted at Columbia, New York University and other colleges. This weekend’s...
Police Conducting Intense Search for Missing Sound Beach Man Suffering from Schizophrenia
Suffolk County Police have issued a Silver Alert for a missing Sound Beach man who suffers from schizophrenia and is in need of medication. Matthew Zoll, 22, was last seen at his home, located at 30 Richmond Hill Road, at approximately 2 a.m. on April 27. He was wearing a blue T-shirt and blue and white flannel pants.
Police: Man prevented victim from reporting domestic dispute
WESTPORT — A 43-year-old man faces charges after a domestic confrontation at a local home, police said. Dhruv Piplani, of Westport, was charged April 20 wih disorderly conduct and interfering with an emergency call. Officers were dispatched to a home April 20 after a receiving a report about a...
19-year-old gunshot victim located at Yale-New Haven hospital Sunday night
NEW HAVEN, Conn. (WTNH) – New Haven police are investigating after a 19-year-old gunshot victim was found at Yale-New Haven Hospital Sunday night. Officers were dispatched to the hospital around 7:36 p.m. for report of a gunshot victim who had been transported to the hospital by a private vehicle. The 19-year-old city resident had non-life […]
Yale Protester Arrested For Vandalism
A Yale PhD student will spend the night in New Haven police lockup Monday night, after Yale cops arrested them for allegedly tampering with an American flagpole in Beinecke Plaza during last week’s student-led, pro-Palestinian protest. A university spokesperson told the Independent in an email statement that, on Monday...
East Haven removes historic gazebo
EAST HAVEN, Conn. (WTNH) — East Haven has started removing a historic gazebo that was “beyond repair,” according to the town. The gazebo on the East Haven Town Green was damaged by decades of weather and use, the town announced on Monday, and will be temporarily replaced by a stage loaned from North Haven. “I […]
Bridgeport Police Respond to Motorcycle Accident on Route that Results in One Transported to Hospital
According to WBOY, a two-vehicle accident involving a motorcycle shut down the westbound lanes of U.S. Route 50 Friday night and sent one person to the hospital. According to an official with the Harrison County 911 Center, at around 9:03 p.m., crews were alerted to a vehicle accident with injuries on U.S. Route 50 near the 2nd Street exit in Clarksburg.
Scattered Storms, Showers Sweep Through Region: Latest Update, 5-Day Forecast
A round of showers and scattered thunderstorms accompanying a cold front is rolling through the region as the weekend wraps up. Click here for a new, updated story: New Round Of Storms Will Move Through After Warmest Temps Of Year: 5-Day ForecastThe system arrived late Sunday afternoon, April…
Man arrested in connection to Norwalk stabbing
A man was arrested in connection to a stabbing in Norwalk that left one person seriously injured last week. Dispatchers received a call about a man who had been stabbed in the 100 block of South Main Street on Friday around 3 p.m. When officers arrived to the area less...
Pro-Palestinian Protest Fills Downtown Streets
More than 1,500 pro-Palestinian protesters from across the state on Sunday marched downtown in the latest mass public demonstration of outrage with Israel’s ongoing war in Gaza. The rally and march, which was organized by a group called the Connecticut Palestine Solidarity Coalition, kicked off on the Green at...
BREAKING: Yale Police arrests student protester in William L. Harkness Hall
Yale Police officers arrested a student on Monday afternoon inside William L. Harkness Hall. A University spokesperson wrote to the News that the student was “suspected of vandalizing university property during last week’s protests on Beinecke Plaza.”. New Haven Police Chief Karl Jacobson confirmed to the New Haven...
Felony Criminal Mischief Charge for Man, 32
Police last week arrested a 32-year-old Norwalk man by warrant and charged him with first-degree criminal mischief. The warrant stems from a vandalism complaint that had come in January, according to a police report. Under state law, a person is guilty of first-degree criminal mischief if he or she “[w]ith...
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