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Meriden Mall Powder Attack Suspect Arrested: Police
The New Haven County incident happened on Thursday, May 16 in Meriden. Cindy Luzunaris, age 42, walked into Windsor, a women’s clothing store at the Meridan Mall, located at 470 Lewis Avenue, just before 12:45 p.m., authorities said. The Meridan resident then reportedly threw a powdery substance into an...
Waterbury woman who defrauded Medicaid sentenced to 11 months in prison
HARTFORD, Conn. — A Waterbury woman was sentenced to 11 months in prison on Wednesday in Hartford Superior Court for defrauding Medicaid, according to a release on Thursday from the state’s Division of Criminal Justice. Adrieonna Fisher, 30, billed the government health insurance program for Personal Care Assistant...
Police, FBI, U.S. attorney provide update on Waterbury gang prosecution
WATERBURY, CT (WFSB) - State prosecutors and investigators provided an update on the prosecution of violent Waterbury street gang members. The news conference happened at 10:30 a.m. in Waterbury. U.S. Attorney Vanessa Roberts Avery, Waterbury state’s attorney Maureen Platt, FBI Special Agent in Charge Robert Fuller, Waterbury Police Chief Fernando...
Waterbury man arrested for carjacking at gunpoint
NORWALK, CT (WFSB) – Norwalk police arrested a Waterbury man in connection with an attempted carjacking at gunpoint. The incident was reported to Norwalk Combined Dispatch on March 28 at 5:05 p.m. detailing a carjacking at gunpoint near Westport Avenue. When patrol officers arrived, it was revealed that a...
Suspects sought in Plainville Kohl’s theft
PLAINVILLE, CT (WFSB) - Police said they were looking for a couple of theft suspects who stole from a retail store in Plainville. Limited details were released. However, police posted surveillance photos on Wednesday of two people who committed a larceny at the business. Anyone who recognizes them was asked...
A swell of CT violence killed a bystander, left another paralyzed. Two gangsters face life in prison.
Two members of a violent Waterbury street gang have been found guilty by a federal jury of racketeering charges — marking 14 members of the 960 street gang who have been taken off the street and convicted following an extensive investigation that culminated in a 36-count indictment. Gabriel Pulliam, also known as “G,” 30, and Julian Scott, also known as “Ju Sav,” 25, were found guilty last ...
New Britain man gets more than 11 years in prison for fentanyl, cocaine trafficking
HARTFORD, CT (WFSB) - A man from New Britain learned his fate for a drug trafficking plea. Ramon Ramos-Acevedo, 48, was sentenced on Tuesday to 135 months in prison, followed by five years of supervised release, Vanessa Roberts Avery, U.S. attorney for the District of Connecticut announced. According to court...
Driver slams into New Britain police cruiser
NEW BRITAIN, CT (WFSB) – A police cruiser was struck head-on by a driver in New Britain on Wednesday afternoon, according to authorities. It happened in the area of East Street and Newington Avenue. Authorities said a 17-year-old girl was speeding on East Street and spun out while making...
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